Michael Curtiz: A Life In Film by Alan K. Rode

Alan K. Rode gives us the definitive biography of the longtime Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Curtiz in Michael Curtiz: A Life In Film. Curtiz directed Casablanca, which was one of the greatest films ever made in cinematic history.  Curtiz came up at a time when he didn’t so much have a choice in what he directed.  The studio system was like a factory in that filmmakers were assigned films by the studio.  In this case, none…

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