Gerd Briese (25 December 1897 – August 1957) was a German stage and

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. Briese's film career began in 1924, and he late worked as a stage actor and director. He was killed in a traffic accident in Berlin in 1957, aged 59.

Selected filmography

* ''

Rosenmontag ( en, Rose Monday) is the highlight of the German (carnival), and takes place on the Shrove Monday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Mardi Gras, though celebrated on Fat Tuesday, is a similar event. is celebrated in German-speaking ...

'' (1924) * '' Reveille: The Great Awakening'' (1925) * ''

In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine ''In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine'' (German: ''Die vom Niederrhein'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Albert Steinrück, Erna Morena Erna Morena (born Ernestine Maria Fuchs, ...

'' (1925) * ''

Accommodations for Marriage ''Accommodations for Marriage'' (german: Das Gasthaus zur Ehe) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink, Georg Alexander and Kurt Vespermann.The film was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. It was ba ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Sea Cadet ''The Sea Cadet'' (German: ''Der Seekadett'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Walter Slezak, Gerd Briese and Fritz Alberti.Krautz p.115 It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were desig ...

'' (1926) * '' The Flames Lie'' (1926) * '' The Pirates of the Baltic Sea'' (1926) * '' The Flames Lie'' (1926) * ''

U-9 Weddigen ''U-9 Weddigen'' is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Carl de Vogt, Mathilde Sussin and Fritz Alberti. The film is based on the exploits of the submarine SM ''U-9'' under the command of Otto Weddigen during the ...

'' (1927) * ''

Linden Lady on the Rhine ''Linden Lady on the Rhine'' (German:''Lindenwirtin am Rhein'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Maly Delschaft, Carl de Vogt and Alfred Solm.Thomas p.103 The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer. Cas ...

'' (1927) * '' Forbidden Love'' (1927) * ''

Radio Magic ''Radio Magic'' (german: Funkzauber) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Werner Krauss, Xenia Desni, and Fern Andra. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller Willy Schill ...

'' (1927) * '' Lützow's Wild Hunt'' (1927) * ''

A Day of Roses in August ''A Day of Roses in August'' (german: Ein Tag der Rosen im August) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Eduard von Winterstein, Margarete Schön, and Ernst Rückert. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The ...

'' (1927) * ''

I Stand in the Dark Midnight ''I Stand in the Dark Midnight'' (german: Steh' ich in finstrer Mitternacht) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Grete Reinwald, Gerd Briese, and Helene von Bolváry. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1927) * '' Fair Game'' (1928) * ''

Sex in Chains ''Sex in Chains'' (german: Geschlecht in Fesseln – Die Sexualnot der Strafgefangenen) is a 1928 silent film directed by William Dieterle. Plot The film opens with Franz Sommer (Dieterle) and his newlywed wife, Helene ( Mary Johnson). They are ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Lady from Argentina ''The Lady from Argentina'' (German: ''Das Fräulein aus Argentinien'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Hans Albers.Parish p.4 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Willy ...

'' (1928) * '' Roses Bloom on the Moorland'' (1929) * ''

Perjury Perjury (also known as foreswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding."Perjury The act or an inst ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Customs Judge ''The Customs Judge'' (German: ''Der Sittenrichter'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Margarete Schlegel, Gerd Briese and Margarete Kupfer.Krautz p.199 The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer. ...

'' (1929)

Bibliography

* Kester, Bernadette. ''Film Front Weimar: Representations of the First World War in German films of the Weimar Period (1919-1933)''. Amsterdam University Press, 2003.

External links

* 1897 births 1957 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors People from Toruń People from West Prussia 20th-century German male actors Road incident deaths in Germany {{Germany-film-actor-stub