Maxim Galitzenstein was an Austrian
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
active in the
German film industry during the
silent era
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. Of
Jewish
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background, Galitzenstein was associated with the film pioneer
Oskar Messter before the
First World War
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.
[Prawer p.1-2]
Along with
Paul Ebner he controlled Maxim-Film which had a contract to supply films for release by
UFA
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during the 1920s. He also produced films for distribution by
Bavaria Film
Bavaria Film is a German film production and distribution company. It is one of Europe's largest film production companies, with some 30 subsidiaries.
History
The studios were founded in 1919, when Munich-raised film producer Peter Ostermayr ...
.
Following the arrival of
sound film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed befo ...
he left the film business and his later life is unknown.
Selected filmography
* ''
Helmsman Holk'' (1920)
* ''
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow'' (1920)
* ''
The Woman in Doctor's Garb'' (1920)
* ''
A Woman's Revenge'' (1921)
* ''
The Adventure of Doctor Kircheisen'' (1921)
* ''
The Brothers Karamazov
''The Brothers Karamazov'' (russian: Братья Карамазовы, ''Brat'ya Karamazovy'', ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing '' ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Solemn Oath'' (1921)
* ''
Kean'' (1921)
* ''
Seafaring Is Necessary
''Seafaring Is Necessary'' (German: ''Seefahrt ist Not'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Hans Marr, Lucie Höflich and Ilka Grüning. It is based on a novel by Gorch Fock.Das Ufa-Buch p.76
The film' ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Three Aunts'' (1921)
* ''
Luise Millerin
''Luise Millerin'' is a 1922 German historical film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Lil Dagover, Paul Hartmann and Walter Janssen. It is based on the play ''Intrigue and Love'' by Friedrich Schiller.
Cast
* Lil Dagover as ''Luise Milleri ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Navarro the Dancer
''Navarro the Dancer'' (German:''Die Tänzerin Navarro'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Ludwig Wolff and starring Alexander Granach, Asta Nielsen and Iván Petrovich.Grange p.143 The film was released in November 1922.
Cast
In alph ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Shadows of the Past'' (1922)
* ''
The Island of Tears'' (1923)
* ''
The Secret of Brinkenhof
''The Secret of Brinkenhof'' (german: Das Geheimnis von Brinkenhof) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Svend Gade and starring Henny Porten, Paul Henckels and Rudolf Biebrach.Grange p. 159
The art director Heinrich Beisenherz worked ...
'' (1923)
* ''
The Love of a Queen'' (1923)
* ''
Claire'' (1924)
* ''
The Man in the Saddle'' (1925)
* ''
The Director General
''The Director General'' (German: ''Der Herr Generaldirektor'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Albert Bassermann, Hanna Ralph and Alexandra Sorina.Bock & Bergfelder p.28
The film's sets were designed by th ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Painter and His Model'' (1925)
* ''
The Son of Hannibal'' (1926)
* ''
The Master of Death'' (1926)
* ''
Fedora
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'' (1926)
* ''
Professor Imhof'' (1926)
* ''
Light-Hearted Isabel'' (1927)
* ''
The Woman Who Couldn't Say No'' (1927)
* ''
Tragedy of a Marriage'' (1927)
* ''
Ariadne in Hoppegarten
''Ariadne in Hoppegarten'' is a 1928 German silent film, silent sports film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Alfred Abel, Maria Jacobini and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 It takes place in Hoppegarten, a traditional centre of hors ...
'' (1928)
* ''
The Veil Dancer'' (1929)
* ''
The Way Through the Night'' (1929)
* ''
Call at Midnight
''Call at Midnight'' (german: Anschluß um Mitternacht) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Marcella Albani, Ralph Arthur Roberts, and Curt Bois.Goble p. 341
The film's art direction was by Heinrich Richter
He ...
'' (1929)
References
Bibliography
* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2007.
External links
*
1886 births
Year of death unknown
German film producers
Film people from Vienna
Austrian emigrants to Germany
Austrian Jews
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