Sam Spiegel

Production

Born: 1901-11-11
Died: 1985-12-31
From: Jaroslau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Jaroslaw, Podkarpackie, Poland]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Also Known As

S.P. Eagle

Biography

Born in Germany he went to America some time before the second World War and spent a year in Hollywood reading foreign scripts after which he returned to Berlin where he set up his own company to organise the remaking of foreign films into German language versions. One he handled was 'All Quiet on the Western Front', an anti war film that became a kind of personal crusade for him. On the opening night the Nazi's, then in power, put a bomb in the cinema. When the Nazis came into power he left Germany and divided his time between Britain, France and America. He changed his name to the more international sounding S.P. Eagle but changed it back when with 'On the Waterfront' he realised he'd made a film to which any man would be proud to put his name.

Awards & Nominations3 won · 4 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

Nicholas and Alexandra

1972
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Picture

Lawrence of Arabia

1963
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

Lawrence of Arabia

1963
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Picture

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1958
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1958
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Picture

On the Waterfront

1955
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

On the Waterfront

1955