▁both ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁Imperial ▁Japan . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁black list ed ▁under ▁the ▁susp icion ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁commun ist ▁sympath izer . ▁Dec iding ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁anti - comm un ist ▁host ility ▁to ▁cool , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁left ▁for ▁Europe : ▁here ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁few ▁films . ▁In ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁he ▁made ▁other ▁films ▁before ▁leaving ▁for ▁Europe , ▁but ▁his ▁post war ▁films ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁power ▁as ▁the ▁early ▁works . ▁He ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁in ▁television ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s ▁on . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁to ▁make ▁two ▁more ▁films : ▁Ocean ' s ▁ 1 1 ▁st arring ▁the ▁Rat ▁Pack ▁including ▁Frank ▁Sin atra ▁and ▁Dean ▁Martin , ▁and ▁Mut iny ▁on ▁the ▁B ount y ▁st arring ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando . ▁The ▁original ▁Ocean ' s ▁ 1 1 ▁worked , ▁but ▁Mut iny ▁on ▁the ▁B ount y ▁became ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁bomb . ▁With ▁no ▁other ▁work ▁to ▁do , ▁he ▁turned ▁to ▁TV ▁work ▁which ▁he ▁dis lik ed , ▁then ▁left ▁direct ing ▁as ▁his ▁health ▁began ▁failing . ▁Mil estone ▁died ▁from ▁natural ▁causes ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁five ▁days ▁short ▁of ▁his ▁ 8 5 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁Lewis ▁Mil estone ' s ▁final ▁request ▁before ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1