Erich Engels (23 May 1889 – 25 April 1971) was a German

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. He should not be confused with another contemporary German director Erich Engel.Bock & Bergfelder p.112

Selected filmography

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Dear Homeland ''Dear Homeland'' (German: ''Teure Heimat'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Renate Müller, Jakob Tiedtke and Hans Albers. The film's art direction was by Max Heilbronner. A German mechanic considers e ...

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Rooms to Let ''Rooms to Let'' (German: ''Ruhiges Heim mit Küchenbenutzung'') is a 1930 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Lucie Englisch, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Kurt Vespermann.Prawer p.87 The film's art direction was by Max Hei ...

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The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov ''The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov'' () is a 1931 German drama film directed by Erich Engels and Fedor Ozep, starring Fritz Kortner and Anna Sten. It tells the story of a lieutenant who is suspected of having murdered his father. The film is based ...

'' (1931) * ''

Secret of the Blue Room ''The Secret of the Blue Room'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Lionel Atwill, Gloria Stuart, Paul Lukas and Edward Arnold. The film's plot concerns a group of wealthy people who stay at a Europea ...

'' (1932) * ''

At Your Orders, Sergeant ''At Your Orders, Sergeant'' (german: Zu Befehl, Herr Unteroffizier) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Ida Wüst and Margot Landa. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The ...

'' (1932) * ''

Crime Reporter Holm ''Crime Reporter Holm'' (german: Kriminalreporter Holm) is a 1932 German mystery film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Elga Brink and Julius Falkenstein.Parish & Canham p. 103 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Ber ...

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The Roberts Case ''The Roberts Case'' (german: Der Fall Roberts or ) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Camilla Spira and Eduard von Winterstein.Moeller p. 65 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin ...

'' (1933) * '' Peter, Paul and Nanette'' (1935) * '' Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden'' (1935) * ''

Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine ''Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine'' (German: ''Donner, Blitz und Sonnenschein'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Karl Valentin, Liesl Karlstadt and Ilse Petri. The film's sets were designed by the art directors P ...

'' (1936) * '' The Grey Lady'' (1937) * '' In the Name of the People'' (1939) * ''

Central Rio ''Central Rio'' (German: ''Zentrale Rio'') is a 1939 German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Leny Marenbach, Camilla Horn and Ita Rina.Noack p.157 The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. It was shot at th ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

The Golden Spider ''The Golden Spider'' (german: Die goldene Spinne) is a 1943 German thriller film directed by Erich Engels and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Jutta Freybe, and Harald Paulsen. It was partly shot in Amsterdam. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1943) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1949) * ''

The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan ''The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan'' (german: Mordprozeß Dr. Jordan) is a 1949 West German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Rudolf Fernau, Maria Holst, and Margarete Haagen.Bergfelder p. 148 It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios ...

'' (1949) * '' The Lady in Black'' (1951) * '' The Night Without Morals'' (1953) * '' Three Birch Trees on the Heath'' (1956) * '' Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden'' (1956) * ''

Widower with Five Daughters ''Widower with Five Daughters'' (german: Witwer mit 5 Töchtern) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner. It was shot at Göttingen Studios, with location shooting a ...

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Doctor Crippen Lives ''Doctor Crippen Lives'' (german: Dr. Crippen lebt) 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 Fil ...

'' (1958) * ''

Father, Mother and Nine Children '' Father, Mother and Nine Children'' (german: Vater, Mutter und neun Kinder) is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Camilla Spira and Corny Collins.Bock & Bergfelder p.113 The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1958) * ''

Of Course, the Motorists ''Of Course, the Motorists'' (german: Natürlich die Autofahrer) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Maria Perschy and Erik Schumann.Hake p. 120 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1959)

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1889 births 1971 deaths Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia People from Remscheid {{Germany-film-bio-stub