Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

, actor and

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. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film ''

The Song of the Sun ''The Song of the Sun'' ( it, La canzone del sole) is a 1933 Italian-German comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Vittorio De Sica. Cast * Giacomo Lauri Volpi as himself * Vittorio De Sica as Paladino, l'avvocato * Lilliane Dietz a ...

'', which starred

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: '' Sciuscià'' and '' Bicycle Thieves'' (honorar ...

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

* '' After the Ball'' (1932)

Actor

* ''

The Wedding of Valeni ''The Wedding of Valeni'' (German: ''Die Hochzeit von Valeni'') is a 1914 Austrian drama film directed by Jacob Fleck. It was produced by Wiener Kunstfilm, the leading Austrian studio of the era. It is an adaptation of a play by Ludwig Ganghofer. v ...

'' (1914) * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1914) * '' With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland'' (1915) * '' On the Heights'' (1916) * '' Summer Idyll'' (1916) * '' The Black Hand'' (1917) * ''

Don Cesar, Count of Irun '' Don Cesar, Count of Irun'' (German: ''Don Cäsar, Graf von Irun'') is a 1918 Austrian silent historical film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Max Neufeld, Grit Haid and Karl Ehmann.Von Dassanowsky p.23 It is based on the ope ...

'' (1918) * '' The Ancestress'' (1919) * ''

Doctor Ruhland ''Doctor Ruhland'' (German: ''Doktor Ruhland'') is a 1920 Austrian silent film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Neufeld and Liane Haid.Parish p.245 Cast * Max Neufeld * Liane Haid * Hans Rhoden * Marietta Weber Marietta may refer to: Pla ...

'' (1920) * ''

Let the Little Ones Come to Me ''Let the Little Ones Come to Me'' (German: ''Lasset die Kleinen zu mir kommen'') is a 1920 Austrian silent film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Neufeld. Liane Haid and Karl Ehmann.Parish p.245 Cast * Max Neufeld as Johann Schindler, Pfarre ...

'' (1920) * '' The Voice of Conscience'' (1920) * '' The Dancing Death'' (1920) * '' Eva, The Sin'' (1920) * '' The Master of Life'' (1920) * '' The Woman in White'' (1921) * ''

The Dead Wedding Guest ''The Dead Wedding Guest'' (German: ''Der tote Hochzeitsgast'') is a 1922 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Eugen Neufeld, Karl Ehmann and Carmen Cartellieri.Büttner & Dewald p.72 It is based on the po ...

'' (1922) * '' Confessions of a Monk'' (1922) * ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died i ...

'' (1923) * '' The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1926) * ''

The Arsonists of Europe ''The Arsonists of Europe'' (German: ''Die Brandstifter Europas'') is a 1926 Austrian silent drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Charlotte Ander, Eugen Neufeld and Robert Valberg.Grange p.234 It was shot at the Sievering Studios ...

'' (1926) * ''Rasputin'' (1929) director and star

Director

* ''

'' (1920) * ''

'' (1920) * '' The Woman in White'' (1921) * ''

The Films of Princess Fantoche ''The Films of Princess Fantoche'' (german: Die Filme der Prinzessin Fantoche) is a 1921 Austrian silent film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Liane Haid and Hermann Benke Hermann Benke (1866–1937) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Gra ...

'' (1921) * ''

Light of His Life ''Light of His Life'' (German: ''Sein Lebenslicht'') is a 1921 Austrian silent film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Liane Haid, Eugen Neufeld and Karl Ehmann.Parish p.245 Cast * Liane Haid * Eugen Neufeld * Karl Ehmann Karl Ehmann (13 Au ...

'' (1921) * ''

'' (1922) * ''

The Iron King ''The Accursed Kings'' (french: Les Rois maudits ) is a series of historical novels by French author Maurice Druon about the French monarchy in the 14th century. Published between 1955 and 1977, the series has been adapted as a miniseries twi ...

'' (1923) * ''

'' (1923) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1925) * '' The Family without Morals'' (1927) * '' Archduke John'' (1929) * ''Rasputin'' (1929)Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 344. . * ''

The Opera Ball ''The Opera Ball'' (german: Opernredoute) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Iván Petrovich, Liane Haid and Georg Alexander.Grange p. 369 It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets ...

'' (1931) * ''

A Night at the Grand Hotel ''A Night at the Grand Hotel'' (german: Eine Nacht im Grandhotel) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Mártha Eggerth, Ulrich Bettac, and Kurt Gerron.Bock & Bergfelder p. 156 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studi ...

'' (1931) * ''

Sehnsucht 202 ''Sehnsucht 202'' (English title: ''Longing 202'') is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and distributed by UFA. ''Sehnsucht 202'' was Luise Rainer's film debut. Plot Set in Vienna, the film focuses on Magda and Kitty, two ...

'' (1932) * '' A Bit of Love'' (1932) * '' Monsieur, Madame and Bibi'' (1932) * ' (1932) * ''

Overnight Sensation ''Overnight Sensation'' is the thirteenth studio album by British rock band Motörhead. It was released on 15 October 1996 via Steamhammer, their second on the label. It is their first studio album to not feature guitarist Würzel, and retu ...

'' (1932) * ''

'' (1934) * '' A Precocious Girl'' (1934) * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1934) * ''

Temptation Temptation is a desire to engage in short-term urges for enjoyment that threatens long-term goals.Webb, J.R. (Sep 2014). Incorporating Spirituality into Psychology of temptation: Conceptualization, measurement, and clinical implications. Sp ...

'' (1934) * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1935) * ''

Antonia Antonia may refer to: People * Antonia (name), including a list of people with the name * Antonia gens, a Roman family, any woman of the gens was named ''Antonia'' * Antônia (footballer) * Antônia Melo Entertainment * '' Antonia's Line'', or ...

'' (1935) * '' Fräulein Lilli'' (1936) *'' The House of Shame'' (1938) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * ''

The Castle Ball ''The Castle Ball'' or ''Ball at the Castle'' (Italian: ''Ballo al castello'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Antonio Centa and Carlo Lombardi.Nowell-Smith p.119 The f ...

'' (1939) * '' A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) * '' The First Woman Who Passes'' (1940) * '' Red Tavern'' (1940) * '' The Tyrant of Padua'' (1946) * ''

Anni Anni may refer to: * The popular name of Mohamed Nasheed (born 1967), third president of the second republic of the Maldives * Ani, Armenia * Anni Anwander, former West German slalom canoeist * Anni Dewani (1982–2010), Swedish female murder vict ...

'' (1948) * '' Abracadabra'' (1952) * '' Der schönste Tag meines Lebens'' (1957)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neufeld, Max 1887 births 1967 deaths People from Hollabrunn District Austrian film directors Austrian male film actors Austrian male screenwriters German-language film directors Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers 20th-century Austrian male actors