Anatole Litvak

Ukrainian-American filmmaker (1902–1974)

1.85body-of-work score · ranked #553 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
May 21, 1902 · Kyiv
Died
December 15, 1974 · Neuilly-sur-Seine
Nationality
United States, Russian Empire, France
Work
film director, film producer, stage actor, film actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Anatole Litvak
Wikiwatcher1 at en.wikipedia · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1948 · United States · drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1948 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.622 citations
  2. 2

    1940 · United States · romance, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1940

    0.451 citation
  3. 3

    1951 · United States · thriller, war

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1951

    0.451 citation
  4. 4

    1936 · France · drama, romance, biography

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation
  5. 5

    1956 · United States · drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 44 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1927The Loves of Casanova
  • 1928Secrets of the Orient
  • 1930Dolly Gets Ahead
  • 1931Calais-Dover
  • 1931No More Love
  • 1932Cœur de lilas
  • 1932Tell Me Tonight
  • 1932The Song of Night
  • 1933Cette vieille canaille
  • 1933La chanson d'une nuit
  • 1933Sleeping Car
  • 1935L'équipage
  • 1936Mayerling
  • 1937The Woman I Love
  • 1937Tovarich
  • 1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
  • 1938The Sisters
  • 1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy
  • 1940'Til We Meet Again
  • 1940All This, and Heaven Too
  • 1940Castle on the Hudson
  • 1940City for Conquest
  • 1941Blues in the Night
  • 1941Out of the Fog
  • 1942Prelude to War
  • 1942This Above All
  • 1943Divide and Conquer
  • 1943The Battle of Russia
  • 1943The Nazis Strike
  • 1944The Battle of China
  • 1945War Comes to America
  • 1947The Long Night
  • 1948Sorry, Wrong Number
  • 1948The Snake Pit
  • 1951Decision Before Dawn
  • 1953Act of Love
  • 1955The Deep Blue Sea
  • 1956Anastasia
  • 1957Mayerling
  • 1959The Journey
  • 1961Goodbye Again
  • 1962Five Miles to Midnight
  • 1967The Night of the Generals
  • 1970The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun