Norbert Falk, also credited as Fred Orbing, (5 November 1872, Weißkirchen - 16 September 1932,

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) was an Austrian journalist and writer, most notable as a screenwriter for German films made under the

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'' (1919), ''

Anna Boleyn ''Anna Boleyn,'' also known as ''Deception'', is a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and Emil Jannings as King Henry VIII. The film was produced by Paul Davidson's Union Film, a ...

'' (1920), '' Rosita'' (1923) and ''

Der Kongreß tanzt ''Der Kongress tanzt'' (English: ''The Congress Dances'') is a German musical comedy film produced in 1931 by Ufa, directed by Erik Charell, starring Lilian Harvey as Christel Weinzinger, the glove seller, Willy Fritsch as Tsar Alexander I of ...

'' (1931).

Works

Books

Selected filmography

* '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''

A Waltz Dream ' (''A Waltz Dream'') is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by and , based on the novella ' (''Nux, the Prince Consort'') by Hans Müller-Einigen from his 1905 book ' (''Book of Adventures''). The young Jacobson presented Stra ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Loves of Casanova ''The Loves of Casanova'' or ''Casanova'' is a 1927 French Historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti and Diana Karenne. The film portrays the life and adventures of Giacomo Casanova ( ...

'' (1927) * '' The White Slave'' (1927) * '' Orient'' (1928) * ''

Pawns of Passion ''Pawns of Passion'' (German:''Marter der Liebe'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Wiktor Biegański and Carmine Gallone and starring Olga Tschechowa, Harry Frank and Hans Stüwe. The film was released in the United States in 192 ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Case of Prosecutor M ''The Case of Prosecutor M'' (German: ''Der Fall des Staatsanwalts M...'') is a 1928 German silent mystery film directed by Rudolf Meinert and Giulio Antamoro and starring Maria Jacobini, Jean Angelo and Gregori Chmara.Krautz p.46 It was rel ...

'' (1928) * ''

Secrets of the Orient ''Secrets of the Orient'' (german: Geheimnisse des Orients) is a 1928 German- French silent drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Nikolas Kolin, Iván Petrovich and Dimitri Dimitriev.Bock p. 237 It was made at the Babelsberg S ...

'' (1928) * '' The Last Night'' (1928) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930) * '' Congress Dances'' (1932)

Bibliography

* Kay Weniger: ''Das große Personenlexikon des Films'', Volume 2, p 609. Berlin (2001)

External links

*
Norbert Falk on filmportal.de

Norbert Falk - short biography
1872 births 1932 deaths Austrian journalists Austrian male screenwriters 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-writer-stub