Robert Siodmak

Robert Siodmak
Born(1900-08-08)8 August 1900
Dresden, Saxony, German Empire
Died10 March 1973(1973-03-10) (aged 72)
Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland
OccupationFilm director
Years active1927–1969
SpouseBertha Odenheimer (1933–1973; her death)
FamilyCurt Siodmak, Roland, Werner (brothers)

Robert Siodmak (/siˈɒd.mæk/; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director. His career spanned some 40 years, working extensively in the United States and France, as well as in his native country.[1] Though he worked in many genres, he was best known as a skilled craftsman of thrillers and film noir,[1][2] and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for The Killers (1946).

  1. ^ a b "How to get into... film noir master Robert Siodmak". BFI. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Wettbewerb/In Competition". Moving Pictures, Berlinale Extra. Berlin. 11–22 February 1998. pp. 84–85.