Rochus Gliese (6 January 1891 — 22 December 1978) was a German

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, director,

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, and

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of early films from the 1910s and 1920s. He was born in

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. He is most remembered in the

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for his work as an art director on the film '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans''. Most of his other films did not receive wide release in the United States. His final film as a director was 1930's '' Chasing Fortune'', though he did some behind-the-scenes roles through the 1930s and in the 1950s. His final work was 1955's ', where he worked as a

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. He died in 1978 in Berlin.

Main filmography

Director

* ''

Rübezahl's Wedding ''Rübezahl's Wedding'' (German: ''Rübezahls Hochzeit'') is a 1916 German silent fantasy drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and Paul Wegener and starring Wegener, Lyda Salmonova, and Georg Jacoby. It was the first in a trilogy of fairytale f ...

'' (co-director: Paul Wegener, 1916) * '' The Yogi'' (co-director: Paul Wegener, 1916) * '' The Galley Slave'' (co-director: Paul Wegener, 1919) * '' The Lost Shadow'' (1921) * '' Duke Ferrante's End'' (director: Paul Wegener, 1922), uncredited * ''

The Burning Secret ''The Burning Secret'' (german: Brennendes Geheimnis) is a 1933 Austrian-German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Alfred Abel, Hilde Wagener and Hans Joachim Schaufuß. It was based on the novella of the same title by Stefan ...

'' (1923) * ''

Comedy of the Heart ''Comedy of the Heart'' (German: ''Komödie des Herzens'') is a 1924 German silent romance film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Lil Dagover, Nigel Barrie and Alexander Murski. It premiered at the Tauentzienpalast in Berlin on 30 Septe ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Found Bride ''The Found Bride'' (Germany: ''Die gefundene Braut'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Xenia Desni, André Mattoni and Jenny Jugo. It premiered on 28 April 1925 at the Tauentzienpalast in Berlin.Har ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Pink Diamond ''The Pink Diamond'' (german: Der rosa Diamant) is a 1926 German silent comedy-drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Xenia Desni, Rudolf Klein-Rogge and William Dieterle. It was based on the play ''Karriere'' by Richard Kepler. The ...

'' (1926) * ''

People on Sunday ''People on Sunday'' (german: Menschen am Sonntag) is a 1930 German silent drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer from a screenplay by Robert and Curt Siodmak. The film follows a group of residents of Berlin on a summer's day du ...

'' (co-directors:

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, Edgar G. Ulmer, 1930) * '' Chasing Fortune'' (1930)

Art director

* '' The Golem'' (1915) * '' The Yogi'' (1916) * ''

'' (1916) * ''

The Golem and the Dancing Girl ''The Golem and the Dancing Girl'' (original German title: ) is a 1917 German silent comedy horror film. It is part of a trilogy, preceded by '' The Golem'' (1915) and followed by '' The Golem: How He Came into the World'' (1920). Paul Wegene ...

'' (1917) * '' Hans Trutz in the Land of Plenty'' (1917) * '' The Foreign Prince'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

The Oyster Princess ''The Oyster Princess'' (german: Die Austernprinzessin) is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Victor Janson, Ossi Oswalda and Harry Liedtke. It is a grotesque comedy in four acts about an American milliona ...

'' (1919) * ''

Helmsman Holk ''Helmsman Holk'' (German:''Steuermann Holk'') is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and Ludwig Wolff and starring Asta Nielsen and Paul Wegener.Kapczynski & Richardson p.88 Cast In alphabetical order * Theodor Loos as J ...

'' (1920) * '' Catherine the Great'' (1920) * '' The Burning Soil'' (1922) * '' Alexandra'' (1922) * '' Der Kampf ums Ich'' (1922) * '' The Love Nest'' (1922) * ''

'' (1923) * '' The Expulsion'' (1923) * ''

Finances of the Grand Duke ''The Grand Duke's Finances'' (german: Die Finanzen des Großherzogs) is a 1924 silent German comedy film directed by F. W. Murnau. Plot The Grand Duke of Abacco is heir to a small and heavily indebted Mediterranean island. The Grand Duke is ...

'' (1924) * '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'' (1927) * '' The Main Event'' (1927) * ''

A City Upside Down ''A City Upside Down'' (german: Eine Stadt steht Kopf) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring S.Z. Sakall, Jenny Jugo and Hermann Thimig. It is based on the 1836 play ''The Government Inspector'' by Nikolai Gogo ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1935), costume designer * '' Dance on the Volcano'' (1938) * '' Ein Walzer mit dir'' (1943) * ''

Hanna Amon ''Hanna Amon'' is a 1951 German Agfacolor drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Lutz Moik and Ilse Steppat. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios and on location in Upper Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1951) * '' Ein Polterabend'' (1955) * ' (1956)

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* 1891 births 1978 deaths Film people from Berlin {{Germany-film-director-stub

Main filmography

Director

Art director

See also

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