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Henry Koster

Henry Koster

Directing •1905-05-01 •Berlin, Germany

Henry Koster (May 1, 1905 – September 21, 1988), born Hermann Kosterlitz, was a German-born film director, who worked in Europe as well as in Hollywood. Although he never won an Oscar, Koster directed six different actors in Oscar-nominated performances. In 1932, Koster directed his first film in Berlin, the comedy Thea Roland. In the midst of directing his second film Das häßliche Mädchen, Jewish Koster had been the subject of antisemitism, and knew he had to leave the country. He left Germany for France, where he was rehired by director Curtis Bernhardt, who had also fled. Eventually Koster went to Budapest, where he met and married Kató Király in 1934. There he also met Joe Pasternak, who represented Universal in Europe, and directed three films for him. Through his friend Gabriel Levy he ended up directing Dutch sound film De Kribbebijter, released internationally as The Cross-Patch, which proved a success both in the Netherlands - where it played in cinemas for no less than seven years - and in the UK. Soon after, Koster signed a deal with Universal Pictures in Hollywood and moved to the United States. Although Koster did not speak English, he convinced the studio to let him make Three Smart Girls, for which he personally coached to-be star Deanna Durbin. This picture, a big success, pulled Universal out of bankruptcy. Koster's second Universal film, One Hundred Men and a Girl, also was successful. After this, Koster discovered Abbott and Costello at a nightclub in New York. He returned to Hollywood and convinced Universal to hire them. Their first picture was One Night in the Tropics; the female lead, Peggy Moran, became Koster's second wife in 1942. Ironically, despite Koster's escape from Nazi Germany, when the United States entered World War II Koster was considered an enemy alien and had to stay in his house in the evening. Actor Charles Laughton would visit Koster and play chess with him. Nonetheless, Koster's postwar career proved equally successful. He was nominated for an Academy Award for The Bishop's Wife (1947). In 1950, he directed his biggest success: the James Stewart comedy Harvey. He directed Richard Burton's first U.S. film, My Cousin Rachel, and then in 1953, he was given The Robe, the first CinemaScope film. His last picture was The Singing Nun in 1965. Koster retired to Leisure Village in Camarillo, California, where he painted a series of portraits of the movie stars with whom he worked.

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代表作

De kribbebijter
De kribbebijter
1935 · Director
我的朋友叫哈维
我的朋友叫哈维
1950 · Director
First Love
First Love
1939 · Director
First Love
First Love
1939 · Producer
路得记
路得记
1960 · Director
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen
1955 · Director
美凤夺鸾
美凤夺鸾
1941 · Director
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939 · Director
仁慈天使
仁慈天使
1947 · Director
Cœurs joyeux
Cœurs joyeux
1932 · Screenplay
Fräulein
Fräulein
1958 · Director
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven
1950 · Director
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Unerwünschtes Kino
2005
Eine Handvoll Helden
1967 •Writer
仙乐飘飘处处闻
1966 •Director
神童
1965 •Director
神童
1965 •Producer
Take Her, She's Mine
1963 •Director
Marilyn
1963 •Director
Take Her, She's Mine
1963 •Producer
渡假留香
1962 •Director
花鼓歌
1961 •Director
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路得记
1960 •Director
风流女伯爵
1958 •Director
Fräulein
1958 •Director
彩凤伴金龙
1957 •Director
六月六日登陆日
1956 •Director
The Power and the Prize
1956 •Director
春风化雨
1955 •Director
The Virgin Queen
1955 •Director
名叫彼得的人
1955 •Director
拿破仑情史
1954 •Director
圣袍
1953 •Director
锦绣人生
1952 •Director
春光花月
1952 •Director
浮生梦
1952 •Director
天空无路
1951 •Director
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951 •Director
Elopement
1951 •Director
我的朋友叫哈维
1950 •Director
Wabash Avenue
1950 •Director
My Blue Heaven
1950 •Director
The Inspector General
1949 •Director
Come to the Stable
1949 •Director
The Luck of the Irish
1948 •Director
仁慈天使
1947 •Director
舞宫莺燕
1947 •Director
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 •Director
Music for Millions
1944 •Director
Between Us Girls
1942 •Director
Between Us Girls
1942 •Producer
美凤夺鸾
1941 •Director
春季大欢庆
1940 •Director
First Love
1939 •Director
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939 •Director
First Love
1939 •Producer
The Rage of Paris
1938 •Director
The Rage of Paris
1938 •Producer
丹凤还阳
1937 •Director
Farewell Again
1937 •Writer
春闺三凤
1936 •Director
Katharina, die Letzte
1936 •Director
De kribbebijter
1935 •Director
Kleine Mutti
1935 •Director
Tagebuch der Geliebten
1935 •Director
Tagebuch der Geliebten
1935 •Writer
Ball im Savoy
1935 •Writer
A csúnya lány
1935 •Director
Peter, das Mädchen von der Tankstelle
1934 •Director
Der Doppelgänger
1934 •Screenplay
Die vertauschte Braut
1934 •Writer
隧道
1933 •Screenplay
Le sexe faible
1933 •Writer
Toto
1933 •Screenplay
Das häßliche Mädchen
1933 •Director
Das häßliche Mädchen
1933 •Writer
Das Abenteuer der Thea Roland
1932 •Director
There Goes the Bride
1932 •Story
Fünf von der Jazzband
1932 •Writer
Der Rebell
1932 •Writer
Cœurs joyeux
1932 •Screenplay
Leichtsinnige Jugend
1931 •Writer
Stamboul
1931 •Screenplay
L'homme qui assassina
1931 •Screenplay
Der Mann, der den Mord beging
1931 •Screenplay
Weib im Dschungel
1931 •Dialogue
Le réquisitoire
1931 •Writer
Seine Freundin Annette
1931 •Writer
Die letzte Kompagnie
1930 •Writer
Une femme a menti
1930 •Adaptation
Liebfraumilch
1929 •Writer
Das letzte Fort
1929 •Screenplay
Sündig und süß
1929 •Writer
Sündenfall
1929 •Screenplay
Kinderseelen klagen euch an
1927 •Writer
Kinderseelen klagen euch an
1927 •Screenplay
Prinz Louis Ferdinand
1927 •Writer
Eins + Eins = Drei
1927 •Writer
Die Waise von Lowood
1926 •Writer