American producer Walter Mirisch learned the film business from the true business end; he was trained to be a movie-theatre manager by a large film exhibition chain. After World War 2, Mirisch entered production with the low-budget Bomba the Jungle Boy series for Monogram. Threadbare but profitable, the Bomba's enabled Mirisch to attain a more prestigious post as executive producer of Monogram's A-division, Allied Artists. In 1957, he formed the Mirisch Corporation with siblings Harold and Marvin Mirisch. After getting its feet wet with medium-scale westerns, the Mirisch company aligned itself with United Artists. By agreeing to give such directors as Billy Wilder, Robert Wise and John Sturges the artistic freedom denied them by the major studios, the Mirisches were able to turn out a string of moneymakers, including Some Like It Hot (1959), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), and the Oscar winners The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961) and In the Heat of the Night (1967). In addition to collecting numerous Oscar statuettes, Walter Mirisch was also president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1973 through 1978.
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Private Screenings: Walter Mirisch
Participant |
2008 | |||
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The Magnificent Seven: Season 02
Executive Producer |
1999 | |||
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The Magnificent Seven
Executive Producer |
1998 | |||
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The Magnificent Seven: Season 01
Executive Producer |
1998 | |||
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A Case for Life
Executive Producer |
1996 | |||
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Lily in Winter
Executive Producer |
1994 | |||
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Romantic Comedy
Producer |
1983 | |||
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Dracula
Producer |
1979 | |||
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High Midnight
Executive Producer |
1979 | |||
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The Prisoner of Zenda
Producer |
1979 | |||
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Same Time, Next Year
Producer |
1978 | |||
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Gray Lady Down
Producer |
1977 | |||
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Midway
Producer |
1976 | |||
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Mr. Majestyk
Producer |
1974 | |||
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The Spikes Gang
Producer |
1974 | |||
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Scorpio
Producer |
1973 | |||
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The Organization
Producer |
1971 | |||
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Halls of Anger
Producer |
1970 | |||
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The Hawaiians
Producer |
1970 | |||
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Producer |
1970 | |||
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Sinful Davey
Executive Producer, Producer |
1969 | |||
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Some Kind of a Nut
Producer |
1969 | |||
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Fitzwilly
Producer |
1967 | |||
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In the Heat of the Night
Producer |
1967 | |||
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Hawaii
Producer |
1966 | |||
| 1966 | ||||
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Toys in the Attic
Producer |
1963 | |||
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Two for the Seesaw
Producer |
1962 | |||
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By Love Possessed
Producer |
1961 | |||
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The Magnificent Seven
Executive Producer, Producer |
1960 | |||
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Cast a Long Shadow
Producer |
1959 | |||
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The Gunfight at Dodge City
Producer |
1959 | |||
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The Man in the Net
Producer |
1959 | |||
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Fort Massacre
Producer |
1958 | |||
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Man of the West
Producer |
1958 | |||
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The Tall Stranger
Producer |
1957 | |||
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The First Texan
Producer |
1956 | |||
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The Oklahoman
Producer |
1956 | |||
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An Annapolis Story
Producer |
1955 | |||
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The Warriors
Producer |
1955 | |||
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Wichita
Producer |
1955 | |||
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African Treasure
Producer |
1952 | |||
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Bomba and the Jungle Girl
Producer |
1952 | |||
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Flat Top
Producer |
1952 | |||
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Fort Osage
Producer |
1952 | |||
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Hiawatha
Producer |
1952 | |||
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Rodeo
Producer |
1952 | |||
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The Rose Bowl Story
Producer |
1952 | |||
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Wild Stallion
Producer |
1952 | |||
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Bomba and the Elephant Stampede
Producer |
1951 | |||
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Cavalry Scout
Producer |
1951 | |||
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Flight to Mars
Producer |
1951 | |||
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The Lion Hunters
Producer |
1951 | |||
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County Fair
Producer |
1950 | |||
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The Hidden City
Producer |
1950 | |||
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The Lost Volcano
Producer |
1950 | |||
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Bomba on Panther Island
Producer |
1949 | |||
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Bomba the Jungle Boy
Producer |
1949 | |||
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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Producer |
1948 | |||
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Fall Guy
Producer |
1947 |