Gyula Trebitsch (3 November 1914 – 12 December 2005) was a

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film producer born in Budapest, Hungary. He was nominated in

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for the

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along with

Walter Koppel Walter Koppel (April 23, 1906 – October 25, 1982) was a German film producer. He was nominated in 1956 for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film along with Gyula Trebitsch for their film '' The Captain of Kopenick''. In 1947 he fou ...

for their film '' The Captain of Kopenick''. Along with

he founded the

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-based studio

Real Film Real Film or Real-Film was a West German film production company. It was established in 1947 in Hamburg, then part of the British Zone of Occupation. Its founders were Walter Koppel and the Hungarian Gyula Trebitsch. The company released some rubb ...

in 1947.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''

Second Hand Destiny ''Second Hand Destiny'' () is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Erich Ponto, Heinz Klevenow and Marianne Hoppe. It is sometimes considered a film noir.Spicer p. 460 At the time the director Staudte was mostly ...

'' (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) * '' The Last Night'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

Third from the Right ''Third from the Right'' () is a 1950 West German musical crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Robert Lindner and Peter van Eyck. It was made by the Hamburg-based company Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in the ...

'' (1950) * '' The Allure of Danger'' (1950) * '' Unknown Sender'' (1950) * '' Abundance of Life'' (1950) * ''

Woe to Him Who Loves ''Woe to Him Who Loves'' (German: ''Weh dem, der liebt!'') is a 1951 West German musical comedy film directed by Sándor Szlatinay and starring Gretl Schörg, Wolf Albach-Retty and Hubert von Meyerinck. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hambu ...

'' (1951) * '' You Have to be Beautiful'' (1951) * ''

Under the Thousand Lanterns ''Under the Thousand Lanterns'' () is a 1952 French-West German crime film directed by Erich Engel and starring Michel Auclair, Gisela Trowe, and Hanna Rucker. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. It was made by Real Film at the Wa ...

'' (1952) * ''

Not Afraid of Big Animals ''Not Afraid of Big Animals'' () is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ingeborg Körner and Gustav Knuth.Bock & Bergfelder p. 340 It is a circus film and a remake of the French film ' (1938). It ...

'' (1953) * '' Secrets of the City'' (1955) * ''

Operation Sleeping Bag ''Operation Sleeping Bag'' (German: ''Unternehmen Schlafsack'') is a 1955 West German comedy war film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Paul Klinger and Karlheinz Böhm. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Ha ...

'' (1955) * ''

A Heart Returns Home ''A Heart Returns Home'' () is a 1956 West German musical drama film directed by Eugen York and starring Maximilian Schell, Willy Birgel and Maria Holst.Parish p.41 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in Celle. The film ...

'' (1956) * ''

Three Birch Trees on the Heath ''Three Birch Trees on the Heath'' (German: ''Drei Birken auf der Heide'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Margit Saad, Sonja Sutter and Helmuth Schneider. It was one of 54 heimatfilm pictures produced t ...

'' (1956) * '' The Captain of Kopenick'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

At the Green Cockatoo by Night ''At the Green Cockatoo by Night'' () is a 1957 West German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Dieter Borsche and Renate Ewert. It was made by Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Cast *Marika Rökk as ...

'' (1957) * '' The Heart of St. Pauli'' (1957) * ''

Thirteen Old Donkeys ''Thirteen Old Donkeys'' () is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Hans Albers, Marianne Hoppe and Karin Dor.Bock & Bergfelder p. It was one of the final performances of the veteran star Albers. It was made at the Wa ...

'' (1958) * '' Restless Night'' (1958) * ''

Doctor Crippen Lives ''Doctor Crippen Lives'' () is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Elisabeth Müller, Peter van Eyck and Fritz Tillmann.Davidson & Hake p.237 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios of Real Film in Hamburg. The film's ...

'' (1958) * ''

Heart Without Mercy ''Heart Without Mercy'' () is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Barbara Rütting, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Hinz.Hake p.117 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Night Before the Premiere ''The Night Before the Premiere'' () is a 1959 West German musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Theo Lingen and Wolfgang Lukschy.Koepnick, Lutz Peter. ''The Cosmopolitan Screen: German Cinema and the Global Imag ...

'' (1959) * '' Pension Schöller'' (1960) * '' The Woman by the Dark Window'' (1960) * '' Beloved Impostor'' (1961)

Awards

* 1983: Golden Camera * 1992: Hamburg Citizen's Award of the CDU Hamburg (he was member of the SPD) * 1997: Telestar Special Award for Lifetime Achievement * 2000: Honorary Award of the German Film for Lifetime Achievement

External links

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