Walter Mirisch
Walter M. Mirisch (born November 8, 1921 in New York City , New York ) is an American film producer .
Life
Walter Mirisch is one of the most successful American film producers. He received numerous awards for his productions and produced his first film in 1947. Until the 1950s , he mainly produced B-movies for the film studio Monogram Pictures . He had his breakthrough as a producer in 1960 with the noble western The glorious seven . In 1962 he received his first Oscar for the production of West Side Story . His company, Mirisch Corporation, was one of the most successful independent film companies in the United States , producing films like Some Like It Hot and The Sound of Music . The production company had a distribution contract with United Artists . After he had largely withdrawn from film production since the 1990s, he was back in 2016 as producer for Antoine Fuqua's remake of the classic The Magnificent Seven .
His son Lawrence Mirisch is the founder of the Mirisch Agency , which strives for filmmakers behind the camera. Film editors in particular are represented by the agency.
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: Fall Guy - Directed by Reginald Le Borg
- 1951: Flight to Mars - Director: Lesley Selander
- 1952: Sturmgeschwader Komet (Flat Top) - Director: Lesley Selander
- 1955: The Black Prince (The Dark Avenger) - Director: Henry Levin
- 1955: Wichita - Director: Jacques Tourneur
- 1957: Dakota (The Oklahoman) - Director: Francis D. Lyon
- 1958: Man of the West (Man of the West) - Director: Anthony Mann
- 1958: The Last of the 2nd Squadron ( Fort Massacre ) - Directed by Joseph M. Newman
- 1959: The Gunfight at Dodge City - Director: Joseph M. Newman
- 1959: The deadly power (The Man in the Net)
- 1960: The Magnificent Seven - Director: John Sturges
- 1961: West Side Story - Director: Robert Wise
- 1962: A Summer in Florida (Follow that Dream)
- 1962: Hard Fists, Hot Love (Kid Galahad)
- 1962: Game for Two - Director: Robert Wise
- 1963: Dolls Under the Roof - Director: George Roy Hill
- 1966: The Russians are coming! The Russians are Coming! - Director: Norman Jewison
- 1966: Hawaii - Director: George Roy Hill
- 1967: In the Heat of the Night - Director: Norman Jewison
- 1970: Ruler of the Island (The Hawaiians)
- 1971: The Organization - Directed by Don Medford
- 1973: Scorpio, the Killer - Director: Michael Winner
- 1974: Four birds on the gallows (The Spikes Gang)
- 1974: I am the law - Director: Richard Fleischer
- 1976: Battle for Midway - Director: Jack Smight
- 1978: Same Time, Next Year (Same Time, Next Year) - Director: Robert Mulligan
- 1978: U-Boot in Not (Gray Lady Down) - Director: David Greene
- 1979: The Prisoner of Zenda ( The Prisoner of Zenda )
- 1983: Romantic Comedy - Director: Arthur Hiller
- 2016: The Magnificent Seven - Director: Antoine Fuqua
Web links
- Walter Mirisch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lewis Beale: Why Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' keeps inspiring new retellings like 'The Magnificent Seven'. Los Angeles Times , September 23, 2016, accessed October 9, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mirisch, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mirisch, Walter M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |