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

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

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

* '' Inge and the Millions'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Green Domino'' (1935) *'' The Green Domino'' (1935) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * '' Königswalzer'' (1935) * '' Boccaccio'' (1936) * '' A Wedding Dream'' (1936) * '' Diamonds'' (1937) * '' Faded Melody'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' A Woman Like You'' (1939) * '' Water for Canitoga'' (1939) * '' Enemies'' (1940) * '' What Does Brigitte Want?'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1943) * '' Orient Express'' (1944) * '' The Blue Straw Hat'' (1949) * '' Chased by the Devil'' (1950) * '' Royal Children'' (1950) * ''

Diary of a Married Woman ''Diary of a Married Woman'' (german: Tagebuch einer Verliebten) 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 a ...

'' (1953) * ''

Walking Back into the Past ''Walking Back into the Past'' (German: ''Weg in die Vergangenheit'') is a 1954 Austrian drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Paula Wessely, Attila Hörbiger and Josef Meinrad.Fritsche p.250 It was shot at the Thalerhof Studios in Graz ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

'' (1955) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1955) * ''

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

'' (1958) * '' Stefanie'' (1958) * ''

Marili ''Marili'' is a 1959 West German romantic comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Sabine Sinjen, Paul Hubschmid and Helmuth Lohner.Bock & Bergfelder p.61 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location at Berchtesgaden ...

'' (1959)

Director

* '' Beloved World'' (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 German male writers 20th-century German screenwriters {{Germany-writer-stub