Lewis Milestone

Lewis Milestone

Nascimento : 1895-09-30, Kishinev, Russian Empire

Morte : 1980-09-25

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) (September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Russian-American motion picture director. He is known for directing Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), both of which received Academy Awards for Best Director. He also directed The Front Page (1931 - nomination), The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1940), Ocean's Eleven (1960), and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis Milestone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Perfil

Lewis Milestone

Filmes

O Grande Motim
Director
O Bounty sai de Portsmouth em 1787. Seu destino: navegar para Tahiti e pegar uma carga de fruta pão. O capitão Bligh fará qualquer coisa para chegar o mais rápido possível, usando qualquer meio para manter uma disciplina rigorosa. Quando chegam a Tahiti, é como um paraíso para a tripulação, algo completamente diferente do inferno que vivem à bordo do navio. No caminho de volta para a Inglaterra, quando voltam a disciplina e os castigos, o oficial Fletcher Christian se torna o líder de um motim. 2 versões de montagem: 178 min = Lançamento 185 min = Na Inglaterra
Onze Homens e Um Segredo
Producer
Em Las Vegas, onze homens tomam parte de um fantástico plano de assaltar cinco cassinos ao mesmo tempo, durante a virada do ano. Tudo parece perfeito, mas algo acaba saindo errado.
Onze Homens e Um Segredo
Director
Em Las Vegas, onze homens tomam parte de um fantástico plano de assaltar cinco cassinos ao mesmo tempo, durante a virada do ano. Tudo parece perfeito, mas algo acaba saindo errado.
Os Bravos Morrem de Pé
Director
Soldados americanos devem retomar uma árida colina na Coreia que foi tomada pelas tropas chinesas vermelhas. A batalha que se segue torna-se um moedor de carne para americanos e chineses.
Armored Attack!
Director
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Re-edited version of The North Star (1943), to remove positive references to Soviet Union and include narration about the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.
The Widow
Screenplay
A woman falls in love with a race-car driver who two-times her for another girl.
The Widow
Director
A woman falls in love with a race-car driver who two-times her for another girl.
They Who Dare
Director
In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in Egypt. The island is crawling with troops, and even moving by night the men soon run into trouble.
Melba
Director
Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.
O Implacável
Director
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert, a pursuit that consumes both men's lives for many years.
Kangaroo
Director
In turn-of-the-century Australia, two criminals ingratiate themselves with a rancher in order to swindle him. However, the two partners become rivals for the affection of the rancher's beautiful daughter.
Até o Último Homem
Director
Richard Widmark encabeça um elenco de primeira linha que conta com Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone e Jack Webb, rumo à batalha em uma ilha fortemente fortificada pelo inimigo. O objetivo da missão é descobrir de onde são lançados os foguetes japoneses no interior da ilha. Avançando em meio à selva infestada de inimigos, eles estão sempre em constante alerta. Nesse processo, o oficial sênior (Widmark) transforma-se de ex-professor em líder empedernido e seu heterogêneo esquadrão se funde em uma coesa unidade de luta. Até o Último Homem foi dirigido por Lewis Milestone, vencedor de um Oscar (Melhor Diretor, 1930) por "Sem Novidade no Front".
O Vale da Ternura
Director
Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents -- the city-loving Fred and country-happy Alice -- constantly bickering, Tom looks to cowboy Billy Buck for companionship and paternal love.
A Verdade Nua
Producer
Perry Ashwell is a self-satisfied child psychologist who takes his colleagues and wife somewhat for granted. So confident is he of his position that he introduces rich attractive painter Octavio Quaglini to his office and home. Quaglini is no respecter of convention, and April Ashwell is extremely attractive.
A Verdade Nua
Director
Perry Ashwell is a self-satisfied child psychologist who takes his colleagues and wife somewhat for granted. So confident is he of his position that he introduces rich attractive painter Octavio Quaglini to his office and home. Quaglini is no respecter of convention, and April Ashwell is extremely attractive.
Arco do Triunfo
Screenplay
In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic, who practices medicine illegally and stalks his old Nazi enemy Haake with murder in mind. One rainy night, Ravic meets Joan Madou, a kept woman cast adrift by her lover's sudden death. Against Ravic's better judgment, they become involved in a doomed affair.
Arco do Triunfo
Director
In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic, who practices medicine illegally and stalks his old Nazi enemy Haake with murder in mind. One rainy night, Ravic meets Joan Madou, a kept woman cast adrift by her lover's sudden death. Against Ravic's better judgment, they become involved in a doomed affair.
O Tempo Não Apaga
Director
Um homem se reencontra com sua amiga de infância e seu marido, que acreditam conhecer a verdade sobre a morte de sua rica tia anos antes. Em 1928, a jovem herdeira Martha Ivers, envolvida em eventos fatais, não fugiu com seu amigo Sam Masterson. Anos mais tarde, Sam retorna para reencontrar Martha, o verdadeiro poder por trás da cidade de Iverstown, e ela se casou com o 'bom menino' Walter O'Neil, agora procurador do distrito. No início, Sam está mais interessado na deslocada loira Toni Marachek do que em seus amigos de infância, mas eles o atraem para uma teia complicada de tramas e objetivos cruzados.
Um Passeio ao Sol / Caminhada Sob o Sol
Producer
In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount.
Um Passeio ao Sol / Caminhada Sob o Sol
Director
In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount.
Guest in the House
Director
Evelyn, an emotionally vulnerable and unstable woman, stays at the home of her doctor Dan Proctor. There she meets and falls in love with his brother, Douglas, who is happily married to Ann. Evelyn then sets forth to break up the happy marriage and win the love of Douglas.
Mais Forte que a Vida
Director
Um drama da WW2 que foi produzido para fins de moral. Esta é a história da tripulação de um bombardeio abatido, capturado após uma missão sobre Tóquio, no início da guerra. Relaciona as dificuldades que os homens suportam enquanto estão em cativeiro e a sua humilhação final: ser julgado e condenado como criminoso de guerra.
The North Star
Director
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as "Armored Attack."
Revolta!
Director
Depois de dois anos sob o domínio alemão, uma pequena vila de pescadores noruegueses se levanta e se revolta contra os nazistas que a ocupam.
Minha Vida com Caroline
Producer
A man thinks his high-spirited wife is cheating on him.
Minha Vida com Caroline
Director
A man thinks his high-spirited wife is cheating on him.
Know For Sure
Director
A 1941 film encouraging people to seek treatment if they had, or might have had, syphilis.
Boa Sorte
Director
Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.
Of Mice and Men
Producer
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Of Mice and Men
Director
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
The Night of Nights
Director
A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having left him, and when his daughter triumphs in the revival of the play he dies contented.
O General Morreu ao Amanhecer
Director
China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.
Fuzarca a Bordo
Director
A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an English heiress who ran away from home and is now being returned to England. He also discovers that his boss is on the ship. To avoid discovery, he disguises himself as the gangster accomplice of a minister, who is actually a gangster on the run from the law.
Paris in Spring
Director
Afraid of marriage, Simone (Mary Ellis) breaks off her long term engagement with her fiancé Paul de Lille (Tullio Carminati). Paul heads to the top of The Eiffel Tower with thoughts of suicide. In another part of Paris and also afraid of marriage, Mignon (Ida Lupino) breaks it off from her young lover (James Blakely). Despairing, Mignon also climbs to the top of the The Eiffel Tower intending to leap to her death. There she meets Paul and the two compare stories. After discussion, Paul dissuades her from leaping and the two conspire to make their respective partners jealous by pretending to have an affair with each other.
The Captain Hates the Sea
Director
Alcoholic newspaperman Steve Bramley boards the San Capador for a restful cruise, hoping to quit drinking and begin writing a book. Also on board are Steve's friend Schulte, a private detective hoping to nab criminal Danny Checkett with a fortune in stolen bonds. Steve begins drinking, all the while observing the various stories of other passengers on board, several of whom turn out not to be who they seem to be.
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations to make deliveries. He visits the Los Angeles Pier and a Gala Hollywood Premiere.
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Director
A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.
O Pecado da Carne
Producer
Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.
O Pecado da Carne
Director
Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.
Scarface: A Vergonha de uma Nação
Additional Editing
Tony "Scarface" Camonte trabalha para Johnny Lovo, um ambicioso gangster que deseja criar um império do crime em Chicago. Nesta guerra pelo comando, o chefe da quadrilha rival fora assassinado por Tony e a polícia suspeita que Lovo o tenha pago para tal feito. Tony logo ganha respeito na quadrilha pelo feito e espera pacientemente pelo momento exato de liquidar com seu chefe e assumir o comando do bando. No comando, Tony ganha dinheiro como jamais sonhou e passa viver tranqüilo e luxuosamente. Mas sua tranqüilidade duraria pouco tempo, pois sua irmã Cesca Camonte, por quem tem paixões secretas, envolve-se com Guino Rinaldo, seu "braço direito", obrigando-o a tomar medidas drástic.
Cock of the Air
Bit
An opera diva sets her sights on a womanizing army officer.
A Primeira Página
Director
Hildy Johnson, repórter de jornal, é noivo de Peggy Grant e planeja se mudar para Nova York para um emprego em publicidade com salário maior. A sala de imprensa do tribunal está cheia de repórteres mambembes que inventam histórias tanto quanto as escrevem. Todos estão aguardando para cobrir o enforcamento de Earl Williams. Quando Williams escapa do inepto xerife, Hildy aproveita a oportunidade usando seus 260 dólares da lua de mel para subornar um insider e obter um "furo" sobre a fuga. No entanto, Walter Burns, editor do Post, propositadamente demora para reembolsar Hildy da despesa, na esperança de que ele fique cobrindo a história. Conseguir uma grande matéria parece possível quando Hildy tromba com o confuso fugitivo Williams e o esconde em uma mesa roll-top na sala de imprensa. Burns chega do jornal para ajudar. A questão é, eles poderão manter o paradeiro de Williams em segredo o tempo suficiente para dar o furo, especialmente com o xerife e outros repórteres zanzando ao redor?
A Oeste Nada de Novo
Director
Sete estudantes patriotas alemães apresentam-se como voluntários para o serviço militar em plena Primeira Guerra Mundial. Baseado no conto homônimo de Erich Maria Remarque, "Sem Novidade No Front" é um grande filme pacifista, que mostra a loucura e futilidade da guerra. As cenas de guerra nas trincheiras são retratadas de forma brilhante e dolorosa. Mesmo muitos anos após o seu lançamento, continua sendo um tema atual e dominante nos países que sofreram e sofrem com a guerra. Vencedor dos Oscars de Melhor Filme e Melhor Diretor. Considerado o maior filme anti-guerra de todos os tempos.
New York Nights
Director
Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being pursued by a gangster, and she leaves her husband after he spends the night with a floozie. Jill ends up as the gangster's moll, but she soon gets tired of the lifestyle.
Betrayal
Director
André Frey, a bohemian artist, woos and wins a rustic Swiss maid, promising to return to her after a visit to the city. The girl, Vroni, finds herself pregnant and is forced by her father to marry Poldi Moser, the mayor of the small Swiss town. Moser and Vroni are happy together, and two sons are born to them. André returns to the village periodically and finally asks Vroni to go away with him. She refuses, and he writes her an angry note. That evening, Vroni and André are involved in a toboggan accident; Vroni is killed outright, and André is fatally injured. Moser finds André's note and goes to him, demanding of the dying man to know which of the boys is in fact André's child. Thinking to protect his own son, André informs Moser that Moser's own son is his (André's) son. Moser swears vengeance on the child but relents when he realizes that he loves both boys equally.
The Racket
Director
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss.
The Garden of Eden
Producer
Toni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carlo nightclub. Her benefactor, however, is actually a baroness incognito. Toni falls in love with the handsome Richard, but as they prepare to marry, she comes to believe he is only after the wealth accompanying her new noble status. But truth, like true love, will not be kept secret long.
The Garden of Eden
Director
Toni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carlo nightclub. Her benefactor, however, is actually a baroness incognito. Toni falls in love with the handsome Richard, but as they prepare to marry, she comes to believe he is only after the wealth accompanying her new noble status. But truth, like true love, will not be kept secret long.
Two Arabian Knights
Director
During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl.
Fine Manners
Director
The film depicts what happens when a rich boy accidentally meets a crude girl on New Year's Eve.
Fascinating Youth
Lewis Milestone
Playboy Teddy Ward wants to marry Jeannie King, an artist, but his father wants him to marry Loris Lane, but tells Teddy he can marry whom he pleases if he will make the Mountain Inn a profitable operation. Teddy agrees, and with the support of his friends arranges an ice-boat race with a $10,000 prize to the winner. A problem arises when his father refuses to pay such an amount. Teddy thinks one of his friends will win the race and refuse the prize, but champion racer "Duke" Slade shows up and Teddy knows he will take the money. Some movie stars show up and, while using their own names, are definitely not playing "Self" in this fictional film.
The New Klondike
Director
Tom Kelly, a small-town baseball pitcher, is sent to a minor-league team in Florida, and fails to make the team. He starts dabbling in real estate, in the midst of the Florida land boom (in which a lot of the land sold was under water), makes a fortune and buys into the team that cut him from its roster.
The Cave Man
Director
A bored society girl cuts a hundred dollar bill in half, writes a message on one half for whoever finds it and throws it out the window of her apartment. The person who finds it turns out to be the driver of a coal truck. So she decides to give him a complete makeover in order to make him presentable to her society friends.
Seven Sinners
Story
Six burglars separately break into the Vickers mansion on Long Island to loot the safe but catch each other in the act. They all pretend to be members of the household when locked in by a well meaning police officer.
Seven Sinners
Screenplay
Six burglars separately break into the Vickers mansion on Long Island to loot the safe but catch each other in the act. They all pretend to be members of the household when locked in by a well meaning police officer.
Seven Sinners
Director
Six burglars separately break into the Vickers mansion on Long Island to loot the safe but catch each other in the act. They all pretend to be members of the household when locked in by a well meaning police officer.
Bobbed Hair
Writer
Mystery of bootleggers, hijackers, a girl with bobbed hair, and a talented bull terrier.
The Mad Whirl
Treatment
A teenager with permissive parents gets too caught up in wild parties and the fast life.
The Yankee Consul
Writer
A whale of a comedy thriller. It's a Niagra of roaring laughter Faster Than the Wind!
The Foolish Age
Assistant Director
After graduating from college, rich girl Margery Carr decides to do some good in the world. Much to the chagrin of her father, she decides to open an office to help derelicts. For her secretary, she picks an ex-gangster named Bubbs out of the throng.
Fit to Win
Director
A film on venereal disease made by the United States government. - From IMDB