Rudolf Biebrach (24 November 1866 – 5 September 1938) was a German

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and

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. He directed over 70 films between 1909 and 1930; and he appeared as an actor in nearly 110 films between 1909 and 1938. In his youth, Biebrach had worked for some years as an engraver. He got his first engagement as an actor in

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during 1890/1891. After a long career as a stage actor, Biebrach managed to become a successful director and character actor in the German film during the 1910s. He directed many films with

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and Lotte Neumann.

Selected filmography

Actor

* '' No Sin on the Alpine Pastures'' (1915) * '' The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * ''

The Giant's Fist ''The Giant's Fist'' (German: ''Die Faust des Riesen'') is a 1917 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten and Johannes Riemann.Kreimeier p.37 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lu ...

'' (1917) * '' Mountain Air'' (1917) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1918) * '' The Blue Lantern'' (1918) * '' The Ringwall Family'' (1918) * '' The Salamander Ruby'' (1918) * '' The Lady, the Devil and the Model'' (1918) * '' Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * '' Put to the Test'' (1918) * '' The Victors'' (1918) * '' Rose Bernd'' (1919) * '' The Spinning Ball'' (1919) * '' The Legend of Holy Simplicity'' (1920) * '' Hundemamachen'' (1920) * '' The Solemn Oath'' (1921) * ''

Seafaring Is Necessary ''Seafaring Is Necessary'' (German: ''Seefahrt ist Not'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Hans Marr, Lucie Höflich and Ilka Grüning. It is based on a novel by Gorch Fock.Das Ufa-Buch p.76 The fi ...

'' (1921) * '' Kean'' (1921) * '' Shadows of the Past'' (1922) * '' The Secret of Brinkenhof'' (1923) * '' Felicitas Grolandin'' (1923) * '' The Love of a Queen'' (1923) * '' Carlos and Elisabeth'' (1924) * '' The Four Marriages of Matthias Merenus'' (1924) * '' The Adventures of Sybil Brent'' (1925) * '' Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * '' False Shame'' (1926) * '' The Poacher'' (1926) * '' Eva and the Grasshopper'' (1927) * '' The Woman in the Cupboard'' (1927) * '' Sajenko the Soviet'' (1928) * '' The Beaver Coat'' (1928) * '' Mary Lou'' (1928) * '' Guilty'' (1928) * '' Scandal in Baden-Baden'' (1929) * '' Children of the Street'' (1929) * '' The Man with the Frog'' (1929) * '' Come Back, All Is Forgiven'' (1929) * '' Peter the Mariner'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Hocuspocus'' (1930) * '' Love in the Ring'' (1930) * '' A Student's Song of Heidelberg'' (1930) * '' The White Devil'' (1930) * '' Waltz of Love'' (1930) * '' The Street Song'' (1931) * '' Between Night and Dawn'' (1931) * ''

Emil and the Detectives ''Emil and the Detectives'' () is a 1929 novel set mainly in Berlin, by the German writer Erich Kästner and illustrated by Walter Trier. It was Kästner's first major success and the only one of his pre-1945 works to escape Nazi censorship. The ...

'' (1931) * '' The Scoundrel'' (1931) * '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932) * '' Two Hearts Beat as One'' (1932) * '' Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (1933) * '' Love Must Be Understood'' (1933) * '' Black Fighter Johanna'' (1934) * ''

One Too Many on Board ''One Too Many on Board'' () is a 1935 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lída Baarová, Albrecht Schoenhals and René Deltgen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 275 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets ...

'' (1935) * ''

If It Were Not for Music ''Wenn die Musik nicht wär'' (English: ''If It Were Not for Music'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Hörbiger, Willi Schaeffers and Ida Wüst. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. I ...

'' (1935) * '' Inkognito'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Escapade'' (1936)

Director

* '' No Sin on the Alpine Pastures'' (1915) * '' Christa Hartungen'' (1917) * ''

'' (1917) * '' Imprisoned Soul'' (1917) * '' Mountain Air'' (1917) * '' The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach'' (1917) * '' The Princess of Neutralia'' (1917) * '' The Blue Lantern'' (1918) * '' Put to the Test'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' The Ringwall Family'' (1918) * '' The Lady, the Devil and the Model'' (1918) * '' The Salamander Ruby'' (1918) * '' Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * '' Countess Kitchenmaid'' (1918) * '' The Victors'' (1918) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1918) * '' Her Sport'' (1919) * '' The Spinning Ball'' (1919) * '' Ruth's Two Husbands'' (1919) * ''

A Drive into the Blue ''A Drive into the Blue'' (German: ''Die Fahrt ins Blaue'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg Alexander, and Jakob Tiedtke.Bock & Bergfelder p.372 It was shot at the Tempelhof S ...

'' (1919) * '' The Living Dead'' (1919) * '' Monika Vogelsang'' (1920) * '' Hundemamachen'' (1920) * ''

The Woman in Doctor's Garb ''The Woman in Doctor's Garb'' (German: ''Die Frau im Doktorhut'') is a 1920 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Lotte Neumann and Felix Basch.Grange p.68 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1920) * '' The Solemn Oath'' (1921) * ''

'' (1921) * '' The Three Aunts'' (1921) * '' The Adventure of Doctor Kircheisen'' (1921) * '' Shadows of the Past'' (1922) * '' Felicitas Grolandin'' (1923) * '' To a Woman of Honour'' (1924) * '' The Searching Soul'' (1925) * '' The Woman in the Cupboard'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928)

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Biebrach, Rudolf 1866 births 1938 deaths German male film actors Film directors from Saxony German male silent film actors Male actors from Leipzig 20th-century German male actors Film people from Leipzig German silent film directors