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Samuel Bronston (né Bronstein; [1] 7 August 1908 – 12 January 1994) was a Bessarabian-born American film producer and media executive. His films have earned a total of seven Academy Award nominations. Born in Bessarabia, Russian Empire (present day Moldova), Bronston immigrated into the United States in 1937.
Samuel Bronston was a Russian-born producer who made several large-scale historical movies in the 1960s, such as El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire and 55 Days at Peking. He also built a huge studio complex near Madrid, Spain, and faced financial difficulties and legal troubles.
Producer Samuel Bronston had grand ambitions for 55 Days at Peking, and the film represents the epic moviemaking that characterized the golden age of Hollywood. The battle sequences are stunning in their scope, and Beijing was re-created in elaborate and enormous sets.
Jan 15, 1994 · Samuel Bronston, a Hollywood film producer whose credits include the historical epics "El Cid," "King of Kings" and "Fall of the Roman Empire," died on Wednesday at Mercy Hospital in Sacramento,...
Samuel Bronston was born on March 26, 1908 in Bessarabia, Russian Empire [now Moldova]. He was a producer, known for El Cid (1961), The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) and John Paul Jones (1959). He died on January 12, 1994 in Sacramento, California, USA.
Nov 3, 2022 · Even by Hollywood’s notorious standards, independent producer Samuel Bronston went from boom to bust in record time – three years flat. But by the time he left he had fuelled the roadshow boom, infuriated Hollywood by raising the bar for actor salaries ($1 million for Sophia Loren) and delighted the industry by opening up Spain…
Jan 20, 1994 · FOR A BRIEF period in the early Sixties, Samuel Bronston created a film-making empire in Spain where he produced some of the most expansive and spectacular historical epics in film history. He...
