Mathias Matthies (August 7, 1911 – September 30, 2004) was a German
art director
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
. He designed the sets for around a hundred films and television programmes. He often collaborated with his wife
Ellen Schmidt, including on some
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of crime and adventure fiction.
Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was ...
adaptations made by
Rialto Film
Rialto Film is a German motion-picture production company headquartered in Berlin. It is named after the Rialto in Venice, and used as its production logo an image of a gondola in front of the Rialto Bridge.
History
The original Danish Rialto F ...
.
[Bergfelder p. 254]
Selected filmography
* ''
Dangerous Guests'' (1949)
* ''
Derby
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'' (1949)
* ''
My Wife's Friends
''My Wife's Friends'' () is a 1949 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Sonja Ziemann, Grethe Weiser and Gerda Maurus.Bock & Bergfelder p. 519 It was made by Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Unknown Sender'' (1950)
* ''
The Allure of Danger'' (1950)
* ''
Abundance of Life'' (1950)
* ''
Dark Eyes'' (1951)
* ''
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)
* ''
My Wife Is Being Stupid'' (1952)
* ''
Shooting Stars'' (1952)
* ''
Wedding in Transit'' (1953)
* ''
The Bogeyman'' (1953)
* ''
Men at a Dangerous Age'' (1954)
* ''
Don't Worry About Your Mother-in-Law'' (1954)
* ''
Doctor Solm
''Doctor Solm'' () is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Paul May and starring Hans Söhnker, Sybil Werden and Antje Weisgerber.Bock & Bergfelder p.451
The film's sets were designed by the art director Mathias Matthies and Karl Vollbr ...
'' (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)
* ''
My Children and I
''My Children and I'' (German: ''Meine Kinder und ich'') is a 1955 West German comedy drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Grethe Weiser, Doris Kirchner and Claus Biederstaedt.Bliersbach p.112 It was shot at the Templehof Studios i ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Father's Day
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'' (1955)
* ''
The Old Forester House'' (1956)
* ''
The First Day of Spring'' (1956)
* ''
The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1958)
* ''
Crime After School'' (1959)
* ''
Yes, Women are Dangerous'' (1960)
* ''
The Forger of London
''The Forger of London'' () is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Karin Dor, Hellmut Lange and Siegfried Lowitz.Bergfelder p. 254 It is an adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 1927 novel '' The Forger'', and part of a ...
'' (1961)
* ''
The Green Archer'' (1961)
* ''
The Inn on the River'' (1962)
* ''
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
''The Happy Years of the Thorwalds'' (German: ''Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds'') is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and , starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hansjörg Felmy and Dietmar Schönherr.Bock & Bergfelder p.40 It ...
'' (1962)
References
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1911 births
2004 deaths
German art directors
People from Potsdam
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