Karl Grune (22 January 1890 – 2 October 1962) was an Austrian film director and writer who made many

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in the 1920s. Grune was born into a

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family

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, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'',

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(2007), p. 211 in

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, where he later attended drama school. He volunteered in the

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, where an injury temporarily deprived him of the ability to speak in 1918. After the war he made his directing debut in 1919 with ''Menschen in Ketten'' ("People in Chains"). In 1923 he made ''Schlagende Wetter'' with

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and

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in the leading roles. The film is a notable early example of naturalism in film making, at a time when

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was the norm. Also that year he made ''

Die Straße ''The Street'' (german: Die Straße) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Anton Edthofer, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Leonhard Haskel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Görge. Cast Synopsis ...

'' ("The Street"), which is considered Grune's most notable film. In 1926 he made ''Die Brüder Schellenberg'' ("The Brothers Schellenberg") with

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and

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. Many of his early films are now

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. He emigrated to England in 1933 and there made ''

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'' with

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in 1935, and in 1936 he filmed

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's opera

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with

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. In his later career he turned to producing films in the 1940s. He died in

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in 1962.

Films

Grune directed the following films in his career: * ''

'' (1936) * ''

The Marriage of Corbal ''The Prisoner of Corbal'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Nils Asther, Hugh Sinclair and Hazel Terry. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Marriage of Corbal''. It is set against the backdr ...

'' (1936) * ''

'' (1935) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1932) * ''Das gelbe Haus des King-Fu'' (1931) * ''La maison jaune de Rio'' (1931) * '' Katharina Knie'' (1929) * '' Waterloo'' (1929) * ''

Spy of Madame Pompadour ''Spy of Madame Pompadour'' (German: ''Marquis d'Eon, der Spion der Pompadour'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Karl Grune and starring Liane Haid, Fritz Kortner and Alfred Gerasch.Klossner p.360 It portrays the life of the eighteenth ...

'' (1928) * '' At the Edge of the World'' (1927) * '' Queen Louise'' (1927) * ''

The Brothers Schellenberg ''The Brothers Schellenberg'' (German: ''Die Brüder Schellenberg'') is a 1926 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover and Liane Haid. It was shot at the Babelsberg St ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

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 ...

'' (1923) * ''Schlagende Wetter'' (1923) * ''

The Count of Charolais ''The Count of Charolais'' (German:''Der Graf von Charolais'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Eva May, William Dieterle and Eugen Klöpfer.Parish & Canham p.136 The film was adapted from the play of t ...

'' (1922) * ''Frauenopfer'' (1922) * ''Der Stärkste Trieb'' (1922) * ''Die Nacht der Medici'' (1922) * ''

The Hunt for the Truth ''The Hunt for the Truth'' (German: ''Die Jagd nach der Wahrheit'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Erika Glässner, Fritz Kortner and Rudolf Forster. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kar ...

'' (1921) * ''

Night and No Morning ''Night and No Morning'' (German: ''Die Nacht ohne Morgen'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Hans Mierendorff and Hanni Weisse. It premiered in Berlin on 17 August 1921.Grange p.96 Cast * E ...

'' (1921) * ''Nachtbesuch in der Northernbank'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''Aus eines Mannes Mädchenjahren'' (1919) * ''Der Mädchenhirt'' (1919) * ''Menschen in Ketten'' (1919) Grune was also a writer for ''Aus eines Mannes Mädchenjahren'', ''Der Mädchenhirt'', ''Mann über Bord'', ''Die Straße'', ''Die Brüder Schellenberg'' and ''Am Rande der Welt''. He also cowrote ''Manon. Das hohe Lied der Liebe'' (1919) and ''Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist...'' (1921) with Beate Schach.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grune, Karl 1890 births 1962 deaths Austrian Jews Austrian film directors Film people from Vienna