Sam Spiegel
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Person

Sam Spiegel

Known for
Production
Born
November 11, 1901
Died
December 31, 1985
Place of birth
Jaroslau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Jaroslaw, Podkarpackie, Poland]
Also known as
S.P. Eagle

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Biography

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.

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In Catlg

1 Work in the catalog credit them.

Producing (1)

Filmography

  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African QueenFilm · 2010 · as Self (archive footage)
  • BetrayalFilm · 1983 · Producer
  • The Last TycoonFilm · 1976 · Producer
  • David Lean: A Self PortraitFilm · 1971 · as Self
  • Nicholas and AlexandraFilm · 1971 · Producer
  • The HappeningFilm · 1967 · Producer
  • The Night of the GeneralsFilm · 1967 · Producer
  • The ChaseFilm · 1966 · Producer
  • Lawrence of ArabiaFilm · 1962 · Producer
  • Suddenly, Last SummerFilm · 1959 · Producer
  • The Rise and Fall of a Jungle GiantFilm · 1958 · as Self
  • The Bridge on the River KwaiFilm · 1957 · Producer
  • The Strange OneFilm · 1957 · Producer
  • On the WaterfrontFilm · 1954 · Producer
  • MelbaFilm · 1953 · Producer
  • The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 3 episodes
  • The African QueenFilm · 1952 · Producer
  • The ProwlerFilm · 1951 · Producer
  • When I Grow UpFilm · 1951 · Producer
  • We Were StrangersFilm · 1949 · Producer
  • The StrangerFilm · 1946 · Producer
  • Tales of ManhattanFilm · 1942 · Producer
  • Invisible OpponentFilm · 1933 · Producer
  • The Oil SharksFilm · 1933 · Producer
  • Happy DaysFilm · 1929 · as Sam Spiegel

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