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Sam Spiegel

1901–1985 · 11 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. Lawrence of Arabia1962Producer
  2. The Bridge on the River Kwai1957Producer
  3. On the Waterfront1954Producer
  4. The African Queen1952Producer
  5. The Stranger1946Producer
  6. The Chase1966Producer
  7. Suddenly, Last Summer1959Producer
  8. The Swimmer1968Executive Producer
  9. The Night of the Generals1967Producer
  10. The Last Tycoon1976Producer
  11. The Prowler1951Producer