Hanns Sassmann (1882–1944) was an Austrian playwright, journalist and screenwriter. He was active in both German and Austrian cinema during the
Nazi era
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictat ...
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[Von Dassanowsky p.399]
Selected filmography
* ''
Grand Duchess Alexandra'' (1933)
* ''
Circus Saran
''Circus Saran'' () is a 1935 Austrian comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Leo Slezak, Hans Moser, and Ole & Axel.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody.
Plot
Cast
* Leo Slezak as Direktor Saran
* ...
'' (1935)
* ''
A Hoax
''A Hoax'' () is a 1936 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Trude Marlen, and Hans Moser. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.Klaus p.17 ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Fairy Doll
''The Fairy Doll'' () is a 1936 Austrian romance film directed by E.W. Emo and starring Adele Sandrock, Magda Schneider and Paul Hörbiger. It is based on the 1888 ballet work '' Die Puppenfee'' composed by Josef Bayer, owing more to the score ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Cabbie's Song'' (1936)
* ''
Three Girls for Schubert'' (1936)
* ''
Love Letters from Engadin'' (1938)
* ''
The Fire Devil
''The Fire Devil'' (German: ''Der Feuerteufel'') is a 1940 German historical adventure film directed by and starring Luis Trenker. It also featured Judith Holzmeister, Bertl Schultes and Hilde von Stolz. The title is sometimes translated as ''The ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Lightning Around Barbara'' (1941)
References
Bibliography
* Giesen, Rolf. '' Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003.
* Von Dassanowsky, Robert. ''Screening Transcendence: Film Under Austrofascism and the Hollywood Hope, 1933–1938''. Indiana University Press, 2018
External links
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1882 births
1944 deaths
Film people from Vienna
Journalists from Vienna
Austrian male dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Austrian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Austrian male writers
20th-century Austrian screenwriters
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