Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan ( September 7 , 1909, Kayseri – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-American director and actor, described as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". He also produced, and wrote screenplays and novels. Born in the Kayseri, Ottoman Empire to Greek parents, they emigrated to New York when he was four. After two years studying acting at Yale, he acted professionally for eight years before becoming a stage and film director. Kazan co-founded the influential Group Theater in 1932 and Actors Studio in 1947, and together with Lee Strasberg, introduced Method acting to the American stage and cinema as a new form of self-expression and psychological "realism". Having been an actor himself for eight years, he brought sensitivity and understanding of the acting process, and was later considered the ideal "actor's director". He himself acted in only a few films, including City for Conquest (1940), alongside James Cagney.

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On the Waterfront

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.9

1690 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 1954

72 years ago
A Streetcar Named Desire

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.6

1431 votes

Release Date

Sep 19, 1951

75 years ago
East of Eden

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.5

785 votes

Release Date

Apr 10, 1955

72 years ago
East of Eden

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.5

785 votes

Release Date

Apr 10, 1955

72 years ago
Splendor in the Grass

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.4

286 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1961

65 years ago
Splendor in the Grass

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.4

286 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1961

65 years ago
Gentleman's Agreement

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

264 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 1947

79 years ago
A Face in the Crowd

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.6

262 votes

Release Date

May 29, 1957

69 years ago
A Face in the Crowd

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.6

262 votes

Release Date

May 29, 1957

69 years ago
Viva Zapata!

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.9

228 votes

Release Date

Feb 07, 1952

75 years ago
Panic in the Streets

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.9

155 votes

Release Date

Jul 27, 1950

76 years ago
The Last Tycoon

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.3

152 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1976

50 years ago
Baby Doll

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

132 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1956

70 years ago
Baby Doll

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.0

132 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1956

70 years ago
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.5

101 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 1945

82 years ago
Wild River

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.2

99 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1960

66 years ago
Wild River

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.2

99 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1960

66 years ago
America America

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.9

94 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1963

63 years ago
America America

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.9

94 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1963

63 years ago
America America

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.9

94 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1963

63 years ago
Boomerang!

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

80 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 1947

80 years ago
The Arrangement

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

6.5

60 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1969

57 years ago
The Arrangement

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.5

60 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1969

57 years ago
The Arrangement

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.5

60 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1969

57 years ago
The Arrangement

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.5

60 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1969

57 years ago
Pinky

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

47 votes

Release Date

Sep 28, 1949

77 years ago
Pinky

Department Crew

Job Additional Writing

Average Rating

7.1

47 votes

Release Date

Sep 28, 1949

77 years ago
Man on a Tightrope

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.5

32 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1953

73 years ago
The Sea of Grass

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.1

28 votes

Release Date

Apr 25, 1947

80 years ago
The Visitors

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

25 votes

Release Date

Feb 02, 1972

54 years ago
Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Department Directing

Job Co-Director

Average Rating

5.0

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 1945

82 years ago
People of the Cumberland

Department Directing

Job Assistant Director

Average Rating

5.8

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1937

89 years ago
Diaspora

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2001

25 years ago

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