Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак) (May 10, 1902 - December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian-born filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a various countries and languages. He was best known as the Academy Award nominated director of the 1948 film The Snake Pit.
[>>]Source: WikipediaAnatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак) (May 10, 1902 - December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian-born filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a various countries and languages. He was best known as the Academy Award nominated director of the 1948 film The Snake Pit.
Early years
Born Mikhail Anatol Litvak in Kiev, Ukraine, Litvak grew up in a Jewish family and lived in what was then known as the Russian Empire. As a teenager, he worked at a theater in St. Petersburg and took acting lessons at the state drama school. Litvak worked with Leningrad's Nordkino Studios where he was assistant director for nine silent films. For political and ideological reasons, he fled Russia for Berlin, Germany in 1925.
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