Sam Spiegel
Production · Born Nov 11, 1901 · Died Dec 31, 1985 (84) · Jaroslau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Jaroslaw, Podkarpackie, Poland]
Born in Germany he went to America some time before the second World War and spent a year in Hollywood reading foreign scripts after which he returned to Berlin where he set up his own company to organise the remaking of foreign films into German language versions. One he handled was 'All Quiet on the Western Front', an anti war film that became a kind of personal crusade for him. On the opening night the Nazi's, then in power, put a bomb in the cinema. When the Nazis came into power he left Germany and divided his time between Britain, France and America. He changed his name to the more international sounding S.P. Eagle but changed it back when with 'On the Waterfront' he realised he'd made a film to which any man would be proud to put his name.
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
19628.0
The Bridge on the River Kwai
19577.8
On the Waterfront
19547.8
The African Queen
19527.3
The Stranger
19467.2
The Chase
19667.1
Suddenly, Last Summer
19597.3
The Swimmer
19687.3
The Night of the Generals
19676.8
The Last Tycoon
19766.3
The Prowler
19516.8
The Oscars
19537.1
Nicholas and Alexandra
19717.0
