Anthony Mann

ANTHONY MANN d1967. American film director and stage actor best remembered for his work in the film noir and Westerns genres. As a director, he often collaborated with the cinematographer John Alton. He directed films for a variety of production companies (from RKO to MGM) and worked with many major stars of the era. He made several Westerns with James Stewart such as Winchester '73 (1950) and he was the director of the medieval epic El Cid (1961) working with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. He also directed the big-budget film Cimarron (1960) which starred Glenn Ford and Maria Schell