Herbert Trantow (1903–1993) was a German

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s, active during the

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.Fritsche p.249 Before 1950 he worked for

DEFA DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PR ...

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, but then worked exclusively in the

West West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance langu ...

. He was the father of the actress

Cordula Trantow Cordula Trantow (born 29 December 1942 in Berlin) is a German actress and director. For her performance as Geli Raubal in the 1962 film, ''Hitler'', she was nominated for a 1962 Golden Globe in the category Most Promising Newcomer - Female. T ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Wozzeck ''Wozzeck'' () is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg. Composed between 1914 and 1922, it premiered in 1925. It is based on the drama '' Woyzeck'', which German playwright Georg Büchner left incomplete at his death. Berg attende ...

'' (1947) * '' Girls Behind Bars'' (1949) * ''

Five Suspects ''Five Suspects'' () is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Hans Nielsen, Dorothea Wieck and Friedrich Schoenfelder.Bergfelder p. 148 It is also known by the alternative title of ''City in the Fog''. The film's ...

'' (1950) * '' A Rare Lover'' (1950) * '' The Staircase'' (1950) * ''

The Sinful Border ''The Sinful Border'' () is a 1951 West German crime film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Dieter Borsche, Inge Egger and Peter Mosbacher. Jan Hendriks won the German Film Award as Best Newcomer. It focuses on the smuggling of coffee ...

'' (1951) * '' Shadow over the Islands'' (1952) * ''

Towers of Silence A ''dakhma'' (), also known as a Tower of Silence (), is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation (that is, the exposure of human corpses to the elements for decomposition), in order to avoid contamination of the ...

'' (1952) * '' Big City Secret'' (1952) * ''

A Thousand Red Roses Bloom ''A Thousand Red Roses Bloom'' () is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Alfred Braun and starring Rudolf Prack, Winnie Markus and O. W. Fischer. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans ...

'' (1952) * ''

All Clues Lead to Berlin ''All Clues Lead to Berlin'' () is a 1952 West German thriller film directed by František Čáp and starring Gordon Howard, Irina Garden and Kurt Meisel. It is also known by the alternative titles ''Adventure in Berlin'' and ''International Cou ...

'' (1952) * '' Come Back'' (1953) * ''

Annaluise and Anton ''Annaluise and Anton'' () is a 1953 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Thomas Engel and starring Paul Klinger, Hertha Feiler, and Heidemarie Hatheyer. It was one of the 10 most popular films released in Austria that year.Fritsche p.168 ...

'' (1953) * '' On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' (1954) * '' Love Without Illusions'' (1955) * ''

I Was an Ugly Girl ''I Was an Ugly Girl'' (German: ''Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen'') is a 1955 West German romantic comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Sonja Ziemann, Dieter Borsche and Karlheinz Böhm. It is based on the 1937 novel of the ...

'' (1955) * '' Sacred Lie'' (1955) * ''

The Story of Anastasia ''The Story of Anastasia'' and in the UK, ''Is Anna Anderson Anastasia?'' (German: ''Anastasia, die letzte Zarentochter''), is a German film directed by Falk Harnack. The 1956 film is based on the true story of Anna Anderson, who was pulled from ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Night of the Storm ''The Night of the Storm'' or ''Tempestuous Love'' () is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Falk Harnack and starring Lilli Palmer, Ivan Desny and Willy A. Kleinau. It was made at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with sets designed by Ernst ...

'' (1957) * ''

Heaven, Love and Twine ''Heaven, Love and Twine'' (German: ''Himmel, Amor und Zwirn'') is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Hartmut Reck, Ann Smyrner and Hannelore Schroth. It is based on the 1952 novel of the same title by Thomas ...

'' (1960) * '' Until Money Departs You'' (1960) * ''

Lana, Queen of the Amazons ''Lana, Queen of the Amazons'' (German: ''Lana - Königin der Amazonen'') is a 1964 West German-Brazilian adventure film written and directed by Cyl Farney and Géza von Cziffra and starring Anton Diffring, Catherine Schell and Christian Wolff. ...

'' (1964)

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1903 births 1993 deaths Musicians from Dresden German film score composers {{Germany-film-bio-stub