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Sam Spiegel

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Known For

84 Years Old

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.

Born

Jaroslau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Jaroslaw, Podkarpackie, Poland] on 11th November 1901

Died

31st December 1985

All Credits

The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Faye Image
Faye
Self - Producer (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen Image
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self (archive footage)
Happy Days Image
Happy Days
Sam Spiegel
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant Image
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
Self
David Lean: A Self Portrait Image
David Lean: A Self Portrait
Self