Franz Eckstein (2 April 1878 – February 1945) was a German

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

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 ...

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 ...

.Reimer & Reimer p.215 He made a number of films for the National Film company during the 1920s. He was married to the actress

Rosa Porten Rosa Porten (18 February 1884 – 7 May 1972) was a prolific German screenwriter, actress, and director during the silent film era. Early life Porten was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, the daughter of Franz Porten and Wincenzia Porten (née Wyb ...

, sister of

Henny Porten Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955. Biography Frieda Ulrick ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Newest Star of Variety'' (1917) * ''

The Coquette ''The Coquette or, The History of Eliza Wharton'' is an epistolary novel by Hannah Webster Foster. It was published anonymously in 1797, and did not appear under the author's real name until 1856, 16 years after Foster's death. It was one of the ...

'' (1917) * ''

Film Kathi ''Film Kathi'' (German: ''Die Filmkathi'') is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Franz Eckstein and Rosa Porten and starring Porten, Reinhold Schünzel and Paul Rehkopf.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 Cast * Anna Hänseler * Rosa Porten * P ...

'' (1918) * ''

Not of the Woman Born ''Not of the Woman Born'' (German: ''Der nicht vom Weibe Geborene'') is a 1918 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and Rosa Porten and starring Ferry Eschenauer, Helene Stein, and Conrad Veidt.Bock & Bergfelder p.497 Cast * Ferry Esc ...

'' (1918) * ''

Lotte Lore ''Lotte Lore'' is a 1921 German silent film, historical film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Erna Morena, Alfred Abel, and Margarete Schlegel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 1 Cast In alphabetical order References Bibliography * External link ...

'' (1921) * ''

Your Brother's Wife ''Your Brother's Wife'' (German: ''Deines Bruders Weib'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Olaf Storm, Olga Limburg and Margarete Schlegel.Feld p.386 Cast * Werner Funck * Olga Limburg * Auguste Prasch-Grevenb ...

'' (1921) * ''

You Are the Life ''You Are the Life'' (German: ''Du bist das Leben'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Erna Morena, Uschi Elleot and Lya De Putti.Bock & Bergfelder p.83 The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur ...

'' (1921) * ''

Your Bad Reputation ''Your Bad Reputation'' (german: Ihr schlechter Ruf) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Werner Funck, Olga Limburg and Paul Graetz.Caneppele p. 56 The film's sets were designed by the art director Adolf v ...

'' (1922) * ''

Maud Rockefeller's Bet ''Maud Rockefeller's Bet'' (german: Maud Rockfellers Wette) is a 1924 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Eriksen and starring Rita Clermont, Karl Elzer and Erich Kaiser-Titz.Grange p. 178 Cast In alphabetical order * Rita Clermont as M ...

'' (1924) * ''

Battle of the Butterflies ''Battle of the Butterflies'' (german: Die Schmetterlingsschlacht) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Asta Nielsen, Reinhold Schünzel and Hans Brausewetter.Grange p. 183 It is based on a play by Hermann ...

'' (1924) * ''

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. The play has been can ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Girl from Abroad ''The Girl from Abroad'' (German: ''Das Mädchen aus der Fremde'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Carl Auen, Frida Richard and Albert Steinrück. The film was made by , a German production company backed by t ...

'' (1927)

References

Bibliography

* Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. ''The A to Z of German Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

* 1878 births 1945 deaths Film people from Leipzig {{Germany-film-bio-stub