Wednesday, December 12, 2007

The Films of Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan, (Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν), (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-American film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and cofounder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947.
Awards and nominations

Academy awards

* 1948: Won Academy Award for Best Director, Gentleman's Agreement
* 1955: Won Academy Award for Best Director, On the Waterfront.
* Nominated for Best Director, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), East of Eden (1956) and America, America (1963).
* Also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay (from his own novel) and Best Picture for America, America (1963).

Cannes film festival

* 1952: Nominated for Grand Prize of the Festival, Viva Zapata! (1952)
* 1955: Won Best Dramatic Film, East of Eden (1955), nominated for Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) East of Eden (1955)
* 1972: Nominated for Palme d'Or, The Visitors (1972)

Venice film festival

* 1948: Nominated for Golden Lion (Leone d'Oro), Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
* 1950: Won International Award, Panic in the Streets (1950)
* 1950: Nominated for Golden Lion, Panic in the Streets (1950)
* 1951: Won Special Jury Prize, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), " For having produced a stage play on screen, poetically interpreting the humanity of the characters, thanks to masterly direction."
* 1951: Nominated for Golden Lion, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
* 1954: Won Italian Film Critics Award, On the Waterfront (1954)
* 1954: Won Silver Lion, On the Waterfront (1954)
* 1954: Nominated Golden Lion, On the Waterfront (1954)
* 1955: Won OCIC Award, On the Waterfront (1954)

Filmography

* The People of the Cumberland (1937) (short subject)
* A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
* Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945) (short subject) (uncredited)
* The Sea of Grass (1947)
* Boomerang! (1947)
* Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
* Pinky (1949)
* Panic in the Streets (1950)
* A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
* Viva Zapata! (1952)
* Man on a Tightrope (1953)
* On the Waterfront (1954)
* East of Eden (1955)
* Baby Doll (1956)
* A Face in the Crowd (1957)
* Wild River (1960)
* Splendor in the Grass (1961)
* America, America (1963)
* The Arrangement (1969)
* The Visitors (1972)
* The Last Tycoon (1976)

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