Franz Seitz Jr. (22 October 1921 – 19 January 2006) was a German film producer,

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and

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. He produced more than 70 films between 1951 and 2006. He was a member of the jury at the

16th Berlin International Film Festival The 16th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1966. The Golden Bear was awarded to film ''Cul-de-sac'' directed by Roman Polanski. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the fest ...

. His 1982 film '' Doctor Faustus'' was entered into the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film ''Amok (1983 film), Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican ...

where it won the Silver Prize. In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the

33rd Berlin International Film Festival The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film ''Tootsie'', by Sydney Pollack. The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to ''Ascendancy (film), Ascen ...

. In 1991 his film ''

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'' was entered into the

41st Berlin International Film Festival The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. The festival opened with ''Uranus (film), Uranus'' by Claude Berri. The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film ''The House of Smiles'' directed by Marco F ...

. In 1997 he won the Berlinale Camera award at the

47th Berlin International Film Festival The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film '' The People vs. Larry Flynt'' directed by Miloš Forman. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian f ...

. His father,

Franz Seitz Sr. Franz Seitz Sr. (14 April 1887 – 7 March 1952) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 59 films between 1920 and 1951. His son Franz Seitz Jr. was a film producer. In 1933, he directed '' S.A.-Mann Brand'', one of the fi ...

was also a film director.

Selected filmography

* '' The Last Shot'' (1951) * ''

Jackboot Mutiny ''Jackboot Mutiny'' (, literally ''It Happened on 20 July'') is a 1955 West German film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst about the 20 July Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Cast * Bernhard Wicki as Oberst Graf Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg * Karl ...

'', directed by

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(1955) * ''

The Twins from Zillertal ''The Twins from Zillertal'' (German: ''Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal'') is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Harald Reinl and starring the twins Isa Günther and Jutta Günther, Joachim Fuchsberger and Karin Dor.Bock & Bergfelder p.96 It ...

'' (1957) * ''

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino ''The Green Devils of Monte Cassino'' () is a 1958 French–German war film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Dieter Eppler, Joachim Fuchsberger, Antje Geerk and Ewald Balser.Bock & Bergfelder p. 389 The film is a fictional love story fra ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Scarlet Baroness ''The Scarlet Baroness'' (German: ''Die feuerrote Baronesse'') is a 1959 West German spy thriller film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Dawn Addams, Joachim Fuchsberger and Wera Frydtberg.Craig p.324 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1959) * ''

Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy ''Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy'' () is a 1960 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Grimm and starring Marianne Hold, Claus Biederstaedt, Elma Karlowa and Tony Sandler in the role of Paolo Costa.Schrader & Winkler p. 175 It was sh ...

'' (1960) * '' Darling'' (1961) * ''

What Is Father Doing in Italy? ''What Is Father Doing in Italy?'' () is a 1961 West German musical comedy film directed by and starring Willy Fritsch, Gerhard Riedmann and Peter Kraus.Bock & Bergfelder p.442 It was shot in Agfacolor Agfa-Farbenplatte of Bad Kreuznach, Ge ...

'' (1961) * ''

I Must Go to the City ''I Must Go to the City'' () is a 1962 West German romance film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Vico Torriani, Barbara Frey and Monika Dahlberg.Bock & Bergfelder p.442 Its title is a reference to the traditional German song. It was made at ...

'' (1962) * ''

The River Line ''The River Line'' () is a 1964 West German war drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Peter van Eyck, Marie Versini and Walter Rilla Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish desce ...

'' (1964) * ''

Tonio Kröger ''Tonio Kröger'' () is a novella by Thomas Mann, written early in 1901, when he was 25. It was first published in 1903. A. A. Knopf in New York published the first American edition in 1936, translated by Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter. Plot summary T ...

'', directed by

Rolf Thiele Rolf Thiele (7 March 1918 – 9 October 1994) was a German film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977. He was born in Ústí nad Labem, Prödlitz, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ...

(1964) * '' The Blood of the Walsungs'', directed by

(1965) * '' The Gentlemen'' (1965) * ''

Aunt Frieda ''Aunt Frieda'' () is a 1965 West German historical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Hans Kraus and Gustav Knuth.Bock & Bergfelder p. 442 It is based on the 1907 novel '' Tante Frieda'' by Ludwig Thoma. ...

'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' Once a Greek'' (1966) * '' Love Nights in the Taiga'' (1967) * ''

When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres ''When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres'' (German: ''Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht'') is a 1967 West German historical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs, starring Hansi Kraus as Ludwig Thoma, Heidelinde Weis and Rudolf Rhomberg. The script was pro ...

'', directed by

Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...

(1967) * ''

The Sex of Angels ''The Sex of Angels'' (, ) is a 1968 Italian erotic drama film directed by Ugo Liberatore, and starring Rosemary Dexter, Bernhard de Vries, Doris Kunstmann and Laura Troschel. Plot In Italy, Nora, an heiress at odds with her father, welcomes he ...

'', directed by

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(1968) * '' We'll Take Care of the Teachers'' (1970) * ''

The Flying Classroom ''The Flying Classroom'' () is a 1933 novel for children written by the German writer Erich Kästner. In the book Kästner took up the predominantly United Kingdom, British genre of the school story, taking place in a boarding school, and tr ...

'' (1973) * ''

The Pedestrian "The Pedestrian" is a science fiction short story by American writer Ray Bradbury. This story was originally published in the August 7, 1951 issue of '' The Reporter'' by The Fortnightly Publishing Company. It is included in the collection '' ...

'', directed by

Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in First Austrian Republic, Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his fa ...

(1973) * ''

When Mother Went on Strike ''When Mother Went on Strike'' () is a 1974 West German comedy film directed by Eberhard Schröder and starring Peter Hall, Gila von Weitershausen and Belinda Mayne.Bock & Bergfelder, p.442 It was based on the 1970 novel '' Oh My Darling Daughte ...

'' (1974) * ', directed by Franz Seitz (1977) * ', directed by Franz Seitz (1977) * ', directed by Franz Seitz (1977) * ''

The Tin Drum ''The Tin Drum'' (, ) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass, the first book of his Danzig Trilogy. It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980. To "beat a ti ...

'', directed by

Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He ha ...

(1979) * '' Doctor Faustus'', directed by Franz Seitz (1982) * ''

The Magic Mountain ''The Magic Mountain'' (, ) is a novel by Thomas Mann. It was first published in Germany in November 1924. Since then, it has gone through numerous editions and been translated into many languages. It is widely considered a seminal work of 20t ...

'' (1982) * ', directed by Franz Seitz (1985) * ''

'', directed by Franz Seitz (1991)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seitz Jr, Franz 1921 births 2006 deaths Film people from Munich