Jürgen von Alten (12 January 1903 – 28 February 1994) was a German

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and

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. During his career he directed around seventy short and

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. In 1939 he made the military comedy-drama ''

Shoulder Arms ''Shoulder Arms'' is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy film set in France during World War I, the first of three films he made on the subject of war. It co-starred Edna Purvia ...

''.Richards p.325

Selected filmography

Director

* ''

Stronger Than Regulations ''Stronger Than Regulations'' (German: ''Stärker als Paragraphen'') is a 1936 German mystery film directed by Jürgen von Alten and starring Paul Hartmann, Karl Hellmer and Manja Behrens. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film' ...

'' (1936) * '' Susanne in the Bath'' (1936) * '' Togger'' (1937) * ''

The Beaver Coat ''The Beaver Coat'' () is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin... around the end of ...

'' (1937) * ''

'' (1939) * '' The Mistress of Solderhof'' (1959)

Actor

* ''

Yorck ''Yorck'' is a 1931 German war film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Werner Krauss, Grete Mosheim and Rudolf Forster.Noack p.59 It portrays the life of the Prussian General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, particularly his refusal to ser ...

'' (1931) * '' The Poacher'' (1953) * ''

Oh! This Bavaria! ''Oh! This Bavaria!'' () is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Arnulf Schröder and starring Rudolf Vogel, Liesl Karlstadt and Jürgen von Alten.Höfig p. 183 Cast References Bibliography * External links

* 1960 films Wes ...

'' (1960) * '' The Death of the White Stallion'' (1985)

References

Bibliography

* Richards, Jeffrey. ''Visions of Yesterday''. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973.

External links

* 1903 births 1994 deaths Male actors from Hanover People from the Province of Hanover Film people from Hanover German male film actors 20th-century German male actors German male writers {{Germany-film-bio-stub