Rudolph Maté

Cinematographer (Jan 21, 1898-Oct 26, 1964)

Biography

Rudolf Matheh became an assistant cameraman for Alexander Korda in Hungarian films of the late teens. In the mid '20s he lensed some of Carl Dreyer's Mika'l, and became cinematographer for Dreyer's classics La Passion De Jeanne D'Arc and Vampyr. After working in France on Fritz Lang's Liliom and Rene Clair's Le Dernier Milliardaire, Mate came to Hollywood in 1935. Here he shot such notable films as Our Relations with Laurel and Hardy, William Wyler's Dodsworth, Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent, Korda's That Hamilton Woman, and Lubitsch's To Be Or Not to Be. Mate began directing in 1947 with the comedy It Had to Be You, which he co-directed with Don Hartman. As a director Mate is most fondly remembered for his early films, the noirs The Dark Past and D.O.A., and producer George Pal's apocalyptic science-fictioner When Worlds Collide. ~ All Movie Guide

Most loved movie

Aliki - My Love

Most disliked movie

Love Affair

Awards

Best Color Cinematography (nom)
Cover Girl 1944
Academy

Best Black and White Cinematography (nom)
Sahara 1943
Academy

Best Black and White Cinematography (nom)
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
Academy

Best Black and White Cinematography (nom)
That Hamilton Woman 1941
Academy

Best Black and White Cinematography (nom)
Foreign Correspondent 1940
Academy

Worked With

Production Teams:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Samuel Goldwyn

George St. George

Don Hartman

Sydney Boehm

Irving Glassberg

Harry Lachman

Leo McCarey

René Clair

Tay Garnett

Actors:

Sandro Giglio

Charles Halton

Rita Hayworth

Astrid Allwyn

Gertrude Astor

Ann Doran

Glenn Ford

Raymond Greenleaf

Alan Hale

Thurston Hall

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