Emil Burri (1902–1966) was a German

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and

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who worked on around fifty films during his career, a prominent figure in both

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and post-war German cinema. He also directed the 1942 film ''

Beloved World ''Beloved World'' () is a 1942 German romantic comedy film directed by Emil Burri and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Fritsch, and Paul Dahlke.Hake p. 195 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich Munich is the capital and most ...

'', his only directorial credit. In 1955 he wrote the screenplay for the Austrian historical

heimatfilm ' (, German for "homeland-films"; German singular: ') were films of a genre popular in West Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. '' Heimat'' can be translated as "home" (in the geographic sense), "hometown" or " ...

'' Dunja''.Fritsche p.255 In the theatre he was known as a collaborator with

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Selected filmography

Screenwriter

* '' Inge and the Millions'' (1933) * '' The Island'' (1934) * ''

The Green Domino ''The Green Domino'' () is a 1935 French/German drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Herbert Selpin, based on a play by Erich Ebermayer. It was released on DVD in France on 5 April 2007. Synopsis A rich heiress falls in love with an art criti ...

'' (1935) *''

'' (1935) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * '' Königswalzer'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

A Wedding Dream ''A Wedding Dream'' (German: ''Ein Hochzeitstraum'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Ida Wüst, Heinz Salfner and Inge List. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Film in Berlin. The film's sets wer ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' Faded Melody'' (1938) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * '' A Woman Like You'' (1939) * ''

Water for Canitoga ''Water for Canitoga'' (German: ''Wasser für Canitoga'') is a 1939 German western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Susa and Josef Sieber. The film is a "Northern", set in Canada in 1905 where an engineer is work ...

'' (1939) * '' Enemies'' (1940) * '' What Does Brigitte Want?'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

The Blue Straw Hat ''The Blue Straw Hat'' () is a 1949 West German period comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Margot Hielscher, Karl Schönböck and Mady Rahl.Goble p. 324 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in the city' ...

'' (1949) * ''

Chased by the Devil ''Chased by the Devil'' () is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Hans Albers, Willy Birgel and Lil Dagover.Hake p. 224 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around the city. The film ...

'' (1950) * ''

Royal Children ''Royal Children'' () is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Jenny Jugo, Peter van Eyck and Hedwig Wangel. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Bad Wimpfen and at Hornberg Castle. ...

'' (1950) * ''

Diary of a Married Woman ''Diary of a Married Woman'' () is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Maria Schell, O. W. Fischer and Margarete Haagen. The film's sets were designed by Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Gabriel Pellon. It was shot at ...

'' (1953) * '' Walking Back into the Past'' (1954) * '' The Witch'' (1954) * '' Dunja'' (1955) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1955) * ''

Escape from Sahara ''Escape from Sahara'' (German: ''Madeleine und der Legionär'') is a 1958 West German adventure film, adventure drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Hildegard Knef, Bernhard Wicki and Hannes Messemer. It was shot at the Tempelhof ...

'' (1958) * '' Stefanie'' (1958) * '' Marili'' (1959)

Director

* ''

'' (1942)

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity ''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1902 births 1966 deaths German male screenwriters Film people from Munich 20th-century German screenwriters {{Germany-writer-stub