Emil Burri (1902–1966) was a German

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and

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who worked on around fifty films during his career, a prominent figure in both

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and post-war German cinema. He also directed the 1942 film ''

Beloved World ''Beloved World'' (german: Geliebte Welt) is a 1942 German romantic comedy film directed by Emil Burri and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Fritsch, and Paul Dahlke.Hake p. 195 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich Munich ( ; ...

'', his only directorial credit. In 1955 he wrote the screenplay for the Austrian historical

heimatfilm ' (, German for "homeland-films"; German singular: ') were films of a genre popular in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. ''Heimat'' can be translated as "home" (in the geographic sense), "hometown" or "homela ...

'' Dunja''.Fritsche p.255 In the theatre he was known as a collaborator with

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Selected filmography

Screenwriter

* ''

Inge and the Millions ''Inge and the Millions'' (german: Inge und die Millionen) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Brigitte Helm, Carl Esmond, and Paul Wegener. Produced by Universum Film AG, UFA, it was shot at the Babelsberg Studios i ...

'' (1933) * '' The Island'' (1934) * ''

The Green Domino ''The Green Domino'' (french: Le Domino vert) is a 1935 French/German drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Herbert Selpin, based on play by Erich Ebermayer. It tells the story of a rich heiress who falls in love with an art critic after his w ...

'' (1935) *''

'' (1935) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * '' Königswalzer'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

A Wedding Dream ''A Wedding Dream'' (German: ''Ein Hochzeitstraum'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Ida Wüst, Heinz Salfner and Inge List. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Film in Berlin. The film's sets were d ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

Faded Melody ''Faded Melody'' (german: Verklungene Melodie) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Carl Raddatz.Hake p. 247The film was made by Germany's largest studio of the era UFA. It was s ...

'' (1938) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * '' A Woman Like You'' (1939) * ''

Water for Canitoga ''Water for Canitoga'' (German: ''Wasser für Canitoga'') is a 1939 German western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Susa and Josef Sieber. The film is a " Northern", set in Canada in 1905 where an engineer is ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

What Does Brigitte Want? ''What Does Brigitte Want?'' (german: Was will Brigitte?) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Leny Marenbach, Albert Matterstock and Fita Benkhoff.Rentschler p. 283 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1941) * '' Tonelli'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

The Blue Straw Hat ''The Blue Straw Hat'' (german: Der blaue Strohhut) is a 1949 West German period comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Margot Hielscher, Karl Schönböck and Mady Rahl.Goble p. 324 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and ...

'' (1949) * ''

Chased by the Devil ''Chased by the Devil'' (german: Vom Teufel gejagt) is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Hans Albers, Willy Birgel and Lil Dagover.Hake p. 224 A doctor discovers a new medical cure with dangerous side eff ...

'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950) * '' Diary of a Married Woman'' (1953) * '' Walking Back into the Past'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Dunja'' (1955) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1955) * '' Escape from Sahara'' (1958) * '' Stefanie'' (1958) * '' Marili'' (1959)

Director

* ''

'' (1942)

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity ''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1902 births 1966 deaths German male screenwriters Film people from Munich German male writers 20th-century German screenwriters {{Germany-writer-stub