Gero Wecker (1923–1974) was a German

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

.Giesen p.183 In the post-

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

era he produced populist entertainment films for the West German market.

Career

Wecker founded Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH in 1953. The company was based in Göttingen, Germany.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Immenhof Girls ''The Immenhof Girls'' (German: ''Die Mädels vom Immenhof'') is a 1955 West German comedy drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Heidi Brühl, Margarete Haagen and Paul Henckels.Hake p.119 It was filmed using Eastmancolor. The film' ...

'' (1955) * ''

Three Girls from the Rhine ''Three Girls from the Rhine'' (German: ''Drei Mädels vom Rhein'') is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Gardy Granass, Margit Saad and Fita Benkhoff.Bock & Bergfelder p.194 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios, ...

'' (1955) * ''

Without You All Is Darkness ''Without You All Is Darkness'' (German: ''Ohne dich wird es Nacht'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by and starring Curd Jürgens.DeGrazia & Furlough p.361 Eva Bartok, René Deltgen and Ursula Grabley also star. The film's sets were d ...

'' (1956) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1957) * ''

The Girl Without Pyjamas ''The Girl Without Pyjamas'' (german: Das Mädchen ohne Pyjama) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Hans Quest and starring Ingeborg Christiansen, Bert Fortell and Elma Karlowa.Hermanni p.315 Cast * Ingeborg Christiansen as Irma * B ...

'' (1957) * ''

Different from You and Me ''Different from You and Me (§175)'' (german: Anders als du und ich (§175)) is a 1957 feature film on the subject of homosexuality directed by Veit Harlan. The film was subject to censorship in Germany, and several scenes had to be altered bef ...

'' (1957) * ''

Court Martial A court-martial or court martial (plural ''courts-martial'' or ''courts martial'', as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of memb ...

'' (1959) * '' Bombs on Monte Carlo'' (1960) * ''

The White Spider ''The White Spider'' (1959; with chapters added in 1964; original title: ''Die Weisse Spinne'') is a non-fiction book by Heinrich Harrer that describes the first successful ascent of the infamous north face (''Nordwand'') of the Eiger, a mounta ...

'' (1963) * ''

The Twins from Immenhof ''The Twins from Immenhof'' (german: Die Zwillinge vom Immenhof) is a 1973 West German family drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Heidi Brühl, Horst Janson and Olga Tschechowa.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 Set in Schleswig-Holstein, th ...

'' (1973) * ''

Spring in Immenhof ''Spring in Immenhof'' (german: Frühling auf Immenhof) is a 1974 West German family film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Heidi Brühl, Horst Janson and Olga Tschechowa.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 It is the fifth and last of the series of I ...

'' (1974)

Personal

In August 1947, Wecker married Carola Bornée (born 1924), with whom he had two daughters, Cornelia (born 1948) and Angela (born 1952). Gero and Carola divorced in 1961. Gero Wecker then, in the 1960s, married actress

Karin Jacobsen Karin Jacobsen (1924–1989) was a German actress and screenwriter.Goble p.242 She was married to the actor Carl-Heinz Schroth and the film producer Gero Wecker. Selected filmography * ''Artists' Blood'' (1949) * ''Furioso'' (1950) * '' Weekend ...

, with whom he had a daughter, Michaela (born 1967). Wecker and Jacobson divorced.

References

Bibliography

* Giesen, Rolf. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003.

External links

* 1923 births 1974 deaths German film producers Mass media people from Göttingen Film people from Lower Saxony {{Germany-film-bio-stub