Anatole litvak biography of michael
Original name: Mikhail Anatol Litwak ; Born: May 10, , Kiev, Russian Empire [now in Ukraine] ; Died: December 15, , Neuilly-sur-Seine.
American filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in various countries and languages..
Anatol Litvak
| French and American director Date of Birth: 05.05.1902 Country: France |
Biography of Anatole Litvak
Anatole Litvak was a French and American filmmaker who worked in the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and the United States.
He was born on May 5, 1902, in Kiev, into a Jewish family. At the age of 14, he became a stage worker in a theater in Petrograd. Litvak studied philosophy at Petrograd University and attended acting school, where he performed in plays and worked as an assistant director.
In 1923, he started working in the film industry as an assistant director, production designer, and screenwriter.
Oral history interview with Michael Anatole Litvak, ; Genre: Interviews ; Date: ; Note (Biographical): Film director; Note: Interviewed by Robert and.In 1925, he directed his first film, "Tatiana." In the same year, he left the Soviet Union and spent the next ten years working in Germany, England, and France. In Germany, he worked as an editor for Georg Wilhelm Pabst's film "Joyless Street" (1925) and as an assistant director on various productions.
In 1930, he became a director at UFA