Biography
A cameraman at Germany's UFA studios in the early 1930s, Benedek also worked as an editor in France and a writer in England before coming to the States in 1937. After having been associate producer on several of producer
Joe Pasternak's musicals, he helmed his first feature in 1948,
Frank Sinatra's notorious flop, the musical western
The Kissing Bandit. In the early 1950s he directed two memorable films for producer
Stanley Kramer: the Arthur Miller adaptation
Death Of A Salesman with
Fredric March, and the motorcycle-gang drama
The Wild One with
Marlon Brando. Benedek worked frequently in television during the 1950s and '60s. His notable later films include the crime tale Moment Of Danger (aka
Malaga) and the thriller
The Night Visitor. ~ All Movie Guide