Friedrich Feher (born Friedrich Weiß, 16 March 1889 – 30 September 1950) was an

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and

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. He first entered the film business in 1913, starting out as an actor but quickly gravitated toward directing. He is perhaps best remembered as Francis, the protagonist of '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920). He directed ''The House Without Windows'' that same year (based on a book by

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), in which his art directors mimicked the Expressionist set designs of ''Caligari''; it is now considered a

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. Feher died in 1950 in

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at age 61.

Selected filmography

Actor * ''Kabale und Liebe'' (1913) * ''Emilia Galotti'' (1913) - Odoardo * ''Die Räuber'' (1913) - Karl Moor * ''Die Ehe der jungen Felicitas'' (1913) * ''Stürme'' (1913) * ''Die Befreiung der Schweiz und die Sage vom Wilhelm Tell'' (1913) - Hermann Gessler * ''Theodor Körner'' (1914) - Theodor Körner * ''Alexandra'' (1915) - Graf Erwin * ''

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'' (1916, Short) * ''

Lebenswogen ''Lebenswogen'' is a 1917 Austro-Hungarian silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Wilhelm Klitsch, Liane Haid and Hermann Benke. The term "lebenswogen" translates to "life waves". Cast * Wilhelm Klitsch as Dr. Erwin L ...

'' (1917) * ''Das neue Leben'' (1918) * ''Bergblumen'' (1919) - Kunstler Daniel Thom Suhn * ''Pro domo, das Geheimnis einer Nacht'' (1919) * ''Der unsichtbare Gast'' (1919) * ''Wie das Schicksal spielt'' (1920) - Erwin Freiburg * '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920) - Franzis * '' The Three Dances of Mary Wilford'' (1920) * ''Die tote Stunde'' (1920) * ''Tyrannei des Todes'' (1920) - Toter * ''Die sieben Gesichter'' (1920) * ''Marionetten des Teufels'' (1920) * ''Die rote Hexe'' (1921) * ''Das Haus des Dr. Gaudeamus'' (1921) * ''Die Geburt des Antichrist'' (1922) * ''Die Memoiren eines Mönchs'' (1922) - Oginski * ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died ...

'' (1923) * ''

Der Rosenkavalier (''The Knight of the Rose'' or ''The Rose-Bearer''), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is loosely adapted from the novel ''Les amours du chevalier de Faublas'' ...

'' (1926) - Valzacchi * '' Ihr Junge'' (1931) - Michowski * ''

Jive Junction ''Jive Junction'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and written by Irving Wallace, Walter Doniger and Malvin Wald. The film stars Dickie Moore, Tina Thayer, Gerra Young, John Michaels, Jack Wagner and Jan Wiley. The film ...

'' (1943) - Frederick Feher (final film role) Director * ''

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'' (1920) * ''The House Without Windows'' (1920) aka ''Das Haus des Dr. Gaudeamus''Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.. * ''

Confessions of a Monk ''Confessions of a Monk'' (German: ''Die Memoiren eines Mönchs'') is a 1922 Austrian Silent film, silent Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Max Neufeld and Friedrich Feher.Lo ...

'' (1922) * '' Ssanin'' (1924) * '' Forbidden Love'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Když struny lkají ''Když struny lkají'' ( en, When the Strings Wailed) is a 1930 Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak drama film directed by Friedrich Fehér. It is considered the first Czechoslovak film fully made with synchronized sound. Cast *Václav Vydra (actor ...

'' (1930) * ''

Haunted People ''Haunted People'' (german: Gehetzte Menschen) is a 1932 German-Czech drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Hans Feher, and Eugen Klöpfer.Goble p. 775 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Robber Symphony ''The Robber Symphony'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by Friedrich Feher. Cast * Hans Feher as Giannino * Magda Sonja as Giannino's mother * George Graves as Giannino's grandfather * Michael Martin Harvey as Man with straw hat * ...

'' (1936)

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

References

External links

* 1889 births 1950 deaths Austrian Jews Austrian male film actors Austrian film directors Austrian male silent film actors Male actors from Vienna 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub