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Edward Dmytryk

American film director (1908–1999)

Edward Dmytryk was a Canadian-born American film director and editor, known for his 1940s noir films. He received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Crossfire (1947). He is likely best known for directing The Caine Mutiny (1954), a critical and commercial success that was the second-highest-grossing film of its year and was nominated for Best Picture.

Edward Dmytryk appears in 12 films in The Rerun, from 1944 to 1968. That includes 12 titles as director. Most of that work is in drama, war and western. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Richard Widmark (3), E. G. Marshall (3), Arthur Franz (2), Ann Doran (2), DeForest Kelley (2).

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When was Edward Dmytryk born?
Edward Dmytryk was born on 4 September 1908.

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