Willy Schiller (11 August 1899 – 17 July 1973) was a German

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.Allan & Sandford p.3 In the later part of his career he worked for

DEFA DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PRO ...

, the East German state-controlled film studio.

Selected filmography

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Radio Magic ''Radio Magic'' (german: Funkzauber) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Werner Krauss, Xenia Desni, and Fern Andra. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller Willy Schill ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Green Alley ''The Green Alley'' (German: ''Die Rothausgasse'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Gustav Fröhlich and Marija Leiko.Weniger p.303 The film was made by the German branch of Universal Pictures ...

'' (1928) * ''

Don Juan in a Girls' School ''Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (german: Don Juan in der Mädchenschule) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by and starring Reinhold Schünzel. It is based on Hans Stürm's play '' The Unfaithful Eckehart''. The film's art directio ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Lady from Argentina ''The Lady from Argentina'' (German: ''Das Fräulein aus Argentinien'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Hans Albers.Parish p.4 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Willy ...

'' (1928) * ''

Love in the Cowshed ''Love in the Cowshed'' (German: ''Liebe im Kuhstall'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Toni Tetzlaff and Eugen Neufeld. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schil ...

'' (1928) * ''

Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That ''Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That'' (german: So küsst nur eine Wienerin) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Werner Fuetterer, Grete Graal, and Erna Morena.Kasten p. 116 It was made at the Emelka Studios ...

'' (1928) * '' The Night of Terror'' (1929) * ''

The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set i ...

'' (1929) * '' The Youths'' (1929) * ''

Distinguishing Features ''Distinguishing Features'' (german: Besondere Kennzeichen) is a German silent film, silent crime film directed by Edmund Heuberger. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schille ...

'' (1929) * ''

Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness ''Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness'' (german: Ja, ja, die Frauen sind meine schwache Seite) is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Georgia Lind, , and Hans Albers. The film's sets were designed by Gustav ...

'' (1929) * ''

Youthful Indiscretion ''Youthful Indiscretion'' (German: ''Jugendsünden'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Martin Herzberg, Carola Höhn and Rina Marsa.Krautz p.123 The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Sc ...

'' (1929) * ''

Beware of Loose Women ''Beware of Loose Women'' (german: Hütet euch vor leichten Frauen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Rudolf Lettinger, André Mattoni, and Margarete Schön.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

The Woman Everyone Loves Is You ''The Woman Everyone Loves Is You'' (German: ''Die Frau, die jeder liebt, bist du'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Fritz Kampers and Paul Hörbiger.Bock & Bergfelder p.215 The film's sets wer ...

'' (1929) * '' The Daredevil Reporter'' (1929) * ''

From a Bachelor's Diary ''From a Bachelor's Diary'' (German: ''Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Leopold von Ledebur and Anton Pointner.Elsaesser p.301 The film's ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' A Mother's Love'' (1929) * '' Busy Girls'' (1930) * '' Witnesses Wanted'' (1930) * ''Man schenkt sich Rosen, wenn man verliebt ist'' (1930) * ''Pariser Unterwelt'' (1930) * ''

Rag Ball ''Rag Ball'' (german: Lumpenball) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Harry Frank, Irene Ambrus, and Kurt Lilien. The title refers to a costume ball in which the guests turn up in tatters and rags. The film's ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Man in the Dark ''The Man in the Dark'' (german: Der Mann im Dunkel) is a 1930 German thriller film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Carl Auen, Edith Meinhard, and Siegfried Berisch. It was made as the sequel to the 1929 film ''Lux, King of Criminals''. ...

'' (1930) * ''

Next, Please! ''Next, Please!'' (german: Der Nächste, bitte!) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Charles Puffy, Adele Sandrock, and Albert Paulig. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer an ...

'' (1930) * '' Of Life and Death'' (1930) * ''

The Love Market ''The Love Market'' (german: Der Liebesmarkt) is a 1930 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Jean Murat, Erna Morena, and Renée Héribel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. ...

'' (1930) * '' Two People'' (1930) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1931) * ''

The Adventurer of Tunis ''The Adventurer of Tunis'' (german: Die Abenteurerin von Tunis) is a 1931 German adventure film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Philipp Manning, Theo Shall, and Ellen Richter. It was made at the Staaken Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.14 Locat ...

'' (1931) * ''

Raid in St. Pauli ''Raid in St. Pauli'' (German: ''Razzia in St. Pauli'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Gina Falckenberg, Friedrich Gnaß and Wolfgang Zilzer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willy Schiller. ...

'' (1932) * '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1933) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1933) * ''

What Women Dream ''What Women Dream'' (german: Was Frauen träumen) is a 1933 German comedy crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Nora Gregor, Gustav Fröhlich, and Otto Wallburg. In 1934, it was remade as an American film ''One Exciting Adventur ...

'' (1933) * ''Ich sing' mich in dein Herz hinein'' (1934) * '' Love, Death and the Devil'' (1934) * ''

The Devil in the Bottle ''The Devil in the Bottle'' (French: ''Le diable en bouteille'') is a 1935 French-German drama film directed by Heinz Hilpert, Reinhart Steinbicker and Raoul Ploquin. It stars Käthe von Nagy, Pierre Blanchar and Gina Manès.Goble p.736 It was ...

'' (1935) * ''

Make Me Happy ''Make Me Happy'' (german: Mach' mich glücklich) is a 1935 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Julia Serda, Albert Lieven and Richard Romanowsky.Kreimeier p. 234 It was made by Germany's largest film company UFA. A ...

'' (1935) * '' Les époux célibataires'' (1935) *''

The Green Domino ''The Green Domino'' (french: Le Domino vert) is a 1935 French/German drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Herbert Selpin, based on play by Erich Ebermayer. It tells the story of a rich heiress who falls in love with an art critic after his w ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Donogoo Tonka ''Donogoo Tonka'' is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Anny Ondra, Viktor Staal and Will Dohm.Kreimeier p. 284 It is based on a play of the same name by Jules Romains. A separate French-language version '' Donog ...

'' (1936) * ''

City of Anatol ''City of Anatol'' (german: Stadt Anatol) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Horney and Fritz Kampers. It is based on a 1932 novel ''City of Anatol'' by Bernhard Kellermann. The film ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Kreutzer Sonata ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (russian: Крейцерова соната, ) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven), Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Rus ...

'' (1937) * ''

Wells in Flames ''Wells in Flames'' (French: ''Puits en flammes'') is a 1937 German adventure film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Josseline Gaël, George Rigaud and Suzy Vernon.Rentschler p.289 It is the French-language version of '' City of Ana ...

'' (1937) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) * ''

The Strange Monsieur Victor ''The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (French: ''L'Étrange Monsieur Victor'') is a 1938 French-German drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Raimu, Pierre Blanchar and Madeleine Renaud. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The ...

'' (1938) * ''

A Girl Goes Ashore ''A Girl Goes Ashore'' (german: Ein Mädchen geht an Land) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Günther Lüders and Heidi Kabel.Kreimeier p. 287 It is set in the port city of Hamburg and ...

'' (1938) * '' Les nuits blanches de Saint-Pétersbourg'' (1938) * '' Frau Sylvelin'' (1938) * ''

Drei Unteroffiziere ''Drei Unteroffiziere'' (''Three Sergeants'') is a 1939 German film. Made soon before the outbreak of the Second World War, the film - as its name suggests - depicts the lives of three German army sergeants. While the plot concentrates on the sold ...

'' (1939) * '' Her First Experience'' (1939) * ''

Who's Kissing Madeleine? ''Who's Kissing Madeleine?'' (German: ''Wer küßt Madeleine?'') is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Magda Schneider, Albert Matterstock and Herti Kirchner.Parish p.503 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1939) * ''Liebesschule'' (1940) * ''

With the Eyes of a Woman ''With the Eyes of a Woman'' (German: ''Mit den Augen einer Frau'') is a 1942 German drama film directed by Karl Georg Külb and starring Ada Tschechowa, Olga Tschechowa and Gustav Fröhlich.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Big Number ''The Big Number'' or ''The Big Act'' (German: ''Die große Nummer'') is a 1943 German drama film directed by Karl Anton and starring Leny Marenbach, Maly Delschaft and Paul Hoffmann. A circus film, it was originally intended to star Harry Piel ...

'' (1943) * '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (1943) * '' Meine vier Jungens'' (1944) * ''

The Years Pass ''The Years Pass'' (german: Die Jahre vergehen) is a 1945 German drama film directed by Günther Rittau and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Carl Kuhlmann and Werner Fuetterer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 33 It was shot at the Althoff Studios in Berlin an ...

'' (1945) * ''

Hoegler's Mission ''Der Auftrag Höglers'' (English-language title: ''Hoegler's Mission'') is a fantasy movie directed by Gustav von Wangenheim. It was released in 1950. Plot Högler, the former director of a steel plant now in East Germany, is a rich and ruthles ...

'' (1950) * '' Zugverkehr unregelmäßig'' (1951) * ''

Karriere in Paris ''Karriere in Paris'' is a 1952 East German film. It is based on the novel ''Père Goriot'' by Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, ...

'' (1952) * '' Swings or Roundabouts'' (1953) * '' Alarm at the Circus'' (1954) * '' Genesung'' (1956) * ''

Polonia-Express ''Polonia-Express'' is an East German film directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen. It was released in 1957. Cast * Alice Graf as Hella Merkel * Horst Schön as Fritz Marr * Gerhard Bienert as Wilhelm Merkel * Martin Flörchinger as Ralow * Rudolf Ulrich as ...

'' (1957) * '' Skimeister von morgen'' (1957) * '' Der kleine Kuno'' (1959) * '' Steinzeitballade'' (1961)

References

Bibliography

* Seán Allan & John Sandford. ''DEFA: East German Cinema, 1946-1992''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* 1899 births 1973 deaths German art directors Film people from Berlin {{Germany-film-bio-stub