Hermann Leitner (3 September 1927–22 February 2013) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

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 ...

. His 1962 documentary film ''

Mediterranean Holiday ''Mediterranean Holiday'' (german: Traumreise unter weissen Segeln) is a 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. It was filmed in Supe ...

'' was entered into the

3rd Moscow International Film Festival The 3rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1963. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Italian film ''8½'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Grigori Chukhrai (USSR - President of the Jury) * Shaken Ajmanov (USSR) * S ...

Selected filmography

Editor * ''

Viennese Girls ''Viennese Girls'' (German: ''Wiener Mädeln'') is a 1945 historical musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Anton Edthofer and Judith Holzmeister. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria ...

'' (1945) * ''

Shadows Over Naples ''Shadows Over Naples'' (german: Schatten über Neapel) is a 1951 German-Italian crime film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Maria Montez, Massimo Serato, and Hans Söhnker. A separate Italian version ''Love and Blood ''Love and Blood'' ...

'' (1951) * '' Captive Soul'' (1952) * '' I Can't Marry Them All'' (1952) * '' Queen of the Arena'' (1952) * ''

Shame on You, Brigitte! ''Shame on You, Brigitte!'' (German: ''Schäm' dich, Brigitte!'') is a 1952 Austrian comedy film directed by E.W. Emo and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hans Moser and Theo Lingen.Fritsche p.182 It was later released in West Germany under the alterna ...

'' (1952) * ''

Lady's Choice Lady's Choice is a spread and salad dressing condiment brand owned by Unilever. The brand was introduced in the Philippines in 1955 by California Manufacturing Company, Inc. (CMC). In 2000, Unilever Philippines, Inc. acquired CMC as a result of ...

'' (1953) * ''

Hit Parade A hit parade is a ranked list of the most popular recordings at a given point in time, usually determined either by sales or airplay. The term originated in the 1930s; ''Billboard'' magazine published its first music hit parade on January 4, 1936 ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Empress of China ''The Empress of China'' () is a 2014 Chinese television series based on events in 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty, starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian—the only female emperor (empress regnant) in Chinese histo ...

'' (1953) * ''

Not Afraid of Big Animals ''Not Afraid of Big Animals'' (german: Keine Angst vor großen Tieren) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ingeborg Körner and Gustav Knuth.Bock & Bergfelder p. 340 It is a circus film and a ...

'' (1953) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1953) * '' The Flower of Hawaii'' (1953) * ''

Emil and the Detectives ''Emil and the Detectives'' () is a 1929 novel set mainly in Berlin, by the German writer Erich Kästner and illustrated by Walter Trier. It was Kästner's first major success and the only one of his pre-1945 works to escape Nazi censorship. The ...

'' (1954) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1954) * '' It Was Always So Nice With You'' (1954) * '' The Beautiful Miller'' (1954) * '' Love is Forever'' (1954) * ''

Love Is Just a Fairytale ''Love Is Just a Fairytale'' (german: Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen) is a 1955 West German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Willy Fritsch, Georges Guétary and Claude Farell.Bock & Bergfelder p. 327 The film's s ...

'' (1955) * '' The Three from the Filling Station'' (1955) * ''

Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne ''Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne'' is a 1955 West German film directed by Hans Quest. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Plot summary Teddy Lemke is a lodger with Miss Biermann. She has taken the six-year Ulli into her care, whos ...

'' (1955) * ''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot inc ...

'' (1956) Director * ' (1957) * ' (1957) * ' (1958) * ''

Glück und Liebe in Monaco Glück (transliterated Glueck) (german: "luck") is the surname of: * Arie Gill-Gluck (1930–2016), Israeli Olympic runner * Alois Glück (born 1940), German politician * Bernard Glueck (disambiguation), several people with this name * Christia ...

'' (1959) * '' Verdammt die jungen Sünder nicht'' (1961) * ''

'' (1962) * ''Drei Frauen im Haus'' (1968–1969, TV series) * ''

Der Kurier der Kaiserin ''Der Kurier der Kaiserin'' is a German Television series. It was produced by ZDF and ORF and was broadcast from 1970 to 1971. German actor Klausjürgen Wussow portrays a courier for the Austrian ruler Maria Theresa in the period before and ...

'' (1970–1971, TV series) * ''Die Melchiors'' (1972, TV series) * ' (1976, TV film) * ''

Sun, Wine and Hard Nuts ''Sun, Wine and Hard Nuts'' (German: ''Sonne, Wein und harte Nüsse'') is a West German crime television series broadcast on ARD.Bock & Bergfelder p.347 A retired German police inspector goes to live on the French Riviera with his sister, but soo ...

'' (1977–1981, TV series) * '' Waldheimat'' (1983–1984, TV series) * ''...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr'' (1985, TV series) * ''Roda Roda'' (1992–1993, TV series) * ''Blankenese'' (1994, TV series)

Bibliography

* Körner, Torsten. ''Der kleine Mann als Star: Heinz Rühmann und seine Filme der 50er Jahre''. Campus Verlag, 2001.

References

External links

* 1927 births 2013 deaths Austrian film editors Austrian film directors Austrian television directors Film people from Salzburg {{Austria-film-director-stub