Known For
Camera
Born
Jan 21, 1898
Died
Oct 27, 1964
Place of Birth
Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]
Credits
79 titles
Rudolph Maté
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rudolph Maté, A.S.C. (21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964), born Rudolf Matheh or Mayer, was an accomplished cinematographer and film director. Born in Kraków (then in Austria-Hungary, now in Poland), Maté started in the film business after his graduation from the University of Budapest. He went on to work as an assistant cameraman in Hungary and later throughout Europe, sometimes with noted colleague Karl Freund. Maté worked on several of Carl Theodor Dreyer's films including The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and Vampyr (1932) which led to his being hired as director of photography on a number of prominent films. Maté worked as cinematographer on Hollywood films from the mid-1930s, including Dodsworth (1936), the Laurel and Hardy feature Our Relations (1936) and Stella Dallas (1937). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in five consecutive years, for Foreign Correspondent (1940), That Hamilton Woman (1941), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), Sahara (1943), and Cover Girl (1944). In 1947, he turned to directing films, his credits include When Worlds Collide (1951), the film noir classic D.O.A. and No Sad Songs for Me (both 1950). Directed by Maté, The 300 Spartans is a 1962 film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese. He died from a heart attack in Hollywood on October 27, 1964 at the age of 66. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolph Maté, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Aliki My Love
Director
Seven Seas to Calais
Director
The 300 Spartans
Director
The Barbarians
Director
For the First Time
Director
The Deep Six
Director
Three Violent People
Director
The Rawhide Years
Director
Port Afrique
Director
Miracle in the Rain
Director
The Far Horizons
Director
The Violent Men
Director
The Black Shield of Falworth
Director
The Siege at Red River
Director
Forbidden
Director
Letter to Loretta
Director
Second Chance
Director
The Mississippi Gambler
Director
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
Self
Sally and Saint Anne
Director
Paula
Director
The Green Glove
Director
When Worlds Collide
Director
The Prince Who Was a Thief
Director
Branded
Director
Union Station
Director
No Sad Songs for Me
Director
D.O.A.
Director
The Dark Past
Director
The Return of October
Producer
It Had to Be You
Director
Down to Earth
Director of Photography
Gilda
Director of Photography
Over 21
Director of Photography
Tonight and Every Night
Director of Photography
Address Unknown
Director of Photography
Cover Girl
Director of Photography
Sahara
Director of Photography
They Got Me Covered
Director of Photography
The Pride of the Yankees
Director of Photography
To Be or Not to Be
Director of Photography
It Started with Eve
Cinematography
The Flame of New Orleans
Cinematography
That Hamilton Woman
Director of Photography
Seven Sinners
Director of Photography
Foreign Correspondent
Director of Photography
My Favorite Wife
Director of Photography
The Flying Deuces
Production Assistant
The Real Glory
Director of Photography
Love Affair
Director of Photography