Joseph Losey

1909-1984

Biography: life and films

Joseph Losey was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA on 14th January 1909 and died in London, England on 22nd June 1984, aged 75.

His best films as a film director include M (1951), Eva (1962), The Go-Between (1970), Monsieur Klein (1976) and Don Giovanni (1979), and whose best work as a screenwriter include The Big Night (1951), Galileo (1975) and Don Giovanni (1979).

Joseph Losey directed 32 films (including 1 short), scripted 5 films and appeared in 3 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (27 films), Thriller (8), romance (3), history (3), crime-thriller (3), comedy-drama (2) and War (2).

Our average rating for Joseph Losey over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor

The Boy with Green Hair (1948) [d]

The Lawless (1950) [d]

M (1951) [d]

The Big Night (1951) [d,w]

The Prowler (1951) [d]

Imbarco a mezzanotte (1952) [d]

The Sleeping Tiger (1954) [d]

The Intimate Stranger (1956) [a,d]

Time Without Pity (1957) [d]

The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958) [d]

Blind Date (1959) [d]

The Criminal (1960) [d]

Eva (1962) [a,d]

The Damned (1963) [d]

The Servant (1963) [d]

King and Country (1964) [d]

Modesty Blaise (1966) [d]

Accident (1967) [d]

Boom (1968) [d]

Secret Ceremony (1968) [d]

Figures in a Landscape (1970) [d]

The Go-Between (1970) [d]

75 Years of Cinema Museum (1972) [a]

The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) [d]

A Doll's House (1973) [d]

Galileo (1975) [d,w]

The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) [d]

Monsieur Klein (1976) [d]

Les Routes du sud (1978) [d]

Don Giovanni (1979) [d,w]

La Truite (1982) [d]

Steaming (1985) [d]



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