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