Heinz Paul (13 August 1893 – 14 March 1983) was a German

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and director. He was married to the actress Hella Moja.

Selected filmography

Director

* ''

The Street of Forgetting ''The Street of Forgetting'' (German:''Die Straße des Vergessens'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hella Moja, Henry Stuart and Ida Wüst.Nelmes & Selbo The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bot ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Dice Game of Life ''The Dice Game of Life'' (German:''Des Lebens Würfelspiel'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Frida Richard, Hella Moja and Margarete Lanner.Grange p.203 The film's art direction was by Botho Hoefer and Bernhard ...

'' (1925) * ''

Department Store Princess ''Department Store Princess'' (German: ''Die Warenhausprinzessin'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hella Moja, Hans Albers and Paul Heidemann. No copies of the film are known to survive. The film's sets were ...

'' (1926) * ''

U-9 Weddigen ''U-9 Weddigen'' is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Carl de Vogt, Mathilde Sussin and Fritz Alberti. The film is based on the exploits of the submarine SM ''U-9'' under the command of Otto Weddigen during the F ...

'' (1927) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''

The Carousel of Death ''The Carousel of Death'' (German: ''Das Karussell des Todes'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Claire Rommer, Anton Pointner and Jean Murat.Krautz p.135 The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Soh ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Woman of Yesterday and Tomorrow ''The Woman of Yesterday and Tomorrow'' (German: ''Die Frau von gestern und morgen'') is a 1928 Austrian silent drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Arlette Marchal, Vivian Gibson, Livio Pavanelli.Klapdor p.241 It is based on the novel ...

'' (1928) * '' Marriage in Name Only'' (1930) * ''

The Love Market ''The Love Market'' (german: Der Liebesmarkt) is a 1930 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Jean Murat, Erna Morena, and Renée Héribel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. ...

'' (1930) * ''

Namensheirat ''Marriage in Name Only'' (german: Namensheirat) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Evelyn Holt, Erika Dannhoff, and Wolfgang Zilzer Wolfgang Zilzer (January 20, 1901 – June 26, 1991) was a German-American stag ...

'' (1930) * ''

Student Life in Merry Springtime ''Student Life in Merry Springtime'' (German:''Student sein, wenn die Veilchen blühen'') is a 1931 German musical film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Franz Baumann, Anita Dorris and Fritz Alberti.The Film Daily Year Book p.381 The film's ...

'' (1931) * '' The Other Side'' (1931) * ''

Circus Life ''Circus Life'' (Austrian title, ''Zirkus Leben'', German: ''Schatten der Manege'') is a 1931 German mystery drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Liane Haid, Oscar Marion and Trude Berliner. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Be ...

'' (1931) * '' Tannenberg'' (1932) * '' Trenck'' (1932) * ''

Marschall Vorwärts ''Marshal Forwards'' (german: Marschall Vorwärts) is a 1932 German historical war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Paul Wegener, Traute Carlsen and Hans Graf von Schwerin. It portrays the life of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, a Germa ...

'' (1932) * '' William Tell'' (1934) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1934) * '' Miracle of Flight'' (1935) * ''

Paul and Pauline ''Paul and Pauline'' (German: ''Paul und Pauline'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Ludwig Manfred Lommel, Trude Hesterberg and Erika Helmke. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Marienfelde in Berlin.Klaus p.1 ...

'' (1936) * ''

Hilde and the Volkswagen ''Hilde and the Volkswagen'' (german: Hilde und die vier PS) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Ludwig Manfred Lommel, Grethe Weiser and Hilde Schneider. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.97 Cast ...

'' (1936) * ''

Comrades at Sea ''Comrades at Sea'' (german: Kameraden auf See) is a 1938 German war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Theodor Loos, Ingeborg Hertel and Julius Brandt. The film is set during the Spanish Civil War, which it portrays as a Communist uprising ...

'' (1938) * '' Come Back to Me'' (1944) * ''

Good Fortune in Ohio ''Good Fortune in Ohio'' (german: Glück aus Ohio) is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hermann Brix, Edith Prager and Loni Heuser.Goble p.780 Cast * Hermann Brix as Gustl Kreuder * Edith Prager as Kathrin, seine ...

'' (1950) * ''

Operation Edelweiss The Battle of the Caucasus is a name given to a series of Axis and Soviet operations in the Caucasus area on the Eastern Front of World War II. On 25 July 1942, German troops captured Rostov-on-Don, Russia, opening the Caucasus region of t ...

'' (1954) * ''

Marriages Forbidden ''Marriages Forbidden'' (german: Heiraten verboten) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Ingeborg Cornelius, Helga Franck and Siegfried Breuer.Höfig p.343 It was one of many heimatfilm made during the decade. ...

'' (1957) * ''

The Elephant in a China Shop ''The Elephant in a China Shop'' (german: Der Elefant im Porzellanladen) is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Carl Wery, Mara Lane and Dietmar Schönherr.Lentz p.307 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1958) * ''

Hula-Hopp, Conny ''Hula-Hopp, Conny'' is a 1959 West German musical comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Cornelia Froboess, Rudolf Vogel and Susi Nicoletti.Bock & Berfelder p.137 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were design ...

'' (1959) * '' Oriental Nights'' (1960)

Producer

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

Screenwriter

* '' Countess Walewska'' (1920)

Bibliography

* Kester, Bernadette. ''Film Front Weimar: Representations of the First World War in German films of the Weimar Period (1919-1933)''. Amsterdam University Press, 2003.

External links

* 1893 births 1983 deaths Film people from Munich {{Germany-film-director-stub