Kurt Heuser (23 November 1903 – 20 June 1975) was a German

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.Rentschler p.180 Early in his career he wrote ''

Schlußakkord ''Schlußakkord'' (''Final Accord'' or better ''Final Chord'';Sabine Hake, ''Popular Cinema of the Third Reich'', Austin: University of Texas, 2001, , p. 246, note 4: the title "refers to a musical term" whereas that of Sierck's 1939 French-languag ...

'' (''Final Accord'' or better ''Final Chord''), a German film

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of the Nazi period.Sabine Hake, ''Popular Cinema of the Third Reich'', Austin: University of Texas, 2001, , p. 246, note 4: the title "refers to a musical term" whereas that of Sierck's 1939 French-language ''Accord Final'' can also mean "concluding agreement".

Selected filmography

* ''

Love, Death and the Devil ''Love, Death and the Devil'' (german: Liebe, Tod und Teufel) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Heinz Hilpert and Reinhart Steinbicker and starring Käthe von Nagy, Albin Skoda and Brigitte Horney. It is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's st ...

'' (1934) * ''

One Too Many on Board ''One Too Many on Board'' (german: Einer zuviel an Bord) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lída Baarová, Albrecht Schoenhals and René Deltgen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 275 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios i ...

'' (1935) * ''

'' (1936) * ''

A Strange Guest ''A Strange Guest'' (German: ''Ein seltsamer Gast'') is a 1936 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Alfred Abel, Ilse Petri and Kurt Fischer-Fehling. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer a ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

To New Shores ''To New Shores'' (german: Zu neuen Ufern) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk) and starring Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel and Viktor Staal. It was Leander's first film for the German studio UFA, a ...

'' (1937) * ''

Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' (german: Rote Orchideen) is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 a ...

'' (1938) * ''

Liberated Hands ''Liberated Hands'' or ''Freed Hands'' (german: Befreite Hände) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Brigitte Horney, Olga Tschechowa and Ewald Balser.Hake p. 198 It was screened at the 8th Venice International F ...

'' (1939) * ''

Midsummer Night's Fire ''Midsummer Night's Fire'' or ''St. John's Fire'' (german: Johannisfeuer) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Anna Dammann, Ernst von Klipstein, and Gertrud Meyen. The film is based on the play '' Fires of ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Three Codonas ''The Three Codonas'' (german: Die drei Codonas) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Ernst von Klipstein and Josef Sieber. It is based on the life of the circus performer Alfredo Codona. It wa ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Girl from Fano ''The Girl from Fano'' (german: Das Mädchen von Fanö) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Gustav Knuth.Hake p. 215 The film is based on a novel by Günther Weisenborn and i ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1943) * '' The Trial'' (1948) * ''

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 ...

'' (1948) * ''

Bonus on Death ''Bonus on Death'' (German: ''Prämien auf den Tod'') is a 1950 Austrian crime film directed by Curd Jürgens and starring Judith Holzmeister, Werner Krauss and Siegfried Breuer. One of a handful of Austrian crime films made during the post-war p ...

'' (1950) * ''

Call Over the Air Call Over the Air (German: ''Ruf aus dem Äther'') is a 1951 Austrian drama film directed by Georg C. Klaren and Georg Wilhelm Pabst and starring Oskar Werner, Lucia Scharf and Fritz Imhoff. It was made at the Sievering Studios in Vienna with loca ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Sergeant's Daughter ''The Sergeant's Daughter'' (german: Der große Zapfenstreich) is a 1952 West German war romance film directed by George Hurdalek and starring Johanna Matz, Jan Hendriks and Friedrich Domin.Bock & Bergfelder p. 187 It was based on a 1903 novel by ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Great Temptation ''The Great Temptation'' (german: Die große Versuchung) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Dieter Borsche, Ruth Leuwerik and Renate Mannhardt.Hake p. 115 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film' ...

'' (1952) * ''

Alraune ''Alraune'' (German for ) is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character. The book originally featured illustrations by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald. Legend The basis of the story of ...

'' (1952) * '' A Life for Do'' (1954) * ''

André and Ursula ''André and Ursula'' is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Ivan Desny, Elisabeth Müller and Ina Peters.Bock & Bergfelder p.84 It was based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Polly Maria Höfler. The film up ...

'' (1955) * '' Before God and Man'' (1955) * ''

I Was All His ''I Was All His'' (german: Ich war ihm hörig) is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Becker and starring Barbara Rütting, Carlos Thompson and Wolfgang Preiss.Film Directors Guide p.15 It was shot at the Carlton Studios in Munich ...

'' (1958) * '' The Forests Sing Forever'' (1959) * '' Every Day Isn't Sunday'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

Girl from Hong Kong ''Girl from Hong Kong'' (german: Bis zum Ende aller Tage) is a 1961 West German romance film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and starring Hanns Lothar, Helmut Griem and Akiko Wakabayashi.Schrader & Winkler p. 175 The film's sets were designed by th ...

'' (1961) * ''

Our House in Cameroon ''Our House in Cameroon'' (german: Unser Haus in Kamerun) is a 1961 West German adventure film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Johanna von Koczian, Götz George and Hans Söhnker.Bock & Bergfelder p.55 Cast * Johanna von Koczian as Dori ...

'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' The Gentlemen'' (1965)

References

Bibliography

* Rentschler, Eric. ''The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife''. Harvard University Press, 1996.

External links

* 1903 births 1975 deaths German male screenwriters Mass media people from Strasbourg 20th-century German screenwriters {{Germany-film-bio-stub