Gottfried Reinhardt
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Born | Los Angeles, California , US | 20 March 1913
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1952 – 1965 |
Gottfried Reinhardt (20 March 1913 – 19 July 1994) was an Austrian-born American film director and producer.
Biography
Reinhardt was born in Berlin, the son of the Austrian theater director Max Reinhardt (until 1904: Max Goldmann), manager of the Deutsches Theater, and his first wife Else Heims. Gottfried attended the Französisches Gymnasium Berlin and began his career as an actor and director at his father's stage.
In 1932, he went on a study visit to the US, where he remained after the
Reinhardt gave his debut as a director with Invitation in 1952. Two years later he worked in West Germany; his film version Before Sundown of Gerhart Hauptmann's drama Vor Sonnenuntergang starring Hans Albers won the Golden Bear (Audience award) at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Gottfried Reinhardt was the stepfather of U.S. federal judge Stephen Reinhardt.[2] He died of pancreatic cancer.[3]
Selected filmography
- The Great Waltz (1938, writer)
- Bridal Suite (1939, writer)
- Two-Faced Woman (1941, producer)
- The Red Badge of Courage (1951, producer)
- Invitation (1952)
- Young Man with Ideas (1952, producer)
- The Story of Three Loves (1953)
- Betrayed (1954)
- Before Sundown (1956)
- Menschen im Hotel (1959)
- Abschied von den Wolken (1959)
- Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)
- Town Without Pity (1961)
- Jedermann (1961)
- Eleven Years and One Day (1963)
- Situation Hopeless ... But Not Serious(1965)
- Der Kommissar: Im Jagdhaus (1974, TV series episode)
References
- ^ "6th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
External links
- Reinhardt, Gottfried at IMDb