Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1909-1993)

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American filmmaker. A four-time Academy Award winner, he is best known for his witty and literate dialogue and his preference for voice-over narration and narrative flashbacks. Also known as an actor's director, Mankiewicz directed several prominent actors, including Bette Davis, Gene Tierney, Humphrey Bogart and Elizabeth Taylor, to several of their memorable onscreen performances.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 46 films (1929–1972) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 19 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
All about Eve. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 138 min 35mm B&W sound
1929 Thunderbolt. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1930 PARAMOUNT ON PARADE Paramount Publix Corp. 102 min 16mm B&W sound
1930 Paramount on Parade Paramount Publix Corporation 102 min 16mm B&W sound
1931 FINN AND HATTIE. Paramount Publix Corp. 78 min B&W
1931 SOOKY Norman Taurog B&W
1932 If I had a million H. Bruce Humberstone, Norman Taurog, James Cruze, Stephen Roberts, William A. Seiter, Norman Z. McLeod, Ernst Lubitsch, Lothar Mendes 88 min 16mm B&W sound
1932 If I had a million Blackhawk 9 16mm B&W sound
1932 IF I HAD A MILLION New York University Film Library 10 min 16mm B&W Sound
1932 SOOKY. Paramount Publix Corp. 9 reels B&W
1932 THIS RECKLESS AGE. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels
1933 EMERGENCY CALL. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 TOO MUCH HARMONY. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1934 Our daily bread King Vidor 80 B&W
1934 Our daily bread King Vidor 74 min B&W
1934 OUR DAILY BREAD King Vidor 74 min B&W
1934 OUR DAILY BREAD International Harvester Company, Inc 10 min 16mm B&W Sound
1936 THE GORGEOUS HUSSY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1937 DOUBLE WEDDING. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1938 A Christmas Carol Edwin L. Marin 69 min 16mm Color & B&W
1938 THREE COMRADES. Loew's Inc. 10 reels B&W
1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Films Inc. (FI) 1600 B&W
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again. Mark Sandrich 9 reels 16mm B&W sound
1940 Strange Cargo ▶ Frank Borzage 114 min B&W
1940 Strange Cargo. Frank Borzage 12 reels B&W sound
1940 The Philadelphia Story. George Cukor 12 reels B&W sound
1941 The Wild Man Of Borneo. Robert B. Sinclair 8 reels B&W sound
1942 Woman Of The Year. George Stevens 12 reels B&W sound
1946 Dragonwyck ▶ Joseph L. Mankiewicz 103 min B&W
1946 Dragonwyck. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 9176 ft. 35mm B&W sound
1946 Somewhere In The Night. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 9 926 ft. 35mm B&W sound
1947 THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 104 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Late George Apley. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 98 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Escape. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 78 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 A Letter To Three Wives. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 House Of Strangers. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 101 min 35mm B&W sound
1950 No Way Out. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 106 min 35mm B&W sound
1951 PEOPLE WILL TALK. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 110 min 35mm B&W sound
1952 5 Fingers Joseph L. Mankiewicz 108 min B&W
1953 Julius Caesar National Geographic 120 min 16mm B&W sound
1953 Julius Caesar Joseph L. Mankiewicz 12:00 B&W
1953 Julius Caesar Joseph L. Mankiewicz 120 min B&W
1959 Suddenly, last summer Joseph L. Mankiewicz 114 min B&W
1964 Carol for Another Christmas Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1970 King : a filmed record-- Montgomery to Memphis Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sidney Lumet 135 min Color & B&W
1972 Sleuth Joseph L. Mankiewicz