Willy Schatz (1903–1976) was a German
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vis ...
of
Baltic German
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origin. He designed the sets for numerous film productions in post-war West Germany including
Fritz Lang
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's ''
The Tiger of Eschnapur'' and ''
The Indian Tomb'' in 1959.
[Langford p.83]
Selected filmography
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Two Times Lotte'' (1950)
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Love on Ice'' (1950)
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Das Riesenrad'' (1951)
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The White Horse Inn'' (1952)
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The Immortal Vagabond'' (1953)
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The Postponed Wedding Night'' (1953)
* ''
Cabaret
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'' (1954)
* ''
Marianne of My Youth'' (1955)
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The Mistress of Solderhof
''The Mistress of Solderhof'' (german: Die Herrin vom Sölderhof) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Jürgen von Alten and starring Ilse Werner, Viktor Staal, and Harald Maresch.
It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Love, Summer and Music
''Love, Summer and Music'' (German: ''Liebe, Sommer und Musik'') is a 1956 Austrian-German musical comedy film directed by Hubert Marischka and starring Joe Stöckel, Fritz Heller and Rudolf Wasserlof.Elsaesser & Wedel p.171
The film's sets we ...
'' (1956)
* ''
The Doctor of Stalingrad
''The Doctor of Stalingrad'' (german: Der Arzt von Stalingrad also known as ''Battle Inferno'') is a 1958 German drama film directed by Géza von Radványi and starring O.E. Hasse, Eva Bartok and Hannes Messemer. It is an adaptation of the 19 ...
'' (1958)
* ''
The Domestic Tyrant
''The Domestic Tyrant'' (german: Der Haus-Tyrann) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Heinz Erhardt, Grethe Weiser and Peter Vogel.Bock & Bergfelder p.113 It is based on the play '' The Scoundrel'' by Hans Rei ...
'' (1959)
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The Tiger of Eschnapur'' (1959)
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The Indian Tomb'' (1959)
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The Haunted Castle'' (1960)
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Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele
''Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele'' (german: Axel Munthe – Der Arzt von San Michele) is a 1962 biographical drama film directed by Giorgio Capitani, Rudolf Jugert and Georg Marischka. It stars O.W. Fischer in the title role along with ...
'' (1962)
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A Mission for Mr. Dodd'' (1964)
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Living It Up
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The film was directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Paul Jones. The screenplay by Jack Rose and Melville Shavels ...
'' (1966)
References
Bibliography
* Langford, Michelle. ''Directory of World Cinema: Germany''. Intellect Books, 2012.
External links
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1903 births
1976 deaths
German art directors
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Germany
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