Ben Barzman

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Ben Barzman (October 12, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was a Canadian journalist, screenwriter, and novelist, blacklisted during the McCarthy Era and best known for his screenplays for the films Back to Bataan (1945), El Cid (1961), and The Blue Max (1966). He was born in Toronto, Ontario to a Jewish f...

Born: October 12, 1910 in Toronto, Canada

Died: December 15, 1989 (age 79)

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Known For

6.7

The Heroes of Telemark

Movies & TV Credits

23 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Normande Movie	6.0	Writing	Writer	1975
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak Movie	7.5	Writing	Writer	1975
The Assassination Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1972
The Heroes of Telemark Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay	1965
The Fall of the Roman Empire Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1964
The Visit Movie	7.2	Writing	Screenplay	1964
The Ceremony Movie	5.4	Writing	Screenplay	1963
El Cid Movie	7.3	Writing	Screenplay	1961
Blind Date Movie	6.5	Writing	Screenplay	1959
Incognito Movie	5.4	Writing	Adaptation	1958
He Who Must Die Movie	7.3	Writing	Writer	1957
Time Without Pity Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay	1957
Oasis Movie	5.3	Writing	Writer	1955
Stranger on the Prowl Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1952
Young Man with Ideas Movie	5.8	Crew	Additional Writing	1952
It Happened in Paris Movie	5.9	Writing	Writer	1952
The Faithful City Movie	5.1	Writing	Screenplay	1952
Give Us This Day Movie	7.1	Writing	Screenplay	1949
The Boy with Green Hair Movie	6.5	Writing	Writer	1948
Never Say Goodbye Movie	6.5	Writing	Story	1946
Back to Bataan Movie	6.7	Writing	Screenplay	1945
True to Life Movie	6.3	Writing	Story	1943
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith Movie	6.2	Writing	Screenplay	1943

Ben Barzman

Known For

Back to Bataan

El Cid

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Heroes of Telemark

Movies & TV Credits