Robert Land (1887–1940) was an

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n-Jewish film director of

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n descent.

Biography

Born as Robert Liebmann to a German-speaking Jewish Family in

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. Land moved to Vienna to study German literature and art history. He started directing movies in 1919. He chose the pseudonym Robert Land in order to avoid being mistaken with film critic and screenwriter Robert Liebmann (1890-1942). He made movies in Austria and Germany until 1933, when he fled to Czechoslovakia after Nazis' rise to power. Unable to find work he went to Italy in 1934, before returning to Prague a year later. He directed three movies in Czechoslovakia – ''Jana'' (1935), ''Arme kleine Inge (1936) and '' The Doll'' (1938). In 1938 he moved to

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, where he died on 12 October 1940. He's buried at

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Selected filmography

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The Jewess of Toledo ''The Jewess of Toledo'' (german: Die Jüdin von Toledo) is a play by Franz Grillparzer. Written in 1851, it was first performed in Prague in 1872, after Grillparzer's death. The play is based on the love affair between King Alfonso VIII of Cast ...

'' (1919, screenwriter) * ''

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, ''El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'' ...

'' (1922) * '' The Curse'' (1924) * '' The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (1926) * ''

Alpine Tragedy ''Alpine Tragedy'' (german: Alpentragödie) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Robert Land and starring Lucy Doraine, Arnold Korff and Vladimir Gajdarov.Grange p. 265 The film was based on the 1909 novel of the same title by Richar ...

'' (1927) * '' The Dashing Archduke'' (1927) * '' Venus in Evening Wear'' (1927) * '' Princess Olala'' (1928) * ''

Two Red Roses ''Two Red Roses'' (german: Zwei rote Rosen) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Robert Land and starring Liane Haid, Alexander Murski, and Harry Halm.Wlaschin p. 181 The film was released in England by First National Pathé. The film's ar ...

'' (1928) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1928) * '' Dame Care'' (1928) * '' The Merry Widower'' (1929) * '' I Kiss Your Hand, Madame'' (1929) * ''

The Hero of Every Girl's Dream ''The Hero of Every Girl's Dream'' (German: ''Der Held aller Mädchenträume'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Robert Land and starring Harry Liedtke, Betty Bird and Hermine Sterler.Rogowski p.120 The film's sets were designed by Robe ...

'' (1929) * '' Love and Champagne'' (1930) * '' Boycott'' (1930) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1931) * '' 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman'' (1931) * ''Arme kleine Inge'' (1936) * '' The Doll'' (1938)

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* Austrian male screenwriters Austrian film directors Czech screenwriters Male screenwriters Czech film directors German-language film directors Moravian Jews Austrian Jews People from Kroměříž 1887 births 1940 deaths 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-film-director-stub