Hans Hinrich (27 November 1903 – 20 October 1974) was a German

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and

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. He initially worked in Germany but later also worked in Italy where he was usually credited as ''Giovanni Hinrich''. Hinrich was a noted

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, before moving into film directing in 1932. Hinrich was of

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heritage but he converted to

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. While he was initially granted permission to continue working following the

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takeover of Germany, he found it increasingly difficult and moved to Italy following the production of ''

Freight from Baltimore ''Freight from Baltimore'' (german: Fracht von Baltimore) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Hans Hinrich and starring Hilde Weissner, Attila Hörbiger, and Hans Zesch-Ballot. Interiors were shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin Ber ...

'' (1938). During the Fascist era he made several films such as the historical ''

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'' (1940). When Hinrich was threatened with dismissal from the 1941 film '' Il vetturale del San Gottardo'', several of his actors including

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secured a reversal of the decision by protesting their support for him.Lehman & Grieb p.181 After the war Hinrich moved from directing to acting. He made his on screen debut in the 1946 neorealist film ''

Before Him All Rome Trembled ''Before Him All Rome Trembled'' (Italian: ''Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma'') is a 1946 Italian musical war melodrama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Anna Magnani, Tito Gobbi and Hans Hinrich. Ada and Marco are a pair of opera singe ...

'' and also appearing in ''

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'' (1948). He later returned to his native Germany.

Filmography

Actor

* ''

'' (1946) - Ufficiale Tedesco * ''

'' (1948) - Javert * ''Tempesta su Parigi'' (1948) - Javert * ''L'ebreo errante'' (1948) - Dr. Albert Schuster * ''

Crossroads of Passion ''Crossroads of Passion'' (French: ''Carrefour des passions'', Italian: ''Gli uomini sono nemici'') is a 1948 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Giannini and Henri Calef and starring Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour and Valentina Cortes ...

'' (1948) - Fischer * '' The Mysterious Rider'' (1948) - Il grande inquisitore * '' Fabíola'' (1949) - Judge / Inquisitor * ''

The Last Days of Pompeii ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting '' The Last Day of Pompeii'' by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan. It culminates in ...

'' (1950) - Burbo (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) - Colonel Souka * ''

Roman Holiday ''Roman Holiday'' is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress f ...

'' (1953) - Dr. Bonnachoven (uncredited) * ''Phantom Caravan'' (1954) - Aumont * ''

Uomini ombra ''Uomini ombra'' (''Men in the Shadows'') is a 1954 Italian spy film directed by Francesco De Robertis. It is notable as the first of only two films produced by Film Costellazione. It was one of the first films to feature Giorgio Albertazzi and the ...

'' (1954) - Maurice * ''Das Wunder des Malachias'' (1961)

Director

* '' The Victor'' (1932) * ''

Darling of the Sailors ''Darling of the Sailors'' (German: ''Liebling der Matrosen'') is a 1937 Austrian comedy film directed by Hans Hinrich and starring Traudl Stark, Wolf Albach-Retty and Richard Romanowsky.Tuska, Piekarski & Wilson p.306 The film's sets were design ...

'' (1937) * '' Triad'' (1938) * ''

Between the Parents ''Between the Parents'' (german: Zwischen den Eltern) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Hans Hinrich and starring Willy Fritsch, Jutta Freybe, and Gusti Huber. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam.Klaus p.231 The film's sets wer ...

'' (1938) * ''

'' (1940) * ''

Mist on the Sea ''Mist on the Sea'' (Italian: ''Nebbie sul mare'') is a 1944 Italian drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero and Hans Hinrich and starring Viveca Lindfors, Gustav Diessl and Umberto Spadaro.Qvist & Von Bagh p.105 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1944) * ''

Conchita and the Engineer ''Conchita and the Engineer'' (german: Conchita und der Ingenieur), a.k.a. ''Macumba'', is a 1954 Brazilian-German adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and Hans Hinrich and starring Paul Hartmann, Vanja Orico and Robert Freitag. It was base ...

'' (1954)

References

Bibliography

* Lehman, Will & Grieb, Margit. ''Cultural Perspectives on Film, Literature, and Language''. Universal-Publishers, 2010. * Moudarres, Andrea & Purdy Moudarres, Christiana. ''New Worlds and the Italian Renaissance: Contributions to the History of European Intellectual Culture''. BRILL, 2012.

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* 1903 births 1974 deaths German male film actors German theatre directors Film directors from Berlin Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Italy 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-bio-stub