Joseph Losey

Joseph Losey

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
January 14, 1909

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Walton Losey III (January 14, 1909, La Crosse, Wisconsin – June 22, 1984, London, England) was an American theater and film director. After studying in Germany with Bertolt Brecht, Losey returned to the United States, eventually making his way to Hollywood. In the 1950s Losey was blacklisted in the United States and moved to Europe, where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom.

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Joseph Losey 1
Joseph Losey 2

Representative Works

A Doll's House
A Doll's House
4.9
/ English
The Servant
The Servant
7.6
/ English
Mr. Klein
Mr. Klein
7.2
/ French
Boom!
Boom!
5.9
/ English
The Criminal
The Criminal
6.4
/ English
The Prowler
The Prowler
6.8
/ English
The Go-Between
The Go-Between
6.8
/ English
Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise
5.3
/ English
Eva
Eva
5.9
/ English
Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony
6.1
/ English
Accident
Accident
6.4
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

A Doll's House
1973Nominee

Best Picture

A Doll's House

The Servant
1963Winner

Best Picture

The Servant

Mr. Klein
1976Nominee

Best Performance

Mr. Klein

Career Highlights

Boom!
1968Highlight

Best Director

Boom!

The Criminal
1960Highlight

Best Director

The Criminal