Werner Hochbaum (7 March 1899,

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– 15 April 1946) was a German

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, film producer and

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1929) * '' Raid in St. Pauli'' (1932) * '' Tugboat M 17'' (1933) * ''

Judgment of Lake Balaton ''Judgment of Lake Balaton'' or ''Balaton Condemned'' (German title: ''Menschen im Sturm'') is a 1933 Austrian-Hungarian drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Gyula Csortos, Maria Mindzenty and Antal Páger. It is now a lost fi ...

'' (Hungary/Austria, 1933) * ''

Life Begins Tomorrow ''Life Begins Tomorrow'' () is a 1933 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Erich Haußmann, Hilde von Stolz and Harry Frank.Bock & Bergfelder p. 202 After working on the film, the left-wing Hochbaum emigrated to Austria ...

'' (1933) * ''

Suburban Cabaret ''Suburban Cabaret'' () is a 1935 Austrian musical film, musical drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Mathias Wieman, Luise Ullrich and Oskar Sima.Hake p.155 It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were desig ...

'' (Austria, 1935) * ''

The Eternal Mask ''The Eternal Mask'' () is a 1935 Austrian-Swiss drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Peter Petersen, Mathias Wieman and Franz Schafheitlin. The film was amongst the best ten foreign films of the year judged by the 1937 American Nat ...

'' (Austria/Switzerland, 1935) * '' Light Cavalry (German)'' (1935), '' Light Cavalry (French)'' (1935) * ''Schatten der Vergangenheit'' (Austria, 1936) * '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (Austria, 1936) * ''

The Empress's Favourite ''The Empress's Favourite'' () is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Olga Chekhova, Anton Pointner and Heinz von Cleve.Beevor It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1936) * ''

Talking About Jacqueline ''Talking About Jacqueline'' (German: ''Man spricht über Jacqueline'') is a 1937 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Wera Engels, Albrecht Schoenhals and Sabine Peters.Heins p.50 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in B ...

'' (1937) * '' A Girl Goes Ashore'' (1938) * '' Drei Unteroffiziere'' (1939)

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa story: a history of Germany's greatest film company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999.

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* 1899 births 1946 deaths Film people from Schleswig-Holstein Nazi Party members Mass media people from Kiel {{Germany-film-director-stub