Kramer, Stanley

Stanley Kramer (29. september 1913 - 19. februar 2001)

Stanley Kramer was famous American film producer and director who was known for making films that were very unconventional and were based upon the social issues of the time.

He was not afraid of tackling issues like nuclear annihilation, racism or effects of the Holocaust which most other producers and directors tried to avoid.

“I’m always pursuing the next dream, hunting for the next truth.”

His films handled themes that were not usually addressed by other film producers and directors in Hollywood.

His films were called ‘message films’ as they were made to convey the messages of social evils and their rectification through their stories and screenplays.

He was a fierce and independent producer-director and his films made a great impact on the conscience of the audience and the conscience of the world as a whole. He has always received uneven critical acclaim for his films on social issues.

Many of his films were quite noteworthy and out of all the films that he made in his whole career as a producer, director or both, three dozen films received 80 nominations for various ‘Academy Awards’ and won 16 of them.

His films received nine nominations either as ‘Best Picture’ or as ‘Best Director’.

1963   It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
1961   Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
1959   On the Beach (1959)
1958   The Defiant Ones (1958)