Gustav Kampendonk (30 May 1909 – 29 June 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 90 films between 1939 and 1966. He was born in Hoengen, Germany and died in West Berlin.

Selected filmography

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Three Fathers for Anna ''Three Fathers for Anna'' () is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Ilse Werner, Hans Stüwe and Theodor Danegger. It was made by the German company UFA at the firm's Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam, with some location ...

'' (1939) * '' The Wedding Hotel'' (1944) * '' Summer Nights'' (1944) * '' Morituri'' (1948) * '' Only One Night'' (1950) * ''

The Girl from the South Seas ''The Girl from the South Seas'' () is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Hans Müller and starring Angelika Hauff, Madelon Truß and Hardy Krüger.Bock & Bergfelder p.268 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albr ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Woman from Last Night ''The Woman from Last Night'' () is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Heli Finkenzeller, Albert Matterstock, and Hilde Sessak. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets we ...

'' (1950) * '' Furioso'' (1950) * ''

The Deadly Dreams ''The Deadly Dreams'' (German: ''Die tödlichen Träume'') is a 1951 West German fantasy drama film directed by Paul Martin and starring Rudolf Forster, Will Quadflieg and Cornell Borchers. The film is based on several stories by the romantic era ...

'' (1951) * '' You Have to be Beautiful'' (1951) * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1952) * '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' (1954) * '' The Three from the Filling Station'' (1955) * ''

The Happy Village ''The Happy Village'' () is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Hannelore Bollmann, Carl Hinrichs and Gerhard Riedmann.Williams p.150 It is a remake of the 1934 German film ''Trouble with Jolanthe''. It was s ...

'' (1955) * '' Love Is Just a Fairytale'' (1955) * ''

Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol ''Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol'' () is a 1955 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Hans Moser, and Doris Kirchner. It is a loose reworking of the plot of the play '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' by ...

'' (1955) * '' The Stolen Trousers'' (1956) * ''

The Daring Swimmer ''The Daring Swimmer'' () is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Susi Lanner, and Ida Wüst. Cast *Ralph Arthur Roberts as Otto Eberlein *Susi Lanner as Käthe *Ida Wüst as Gabriele Degenhardt * ...

'' (1957) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1958) * '' It Happened Only Once'' (1958) * ''

Peter Shoots Down the Bird ''Peter Shoots Down the Bird'' () is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Germaine Damar and Maria Sebaldt. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1959) *''

Triplets on Board ''Triplets on Board'' () is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Müller and starring Heinz Erhardt, Ann Smyrner and Ingrid van Bergen.Hake p. 120 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a vari ...

'' (1959) * ''

Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea ''Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea'' () is a 1959 West German musical film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Freddy Quinn, Corny Collins and Sabine Sesselmann. Cast * Freddy Quinn as Freddy Ullmann * Corny Collins as Sussi * Sabine S ...

'' (1959) * '' Peter Voss, Hero of the Day'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

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) * '' Freddy and the Melody of the Night'' (1960) * '' The Avenger'' (1960) * ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is an 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War and annexation of the territory by the United States, ''Ramona'' explores the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native ...

'' (1961) * '' Robert and Bretram'' (1961) * ''

I Must Go to the City ''I Must Go to the City'' () is a 1962 West German romance film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Vico Torriani, Barbara Frey and Monika Dahlberg.Bock & Bergfelder p.442 Its title is a reference to the traditional German song. It was made at ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle ''The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle'' () is a 1963 West German thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Karin Dor, Harry Riebauer and Rudolf Fernau.Bergfelder p. 257 It was based on a novel by Bryan Edgar Wallace and was part of a tren ...

'' (1963) * '' Freddy in the Wild West'' (1964) * ''

Golden Goddess of Rio Beni ''Golden Goddess of Rio Beni'' () is a 1964 adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and Eugenio Martín and starring Pierre Brice, Gillian Hills and René Deltgen.Bock & Bergfelder p.82 It was made as a co-production (film), co-production betwee ...

'' (1964) * '' The Heath Is Green'' (1972)

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* 1909 births 1966 deaths German male screenwriters People from Aachen (district) Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia 20th-century German screenwriters {{Screen-writer-stub