Leopold Lindtberg (born in
Vienna
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on 1 June 1902; died in
Sils im Engadin/Segl on 18 April 1984) was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director. He fled
Austria
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due to the
Machtergreifung in
Germany
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and ultimately settled in
Switzerland
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.
His sister Hedwig was married to the Austrian/American musicologist
Felix Salzer.
Awards
* 1941 Coppa Mussolini for ''Die Missbrauchten Liebesbriefe'' (The abused love letters)
* 1946 Golden Globe for ''The Last Chance''
* 1946 International Film Festival of Cannes 1946: Grand Prix and International Peace Prize for ''The Last Chance''
* 1951 One of four inaugural
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...
s at the
Berlinale 1951 for ''Four in a Jeep''
* 1953 Bronze Bear for ''Unser Dorf'' (Our Village) at the Berlinale 1953
* 1953 Silver laurel of David O. Selznick Award for ''Unser Dorf'' (Our Village)
* 1956 Josef Kainz Medal
* 1958 Member of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts
* 1958 Price of Zurich for ''Unser Dorf'' (Our Village)
* 1959 Film of the City of Zurich for ''Vorposten der Menschheit'' (Outpost of Humanity)
* 1959 appointed professor by the President of the Republic of Austria
* 1961 Golden Needle of the Schauspielhaus Zurich
* 1969 Hans Reinhart Ring
* 1974 Honorary Member of the Burgtheater
* 1976 Nestroy Ring
* 1982 Raymond Ring
Selected filmography
* 1932 ''Wenn zwei sich streiten''
* 1935 ''Jä-soo''
* 1938 ''Füsilier Wipf''
* 1939 ''
Constable Studer''
* 1940 ''Die missbrauchten Liebesbriefe''
* 1941 ''Landammann Stauffacher''
* 1944 ''
Marie-Louise''
* 1945 ''
Die letzte Chance''
* 1947 ''
Madness Rules''
* 1949 ''
Swiss Tour'' ''(Ein Seemann ist kein Schneemann)''
* 1951 ''
Four in a Jeep''
* 1953 ''
The Village''
References
External links
*
Leopold Lindtbergat th
Swiss Film Directory
Austrian film directors
Swiss film directors
German-language film directors
Austrian theatre directors
Swiss theatre directors
Swiss people of Austrian descent
1902 births
1984 deaths
Directors of Palme d'Or winners
Directors of Golden Bear winners
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