Rudolph Maté
Rudolph Maté | |
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| Born | Rudolf Mayer 21 January 1898 |
| Died | 27 October 1964 (aged 66) Beverly Hills, California, United States |
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| Years active | 1919–1964 |
| Spouses | Paula Sophie Hartkop
(m. 1929; died 1937)Regina Opoczynski
(m. 1941; div. 1958) |
| Children | 1 |
Rudolph Maté (born Rudolf Mayer; 21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964) was a Polish-Hungarian cinematographer who worked in Hungary, Austria, Germany, and France. He collaborated with notable directors including Fritz Lang, René Clair, and Carl Theodor Dreyer, attracting notable recognition for The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and Vampyr (1932).
In 1935, he relocated to the United States serving as a cinematographer on notable Hollywood films, including Dodsworth (1936), Foreign Correspondent (1940), and Gilda (1946). By 1947, Maté became a film director, with notable titles such as D.O.A. (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), and The 300 Spartans (1962).