Edward Dmytryk
Gender: Male
Born: 4th September 1908
Died: 1st July 1999
Nationality: United States of America, Canada
Movies: A Walk on the Wild Side, Alvarez Kelly, Anzio, Back to Bataan, Behind the Rising Sun, Bluebeard, Broken Lance, Captive Wild Woman, Confessions of Boston Blackie, Cornered, Counter-Espionage, Crossfire, Eight Iron Men, Emergency Squad, Give Us This Day, Golden Gloves, He Is My Brother, Her First Romance, Hitler's Children, Million Dollar Legs, Mirage, Murder, My Sweet, Mutiny, My Tender Comrade, Mystery Sea Raider, Obsession, Raintree County, Secrets of the Lone Wolf, Seven Miles from Alcatraz, Shalako, So Well Remembered, Soldier of Fortune, Sweetheart of the Campus, Television Spy, The 'Human' Factor, The Blonde from Singapore, The Blue Angel, The Caine Mutiny, The Carpetbaggers, The Devil Commands, The End of the Affair, The Falcon Strikes Back, The Hawk, The Juggler, The Left Hand of God, The Mountain, The Reluctant Saint, The Sniper, The Young Lions, Till the End of Time, Under Age, Walk on the Wild Side, Warlock, Where Love Has Gone
Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era 'red scare'.
Dmytryk was born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, the son of Ukrainian parents. He grew up in San Francisco when his family moved to the United States. After his mother died, his father, Michael Dmytryk, remarried. At the age of 31, Dmytryk became a naturalized citizen.
Dmytryk made his directorial debut with The Hawk in 1935. His best known films from the pre-McCarthy period of his career were film noirs Crossfire, for which he received a Best Director Oscar nomination, and Murder, My Sweet, the latter an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In addition, he made two World War II films: Hitler's Children, the story of the Hitler youth and Back to Bataan starring John Wayne.
The late 1940s was the time of the Second Red Scare, and Dmytryk was one of many filmmakers investigated. Summoned to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he refused to cooperate and was sent to
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