Frank Wisbar
German film director and screenwriter

Frank Wisbar

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German film director and screenwriter
Gender:
Male
Places:
GermanyUnited States of America
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Film directorScreenwriterFilm producer
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
9 December 1899(Sovetsk)
Death:
17 March 1967(Mainz)
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Frank Wisbar (born Franz Wysbar 9 December 1899 – 17 March 1967) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1932 and 1967 in Germany and the United States, as well as amassing many television credits. He was a member of the jury at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

  • Anna and Elizabeth (1933)
  • Rivalen der Luft (1934)
  • Hermine und die sieben Aufrechten (1935) i.e. Hermine and the Honorable Seven (awarded in the Third Reich, cf. Nazism and cinema)
  • Die Unbekannte (1936)
  • Fährmann Maria (de) (1936)
  • Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1945)
  • Strangler of the Swamp (1945)
  • Devil Bat's Daughter (1946)
  • Lighthouse (1947)
  • Haie und kleine Fische (de) (1957)
  • Nasser Asphalt (1958)
  • Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959)
  • Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen (de) (1959)
  • Fabrik der Offiziere (de) (1960)
  • Barbara (1961)
  • The Legion's Last Patrol (1962)
  • Durchbruch Lok 234 (de) (1963)