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Donald Siegel (October 26, 1912 – April 20, 1991) was an American film director and producer. His name variously appeared in the credits of his films as both Don Siegel and Donald Siegel. He is best known for the original sci-fi film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), as well as five films with Clint Eastwood, including the police thriller Dirty Harry (1971) and the prison drama Escape from Alcatraz (1979), and John Wayne's final film the 1976 Western The Shootist.
Born to a Jewish family in Chicago, he attended schools in New York and later graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge in England. For a short time he studied at Beaux Arts in Paris, France, but left at age 20 and later made his way to Los Angeles.
Siegel found work in the Warner Bros. film library after meeting producer Hal Wallis, and later rose to head of the Montage Department, where he directed thousands of montages, including the opening montage for Casablanca. In 1945 two shorts he directed, Star in the Night and Hitler Lives, won Academy Awards, which launched his career as a feature director.
The Killers (Don Siegel, 1964) - Trailer
Don Siegel
Telefon (1977) U.S. Trailer Charles Bronson, Don Siegel
Nanni Moretti - Sogni d'oro: Don Siegel
The Lineup with Eli Wallach and Robert Keith directed by Don Siegel
Private Hell 36 (Don Siegel, 1954) - Trailer
Lalo Schifrin music score from Don Siegel's "TELEFON" (1977). Main Titles.
Co-Editor-In-Chief Don Siegel talks about AMP.
The Lineup (1958) Don Siegel / Eli Wallach
[Trailer] Don Siegel - L' Invasione degli Ultracorpi