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Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in
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– 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an
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n film architect and one of the most employed
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s in the
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and German cinemas of the late silent and early
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periods. His younger brother,
Eduard von Borsody Eduard von Borsody (; 13 June 1898 – 1 January 1970) was an Austrian cameraman, film editor, film director, and screenplay writer. Biography His film career began as a cameraman. Among his first jobs were three films on which Mihály Kertés ...
, was a
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 ...
in
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and
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. He is also the great-uncle of German actress Suzanne von Borsody.


Life

Julius von Borsody attended the
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Art Academy before he started in the film industry in 1917. He began his career with
Sascha-Film Sascha-Film, in full Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and from 1933 Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG, was the largest Austrian film production company of the silent film and early sound film period. History The business was established in 1910 by Alexande ...
in Vienna, but up to 1924 also worked with other film production companies. In 1920 he was the
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for
Paul Czinner Paul Czinner (30 May 1890 – 22 June 1972) was a Hungarian-born British writer, film director, and producer. Biography Czinner was born to a Jewish family in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. After studying literature and philosophy at the Universi ...
's highly significant pre-
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work, ''Inferno''. Together with
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and
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he was also responsible in Vienna, on the
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of
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and
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'' (1922), which because of its sheer size had to be built in the open air, on the Laaer Berg. Other Sascha-Film epics on which he worked were ''Der junge Medardus'' (1923) and ''Harun al-Rashid'' (1924). In 1925 Borsody moved to
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. There, for films about the history of
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, he was able to design more ambitious structures than in Vienna. He worked on
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's ''Potsdam, das Schicksal einer Residenz'' (1927) and
Phil Jutzi Phil Jutzi (sometimes known as Piel Jutzi) (22 July 1896 – 1 May 1946) was a German cinematographer and film director. Born Philipp Jutzi in Altleiningen as the son of a tailor, Jutzi was self-educated. (He seems to have been generally known by ...
' s '' Berlin-Alexanderplatz'' (1931), based on
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's book of the same name. Besides buildings he also created the façades and decorations of other productions with historical and costumed backgrounds, such as ''Danton'' (1931) and the
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biography '' Leise flehen meine Lieder'' (1933). Shortly before the
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s took power in Germany, Borsody returned to Vienna, where for the next few years he worked on a number of films in the ''
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'' genre, light romantic musical comedies, the action of which was generally set in the late
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period of about 1900: '' Hohe Schule'' (1934), ''
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'' (1934), ''
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'' (1935) and others. After the
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(the annexation of Austria to Germany in 1938) Borsody became principal architect of the
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-owned
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, but also occasionally worked on buildings for productions of
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in Munich. He was employed on one of the last large-scale productions of the Third Reich - '' Shiva und die Galgenblume'', filmed in early January 1945 with
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in the
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in
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– and also on one of the first post-war Austrian films - ''Der weite Weg'' (1946). From that time on, in the declining Austrian film industry, he only worked on unpretentious romances and comedies. His last set designs were for the undistinguished ' (1958), directed by his brother
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.


Selected filmography

The following is a list of selected films on which Julius von Borsody worked as film architect or set designer (director's name in brackets): * ''Inferno'' (Austria 1920, dir.
Paul Czinner Paul Czinner (30 May 1890 – 22 June 1972) was a Hungarian-born British writer, film director, and producer. Biography Czinner was born to a Jewish family in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. After studying literature and philosophy at the Universi ...
) * ''Lucifer'' (Austria 1921, dir. Ernest Juhn) * ''
The Dead Wedding Guest ''The Dead Wedding Guest'' (German: ''Der tote Hochzeitsgast'') is a 1922 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Eugen Neufeld, Karl Ehmann and Carmen Cartellieri.Büttner & Dewald p.72 It is based on the p ...
'' (Austria 1921, dir.
Max Neufeld Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Select ...
) * ''
The Marquis of Bolibar ''The Marquis of Bolibar'' (German: ''Der Marquis von Bolibar'') is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Friedrich Porges and starring Hans Schindler. It is based on the 1920 novel of the same title by Leo Perutz. The film's sets were desi ...
'' (Austria 1922, dir.
Friedrich Porges Friedrich ( Frederick ) Porges (1890–1978) was an Austrian-American film director of the silent era, journalist, publisher, screenwriter, author and film critic. Of Jewish background, he fled Vienna just prior to the Anschluss The (, o ...
) * ''
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'' (Austria 1922, dir.
Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...
; film architecture together with
Emil Stepanek Emil Stepanek (21 February 1895 – 12 April 1945) was an Austrian set designer and film architect. Biography Stepanek was born in Vienna, the son of a carpenter, and received a training in stage set construction, in which he worked for severa ...
) * ''Die Maske der Schuld'' (Austria 1922, directed himself) * ''
Young Medardus ''Young Medardus'' (German: ''Der junge Medardus'') is a 1923 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Victor Varconi, Egon von Jordan and Agnes Esterhazy.Von Dassanowsky p.21 Based on a play with the same ...
'' (Austria 1923, dir. Michael Curtiz) * ''
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'' (Austria 1923, dir. Michael Curtiz) * '' Harun al Raschid'' (Austria 1924, dir. Michael Curtiz) * ''
The City Without Jews ''The City Without Jews'' (german: Die Stadt ohne Juden) is a 1924 Austrian Expressionist film by Hans Karl Breslauer, based on the novel of the same title by Hugo Bettauer. The film is one of the few surviving Expressionist films from Austri ...
'' (Austria 1924, dir. Hans Karl Breslauer) * ''
Countess Maritza ''Gräfin Mariza'' (''Countess Maritza'') is an operetta in three acts composed by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, with a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered in Vienna on 28 February 1924 at the Theater an ...
'' (1925) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1925) * ''
If You Have an Aunt ''If You Have an Aunt'' (German:''Wenn Du eine Tante hast'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Maly Delschaft, Wilhelm Diegelmann and Robert Garrison.Grange p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...
'' (1925) * '' The Girl on a Swing'' (1926) * ''
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'' (Germany 1927, dir.
Hans Behrendt Hans Behrendt (28 September 1889 – 1942) was a German-Jewish actor, screenwriter and film director. He was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942. Selected filmography Screenwriter * '' Catherine the Great'' (1920) ...
) * '' Erotikon'' (Czechoslovakia 1929, dir.
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) * ''Die kleine Veronika'' (Germany 1929, dir.
Robert Land Robert Land (1887–1940) was an Austrian-Jewish film director of Moravian descent. Biography Born as Robert Liebmann to a German-speaking Jewish Family in Kroměříž. Land moved to Vienna to study German literature and art history. He started ...
) * ''Der Tanz ins Glück'' (Germany 1930, dir.
Max Nosseck Max Nosseck (19 September 1902 – 29 September 1972) was a German film director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Nosseck was born in Nakel, then in Prussia, but now in Poland. Nosseck established himself as a director in the German Film Industr ...
; Borsody's first sound film) * ''
A Girl from the Reeperbahn ''A Girl from the Reeperbahn'' (german: Ein Mädel von der Reeperbahn) is a 1930 Czech-German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Olga Chekhova, Trude Berliner, and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. It was made in studios in the Czech capit ...
'' (1930) * '' Rendezvous'' (1930) * ''
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'' (1930) * ''
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'' (Germany 1931, dir.
Hans Behrendt Hans Behrendt (28 September 1889 – 1942) was a German-Jewish actor, screenwriter and film director. He was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942. Selected filmography Screenwriter * '' Catherine the Great'' (1920) ...
) * ''
My Cousin from Warsaw ''My Cousin from Warsaw'' (german: Meine Cousine aus Warschau) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Liane Haid, Tala Birell, and Fritz Schulz. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.Jacobsen p.346 The film's ...
'' (1931) * '' Berlin-Alexanderplatz'' (Germany 1931, dir.
Phil Jutzi Phil Jutzi (sometimes known as Piel Jutzi) (22 July 1896 – 1 May 1946) was a German cinematographer and film director. Born Philipp Jutzi in Altleiningen as the son of a tailor, Jutzi was self-educated. (He seems to have been generally known by ...
) * '' A Mad Idea'' (1932) * ''
Things Are Getting Better Already ''Things Are Getting Better Already'' (German: ''Es wird schon wieder besser'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Dolly Haas, Heinz Rühmann and Paul Otto.Waldman p.45 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berl ...
'' (1932) * '' Today Is the Day'' (1933) * ''
Gently My Songs Entreat ''Gently My Songs Entreat'' (German: ') is a 1933 Austrian-German musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Marta Eggerth, Luise Ullrich and Hans Jaray. The film was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna with art direction by Julius ...
'' (Austria 1933, dir.
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) * ''
A Precocious Girl ''A Precocious Girl'' (German title: ''Csibi, der Fratz'' aka ''Früchtchen'') is a 1934 Austrian comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and Richard Eichberg and starring Franciska Gaal, Leopoldine Konstantin and Herbert Hübner. The film's sets we ...
'' (Austria 1934, dir.
Max Neufeld Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Select ...
and
Richard Eichberg Richard Eichberg (27 October 1888 – 8 May 1952) was a German film director and producer. He directed 87 films between 1915 and 1949. He also produced 77 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Munich, Germ ...
) * '' The Secret of Cavelli'' (Austria 1934, dir.
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) * ''
Frasquita ''Frasquita'' is a 1934 Austrian musical film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Jarmila Novotná, Charlott Daudert, and Heinz Rühmann.Ball and Spiess p. 51 An operetta film, it is an adaptation of Franz Lehár's 1922 stage work of the sa ...
'' (Austria 1934, dir.
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) * ''
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'' (Austria 1934, dir.
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, bfi.org.uk; accessed ...
) * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (Austria 1934, dir.
E. W. Emo E. W. Emo (Emerich Walter Emo, born Emerich Josef Wojtek, 11 July 1898; died 2 December 1975) was an Austrian film director. Emo specialized in comedies, 21 of them with the actor Hans Moser. He also worked outside Austria and wrote screenpla ...
) * ''
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'' (Austria 1935, dir. Erich Engel) * ''Die Pompadour'' (Austria 1935, dir.
Willy Schmidt-Gentner Willy Schmidt-Gentner (6 April 1894 – 12 February 1964) was one of the most successful German composers of film music in the history of German-language cinema. He moved to Vienna in 1933. At his most productive, he scored up to 10 films a year, ...
) * '' Circus Saran'' (1935) * '' The World's in Love'' (1935) * '' Heaven on Earth'' (1935) * ''
The White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...
'' (Austria 1935, dir. Carl Lamac) * ''
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'' (1936) * ''Opernring / Im Sonnenschein'' (Austria 1936, dir.
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) * ''Ernte / Die Julika'' (Austria 1936, dir.
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) * ''Prater / Der Weg des Herzens'' (Austria 1937, dir. Willy Schmidt-Gentner) * ''Unsterblicher Walzer'' (Germany/Austria 1939, dir. E. W. Emo) * ''Brüderlein fein'' (Germany/Austria 1941, dir.
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) * ''Frauen sind keine Engel'' (Germany/Austria 1943, dir. Willi Forst) * '' Shiva und die Galgenblume'' (Germany 1945, dir.
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; unfinished film) * ''Der weite Weg / Schicksal in Ketten'' (Austria 1946, dir.
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) * ''
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'' (Austria 1948, dir.
Hubert Marischka Hubert Marischka (27 August 1882 – 4 December 1959), brother of Ernst Marischka, was an Austrian operetta tenor, actor, film director and screenwriter. Career Marischka was born in Brunn am Gebirge, the son of Jiří (or Johann) Marisch ...
) * ''
Arlberg Express ''Arlberg Express'' (German: ''Arlberg-Express'') is a 1948 Austrian thriller film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Paul Hubschmid, Elfe Gerhart and Iván Petrovich.Fritsche p.232 The film's sets were designed by the art director Juliu ...
'' (Austria 1948, dir.
Eduard von Borsody Eduard von Borsody (; 13 June 1898 – 1 January 1970) was an Austrian cameraman, film editor, film director, and screenplay writer. Biography His film career began as a cameraman. Among his first jobs were three films on which Mihály Kertés ...
) * ''
The Singing House ''The Singing House'' (German: ''Das singende Haus'') is a 1948 Austrian comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Richard Romanowsky, Hannelore Schroth and Hans Moser.Fritsche p.232 It was first shown at the Locarno Film Festival in July 1 ...
'' (Austria 1948, dir.
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) * ''
Maresi ''Maresi'' is a 1948 Austrian period drama film directed by Hans Thimig and starring Attila Hörbiger, Maria Schell and Siegfried Breuer. It was one of the box offices successes of 1948.Von Dassanowsky p.129 The film was based on the 1935 story of ...
'' (Austria 1948, dir.
Hans Thimig Hans Emil Thimig, pseudonym: Hans Werner (23 July 1900 in Vienna – 17 February 1991, also in Vienna) was an Austrian actor, film director, and stage director. Life The youngest son of the Burgtheater actor Hugo Thimig and Franziska "Fanny" Hu ...
) * ''
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'' (1949) * ''
Child of the Danube ''Child of the Danube'' (German: ''Kind der Donau'') is a 1950 Austrian musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Fred Liewehr and Harry Fuß. It was one of a cycle of popular musicals made by Jacoby and Rökk.Davidson, J ...
'' (Austria 1950, dir.
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, bfi.org.uk; accessed ...
) * ''Kaisermanöver'' (Austria 1954, dir.
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) * ''
Her First Date ''Her First Date'' (German: ''Ihr erstes Rendezvous'') is a 1955 Austrian-West German romantic comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring Nicole Heesters, Paul Dahlke and Adrian Hoven.Fritsche p.255 It was shot in Agfacolor at the Sal ...
'' (1955) * ' (Austria 1958, dir. Eduard von Borsody; Julius von Borsody's last film)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Borsody, Julius Von Austrian architects Austrian scenic designers Hungarian nobility Austrian people of Hungarian descent Artists from Vienna 1892 births 1960 deaths