Occupation Film director, actor Years active 1929-1968 | Name Werner Klingler Role Film director | |
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Born 23 October 1903 ( 1903-10-23 ) Stuttgart, Germany Died June 23, 1972, Berlin, Germany Movies Titanic, Ordered to Love, Das Geheimnis der schw, The Dirty Game, Journey's End Similar People Herbert Selpin, Sybille Schmitz, Hans Nielsen, Charlotte Thiele, Joachim Hansen | ||
Klinger Harvard Lecture 2007
Karl Adolf Kurt Werner Klingler (23 October 1903 – 23 June 1972) was a German film director and actor. He directed 29 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.
Contents
- Klinger Harvard Lecture 2007
- Titanic 1943 Film complet en VOSTFR
- Early Life
- Career
- Filmography
- References
Titanic (1943) - Film complet en VOSTFR
Early Life
Klingler acquired his first theatre experience in minor acting roles. He immigrated to the United States, where he played at a German-American theater in Milwaukee in 1925. Klinlger starred in films, such as Howard Hughes' "Hell's Angels," Wilhelm Dieterle's "The Dance Goes On", and a German-American version of "Those Who Dance".
Career
Klingler met Luis Trenker to film "Mountains on Fire". Klingler directed "SOS Eisberg" (1933), "The Prodigal Son (1934 film)" and "Die letzten Vier von Santa Cruz" (1936)." Klingler regressed to Germany. His new titles included "Condottieri (1937 film)", "Liebesbriefe aus dem Engadin" (1938), "Die letzte Runde" (1940), and "Wetterleuchten um Barbara" (1941). Klingler replaced the allegedly executed director, Herbert Selpin, for "Titanic." After the epic film was banned, Klingler's "Die Degenhardts" (1944) was banned the following year. Klingler was unable to complete "The Man in the Saddle (1945 film)" due to the Battle of Berlin. His postwar credits include "Raid (1947 film)" (1947) and "Arche Nora" (1948). He returned to Hollywood only to be rejected.
Klingler directed "Aus dem Tagebuch eines Frauenarztes" (1959) and "Spy for Germany" (1956).
Klingler released the film, "Lebensborn" (1961), about the Nazi Eugenics system. He filmed a version of Bryan Edgar Wallace's Death Packs a Suitcase under the title, Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer His last film was "Straßenbekanntschaften auf St. Pauli" (1968).