Emil Justitz (1878–1932) was an Austrian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

.Grange p.98

Selected filmography

* ''

Martyr of His Heart ''Martyr of His Heart'' (German: ''Der Märtyrer seines Herzens'') is a 1918 Austrian silent historical film directed by Emil Justitz and starring Fritz Kortner, Marion Illing and Anton Pointner. It is a biopic of the composer Ludwig van Beethove ...

'' (1918) * ''

Maria Pavlowna ''Maria Pavlowna'' is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Emil Justitz and starring Maria Fein, Ernst Rückert and Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur.Caneppele p.234 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Cast * Maria Fein as Maria Pavlowna * ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Red Poster ''The Red Poster'' (German: ''Das rote Plakat'') is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by Emil Justitz.Giesen p.36 Cast In alphabetical order * Claire Creutz * Emmy Denner as Gräfin Rhoden * André Haase as André Delmont * Ernst H ...

'' (1920) * '' The Hustler'' (1920) * ''

Demon Circus ''Demon Circus'' (german: Dämon Zirkus) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Emil Justitz and starring Gertrude Welcker, Eduard von Winterstein, and Carl de Vogt Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German f ...

'' (1923) * '' The Stolen Professor'' (1924) * ''

Poor as a Church Mouse ''Poor as a Church Mouse'' (german: Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Anton Edthofer and Hans Thimig.Kasten & Loacker p. 336 It was based on the 1928 play '' ...

'' (dir.

Richard Oswald Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald. Early career Richard Oswald, born in Vienna as Richard W. Ornstein, began h ...

, 1931)

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1878 births 1932 deaths Austrian film directors Film people from Vienna {{Austria-film-director-stub