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Gerhard Menzel (29 September 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a German
screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
. He wrote for nearly 40 films between 1933 and 1965. He was supportive of
Nazism Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During Hitler's rise to power, it was fre ...
and worked for
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. He was responsible for writing the script of '' Heimkehr'', one of the most infamous pieces of Nazi cinema, which featured racism and hateful images of Poles.The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 132 He was born in Waldenburg,
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, Germany (now Walbrzych, Poland) and died in Comano,
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, Switzerland.


Selected filmography

* '' Morgenrot'' (1933) * ''
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'' (1933) * ''
Night in May ''Night in May'' () is a 1934 French-German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette, Gustav Ucicky and Raoul Ploquin. It starred Käthe von Nagy, Fernand Gravey and Annie Ducaux. It is the French-language version of UFA's ''The Young Baron N ...
'' (1934) * ''
The Young Baron Neuhaus ''The Young Baron Neuhaus'' (German: ''Der junge Baron Neuhaus'') is a 1934 German historical drama film directed and co-written by Gustav Ucicky and starring Viktor de Kowa, Käthe von Nagy and Christl Mardayn. Produced and distributed by UF ...
'' (1934) * ''
Savoy Hotel 217 ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (German: ''Savoy-Hotel 217'') is a 1936 German mystery drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were ...
'' (1936) * ''
Under Blazing Heavens ''Under Blazing Skies'' or ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (German: ''Unter heißem Himmel'') is a 1936 German adventure film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Lotte Lang and Aribert Wäscher.Kreimeier p.237 It was shot at the Babelsbe ...
'' (1936) * '' Wells in Flames'' (1937) * '' La Habanera'' (1937) * '' Woman in the River'' (1939) * '' A Mother's Love'' (1939) * ''
Robert Koch Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch ( ; ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax, he i ...
'' (1939) * '' Heimkehr'' (1941) * '' The Great King'' (1942) * ''
Destiny Destiny, sometimes also called fate (), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often used interchangeably, the words ''fate'' and ''destiny'' ...
'' (1942) * '' Late Love'' (1943) * '' The Heart Must Be Silent'' (1944) * '' The Sinner'' (1951) * '' Hanussen'' (1955) * ''
Ich suche Dich ''Ich suche Dich'' (French title: ''L’amour ne meurt jamais''), is a 1956 West German film based on the 1940 play '' Jupiter Laughs'' by A. J. Cronin. It is directed by O. W. Fischer, who also stars in the film, and also features Anouk Aimé ...
'' (1956) * '' King in Shadow'' (1957)


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* 1894 births 1966 deaths People from Wałbrzych Writers from the Province of Silesia German male screenwriters German Nazi propagandists 20th-century German screenwriters German military personnel of World War I Kleist Prize winners {{Screen-writer-stub