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  1. The Mirisch Company was an American film production company owned by Walter Mirisch and his brothers, Marvin and Harold Mirisch. The company also had sister firms known at various times as Mirisch Production Company , Mirisch Pictures Inc. , Mirisch Films , and The Mirisch Corporation .

  2. Feb 28, 2023 · By Alex Williams. Feb. 28, 2023. Walter Mirisch, a film producer who with his two brothers ran a pioneering independent production company that helped bring to the screen a raft of canonical films ...

  3. Feb 26, 2023 · In 1961, The Mirisch Company produced West Side Story, the Oscar-winning adaptation of Leonard Bernstein’s musical. Walter Mirisch himself was not credited as a producer on every Mirisch Company ...

  4. Feb 26, 2023 · In the mid-20th century, Mirisch was one of the most lauded and powerful producers in Hollywood. In 1957, he founded The Mirisch Company with his brothers Harold and Marvin — the banner was tied ...

  5. The Mirisch Company (pronounced "meerish") was a production company that was formed in August 1957 by the Mirisch brothers (Walter, Marvin, and Harold) when they produced movies in association with and released through United Artists. UA would later acquire them on March 1, 1963 for $1.8 million.

  6. The Great Escape. July 4, 1963. The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II.

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  8. Jun 21, 2024 · Walter Mortimer Mirisch was an American film producer. He was the president and executive head of production of The Mirisch Corporation, an independent film production company which he formed in 1957 with his brother, Marvin, and half-brother, Harold. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of In the Heat of the Night (1967).

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