Hans Behrendt (28 September 1889 – 1942) was a

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, screenwriter and film director. He was murdered by the

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s in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942.

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

* '' Catherine the Great'' (1920) * ''

Christian Wahnschaffe ''Christian Wahnschaffe'' is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts ''World Ablaze'' (''Weltbrand'') in November 1920 and ''The Escape fr ...

'' (1920) * '' The Island of the Lost'' (1921) * '' The Poisoned Stream'' (1921) * ''

Fridericus Rex ''Fridericus Rex'' (German: ''Fridericus Rex - 1. Teil: Sturm und Drang'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Arzén von Cserépy and starring Otto Gebühr, Albert Steinrück and Gertrud de Lalsky. It portrays the life of t ...

'' (1922) * ''

Fräulein Raffke ''Fräulein Raffke'' is a 1923 German silent film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Werner Krauss, Lydia Potechina and Lee Parry.Bock & Bergfelder p.8 A "Raffke" was Weimar era slang for a money accumulator. The film's sets were design ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Most Beautiful Woman in the World ''The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'' (German: ''Die schönste Frau der Welt'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Lee Parry, Livio Pavanelli and Olaf Fjord.Krautz p.570 It premiered in Berlin at the Mar ...

'' (1924) * '' Wood Love'' (1925) * '' Athletes'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

The Doll of Luna Park ''The Doll of Luna Park'' (german: Die Puppe vom Lunapark) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Alice Hechy, Walter Rilla, and Fritz Rasp. The film's sets were designed by Franz Schroedter Franz Schroedter (9 ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Woman with That Certain Something ''The Woman with That Certain Something'' (German: ''Die Frau mit dem Etwas'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Rudolf Lettinger, Lee Parry and Bruno Kastner. The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1925) * '' Women You Rarely Greet'' (1925) * '' The Mill at Sanssouci'' (1926) * '' The Violet Eater'' (1926) * '' Die Puppe vom Lunapark'' (1926) * '' Our Daily Bread'' (1926) * '' My Friend the Chauffeur'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Dancer of Sanssouci ''The Dancer of Sanssouci'' (german: Die Tänzerin von Sans Souci) is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lil Dagover, and Rosa Valetti. Set at the court of Frederick the Great, the film is p ...

'' (1932)

Director

* '' Old Heidelberg'' (1923) * '' The New Land'' (1924) * '' Prinz Louis Ferdinand'' (1927) * ''

'' (1927) * ''

The Trousers ''The Trousers'' (German: ''Die Hose'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo and Rudolf Forster. It was based on a play by Carl Sternheim. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter a ...

'' (1927) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * '' Daughter of the Regiment'' (1929) * '' The Smuggler's Bride of Mallorca'' (1929) * '' The League of Three'' (1929) * '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (1930) * '' Gloria'' (1931, French) * '' Gloria'' (1931, German) * ''

The Office Manager ''The Office Manager'' (german: Der Herr Bürovorsteher) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Felix Bressart, Hermann Thimig and Maria Meissner.Bock & Bergfelder p. 63 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

I Go Out and You Stay Here ''I Go Out and You Stay Here'' (german: Ich geh' aus und Du bleibst da) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Camilla Horn, Berthe Ostyn, and Hermine Sterler. A separate French-language film was also produced. The ...

'' (1931) * '' The Heath Is Green'' (1932) * '' My Friend the Millionaire'' (1932) * '' Wedding at Lake Wolfgang'' (1933) * '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1933) * ''Doña Francisquita'', Ibérica Films, SA. Barcelona (1934) * ''

Fräulein Lilli ''Fräulein Lilli'' or ''Miss Lilli'' is a 1936 Austrian comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt, Robert Wohlmuth and Max Neufeld. It starred Franciska Gaal, Hans Jaray and S.Z. Sakall. It was Gaal's last European film,Dassanowsky p.67 although sh ...

'' (1936)

Actor

* '' Mary Magdalene'' (1920) * '' The Island of the Lost'' (1921) * '' A Day on Mars'' (1921) * '' Wood Love'' (1925) * '' The Violet Eater'' (1926)

References

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