Anthony Mann, born Emil Anton Bundsmann (San Diego, 1906 – Berlin, 1967), was an American film director and producer. He began his career in the 1940s, establishing himself in the film noir genre with essential works such as *T-Men* and *Raw Deal*. His fame is primarily linked to the redefinition of the Western genre in the 1950s, thanks especially to his partnership with actor James Stewart. Together, they created masterpieces characterized by tormented protagonists and an innovative use of landscape as a mirror of the characters' psychology, including *Winchester '73*, *The Naked Spur*, and *The Man from Laramie*. In the final years of his career, he directed highly successful historical epics such as *El Cid* and *The Fall of the Roman Empire*. Although he never won an Academy Award for Best Director, his body of work has been re-evaluated by critics as fundamental to the evolution of American cinema, and he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died during the filming of his final film, *A Dandy in Aspic*.