Emil Hasler (November 8, 1901 – January 15, 1986) was a German art director who worked on more than a hundred films during his career. These included a number of

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classics such as ''

Diary of a Lost Girl ''Diary of a Lost Girl'' (german: Tagebuch einer Verlorenen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring American silent star Louise Brooks. It is shot in black and white, and various versions of the film range from 79 m ...

, M'' and ''

The Blue Angel ''The Blue Angel'' (german: Der blaue Engel) is a 1930 German musical comedy-drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg, and starring Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings and Kurt Gerron. Written by Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller and Robert ...

''.Prawer p.12 He later worked in Nazi era cinema on films like '' Robert Koch'' and '' Münchhausen''.

Selected filmography

* ''

Monika Vogelsang ''Monika Vogelsang'' is a 1920 German silent historical drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Hartmann and Ernst Deutsch.Bock & Bergfelder p.372 The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler a ...

'' (1920) * ''

Always Be True and Faithful ''Always Be True and Faithful'' (german: Üb' immer Treu' und Redlichkeit ) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Rosa Valetti and Julius E. Herrmann.Bock & Bergfelder p. 524 The film's s ...

'' (1927) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * '' Odette'' (1928) * ''

'' (1929) * ''

The Fourth from the Right ''The Fourth from the Right'' (German: ''Die vierte von rechts'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Ossi Oswalda, Betty Bird and Arthur Pusey.Habel p.197 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1929) * ''

Three Days Confined to Barracks ''Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (German: ''Drei Tage Mittelarrest'') is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Max Adalbert, Ida Wüst, and Gretl Theimer. The film is a farce set around a military barracks. It was a ma ...

'' (1930) * ''

Twice Married ''Twice Married'' (german: Zweimal Hochzeit) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Liane Haid, Ralph Arthur Roberts, and Lucie Englisch. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler Emil Hasler (Nov ...

'' (1930) * ''

Shadows of the Underworld ''Shadows of the Underworld'' (German: ''Schatten der Unterwelt'') is a 1931 German action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Dary Holm, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Hans Junkermann.Bock & Bergfelder p.363 It was made at the ...

'' (1931) * '' M'' (1931) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1931) * ''

What Women Dream ''What Women Dream'' (german: Was Frauen träumen) is a 1933 German comedy crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Nora Gregor, Gustav Fröhlich, and Otto Wallburg. In 1934, it was remade as an American film ''One Exciting Adventu ...

'' (1933) * '' The Castle in the South'' (1933) * '' Dream Castle'' (1933) * ''

Spring Parade ''Spring Parade'' is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. It is a remake of the 1934 film. Plot Based on a story by Ernst Marischka, the film is about a Hungarian woman who attends a Viennese ...

'' (1934) * '' Farewell Waltz'' (1934) * '' Winter Night's Dream'' (1935) * '' A Night on the Danube'' (1935) * '' Pygmalion'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' The Empress's Favourite '' (1936) * '' The Castle in Flanders'' (1936) * '' The Cabbie's Song'' (1936) * ''

The Last Waltz ''The Last Waltz'' was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. ''The Last Waltz'' was advertised as The Band's "farewell concer ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' The Irresistible Man'' (1937) * '' The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1938) * ''

Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything ''Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything'' (german: Napoleon ist an allem schuld) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Curt Goetz and starring Goetz, Valerie von Martens and Paul Henckels.Kreimeier p. 287 It marked the German debut of the Nor ...

'' (1938) * '' Robert Koch'' (1939) * ''

The Three Codonas ''The Three Codonas'' (german: Die drei Codonas) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Ernst von Klipstein and Josef Sieber. It is based on the life of the circus performer Alfredo Codona. It ...

'' (1940) * '' Münchhausen'' (1943) * '' Nora'' (1944) * ''

Chemistry and Love ''Chemistry and Love'' (german: Chemie und Liebe) is a 1948 East German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hans Nielsen, Tilly Lauenstein and Ralph Lothar. It is an anti-capitalist satire inspired by a stage play by the c ...

'' (1948) * '' Nights on the Nile'' (1949) * ''

A Rare Lover ''A Rare Lover'' or ''Pikanterie'' (german: Eine seltene Geliebte) is a 1950 West German romance film directed by Alfred Braun and starring Susanne von Almassy, Irene von Meyendorff and Curd Jürgens.Bock & Bergfelder p.232 The film's sets we ...

'' (1950) * ''

Not Without Gisela ''Not Without Gisela'' (german: link=no, Es geht nicht ohne Gisela) is a 1951 West German musical comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Peter Mosbacher, Eva Ingeborg Scholz and Hilde Sessak.Bliersbach p. 49 It was shot at the Spanda ...

'' (1951) * '' The Chaste Libertine'' (1952) * ''

The Colourful Dream ''The Colourful Dream'' (german: Der bunte Traum) is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Josef Meinrad and Ursula Grabley. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with some locat ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Prince of Pappenheim ''The Prince of Pappenheim'' (German: ''Der Fürst von Pappenheim'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Mona Maris, Curt Bois and Dina Gralla. Bois' character of an ambitious young man was closely mod ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Dancing Heart ''The Dancing Heart'' (german: Das tanzende Herz) is a 1953 West German historical musical comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Gertrud Kückelmann, Gunnar Möller, and Wilfried Seyferth Wilfried Seyferth (21 April 1908 � ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Stronger Woman ''The Stronger Woman'' (german: Die Stärkere) is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Gertrud Kückelmann, Hans Söhnker and Antje Weisgerber.Reimer, Robert C. ''Cultural History Through a National Socia ...

'' (1953) * '' A Life for Do'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

The Beautiful Master ''The Beautiful Master'' (German: ''Die schöne Meisterin'') is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Herta Staal, Paul Bösiger and Walter Gross.Höfig p.338 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1956) * '' Precocious Youth'' (1957) * ''

The Count of Luxemburg ''The Count of Luxembourg'' is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' which had premiered in Vienna in 1 ...

'' (1957) * ''

The Simple Girl ''The Simple Girl'' (german: Das einfache Mädchen) is a 1957 West German musical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and produced by Artur Brauner. It starred Caterina Valente, Rudolf Prack and Ruth Stephan. Production The film was directed b ...

'' (1957) * '' Just Once a Great Lady'' (1957) * ''

Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love ''Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love'' (german: Italienreise – Liebe inbegriffen) is a 1958 West German romantic comedy film directed by Wolfgang Becker and starring Paul Hubschmid, Susanne Cramer and Hannelore Schroth.Schrader & Winkler p. 1 ...

'' (1958) * ''

Munchhausen in Africa ''Munchhausen in Africa'' (german: Münchhausen in Afrika) is a 1958 West German musical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Peter Alexander, Gunther Philipp and Anita Gutwell. A modern descendant of Baron Munchausen goes to Afri ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Death Ship ''The Death Ship'' (German title: ''Das Totenschiff'') is a novel by the pseudonymous author known as B. Traven. Originally published in German in 1926, and in English in 1934, it was Traven's first major success and is still the author's secon ...

'' (1959) * ''

What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime ''What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime'' (German: ''Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Curt Blachnitzky and starring Paul Rehkopf, Anna Müller-Lincke and Colette Brettel.Prawer p.83 The film' ...

'' (1959) * ''

The Red Hand ''The Red Hand'' (German: ''Die rote Hand'') is a 1960 West German crime thriller film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Paul Hubschmid, Hannes Messemer and Eleonora Rossi Drago.Bock & Bergfelder p.219 The film's sets were designed by the a ...

'' (1960) * ''

Her Most Beautiful Day ''Her Most Beautiful Day'' (german: Ihr schönster Tag) is a 1962 West German comedy drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Inge Meysel, Rudolf Platte and Brigitte Grothum.Bock & Bergfelder p.553 The film's sets were designed by the a ...

'' (1962)

References

Bibliography

* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

* 1901 births 1986 deaths German art directors Film people from Berlin {{Germany-film-bio-stub