Erich Engels (23 May 1889 – 25 April 1971) was a German

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, producer and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p.112

Selected filmography

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Dear Homeland ''Dear Homeland'' (German: ''Teure Heimat'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Renate Müller, Jakob Tiedtke and Hans Albers. The film's art direction was by Max Heilbronner. A German mechanic considers e ...

'' (1929) * ''

Rooms to Let ''Rooms to Let'' (German: ''Ruhiges Heim mit Küchenbenutzung'') is a 1930 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Lucie Englisch, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Kurt Vespermann.Prawer p.87 The film's art direction was by Max He ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov ''The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov'' () is a 1931 German drama film directed by Erich Engels and Fedor Ozep, starring Fritz Kortner and Anna Sten. It tells the story of a lieutenant who is suspected of having murdered his father. The film is based ...

'' (1931) * '' The Secret of the Red Cat'' (1931) * '' Secret of the Blue Room'' (1932) * ''

At Your Orders, Sergeant ''At Your Orders, Sergeant'' () is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Ida Wüst and Margot Landa. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1932) * ''

Crime Reporter Holm ''Crime Reporter Holm'' () is a 1932 German mystery film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Elga Brink and Julius Falkenstein.Parish & Canham p. 103 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Roberts Case ''The Roberts Case'' ( or ) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Camilla Spira and Eduard von Winterstein.Moeller p. 65 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. Cast References Bibl ...

'' (1933) * ''

Peter, Paul and Nanette ''Peter, Paul and Nanette'' (German: ''Peter, Paul und Nanette'') is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Thimig, Hans Junkermann and Hilde Krüger.Waldman p.255 Cast * Hermann Thimig as Peter Pellmann / Paul P ...

'' (1935) * '' Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden'' (1935) * ''

Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine ''Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine'' (German: ''Donner, Blitz und Sonnenschein'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Karl Valentin, Liesl Karlstadt and Ilse Petri. The film's sets were designed by the art directors P ...

'' (1936) * '' The Grey Lady'' (1937) * '' In the Name of the People'' (1939) * ''

Central Rio ''Central Rio'' (German: ''Zentrale Rio'') is a 1939 German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Leny Marenbach, Camilla Horn and Ita Rina.Noack p.157 The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. It was shot at th ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

The Golden Spider ''The Golden Spider'' () is a 1943 German thriller film directed by Erich Engels and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Jutta Freybe, and Harald Paulsen. It was partly shot in Amsterdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi Fra ...

'' (1943) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1949) * '' The Secret of the Red Cat'' (1949) * ''

The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan ''The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan'' () is a 1949 West German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Rudolf Fernau, Maria Holst, and Margarete Haagen.Bergfelder p. 148 It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse. The film's sets were ...

'' (1949) * '' The Lady in Black'' (1951) * ''

The Night Without Morals ''The Night Without Morals'' () is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Ferdinand Dörfler and starring Claude Farell, Gustav Knuth and Lucie Englisch.Bock & Bergfelder p. 252 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets wer ...

'' (1953) * ''

Three Birch Trees on the Heath ''Three Birch Trees on the Heath'' (German: ''Drei Birken auf der Heide'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Margit Saad, Sonja Sutter and Helmuth Schneider. It was one of 54 heimatfilm pictures produced t ...

'' (1956) * '' Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden'' (1956) * ''

Widower with Five Daughters ''Widower with Five Daughters'' () is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner. It was shot at Göttingen Studios, with location shooting at Berlepsch Castle near Witze ...

'' (1957) * ''

Doctor Crippen Lives ''Doctor Crippen Lives'' () is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Elisabeth Müller, Peter van Eyck and Fritz Tillmann.Davidson & Hake p.237 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios of Real Film in Hamburg. The film's ...

'' (1958) * '' Father, Mother and Nine Children'' (1958) * ''

Of Course, the Motorists ''Of Course, the Motorists'' () is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Maria Perschy and Erik Schumann.Hake p. 120 The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. Cast * Heinz Er ...

'' (1959)

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1889 births 1971 deaths Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia People from Remscheid {{Germany-film-bio-stub