Hermann Kugelstadt (1912–2001) 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 ...

.Von Dassanowsky p.171 In the 1950s he directed a number of productions in the popular

heimatfilm ' (, German for "homeland-films"; German singular: ') were films of a genre popular in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. ''Heimat'' can be translated as "home" (in the geographic sense), "hometown" or "homela ...

tradition. During the 1960s he switched to television work.

Selected filmography

Director

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Heimat Bells ''Heimat Bells'' (german: Heimatglocken) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Hansi Knoteck, Armin Dahlen and Ernst Waldow.Pugh p.120 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Mittenwa ...

'' (1952) * '' The Mill in the Black Forest'' (1953) * ''

The Hunter's Cross ''The Hunter's Cross'' (german: Das Kreuz am Jägersteig) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Jester Naefe, Armin Dahlen and Wera Frydtberg.Höfig p.179 It was part of the heimatfilm tradition, which was at ...

'' (1954) * '' The Dark Star'' (1955) * ''

The Forest House in Tyrol ''The Forest House in Tyrol'' or ''The Lodge in Tyrol'' (German: ''Das Forsthaus in Tirol'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Wera Frydtberg, Helmuth Schneider and Dorothea Wieck. Bock & Bergfelder p.135 ...

'' (1955) * '' Two Bavarians in St. Pauli'' (1956) * ''

The Hunter from Roteck ''The Hunter from Roteck'' (German: ''Der Jäger vom Roteck'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Michael Cramer, Doris Kirchner and Oskar Sima.Meier p.339 It is a heimatfilm, made when the genre was at i ...

'' (1956) * '' Between Munich and St. Pauli'' (1957) * '' War of the Maidens'' (1957) * ''

Candidates for Marriage ''Candidates for Marriage'' (german: Heiratskandidaten) is a 1958 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Beppo Brem, Paul Hörbiger and Gerlinde Locker.Bock & Bergfelder p.216 It was shot at the Schönbrunn ...

'' (1958) * ''

Hello Taxi ''Hello Taxi'' (German: ''Hallo Taxi'') is a 1958 Austrian comedy film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Hans Moser (actor), Hans Moser, Paul Hörbiger and Oskar Sima.Bock & Bergfelder p.216 Two old friends in Vienna, both Fiacre (carria ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Street The Street may refer to: Geographical *Wall Street in New York City's Financial District * The Street, Lawshall, Suffolk, England * The Street (Heath Charnock), a building and bridleway in Rivington, Lancashire, England Film and television * ''The ...

'' (1958) * '' Hunting Party'' (1959) * ''

Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf ''Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * '' 4 Blocks'' ( TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * '' Ala ...

'' (1963–1965, TV series) * ''

Sir Roger Casement Roger David Casement ( ga, Ruairí Dáithí Mac Easmainn; 1 September 1864 – 3 August 1916), known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG, between 1911 and 1916, was a diplomat and Irish nationalist executed by the United Kingdom for treason during Worl ...

'' (1968, TV film) * ' (1969, TV film) * ''Friedrich Ebert und Gustav Stresemann, Schicksalsjahre der Republik'' (1969, TV film) * ' (1969, TV film) * '' Junger Herr auf altem Hof'' (1969–1970, TV series) * ''Der Fall Sorge'' (1970, TV film) * ''Die Halsbandaffäre'' (1971, TV film) * '' Hallo – Hotel Sacher … Portier!'' (1973–1974, TV series)

Assistant Director

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A Hopeless Case ''A Hopeless Case'' (german: Ein hoffnungsloser Fall) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Hannes Stelzer. The film's sets were designed by Karl Weber. Synopsis A determined female ...

'' (1939) * ''

Hotel Sacher Hotel Sacher is a five-star luxury hotel in Vienna, Austria, facing the Vienna State Opera in the city's central Innere Stadt district. It is famous for the specialty of the house, the Sachertorte, a chocolate cake with apricot filling. There is ...

'' (1939) * ''

Renate in the Quartet ''Renate in the Quartet'' (german: Renate im Quartett) is a 1939 German musical comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Käthe von Nagy, Hans Brausewetter and Gustav Fröhlich.Hake p. 198 It is based on a novel by Geog Albrecht von Ih ...

'' (1939) * '' Nanette'' (1940) * '' Incognito in Paradise'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

*Robert von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1912 births 2001 deaths Mass media people from Hesse People from Limburg an der Lahn {{Germany-film-bio-stub