Biography
William Dieterle was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937. He moved back to Germany in the late 1950s.
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Awards & recognition
- Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen · 1961
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1938 · nominated
Filmography32 titles
Faust
Peking Express
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Scarlet Dawn
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Great O'Malley
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Syncopation
Red Mountain
The Life of Emile Zola
Dark City
Love Letters
Juarez
Fashions of 1934
Jewel Robbery
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Waxworks
Female
The Turning Point
The Secret Bride
From Headquarters
Lawyer Man
Elephant Walk
Vulcano
Omar Khayyam
Salome
Blockade
Satan Met a Lady
Kismet
The Crash
Man Wanted
Quick, Let's Get Married