Norbert Falk, also credited as Fred Orbing (5 November 1872 – 16 September 1932), was an Austrian journalist,

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and writer. He is best known as a screenwriter for German films made under the

Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic, officially known as the German Reich, was the German Reich, German state from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclai ...

, such as ''

Madame Dubarry Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry (; 28 August 1744 – 8 December 1793) was the last ''maîtresse-en-titre'' of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly bein ...

'' (1919), ''

Anna Boleyn ''Anna Boleyn'', also known as ''Deception'', is a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and Emil Jannings as King Henry VIII. The film was produced by Paul Davidson's Union Film, a ...

'' (1920), '' Rosita'' (1923) and ''

Der Kongreß tanzt ''Der Kongress tanzt'' (English: ''The Congress Dances'') is a German musical comedy film produced in 1931 by Ufa, directed by Erik Charell, starring Lilian Harvey as Christel Weinzinger, the glove seller, Willy Fritsch as Tsar Alexander I ...

'' (1931).

Works

Books

Selected filmography

* ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

'' (1918) * ''

A Waltz Dream ' (''A Waltz Dream'') is an operetta by Oscar Straus (composer), Oscar Straus with a German libretto by and , based on the novella ' (''Nux, the Prince consort, Prince Consort'') by Hans Müller-Einigen from his 1905 book ' (''Book of Adventures ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Loves of Casanova ''The Loves of Casanova'' or ''Casanova'' is a 1927 French Historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti and Diana Karenne. The film portrays the life and adventures of Giacomo Casanova ( ...

'' (1927) * '' The White Slave'' (1927) * ''

Orient The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term ''Occident'', which refers to the Western world. In English, it is largely a meto ...

'' (1928) * ''

Pawns of Passion ''Pawns of Passion'' (German: ''Marter der Liebe'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Wiktor Biegański and Carmine Gallone and starring Olga Chekhova, Harry Frank and Hans Stüwe. The film was released in the United States in 1929. ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Case of Prosecutor M ''The Case of Prosecutor M'' (German: ''Der Fall des Staatsanwalts M...'') is a 1928 German silent mystery film directed by Rudolf Meinert and Giulio Antamoro and starring Maria Jacobini, Jean Angelo and Gregori Chmara.Krautz p.46 It was releas ...

'' (1928) * ''

Secrets of the Orient Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controver ...

'' (1928) * '' The Last Night'' (1928) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930) * '' Congress Dances'' (1932)

Bibliography

* Kay Weniger: ''Das große Personenlexikon des Films'', Volume 2, p 609. Berlin (2001)

External links

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Norbert Falk
on filmportal.de
Norbert Falk
– short biography on biographien.ac.at 1872 births 1932 deaths People from Hranice (Přerov District) Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to Germany Austrian journalists Austrian male screenwriters 20th-century Austrian screenwriters Writers from Austria-Hungary B.Z. (newspaper) {{Austria-writer-stub