Emil Hasler (November 8, 1901 – January 15, 1986) was a German art director who worked on more than a hundred films during his career. These included a number of

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classics such as ''

Diary of a Lost Girl ''Diary of a Lost Girl'' (german: Tagebuch einer Verlorenen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring American silent star Louise Brooks. It is shot in black and white, and various versions of the film range from 79 m ...

, M'' and ''

The Blue Angel ''The Blue Angel'' (german: Der blaue Engel) is a 1930 German musical comedy-drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg, and starring Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings and Kurt Gerron. Written by Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller and Rober ...

''.Prawer p.12 He later worked in Nazi era cinema on films like ''

Robert Koch Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch ( , ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera (though the bacteri ...

'' and '' Münchhausen''.

Selected filmography

* ''

Monika Vogelsang ''Monika Vogelsang'' is a 1920 German silent historical drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Hartmann and Ernst Deutsch.Bock & Bergfelder p.372 The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasle ...

'' (1920) * ''

Always Be True and Faithful ''Always Be True and Faithful'' (german: Üb' immer Treu' und Redlichkeit ) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Rosa Valetti and Julius E. Herrmann.Bock & Bergfelder p. 524 The film's set ...

'' (1927) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * '' Odette'' (1928) * ''

'' (1929) * '' The Fourth from the Right'' (1929) * ''

Three Days Confined to Barracks ''Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (German: ''Drei Tage Mittelarrest'') is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Max Adalbert, Ida Wüst, and Gretl Theimer. The film is a farce set around a military barracks. It was a m ...

'' (1930) * ''

Twice Married ''Twice Married'' (german: Zweimal Hochzeit) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Liane Haid, Ralph Arthur Roberts, and Lucie Englisch. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler Emil Hasler ( ...

'' (1930) * '' Shadows of the Underworld'' (1931) * '' M'' (1931) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1931) * ''

What Women Dream ''What Women Dream'' (german: Was Frauen träumen) is a 1933 German comedy crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Nora Gregor, Gustav Fröhlich, and Otto Wallburg. In 1934, it was remade as an American film ''One Exciting Adve ...

'' (1933) * '' The Castle in the South'' (1933) * '' Dream Castle'' (1933) * ''

Spring Parade ''Spring Parade'' is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. It is a remake of the 1934 film. Plot Based on a story by Ernst Marischka, the film is about a Hungarian woman who attends a Viennese ...

'' (1934) * '' Farewell Waltz'' (1934) * '' Winter Night's Dream'' (1935) * ''

A Night on the Danube ''A Night on the Danube'' (german: Eine Nacht an der Donau) is 1935 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Olga Engl, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, and Gustav Waldau. Klaus p.145 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location i ...

'' (1935) * '' Pygmalion'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

Stradivarius A Stradivarius is one of the violins, violas, cellos and other string instruments built by members of the Italian family Stradivari, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), during the 17th and 18th centuries. They are c ...

'' (1935) * '' The Empress's Favourite '' (1936) * '' The Castle in Flanders'' (1936) * ''

The Cabbie's Song ''The Cabbie's Song'' (german: Fiakerlied) is a 1936 German romantic drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Gusti Huber, and Franz Schafheitlin. The film offers a nostalgic view of Vienna during the old Imperial Era. It ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Premiere'' (1937) * '' The Irresistible Man'' (1937) * '' The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1938) * ''

Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything ''Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything'' (german: Napoleon ist an allem schuld) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Curt Goetz and starring Goetz, Valerie von Martens and Paul Henckels.Kreimeier p. 287 It marked the German debut of the Norweg ...

'' (1938) * ''

'' (1939) * ''

The Three Codonas ''The Three Codonas'' (german: Die drei Codonas) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Ernst von Klipstein and Josef Sieber. It is based on the life of the circus performer Alfredo Codona. I ...

'' (1940) * '' Münchhausen'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

Chemistry and Love ''Chemistry and Love'' (german: Chemie und Liebe) is a 1948 East German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hans Nielsen, Tilly Lauenstein and Ralph Lothar. It is an anti-capitalist satire inspired by a stage play by the c ...

'' (1948) * ''

Nights on the Nile ''Nights on the Nile'' (german: Nächte am Nil) is a 1949 West German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Sonja Ziemann, Wolfgang Lukschy and Kurt Seifert.Bock & Bergfelder p. 33 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios ...

'' (1949) * ''

A Rare Lover ''A Rare Lover'' or ''Pikanterie'' (german: Eine seltene Geliebte) is a 1950 West German romance film directed by Alfred Braun and starring Susanne von Almassy, Irene von Meyendorff and Curd Jürgens.Bock & Bergfelder p.232 The film's sets were ...

'' (1950) * ''

Not Without Gisela ''Not Without Gisela'' (german: link=no, Es geht nicht ohne Gisela) is a 1951 West German musical comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Peter Mosbacher, Eva Ingeborg Scholz and Hilde Sessak.Bliersbach p. 49 It was shot at the Spandau ...

'' (1951) * '' The Chaste Libertine'' (1952) * ''

The Colourful Dream ''The Colourful Dream'' (german: Der bunte Traum) is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Josef Meinrad and Ursula Grabley. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with some loca ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Prince of Pappenheim ''The Prince of Pappenheim'' (German: ''Der Fürst von Pappenheim'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Mona Maris, Curt Bois and Dina Gralla. Bois' character of an ambitious young man was closely mode ...

'' (1952) * '' The Dancing Heart'' (1953) * '' The Stronger Woman'' (1953) * ''

A Life for Do ''A Life for Do'' (german: Ein Leben für Do) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Söhnker, Paola Loew and Heidi Becker. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location around Lucern ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

The Beautiful Master ''The Beautiful Master'' (German: ''Die schöne Meisterin'') is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Herta Staal, Paul Bösiger and Walter Gross.Höfig p.338 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1956) * '' Precocious Youth'' (1957) * '' The Count of Luxemburg'' (1957) * '' The Simple Girl'' (1957) * '' Just Once a Great Lady'' (1957) * ''

Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love ''Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love'' (german: Italienreise – Liebe inbegriffen) is a 1958 West German romantic comedy film directed by Wolfgang Becker and starring Paul Hubschmid, Susanne Cramer and Hannelore Schroth.Schrader & Winkler p. ...

'' (1958) * '' Munchhausen in Africa'' (1958) * ''

The Death Ship ''The Death Ship'' (German title: ''Das Totenschiff'') is a novel by the pseudonymous author known as B. Traven. Originally published in German in 1926, and in English in 1934, it was Traven's first major success and is still the author's secon ...

'' (1959) * '' What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime'' (1959) * ''

The Red Hand ''The Red Hand'' (German: ''Die rote Hand'') is a 1960 West German crime thriller film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Paul Hubschmid, Hannes Messemer and Eleonora Rossi Drago.Bock & Bergfelder p.219 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1960) * '' Her Most Beautiful Day'' (1962)

References

Bibliography

* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

* 1901 births 1986 deaths German art directors Film people from Berlin {{Germany-film-bio-stub