Max Reichmann (1884-1958) was a German

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active during the silent and early

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s. Before making his own films, Reichmann worked as an

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on several E.A. Dupont productions. After graduating to directing, he directed the

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Richard Tauber Richard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 January 1948) was an Austrian tenor and film actor. Early life Richard Tauber was born in Linz, Austria, to Elisabeth Seifferth (née Denemy), a widow and an actress who played soubrette roles at the local theat ...

in several films following the introduction of sound in the late 1920s.Bock & Bergfelder p.467 Reichmann was

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, and was therefore forced to go into exile in

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when the

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took power in Germany in 1933. He later emigrated to the

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, where he died in 1958.

Selected filmography

Director

* ''

The Battle Against Berlin ''The Battle Against Berlin'' (german: Der Kampf gegen Berlin) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Carlo Aldini, Jenny Jugo Jenny Jugo (born Eugenie Walter; 14 June 1905 – 30 September 2001) was an Austrian a ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper ''The Strange Case of Captain Ramper'' (German: ''Ramper, der Tiermensch'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Paul Wegener, Mary Johnson and Max Schreck.Giesen p.262 It was shot at the Staaken Studios i ...

'' (1927) * '' Knights of the Night'' (1928) * ''

Life's Circus ''Life's Circus'' (German: ''Manege'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Raimondo Van Riel, Ernst Van Duren and Kurt Gerron.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film ...

'' (1928) * '' Weib in Flammen'' (1928) * '' Der Herzensphotograph'' (1928) * ''

Never Trust a Woman ''Never Trust a Woman'' (german: Ich glaub nie mehr an eine Frau) is a 1930 German musical film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Richard Tauber, Paul Hörbiger and Werner Fuetterer. It premiered on 3 February 1930.Grange p. 328 No prints o ...

'' (1930) * ''

End of the Rainbow ''End of the Rainbow'' is a musical drama by Peter Quilter, which focuses on Judy Garland in the months leading up to her death in 1969. After a premiere in Sydney, Australia in 2005, the show has played on the West End in London and a Broadwa ...

'' (1930) * ''

How Do I Become Rich and Happy? ''How Do I Become Rich and Happy?'' (german: Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?) is a 1930 German musical film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Georgia Lind, Hugo Schrader, and Ilse Korseck. It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Stud ...

'' (1930) * ''

You'll Be in My Heart "You'll Be in My Heart" is a song by English drummer and singer Phil Collins from the 1999 Disney animated feature ''Tarzan''. It appeared on '' Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack'' as well as various other Disney compilations. I ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Land of Smiles ''The Land of Smiles'' (German: ') is a 1929 romantic operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German language libretto was by and Fritz Löhner-Beda. The performance duration is about 100 minutes. This was one of Lehár's later works, and h ...

'' (1930) * '' The Big Attraction'' (1931) * '' Transit Camp'' (1932)

Screenwriter

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The Flower Girl of Potsdam Square ''The Flower Woman of Potsdam Square'' (german: Die Blumenfrau vom Potsdamer Platz) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Erika Glässner, Ralph Arthur Roberts, and Reinhold Schünzel. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1925)

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1884 births 1958 deaths German film directors Mass media people from Strasbourg Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States People from Alsace-Lorraine {{Germany-film-director-stub