Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian

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, actor and

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. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred

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Selected filmography

Screenwriter

* '' After the Ball'' (1932)

Actor

* '' The Wedding of Valeni'' (1914) * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1914) * ''

With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland ''With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland'' (German: ''Mit Herz und Hand fürs Vaterland'') is a 1915 Austrian silent war drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Hubert Marischka, Hermann Benke and Liane Haid. The compos ...

'' (1915) * ''

On the Heights ''On the Heights'' (German: ''Auf der Höhe'') is a 1916 Austrian silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Liane Haid, Hermann Benke and Wilhelm Klitsch.Parish p.245 Cast * Wilhelm Klitsch as Gregor Stark * Lian ...

'' (1916) * ''

Summer Idyll ''Summer Idyll'' (German: ''Sommeridylle'') is a 1916 Austrian silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Liane Haid, Hermann Benke and Max Neufeld.Parish p.245 Cast * Margarete Thumann * Liane Haid * Hermann Benk ...

'' (1916) * '' The Black Hand'' (1917) * '' Don Cesar, Count of Irun'' (1918) * ''

The Ancestress ''The Ancestress'' (German: ''Die Ahnfrau'') is a 1919 Austrian silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Liane Haid, Max Neufeld and Karl Ehmann.Parish p.245 The same story had previously been shot in 1910. The ...

'' (1919) * '' Doctor Ruhland'' (1920) * '' Let the Little Ones Come to Me'' (1920) * '' The Voice of Conscience'' (1920) * ''

The Dancing Death ''The Dancing Death'' (German: ''Der tanzende Tod'') is a 1920 Austrian silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Karl Ehmann, Liane Haid and Max Neufeld.Parish p.245 Cast * Karl Ehmann as Graf Kürbach * Liane Haid * ...

'' (1920) * ''

Eva, The Sin ''Eva, The Sin'' (German: ''Eva, die Sünde'') is a 1920 Austrian silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Liane Haid, Max Neufeld and Karl Ehmann.Von Dassanowsky p.25 Cast * Liane Haid as Eva * Max Neufeld a ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Master of Life ''The Master of Life'' (German: ''Der Herr des Lebens'') is a 1920 Austrian silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Karl Ehmann, Liane Haid and Max Neufeld.''European Visions: Small Cinemas in Transition'', p. ...

'' (1920) * '' The Woman in White'' (1921) * ''

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 ...

'' (1922) * ''

Confessions of a Monk ''Confessions of a Monk'' (German: ''Die Memoiren eines Mönchs'') is a 1922 Austrian silent drama film written and directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Max Neufeld and Friedrich Feher.Loacker, Armin. ''Kunst der Routine: der ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died i ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Transformation of Dr. Bessel ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (German: ''Dr. Bessels Verwandlung '') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Sophie Pagay and Hans Stüwe. The film was based on a novel by . It premiered at the ...

'' (1927) * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1926) * ''

The Arsonists of Europe ''The Arsonists of Europe'' (German: ''Die Brandstifter Europas'') is a 1926 Austrian silent drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Charlotte Ander, Eugen Neufeld and Robert Valberg.Grange p.234 It was shot at the Sievering Studios in V ...

'' (1926) * ''Rasputin'' (1929) director and star

Director

* '' Doctor Ruhland'' (1920) * '' Let the Little Ones Come to Me'' (1920) * '' The Woman in White'' (1921) * '' The Films of Princess Fantoche'' (1921) * '' Light of His Life'' (1921) * ''

'' (1922) * '' The Iron King'' (1923) * ''

'' (1923) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1925) * ''

The Family without Morals ''The Family without Morals'' (german: Die Familie ohne Moral) is a 1927 Austrian silent film directed by Max Neufeld Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed ...

'' (1927) * '' Archduke John'' (1929) * ''Rasputin'' (1929)Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 344. . * ''

The Opera Ball ''The Opera Ball'' (german: Opernredoute) is a 1931 German musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the pl ...

'' (1931) * ''

A Night at the Grand Hotel ''A Night at the Grand Hotel'' (german: Eine Nacht im Grandhotel) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Mártha Eggerth, Ulrich Bettac, and Kurt Gerron.Bock & Bergfelder p. 156 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios i ...

'' (1931) * '' Sehnsucht 202'' (1932) * ''

A Bit of Love ''A Bit of Love'' (german: Ein bißchen Liebe für Dich) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Lee Parry, Magda Schneider, and Hermann Thimig.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 550 It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Ber ...

'' (1932) * ''

Monsieur, Madame and Bibi ''Monsieur, Madame and Bibi'' (French: ''Monsieur, Madame et Bibi'') is a 1932 French-German comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and Max Neufeld and starring René Lefèvre, Marie Glory and Florelle.Crisp p. 395 It was the French-language ver ...

'' (1932) * ' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' The Song of the Sun'' (1934) * ''

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 ...

'' (1934) * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

Fräulein Lilli ''Fräulein Lilli'' or ''Miss Lilli'' is a 1936 Austrian comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt, Robert Wohlmuth and Max Neufeld. It starred Franciska Gaal, Hans Jaray and S.Z. Sakall. It was Gaal's last European film,Dassanowsky p.67 although sh ...

'' (1936) *''

The House of Shame ''The House of Shame'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Creighton Hale, Virginia Brown Faire and Lloyd Whitlock.Pitts p.85 Cast * Creighton Hale as Harvey Baremore * Virginia Brown Faire as Druid ...

'' (1938) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * '' The Castle Ball'' (1939) * ''

A Thousand Lire a Month ''A Thousand Lire a Month'' (Italian: ''Mille lire al mese'') is a 1939 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Umberto Melnati and Osvaldo Valenti.Nowell-Smith p.119 It is a rema ...

'' (1939) * '' The First Woman Who Passes'' (1940) * ''

Red Tavern ''Red Tavern'' (Italian: ''Taverna rossa'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, André Mattoni, and Lauro Gazzolo. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. A young woman eventually marrie ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Tyrant of Padua ''The Tyrant of Padua'' (Italian: ''Il tiranno di Padova'') is a 1946 Italian historical film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Clara Calamai, Carlo Lombardi and Elsa De Giorgi.Brunetta, p. 150. It is an adaptation of the 1835 play '' Angel ...

'' (1946) * '' Anni'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

Der schönste Tag meines Lebens ''Der schönste Tag meines Lebens'' is a 1957 Austrian family drama film directed by Max Neufeld. It stars Michael Ande, Joseph Egger and Paul Hörbiger. Cast *Michael Ande as Toni *Joseph Egger as Blümel *Paul Hörbiger as Direktor *Paul Bösi ...

'' (1957)

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