Emil Burri
German screenwriter

Emil Burri

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German screenwriter
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Birth:
(Munich)
Death:
(Munich)
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Introduction

Emil Burri (1902–1966) was a German playwright and screenwriter who worked on around fifty films during his career, a prominent figure in both Nazi era and post-war German cinema. He also directed the 1942 film Beloved World, his only directorial credit. In 1955 he wrote the screenplay for the Austrian historical heimatfilm Dunja.
In the theatre he was known as a collaborator with Bertolt Brecht.

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

  • Inge and the Millions (1933)
  • The Green Domino (1935)
  • Königswalzer (1935)
  • Boccaccio (1936)
  • Faded Melody (1938)
  • A Woman Like You (1939)
  • Enemies (1940)
  • Tonelli (1943)
  • Orient Express (1944)
  • Chased by the Devil (1950)
  • Königswalzer (1955)
  • Escape from Sahara (1958)
  • Stefanie (1958)

Director

  • Beloved World (1942)