Theo Zwierski (1911–1989) was a German
art director
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who designed the
sets on a number of
West German
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films and television productions.
[Meier p.336]
Selected filmography
* ''
Uncle Kruger
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'' (1941)
* ''
After the Rain Comes Sunshine
''After the Rain Comes Sunshine'' (german: Nach Regen scheint Sonne) is a 1949 West German comedy film directed by Erich Kobler and starring Sonja Ziemann, Gert Fröbe and Rudolf Platte.Grote p. 294 It takes its title from a popular song of the p ...
'' (1949)
* ''
The Girl from the South Seas
''The Girl from the South Seas'' (german: Das Mädchen aus der Südsee) is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Hans Müller and starring Angelika Hauff, Madelon Truß and Hardy Krüger.Bock & Bergfelder p.268
The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1950)
* ''Das gestohlene Jahr'' (1951)
* ''Falschmünzer am Werk'' (1951)
* ''
Salto Mortale'' (1953)
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Man on a Tightrope
''Man on a Tightrope'' is a 1953 American drama directed by Elia Kazan, starring Fredric March and Terry Moore and Gloria Grahame. The screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood was based on a 1952 novel of the same title by Neil Paterson. Paterson based ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Carnival Story
''Carnival Story'' is a 1954 drama film directed by Kurt Neumann, produced by Frank King and Maurice King, starring Anne Baxter and Steve Cochran, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It was made as a co-production between West Germany and th ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Ten on Every Finger
''Ten on Every Finger'' (German: ''An jedem Finger zehn'') is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Germaine Damar, Erich Auer and Loni Heuser.Bock & Bergfelder p.136 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Be ...
'' (1954)
* ''
The Phantom of the Big Tent'' (1954)
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Operation Edelweiss
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'' (1954)
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Night People'' (1954)
* ''
Circus of Love
''Circus of Love'' (german: link=no, Rummelplatz der Liebe) is a 1954 drama film directed by Kurt Neumann (director), Kurt Neumann and starring Eva Bartok, Curd Jürgens and Bernhard Wicki.Hayes p.152 It was made as a co-production (film), co-prod ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Love's Carnival'' (1955)
* ''Von der Liebe besiegt'' (1956)
* ''
The Legs of Dolores'' (1957)
* ''Mein ganzes Herz ist voll Musik'' (1959)
References
Bibliography
* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity ''. Berghahn Books, 2013.
* Meier, Gustav. ''Filmstadt Göttingen: Bilder für eine neue Welt? : zur Geschichte der Göttinger Spielfilmproduktion 1945 bis 1961''. Reichold, 1996.
External links
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1911 births
1989 deaths
German art directors
Film people from Berlin
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