Movies by William Dieterle
As part of the cast:
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I'll Be Seeing You (1945)
Cast: William Dieterle, Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten …
Directed by: George Cukor
It's Christmas time, and convict Mary Marshall (Ginger Rogers) is on furlough from the state prison she calls home. Although she's not optimistic, she hopes the holiday will be…
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The Maltese Falcon / Satan Met a Lady (1931)
Cast: Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges …
Directed by: Roy Del Ruth
Mystery abounds in the first two film adaptations of Dashiell Hammett's classic novel. In 1931's The Maltese Falcon, detective Sam Spade (Ricardo Cortez) investigates the link…
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Sex in Chains (1928)
Cast: William Dieterle, Gunnar Tolnaes, Mary Johnson …
Directed by: William Dieterle
William Dieterle directs and stars in this rare silent film, originally banned by the German government because of its subject matter: sexual relations between male prisoners. The film…
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Faust (1926)
Cast: Gösta Ekman, Gosta Ekman, Emil Jannings …
Directed by: F.W. Murnau
German director F.W. Murnau cast the inimitable Emil Jannings as Mephisto, to whom the aging Faust sells his soul for renewed youth, wealth and power. Channeling Goethe, Murnau creates a…
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Waxworks (1924)
Cast: Conrad Veidt, Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss …
Directed by: Paul Leni
A traveling carnival's wax museum inspires a writer (William Dieterle) to spin tales of evil. Jack the Ripper (Werner Krauss), Ivan the Terrible (Conrad Veidt) and Harun al Raschid (Emil…
As a director:
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Omar Khayyam (1957)
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Cornel Wilde stars in this fictional imagining of the life of 11th-century poet, mathematician and philosopher Omar Khayyam, in which Khayyam serves as an advisor to the royal court, outwits…
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Magic Fire (1955)
Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Rita Gam …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Featuring lavish sets and lush period costumes, this 1955 biopic chronicles the life and turbulent times of controversial German composer Richard Wagner (Alan Badel), with Yvonne De Carlo,…
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Elephant Walk (1954)
Cast: Dana Andrews, Peter Finch, Elizabeth Taylor …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Lush cinematography elevates this slick drama about wealthy John Wiley (Peter Finch), who returns to his Ceylon tea plantation with his English bride, Ruth (Elizabeth Taylor). Her delight…
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Salome (1953)
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Alan Badel, Charles Laughton …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Made during the height of Hollywood's love for spectacle, this gorgeous 1953 epic stars the luscious Rita Hayworth as Princess Salome, whose tempestuous encounter with John the Baptist…
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The Turning Point (1952)
Cast: William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Is John Conroy's police officer father, Matt (Tom Tully), on the wrong side of the law? John, a prosecutor trying to rid his town of crime, hopes not, but newsman Jerry McKibbon (William…
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Dark City (1950)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Bad luck begets bad blood when desperate GI Arthur Winant (Don DeFore) gets taken by grifter Danny Haley (Charlton Heston) and his cronies and hangs himself, launching unseen brother Sidney…
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September Affair (1950)
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Joseph Cotten, Françoise Rosay …
Directed by: William Dieterle
When they are mistakenly listed among the dead on a flight that crashes en route to Rome, married businessman David Lawrence (Joseph Cotten) and classical pianist Marianne Stuart (Joan…
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Rope of Sand (1949)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Big game hunter Mike Davis (Burt Lancaster) heads to the African desert in pursuit of the most elusive quarry of all -- a lode of diamonds whose location only Davis knows but vicious…
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Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Artist Eben Adams (Joseph Cotten) has never been able to impress infuential art dealer Henry Matthews with his work, until he meets a schoolgirl in Central Park named Jennie (Jennifer Jones).…
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The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
Cast: Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell …
Directed by: William Dieterle
When struggling New Hampshire farmer Jabez Stone (James Craig) exclaims he would sell his soul for money and a decent crop, up pops the Mephistophelean Mr. Scratch (Walter Huston) in this…
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Cast: Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Maureen O'Hara …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Overcome by lust, High Justice Frollo (Cedric Hardwicke) -- a religious fraud -- dispatches deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo (Charles Laughton) to kidnap winsome gypsy Esmeralda (Maureen…
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Blockade (1938)
Cast: Madeleine Carroll, Henry Fonda, Leo Carrillo …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Academy Award winner Henry Fonda stars in this Oscar-nominated Spanish civil war epic as Marco, a simple peasant farmer who joins up with militant Loyalists in an effort to protect his farm.…
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The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Cast: Paul Muni, Vladimir Sokoloff, Gale Sondergaard …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Paul Muni stars as French writer and social activist Emile Zola in a biopic that won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (snagged by Joseph Schildkraut, who…
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The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Cast: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson …
Directed by: William Keighley, William Dieterle
After discontented Prince Edward (Bobby Mauch) trades places with penniless Tom Canty (Billy Mauch) -- a dead ringer for the young royal -- the pauper finds himself confused by court life,…
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The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935)
Cast: Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise …
Directed by: William Dieterle
As French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur works unstintingly to discover cures for anthrax and rabies, his theories meet with suspicion and derision. Meanwhile, Pasteur's…
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Cast: James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, Dick Powell …
Directed by: William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt
James Cagney leads an all-star cast in this Academy Award-winning adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play about mismatched lovers, mischievous fairies and amusing mishaps. Max Reinhardt…
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Fashions of 1934 (1934)
Cast: William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Silver-screen icon Bette Davis goes platinum in this Depression-era movie musical about a fashion "pirate" (William Powell) and his lovely assistant (Davis), who travel to Paris to study the…
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Sex in Chains (1928)
Cast: William Dieterle, Gunnar Tolnaes, Mary Johnson …
Directed by: William Dieterle
William Dieterle directs and stars in this rare silent film, originally banned by the German government because of its subject matter: sexual relations between male prisoners. The film…