Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Biography
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (/ˈmæŋkəwɪts/ MANG-kə-wits; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American filmmaker. A four-time Academy Award winner, he is best known for his witty and literate dialogue and his preference for voice-over narration and narrative flashbacks. Also known as an actor's director, Mankiewicz directed several prominent actors, including Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart and Elizabeth Taylor, to several of their memorable onscreen performances. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvan…
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Filmography
Acting (16)
Movies (12)
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000as Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990as Self
Hello Actors Studio
1988as Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988as Self
W.C. Fields: Straight Up
1986as Self
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986as Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985as Self
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983as Self
All About Mankiewicz
1983as Self
The Screen Director
1951as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Woman Trap
1929as Reporter (as Joseph Mankiewicz)
Crew (101)
Movies (101)
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
2019Writer
Pleins feux
2017Original Film Writer
Pleins feux
1992Original Film Writer
A Letter to Three Wives
1985Original Film Writer
Sleuth
1972Director
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970Director
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970Producer
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970Director
The Honey Pot
1967Director
The Honey Pot
1967Screenplay
Carol for Another Christmas
1964Director
Carol for Another Christmas
1964Producer
Cleopatra
1963Director
Cleopatra
1963Screenplay
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959Director
The Quiet American
1958Director
The Quiet American
1958Producer
The Quiet American
1958Writer
Guys and Dolls
1955Director
Guys and Dolls
1955Screenplay
The Barefoot Contessa
1954Director
The Barefoot Contessa
1954Writer
Julius Caesar
1953Director
5 Fingers
1952Director
People Will Talk
1951Director
People Will Talk
1951Writer
All About Eve
1950Director
All About Eve
1950Screenplay
No Way Out
1950Director
No Way Out
1950Writer
House of Strangers
1949Director
A Letter to Three Wives
1949Director
A Letter to Three Wives
1949Screenplay
The Pirate
1948Additional Writing
Escape
1948Director
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947Director
The Late George Apley
1947Director
Dragonwyck
1946Director
Dragonwyck
1946Writer
Somewhere in the Night
1946Director
Somewhere in the Night
1946Screenplay
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944Producer
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944Screenplay
Woman of the Year
1942Producer
Reunion in France
1942Producer
Cairo
1942Producer
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941Producer
The Feminine Touch
1941Producer
The Philadelphia Story
1940Producer
Strange Cargo
1940Producer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939Producer
A Christmas Carol
1938Producer
The Shopworn Angel
1938Producer
Mannequin
1938Additional Writing
Mannequin
1938Producer
Three Comrades
1938Producer
The Shining Hour
1938Producer
The Shining Hour
1938Screenplay
The Bride Wore Red
1937Additional Writing
The Bride Wore Red
1937Producer
The Bride Wore Red
1937Story
Double Wedding
1937Producer
Fury
1936Producer
Love on the Run
1936Producer
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936Producer
Three Godfathers
1936Producer
Three Godfathers
1936Writer
I Live My Life
1935Screenplay
Manhattan Melodrama
1934Screenplay
Our Daily Bread
1934Dialogue
Forsaking All Others
1934Screenplay
Too Much Harmony
1933Story
Alice in Wonderland
1933Screenplay
Diplomaniacs
1933Original Story
Diplomaniacs
1933Writer
Emergency Call
1933Screenplay
Night After Night
1932Writer
If I Had a Million
1932Adaptation
If I Had a Million
1932Story
If I Had a Million
1932Writer
Sky Bride
1932Screenplay
This Reckless Age
1932Screenplay
This Reckless Age
1932Story
Million Dollar Legs
1932Story
The Gang Buster
1931Dialogue
Sooky
1931Story
Sooky
1931Writer
June Moon
1931Screenplay
June Moon
1931Story
Skippy
1931Writer
Newly Rich
1931Writer
Finn and Hattie
1931Writer
Slightly Scarlet
1930Screenplay
Paramount on Parade
1930Screenplay
The Social Lion
1930Screenplay
Only Saps Work
1930Adaptation
Only Saps Work
1930Screenplay
The Light of Western Stars
1930Writer
The River of Romance
1929Screenplay
Fast Company
1929Screenplay
The Saturday Night Kid
1929Title Graphics
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