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| Anthony
Mann |
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| Director |
| 1906 - 1967 |
| Born June 30, San
Diego, California, USA |
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Production Country: USA |
| Key Genres:
Western, Drama, Psychological Western, Film Noir, Thriller, Crime, Historical Film, Period Film, Mystery,
War Drama, War, Crime Thriller |
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Collaborators:
James Stewart (Leading Player), Philip Yordan (Screenwriter), Aaron
Rosenberg (Producer), Jay C. Flippen (Leading Character Player), William
Daniels (Cinematographer), John Alton (Cinematographer), Cedric Gibbons (Production Designer), Harry Morgan (Character Player),
John C. Higgins (Screenwriter), Russell Schoengarth (Editor) |
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Highly Recommended: T-Men
(1947), Raw Deal (1948), The Naked Spur (1953), Thunder
Bay (1953), Man of the West (1958), El Cid (1961) |
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Recommended: Strange Impersonation (1946), Desperate
(1947), Railroaded (1947), Reign of Terror
(1949), The Furies (1950), Winchester '73 (1950), Devil's Doorway
(1950), Side Street (1950), Bend of the River (1952), The Glenn Miller Story (1954), The Man
from Laramie (1955), The Far Country (1955), Men in War (1957), The Fall of the Roman
Empire (1964) |
| Links:
[ IMDB ]
[
TCMDB ] [ All-Movie
Guide ] [ Senses
of Cinema: Great Directors ] [
Film Reference ]
[
Time Feature: The Best Mann (2006) ]
[
Wikipedia ] [
Derek Malcolm's Century of Films: "Man of the West" ] [
The
Films of Anthony Mann ] [
Images Journal Article (2002) ] |
| Books:
[
Anthony
Mann ] |
| DVD's:
[ Amazon
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Greatest Films: Bend of the River (1952), The
Naked Spur (1953), The Far Country (1955), The Man from Laramie (1955), Man of the West (1958) |
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250 Quintessential Noir Films:
Desperate (1947), Railroaded (1947), T-Men (1947), Raw Deal (1948),
Border Incident (1949), Side Street (1950) |
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"Anthony
Mann (not to be confused with dreary
Daniel and Delbert) directed
action movies with a kind of tough-guy authority that never
found favor among the more cultivated critics of the
medium...His Westerns are distinguished by some of the most
brilliant photography of exteriors in the history of the
American cinema, and yet it is impossible to detect a consistent
thematic pattern in his work." - Andrew
Sarris (The American Cinema, 1968) |
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"Though
he incidentally directed films in various genres (the musical,
the war movie, the spy drama), Anthony Mann's career falls into
three clearly marked phases: the early period of low-budget,
B-feature films noir; the central, most celebrated period of
westerns, mostly with James Stewart; and his involvement in the
epic (with Samuel Bronston as producer). All three periods
produced distinguished work, but it is the body of work from the
middle period in which Mann's achievement is most consistent and
on which his reputation largely depends." -
Robin Wood (International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers,
1991) |
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"After
making a number of tense, claustrophobic noir thrillers
in the 40s, Mann embarked on a series of Westerns notable for
their symbolic, expressive use of the rugged American landscape
and their psychological complexity...Built around honour,
betrayal and vengeance, Mann's films (notably The Man from
Laramie and Man of the West) often featured
oppressive father-figures; scenes of violence might resonate
with Freudian overtones of patricide, castration and
humiliation. " -
Geoff
Andrew (The Director's Vision, 1999) |
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"Primarily known for his Westerns, Mann portrayed a world of
violence against some of the most striking natural vistas in
cinema history. His crime films are gritty and real, and all his
work reflects an exploration of the complex psychology of the
human soul." -
William R. Meyer (The Film Buff's Catalog, 1978) |
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