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 Gießen 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 Henny Porten and

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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 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 Ludwig Kainer. ...

'' (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 ''Rose Bernd'' is a stage drama in five acts by Gerhart Hauptmann. It premiered on 31 October 1903 in Berlin. Characters Plot Rose Bernd speaks to a friend, Flamm, with whom she is now uncomfortable. He flirts with her: "Rosie, give me your d ...

'' (1919) * '' The Spinning Ball'' (1919) * '' The Legend of Holy Simplicity'' (1920) * ''

Hundemamachen ''Hundemamachen'' (''The Little Dog Mom'') is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Ossi Oswalda, Emil Biron and Ferry Sikla.Bock & Bergfelder p.353 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Wi ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Solemn Oath ''The Solemn Oath'' (German: ''Das Gelübde'') is a 1921 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Theodor Loos, Lotte Neumann and Eugen Rex. It premiered in Berlin on 7 June 1921.Grange p.93-94 The film's art directio ...

'' (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 film ...

'' (1921) * '' Kean'' (1921) * '' Shadows of the Past'' (1922) * ''

The Secret of Brinkenhof ''The Secret of Brinkenhof'' (german: Das Geheimnis von Brinkenhof) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Svend Gade and starring Henny Porten, Paul Henckels and Rudolf Biebrach.Grange p. 159 The art director Heinrich Beisenherz worked ...

'' (1923) * '' Felicitas Grolandin'' (1923) * '' The Love of a Queen'' (1923) * ''

Carlos and Elisabeth ''Carlos and Elisabeth'' (german: Carlos und Elisabeth) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Eugen Klöpfer, and Aud Egede-Nissen. It is based on the play ''Don Carlos'' by Friedrich Schiller. ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Four Marriages of Matthias Merenus ''The Four Marriages of Matthias Merenus'' (german: Die vier Ehen des Matthias Merenus) is a 1924 German silent comedy film directed by Werner Funck and starring Grete Reinwald, Rudolf Biebrach and Margarete Kupfer. Cast * Grete Reinwald * Rud ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Adventures of Sybil Brent ''The Adventures of Sybil Brent'' (german: Das Abenteuer der Sibylle Brant) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Memo Benassi and Rudolf Biebrach.Grange p. 204 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berli ...

'' (1925) * '' Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * ''

False Shame ''False Shame'' (German:''Falsche Scham'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Biebrach, Olaf Storm and Eric Cordell. It premiered in Berlin on 15 March 1926.Grange p.221 Cast * Rudolf Biebrach as Sanit ...

'' (1926) * '' The Poacher'' (1926) * ''

Eva and the Grasshopper ''Eva and the Grasshopper'' (German: ''Jugendrausch'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Georg Asagaroff and Wladyslaw Starewicz and starring Camilla Horn, Gustav Fröhlich, and Warwick Ward.Krautz p. 361 The film's art direction was by ...

'' (1927) * '' The Woman in the Cupboard'' (1927) * ''

Sajenko the Soviet ''Sajenko the Soviet'' (German: ''Die geheime Macht'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Michael Bohnen, Suzy Vernon and Walter Rilla.Bock & Bergfelder p.33 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Ber ...

'' (1928) * '' The Beaver Coat'' (1928) * '' Mary Lou'' (1928) * '' Guilty'' (1928) * ''

Scandal in Baden-Baden ''Scandal in Baden-Baden'' (German: ''Skandal in Baden-Baden'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Brigitte Helm, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Henry Stuart.Bock & Bergfelder p.33 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1929) * '' Children of the Street'' (1929) * '' The Man with the Frog'' (1929) * '' Come Back, All Is Forgiven'' (1929) * ''

Peter the Mariner ''Peter the Mariner'' (german: Peter der Matrose) is a 1929 German silent comedy drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Renate Müller, and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berl ...

'' (1929) * '' High Treason'' (1929) * '' Hocuspocus'' (1930) * ''

Love in the Ring ''Love in the Ring'' (german: Liebe im Ring) is a 1930 German sports film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Max Schmeling, Renate Müller, and Olga Tschechowa.Waldman p. 160 Schmeling was a leading German boxer of the 1930s, and the fi ...

'' (1930) * '' A Student's Song of Heidelberg'' (1930) * '' The White Devil'' (1930) * '' Waltz of Love'' (1930) * ''

The Street Song ''The Street Song'' or ''The Streetsweeper'' (German: ''Gassenhauer'') is a 1931 German musical film, musical crime film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Ina Albrecht, Ernst Busch (actor), Ernst Busch and Albert Hoermann.Carol Anne Costabile-H ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Emil and the Detectives'' (1931) * '' The Scoundrel'' (1931) * '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932) * '' Two Hearts Beat as One'' (1932) * ''

Happy Days in Aranjuez ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (german: Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Brigitte Helm, Gustaf Gründgens and Wolfgang Liebeneiner. The film focus on a notorious jewel thief operat ...

'' (1933) * '' Love Must Be Understood'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

One Too Many on Board ''One Too Many on Board'' (german: Einer zuviel an Bord) 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 ...

'' (1935) * '' If It Were Not for Music'' (1935) * ''

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

Director

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

'' (1917) * ''

Imprisoned Soul ''Imprisoned Soul'' (german: Gefangene Seele) is a German silent drama film of 1917 directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Bildt, and Curt Goetz. A young woman, Violetta, falls under the hypnotic power of the villainous Baron ...

'' (1917) * '' Mountain Air'' (1917) * ''

The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach ''The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach'' (German: ''Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach'') is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Emil Jannings and Ludwig Trautmann. The film was based on a novel by Emmi Elert ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Princess of Neutralia ''The Princess of Neutralia'' (German: ''Die Prinzessin von Neutralien'') is a 1917 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Bildt and Hermann Picha. Plot After a wealthy young woman rejects the propo ...

'' (1917) * '' The Blue Lantern'' (1918) * '' Put to the Test'' (1918) * '' Precious Stones'' (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 ''Countess Kitchenmaid'' (German: ''Gräfin Küchenfee'') is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Heinrich Schroth and Martin Lübbert. While her mistress is away on an adulterous adventure, a y ...

'' (1918) * '' The Victors'' (1918) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1918) * ''

Her Sport ''Her Sport'' (German: ''Ihr Sport'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg H. Schnell and Hermann Thimig. A man-hating young woman tries to break up her friend's new marriage, but while ...

'' (1919) * '' The Spinning Ball'' (1919) * ''

Ruth's Two Husbands ''Ruth's Two Husbands'' (German: ''Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Curt Goetz and Meinhart Maur.Krautz p.105 The film's sets were designed by Kurt Dürnhöfer ...

'' (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 Studi ...

'' (1919) * '' The Living Dead'' (1919) * ''

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 Hasler an ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Woman in Doctor's Garb ''The Woman in Doctor's Garb'' (German: ''Die Frau im Doktorhut'') is a 1920 German 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 director Hans So ...

'' (1920) * ''

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

The Adventure of Doctor Kircheisen ''The Adventure of Doctor Kircheisen'' (german: Das Abenteuer des Dr. Kircheisen) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and stars Lotte Neumann, Hermann Thimig and Hans Marr. The script was by Robert Wiene, based on the ...

'' (1921) * '' Shadows of the Past'' (1922) * '' Felicitas Grolandin'' (1923) * '' To a Woman of Honour'' (1924) * ''

The Searching Soul ''The Searching Soul'' (german: Die suchende Seele) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Lucy Doraine. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse Carl Ludwig Kirmse (1888–1982) was ...

'' (1925) * '' The Woman in the Cupboard'' (1927) * '' Adam and Eve'' (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 Actors from Leipzig 20th-century German male actors Film people from Leipzig