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Josef Shaftel(1919-1996)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Music Department
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Josef Shaftel
Josef Shaftel was born on 14 March 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for No Place to Hide (1955), The Naked Hills (1956) and The Sell-Out (1976). He died on 9 March 1996 in London, England, UK.
BornMarch 14, 1919
DiedMarch 9, 1996(76)
BornMarch 14, 1919
DiedMarch 9, 1996(76)
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Known for

David Brian, Hugh Corcoran, Marsha Hunt, and Ike Jarlego Jr. in No Place to Hide (1955)
No Place to Hide
  • Producer
  • 1955
Marcia Henderson and David Wayne in The Naked Hills (1956)
The Naked Hills
5.6
  • Producer
  • 1956
Oliver Reed, Richard Widmark, and Gayle Hunnicutt in The Sell-Out (1976)
The Sell-Out
4.8
  • Producer
  • 1976
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
5.6
  • Producer
  • 1968

Credits

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Producer

  • Erotic Images (1983)
    Erotic Images
    5.3
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • My Therapist (1983)
    My Therapist
    5.3
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • Richard Harris in Gulliver's Travels (1977)
    Gulliver's Travels
    5.5
    • executive producer
    • 1977
  • Oliver Reed, Richard Widmark, and Gayle Hunnicutt in The Sell-Out (1976)
    The Sell-Out
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1976
  • The Spiral Staircase (1975)
    The Spiral Staircase
    4.7
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    5.7
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Peter Sellers in Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
    Where Does It Hurt?
    5.3
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Richard Burton and Alain Delon in The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)
    The Assassination of Trotsky
    5.7
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Geneviève Bujold, and Irene Papas in The Trojan Women (1971)
    The Trojan Women
    6.9
    • executive producer
    • 1971
  • David Niven, Robert Vaughn, Ann Bell, and Virna Lisi in The Statue (1971)
    The Statue
    4.8
    • executive producer
    • 1971
  • Jean Simmons and Leonard Whiting in Say Hello to Yesterday (1971)
    Say Hello to Yesterday
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Judy Geeson in Goodbye Gemini (1970)
    Goodbye Gemini
    5.4
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • The Last Grenade (1970)
    The Last Grenade
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Raquel Welch in The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
    The Biggest Bundle of Them All
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1968

Writer

  • The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
    5.6
    • short story
    • 1968
  • Raquel Welch in The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
    The Biggest Bundle of Them All
    5.3
    • story
    • 1968
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, and Lassie the Dog in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Joseph Shaftel)
    • 1957
  • Richard Coogan in The Californians (1957)
    The Californians
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1957
  • Marcia Henderson and David Wayne in The Naked Hills (1956)
    The Naked Hills
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • David Brian, Hugh Corcoran, Marsha Hunt, and Ike Jarlego Jr. in No Place to Hide (1955)
    No Place to Hide
    • story
    • 1955

Music Department

  • Thunder in the East (1952)
    Thunder in the East
    6.3
    • musician: violin (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Lyle Bettger, and John Lund in No Man of Her Own (1950)
    No Man of Her Own
    7.4
    • musician: violin (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour, and Robert Preston in Wild Harvest (1947)
    Wild Harvest
    6.4
    • musician: violin (uncredited)
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Josef Shaftel Productions Inc.
  • Born
    • March 14, 1919
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 1996
    • London, England, UK(multiple myeloma)
  • Other works
    In 1961, he produced an unsuccessful pilot for a medical drama series to be called, "Dr. Kate" starring Jane Wyman and Rhys Williams. The drama was based on the long-running radio series.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Shaftel was a concert violinist at the age of sixteen. He later worked as a wartime news photographer, covering the conflict in Israel in 1948. His exploits formed the basis of a 1962 book, "Star in the Wind". He entered the film industry as a producer in 1953. Shaftel set up a scholarship fund for musically gifted youths for the Yehudi Menuhin School.

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