Henry Koster

**Henry Koster** (pravim imenom *Henry Kosterlitz*; 1. maj 1905 - 21. septembar 1988) bio je njemačko-američki filmski režiser. Rodio se u Berlinu u porodici jevrejskog porijekla, a ljubav prema filmu je stekao još kao dijete, kada je njegova majka s klavirom davala muzičku pratnju nijemim filmovima u kino-dvorani čiji je vlasnik bio njegov ujak. Kao mladić se bavio novinarstvom prije nego što je postao scenarist i radio za UFA-u. Karijeru mu je prekinuo dolazak nacista na vlast, zbog kojih je 1933. emigrirao u Mađarsku. Tamo ga je pronašao Joe Pasternak i pozvao u Hollywood da radi za Universal Pictures; njegov prvi hollywoodski film *[[Three Smart Girls]]* iz 1936. je postao veliki hit, spasivši Universal od bankrota i učinivši veliku zvijezdu od Deanne Durbin. Kasnije je prešao raditi za MGM i početkom 1940-ih otkrio komičarski dvojac Abbott i Costello. Svojoj drugoj supruzi Peggy Morgan je pred brak 1942. obećao da će je angažirati u svakom svom budućem filmu; to je obećanje ispunio, iako je umjesto nje koristio statuuu s njenim likom. Koster se isticao žanrovski izuzetno raznovrsnim opusom; iako sam nikada nije dobio Oscara za režiju, čak šest glumaca je dobilo Oscare zahvaljujući nastupima u njegovim filmovima.

## Izabrana filmografija
### scenarist
* *[[The Great Opportunity]]* (1925)
* *[[Orphan of Lowood]]* (1926)
* *[[Prinz Louis Ferdinand]]* (1927)
* *[[The Last Fort]]* (1928)
* *[[Diary of a Coquette]]* (1929)
* *[[The Last Company]]* (1930)
* *[[Who Takes Love Seriously?]]* (1931)
* *[[The Rebel (1932 film)|The Rebel]]* (1932)
* *[[Five from the Jazz Band]]* (1932)
* *[[The Tunnel (1933 film)|The Tunnel]]* (1933)

### režiser
* *[[Thea Roland]]* (1932)
* *[[Little Mother (1935 film)|Little Mother]]* (1935)
* *[[De Kribbebijter]]* (1935)
* *[[Catherine the Last]]* (1936)
* *[[Three Smart Girls]]* (1936)
* *[[One Hundred Men and a Girl]]* (1937)
* *[[The Rage of Paris]]* (1938)
* *[[Three Smart Girls Grow Up]]* (1939)
* *[[First Love (1939 film)|First Love]]* (1939)
* *[[Spring Parade]]* (1940)
* *[[It Started with Eve]]* (1941)
* *[[Between Us Girls]]* (1942)
* *[[Music for Millions]]* (1944)
* *[[Two Sisters from Boston]]* (1946)
* *[[The Unfinished Dance]]* (1947)
* *[[The Bishop's Wife]]* (1947)
* *[[The Luck of the Irish (1948 film)|The Luck of the Irish]]* (1948)
* *[[Come to the Stable]]* (1949)
* *[[The Inspector General (film)|The Inspector General]]* (1949)
* *[[Wabash Avenue (film)|Wabash Avenue]]* (1950)
* *[[My Blue Heaven (1950 film)|My Blue Heaven]]* (1950)
* *[[Harvey (film)|Harvey]]* (1950)
* *[[No Highway in the Sky]]* (1951)
* *[[Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell]]* (1951)
* *[[Elopement (film)|Elopement]]* (1951)
* *[[Stars and Stripes Forever (film)|Stars and Stripes Forever]]* (1952)
* *[[My Cousin Rachel (film)|My Cousin Rachel]]* (1952)
* *[[The Robe (film)|The Robe]]* (1953)
* *[[Désirée (film)|Désirée]]* (1954)
* *[[A Man Called Peter]]* (1955)
* *[[The Virgin Queen (1955 film)|The Virgin Queen]]* (1955)
* *[[Good Morning, Miss Dove]]* (1955)
* *[[D-Day the Sixth of June]]* (1956)
* *[[The Power and the Prize]]* (1956)
* *[[My Man Godfrey (1957 film)|My Man Godfrey]]* (1957)
* *[[Fräulein (1958 film)|Fräulein]]* (1958)
* *[[The Naked Maja]]* (1958)
* *[[The Story of Ruth]]* (1960)
* *[[Flower Drum Song (film)|Flower Drum Song]]* (1961)
* *[[Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation]]* (1962)
* *[[Take Her, She's Mine]]* (1963)
* *[[Dear Brigitte]]* (1965)
* *[[The Singing Nun (film)|The Singing Nun]]* (1966)

## Reference

## Vanjske veze
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* CineSource Magazine - Henry Koster, A Life in Movies