Hans Wilhelm (screenwriter)
German screenwriter

Hans Wilhelm (screenwriter)

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German screenwriter
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Screenwriter
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
18 October 1904(Berlin, Germany)
Death:
23 December 1980(Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.)
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Hans Wilhelm (18 October 1904 – 23 December 1980) was a German screenwriter. Wilhelm was of Jewish heritage, and was forced to emigrate following the Nazi takeover in 1933. After going into exile he worked in a variety of countries including Britain, France and Turkey before eventually settling in the United States. He later returned to work in West Germany following the Second World War.

Selected filmography

  • Nick, King of the Chauffeurs (dir. Carl Wilhelm, 1925)
  • Violantha (dir. Carl Froelich, 1928)
  • The Fourth from the Right (dir. Conrad Wiene, 1929)
  • German Wine (dir. Carl Froelich, 1929)
  • The Last Fort (dir. Curtis Bernhardt, 1929)
  • Diary of a Coquette (dir. Constantin J. David, 1929)
  • Sinful and Sweet (dir. Karel Lamač, 1929)
  • The Last Company (dir. Curtis Bernhardt, 1930)
  • A Student's Song of Heidelberg (dir. Karl Hartl, 1930)
  • Queen of the Night (dir. Fritz Wendhausen, 1931)
  • Berlin-Alexanderplatz (dir. Phil Jutzi, 1931)
  • You Don't Forget Such a Girl (dir. Fritz Kortner, 1932)
  • No Money Needed (dir. Carl Boese, 1932)
  • Companion Wanted (dir. Joe May, 1932)
  • Two in a Car (dir. Joe May, 1932)
  • Thea Roland (dir. Henry Koster, 1932)
  • Liebelei (dir. Max Ophüls, 1933)
  • Everybody's Woman (dir. Max Ophüls, 1934)
  • The Dictator (dir. Victor Saville, 1935)
  • Under Western Eyes (dir. Marc Allégret, 1936)
  • Bank Holiday (dir. Carol Reed, 1938)
  • Prison Without Bars (dir. Brian Desmond Hurst, 1938)
  • The Novel of Werther (dir. Max Ophüls, 1938)
  • Conflict (dir. Léonide Moguy, 1938)
  • Beating Heart (dir. Henri Decoin, 1940)
  • Spy for a Day (dir. Mario Zampi, 1940)
  • The Thirteen Heroes (dir. Şadan Kâmil, 1943) - Remake of The Last Company (1930)
  • I Am a Fugitive (dir. Miguel M. Delgado, 1946)
  • Heartbeat (dir. Sam Wood, 1946) - Remake of Beating Heart (1940)
  • On an Island with You (dir. Richard Thorpe, 1948)
  • Once a Thief (dir. W. Lee Wilder, 1950)
  • The Prowler (dir. Joseph Losey, 1951)
  • No Time for Flowers (dir. Don Siegel, 1952)
  • Christine (dir. Pierre Gaspard-Huit, 1958) - Remake of Liebelei (1933)
  • Bombs on Monte Carlo (dir. Georg Jacoby, 1960)
  • Five Golden Hours (dir. Mario Zampi, 1961)
  • Dime with a Halo (dir. Boris Sagal, 1963)
  • Ganovenehre (de) (dir. Wolfgang Staudte, 1966)