After spending his early career as a cinematographer – most notably for Laurel and Hardy comedies – George Stevens (1904 – 1975) gradually established himself as one of classical Hollywood’s foremost craftsman directors. Producing many of his own films, which allowed him a degree of independence from the studio system, Stevens helmed a number of critical and commercial successes – such as Gunga Din (1939), The Talk of the Town (1942), Shane (1953), and Giant (1956) – and won two Academy Awards for Best Director.
Dopo aver mosso i primi passi come direttore della fotografia - in particolare per le commedie di Stanlio e Ollio - George Stevens (1904 – 1975) si è affermato poco alla volta come uno dei più importanti registi-artigiani della Hollywood classica. Producendo molti dei propri film, cosa che gli permise un certo grado di indipendenza dal sistema degli studio, Stevens ha diretto una quantità di successi sia critici sia commerciali come Gunga Din (1939), The Talk of the Town (1942), Il cavaliere della valle solitaria (1953) e Il gigante (1956), vincendo due premi Oscar come miglior regista.
Filmografia
1970 The Only Game in Town
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank
1956 Giant
1953 Shane
1952 Something to Live for
1951 A Place in the Sun
1948 I Remember Mama
1948 On Our Merry Way
1945 The Nazi Plan
1945 Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps
1943 The More the Merrier
1942 The Talk of the Town
1942 Woman of the Year
1941 Penny Serenade
1940 Vigil in the Night
1939 Gunga Din
1938 Vivacious Lady
1937 A Damsel in Distress
1937 Quality Street
1936 Swing Time
1935 Annie Oakley
1935 Alice Adams
1935 The Nitwits
1935 Laddie
1934 Kentucky Kernels
1934 Bachelor Bait
1933 The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
