Rudolf Walther-Fein (20 November 1875 – 1 May 1933) was an
Austria
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film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
and
producer of the
silent and
early sound era. He directed the first full sound film to be released in Germany ''
It's You I Have Loved
''It's You I Have Loved'' () is a 1929 German drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Mady Christians, Walter Jankuhn, and Hans Stüwe. It is considered the first full sound film to be made in Germany (following part-sound fil ...
'' in 1929.
[Kreimeier p.182]
Selected filmography
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Only One Night'' (1922)
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The Big Thief
''The Big Thief'' () is a 1922 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Colette Corder, Paul Hardtmuth, and Hermann Picha
Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was ext ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Bigamy
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'' (1922)
* ''
William Tell
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According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albrecht Gessler, ...
'' (co-director:
Rudolf Dworsky
Rudolf Franz Dworsky (11 April 1882 in Vienna – 6 July 1927 in Perleberg) was an Austrian and German film producer and director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the p ...
, 1923)
* ''
The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen
''The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen'' (German: ''Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Marija Leiko, Paul Wegener and Reinhold Schünzel. It premiered in Berlin
Berl ...
'' (1923)
* ''
The Little Duke
''The Little Duke'' (German: ''Der kleine Herzog'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Carl Wallauer, Paul Biensfeldt and Lia Eibenschütz.Bock & Bergfelder p.536
Cast
* Carl Wallauer as Herzog Milan
* Pa ...
'' (1924)
* ''
In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine
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Dans
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Businesses and organizations
* Independen ...
'' (co-director:
Rudolf Dworsky
Rudolf Franz Dworsky (11 April 1882 in Vienna – 6 July 1927 in Perleberg) was an Austrian and German film producer and director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the p ...
, 1925)
* ''
Lightning
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'' (1925)
* ''
The Adventurers'' (1926)
* ''
The Laughing Husband
''The Laughing Husband'' (German:''Der lachende Ehemann'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Livio Pavanelli, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Hans Albers.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 It is based on t ...
'' (co-director:
Rudolf Dworsky
Rudolf Franz Dworsky (11 April 1882 in Vienna – 6 July 1927 in Perleberg) was an Austrian and German film producer and director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the p ...
, 1926)
* ''
Kissing Is No Sin'' (co-director:
Rudolf Dworsky
Rudolf Franz Dworsky (11 April 1882 in Vienna – 6 July 1927 in Perleberg) was an Austrian and German film producer and director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the p ...
, 1926)
* ''
Vienna, How it Cries and Laughs
''Vienna, How it Cries and Laughs'' (German: ''Wien, wie es weint und lacht'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Fritz Greiner, John Mylong, and Mady Christians.Bock & Bergfelder p.72 ...
'' (co-director:
Rudolf Dworsky
Rudolf Franz Dworsky (11 April 1882 in Vienna – 6 July 1927 in Perleberg) was an Austrian and German film producer and director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the p ...
, 1926)
* ''
The Fallen'' (co-director:
Rudolf Dworsky
Rudolf Franz Dworsky (11 April 1882 in Vienna – 6 July 1927 in Perleberg) was an Austrian and German film producer and director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the p ...
, 1926)
* ''
Weekend Magic
''Weekend Magic'' () is a 1927 German silent romance film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Harry Liedtke, Lissy Arna and Gustav Rickelt.Grange p. 269 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Circle of Lovers
''Circle of Lovers'' () is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Hans Mierendorff, Marcella Albani, and Charlotte Ander.Grange p.Grange p. 266 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in ...
'' (co-director:
Rudolf Dworsky
Rudolf Franz Dworsky (11 April 1882 in Vienna – 6 July 1927 in Perleberg) was an Austrian and German film producer and director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the p ...
, 1927)
* ''
Carnival Magic'' (co-director:
Rudolf Dworsky
Rudolf Franz Dworsky (11 April 1882 in Vienna – 6 July 1927 in Perleberg) was an Austrian and German film producer and director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the p ...
, 1927)
* ''
Darling of the Dragoons
''Darling of the Dragoons'' (German: ''Dragonerliebchen'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Maria Paudler, Harry Liedtke and Fritz Kampers.Grange p.278
Cast
* Maria Paudler as Gisi
* Harry Liedt ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Robert and Bertram'' (1928)
* ''
Marriage
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'' (1928)
* ''
The Carnival Prince
''The Carnival Prince'' (German: ''Der Faschingsprinz'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Marianne Winkelstern, Harry Liedtke and Hans Junkermann.Krenn p.79
The film's art direction was by Botho Hoefer ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Youth of the Big City
''Youth of the Big City'' (German: ''Grosstadtjugend'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Harry Liedtke, Ida Wüst and Maria Paudler.Grange p.307
The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Foolish Happiness
''Foolish Happiness'' (German: ''Das närrische Glück'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Fritz Kampers, Livio Pavanelli and Margarete Kupfer.Lamprecht p.604 It was shot at the ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Black Domino'' (1929)
* ''
It's You I Have Loved
''It's You I Have Loved'' () is a 1929 German drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Mady Christians, Walter Jankuhn, and Hans Stüwe. It is considered the first full sound film to be made in Germany (following part-sound fil ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Hungarian Nights
''Hungarian Nights'' or ''Night Is Whispering'' (German: ''Es flüstert die Nacht'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Victor Janson and starring Lil Dagover, Hans Stüwe and Alexander Murski.Parish p.131
The film's sets were desig ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Queen of Fashion'' (1929)
* ''
Gentlemen Among Themselves
''Gentlemen Among Themselves'' (German: ''Die fidele Herrenpartie'' or ''Herren unter sich'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Hermann Picha, Lydia Potechina and Maria Paudler.Bock & Bergfelder p.3 ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Danube Waltz'' (1930)
* ''
Der Korvettenkapitän'' (1930)
* ''
The Fate of Renate Langen
''The Fate of Renate Langen'' () is a 1931 German drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Mady Christians, Francis Lederer and Hilde Hildebrand.Bock & Bergfelder p. 72
Cast
* Mady Christians as Renate Langen
* Francis Lederer a ...
'' (1931)
* ''
My Heart Longs for Love
''My Heart Longs for Love'' (German: ''Mein Herz sehnt sich nach Liebe'') is a 1931 German musical romance film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Trude Berliner, Max Adalbert and Johannes Riemann.Klaus p.202 The film's sets were designed by th ...
'' (1931)
References
Bibliography
* Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa story: a history of Germany's greatest film company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999.
External links
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1875 births
1933 deaths
Austrian film directors
Austrian film producers
Film people from Vienna
Austrian emigrants to Germany
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