Anatole Litvak was a Russian film editor, screenwriter, actor and a director. He made a mark in the world of films with his urban drama, crime thrillers, war documentaries and film noirs. He started working in Leningrad, but decided to leave Russia after the Russian Revolution when the theaters were taken over by the state. He moved to Germany where he made some films but had to leave this Germany as well as Hitler came to power and Jews were no longer welcome. He went to France and finally to America before the Second World War and signed a contract with an American film studio to produce movies. He also edited films and wrote scripts for a few of them. He produced quite a number of films during his film career. He earned a reputation of being a director capable of handling urban dramas. He went back to Europe in the later part of his career and made somewhat glossy and turgid films out of which a couple were quite remarkable.
