Manfred Liebenau (16 September 1893 – 13 June 1958), known professionally as Erik Lund, was a German
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 ...
. He was married to the actress
Eva May
Eva Maria Mandl (29 May 1902 – 10 September 1924), known professionally as Eva May, was an Austrian actress. She was the daughter of the film director Joe May and his wife Mia May. In 1924, she committed suicide by gunshot.
Biography
Eva Maria ...
.
[Barton p.47]
Selected filmography
* ''
Sadja'' (1918)
* ''
The Foolish Heart
''The Foolish Heart'' (German: ''Das törichte Herz'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Olga Engl
* Eva May
* Karl Platen
* Hermann Thimig
* Leopold von Ledebur
Leopold ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Last Sun Son
''The Last Sun Son'' (German: ''Der letzte Sonnensohn'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Olga Engl as Fürstin
* Bernhard Goetzke as Herzog
* Ria Jende
* Bruno Kastner a ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Between Two Worlds'' (1919)
* ''
Black Pearls
''Black Pearls'' is a studio album by American jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1964 on Prestige Records. It was recorded at a single recording session on May 23, 1958, at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey.
On that F ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Fairy of Saint Ménard
''The Fairy of Saint Ménard'' (German:''Die Fee von Saint Ménard'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky.
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Margot Hermer
...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Bride of the Incapacitated
''The Bride of the Incapacitated'' (german: Die Braut des Entmündigten) is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p. 74
The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky.
Cast
* Wilhelm Diegelmann
* Eva May
* Herm ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The World Champion
''The World Champion'' (German: ''Der Weltmeister'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Jo Conradt
* Ria Jende
* Bruno Kastner
* Max Laurence
* Rose Lichtenstein
* Lotte M ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Irrlicht'' (1919)
* ''
The Golden Lie
''The Golden Lie'' (German: ''Die goldene Lüge'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky.
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Ria Jende
* Bruno Kastner
* Max Lau ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Heart of Casanova
''The Heart of Casanova'' (German: ''Das Herz des Casanova'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky.
Cast
* Ria Jende
* Bruno Kastner
* Rose Lichtenst ...
'' (1919)
* ''
A Man's Word
''A Man's Word'' (German:''Eines Mannes Wort'') is a 1919 German silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey nar ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Devoted Artists
''Devoted Artists'' (german: Artistentreue) is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.
The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky
Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig' ...
'' (1919)
* ''
All Souls'' (1919)
* ''
The Bodega of Los Cuerros
''The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (german: Die Bodega von Los Cuerros) is a 1919 German silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though si ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Only a Servant
''Only a Servant'' (German:''Nur ein Diener'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky.
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Ernst Behmer
* Ria Jende
* Bruno Kastn ...
'' (1919)
* ''
State Attorney Jordan'' (1919)
* ''
The Enchanted Princess
The Enchanted Princess (German: ''Die verzauberte Prinzessin'') is a German fairy tale collected by Ludwig Bechstein, first published in his book ''Deutsches Märchenbuch'' in 1845.Bechstein, Ludwig ''Deutsches Märchenbuch'' Leipzig: Verlag von G ...
'' (1919)
* ''
In the Whirl of Life
''In the Whirl of Life'' (German: ''Im Wirbel des Lebens'') is a 1920 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Siegfried Wroblewsky.
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Georg ...
'' (1920)
* ''
President Barrada
''President Barrada'' (german: Präsident Barrada) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Erik Lund and Joseph Delmont.Bock & Bergfelder p. 74
The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky.
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Hermann Bach ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Forbidden Love'' (1920)
* ''
Alfred von Ingelheim's Dramatic Life
''Alfred von Ingelheim's Dramatic Life'' (german: Alfred von Ingelheims Lebensdrama) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Erik Lund and starring Bruno Kastner, Maria Zelenka and Hanni Weisse.Bock & Bergfelder p. 74
The film's art direction ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Secret of Castle Ronay
''The Secret of Castle Ronay'' (german: Das Geheimnis von Schloß Ronay) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Erik Lund and starring Bruno Kastner
Richard Otto Bruno Kastner (January 1890Different sources cite 1 January, 3 January, 20 Jan ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Dagfin
''Dagfin'' is a 1926 German silent film directed by Joe May and starring Paul Richter, Alfred Gerasch and Marcella Albani.Elsaesser & Wedel p.39
The film's art direction was by Ernst Schütte and Erich Zander.
Cast
* Paul Richter as Dagfin H ...
'' (1926), Production manager
* ''
Die große Attraktion'' (1931), Production manager
References
Bibliography
* Ruth Barton. ''Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film''. University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
External links
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1893 births
1958 deaths
Film people from Berlin
German emigrants to the United States
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