About

Known credits:
78
Birthday:
1898-01-21
Place of birth:
Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]
Website:
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Rudolph Maté

Overview

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rudolph Maté, A.S.C. (21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964), born Rudolf Matheh or Mayer, was an accomplished cinematographer and film director.

Born in Kraków (then in Austria-Hungary, now in Poland), Maté started in the film business after his graduation from the University of Budapest. He went on to work as an assistant cameraman in Hungary and later throughout Europe, sometimes with noted colleague Karl Freund. Maté worked on several of Carl Theodor Dreyer's films including The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and Vampyr (1932) which led to his being hired as director of photography on a number of prominent films.

Maté worked as cinematographer on Hollywood films from the mid-1930s, including Dodsworth (1936), the Laurel and Hardy feature Our Relations (1936) and Stella Dallas (1937). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in five consecutive years, for Foreign Correspondent (1940), That Hamilton Woman (1941), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), Sahara (1943), and Cover Girl (1944).

In 1947, he turned to directing films, his credits include When Worlds Collide (1951), the film noir classic D.O.A. and No Sad Songs for Me (both 1950).

Directed by Maté, The 300 Spartans is a 1962 film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese.

He died from a heart attack in Hollywood on October 27, 1964 at the age of 66.

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Known for

Acting
1953 The World's Most Beautiful Girls Actor Self N/A
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Directing
1963 Aliki My Love Directing Director 58
Average
1962 Seven Seas to Calais Directing Director 58
Average
1962 The 300 Spartans Directing Director 60
Fair
1960 The Barbarians Directing Director N/A
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1959 For the First Time Directing Director 58
Average
1958 The Deep Six Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Three Violent People Directing Director 59
Average
1956 The Rawhide Years Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Port Afrique Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Miracle in the Rain Directing Director 59
Average
1955 The Far Horizons Directing Director 59
Average
1955 The Violent Men Directing Director 59
Average
1954 The Black Shield of Falworth Directing Director 59
Average
1954 The Siege at Red River Directing Director 59
Average
1953 Forbidden Directing Director 58
Average
1953 Second Chance Directing Director 58
Average
1953 The Mississippi Gambler Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Sally and Saint Anne Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Paula Directing Director 59
Average
1952 The Green Glove Directing Director 59
Average
1951 When Worlds Collide Directing Director 59
Average
1951 The Prince Who Was a Thief Directing Director 58
Average
1950 Branded Directing Director 58
Average
1950 Union Station Directing Director 59
Average
1950 No Sad Songs for Me Directing Director 59
Average
1949 D.O.A. Directing Director 61
Fair
1948 The Dark Past Directing Director 58
Average
1947 It Had to Be You Directing Director 59
Average

Production
1948 The Return of October Production Producer 58
Average
1939 The Flying Deuces Production Production Assistant 60
Fair

Camera
1947 It Had to Be You Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1947 Down to Earth Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1946 Gilda Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair
1945 Over 21 Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1945 Tonight and Every Night Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1944 Address Unknown Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1944 Cover Girl Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1943 Sahara Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1943 They Got Me Covered Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1942 The Pride of the Yankees Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1942 To Be or Not to Be Camera Director of Photography 70
Good
1941 That Hamilton Woman Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1940 Seven Sinners Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1940 Foreign Correspondent Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
1940 My Favorite Wife Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1939 The Real Glory Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1939 Love Affair Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1938 Trade Winds Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1938 Blockade Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1937 Stella Dallas Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1937 Outcast Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1936 Come and Get It Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1936 Dodsworth Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1936 Our Relations Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1936 A Message to Garcia Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1936 Charlie Chan's Secret Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1935 Professional Soldier Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1935 Metropolitan Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1935 Dressed to Thrill Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1935 Navy Wife Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1934 The Last Billionaire Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1934 Liliom Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1933 Song of the Streets Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1932 Mister Albert Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1932 Vampyr Camera Director of Photography 66
Fair
1932 Lily Christine Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1932 Aren't We All? Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc Camera Director of Photography 72
Good
1924 Michael Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1923 The Jew of Mestri Camera Director of Photography 58
Average

Crew
1941 It Started with Eve Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1941 The Flame of New Orleans Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1934 Castle of Doom Crew Cinematography N/A
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1932 The Beautiful Sailor Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1932 Aren't We All? Crew Cinematography N/A
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1930 Miss Europe Crew Cinematography 59
Average