Fritz Peter Buch (21 December 1894 – 6 November 1964) was a German

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and

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. He worked frequently during the

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period, but struggled in the post-war years. He directed

Zarah Leander Zarah Leander (; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record ...

in one of her comeback films ''

Cuba Cabana ''Cuba Cabana'' is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Zarah Leander, O.W. Fischer and Paul Hartmann. It was the second film of an early 1950s comeback for Leander, who had been a major star during the Nazi e ...

'' (1952), in what proved to be his final directorial effort.Goble p.514

Selected filmography

Director

* '' Winter in the Woods'' (1936) * ''

Fräulein Veronika ''Fräulein Veronika'' is a 1936 Austrian-Swiss comedy film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Thekla Ahrens, Carl Esmond and Hans Moser. It is based on the play '' Veronika'' by Fritz Peter Buch. The film is sometimes known by the alternative ...

'' (1936) * '' The Citadel of Warsaw'' (1937) * '' The Deruga Case'' (1938) * ''

Detours to Happiness ''Detours to Happiness'' (German: ''Umwege zum Glück'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Ewald Balser, Lil Dagover and Viktor Staal. Klaus p.184 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on locatio ...

'' (1939) * ''

Menschen im Sturm ''Menschen im Sturm'' ( en, People in the Storm, link=yes, italic=yes) is a 1941 German film directed by Fritz Peter Buch. It was an anti-Serbian propaganda and part of a concerted propaganda push against Serbs, attempting to split them from t ...

'' (1941) * '' The Black Robe'' (1944) * ''

'' (1952) * ''

A Very Big Child ''A Very Big Child'' (german: Ein ganz großes Kind ) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven (German director), Paul Verhoeven and starring Georg Thomalla, Angelika Hauff and Gardy Granass.Osterland p. 114 It was shot at the ...

'' (1952)

Screenwriter

* ''

Sophienlund ''Sophienlund'' is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Heinz Rühmann and starring Harry Liedtke, Käthe Haack and Hannelore Schroth. It was based on a play of the same title by Helmut Weiss and Fritz von Woedtke.Goble p.494 It was shot at the B ...

'' (1943) * ''

Engagement at Wolfgangsee ''Engagement at Wolfgangsee'' (German: ''Verlobung am Wolfgangsee'') is a 1956 Austrian comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Ingrid Andree, Wolf Albach-Retty and Maria Andergast. The film was shot in Agfacolor at the Schönbrunn St ...

'' (1956)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1894 births 1964 deaths Film people from Brandenburg 20th-century German screenwriters German male screenwriters People from Frankfurt (Oder) German male writers {{Germany-film-bio-stub