Otto Kreisler (1890–1970) was an Austrian film director of the silent era. Kreisler was of Jewish background, and directed films with largely Jewish themes such as The Jewess of Toledo and Theodor Herzl, Standard-Bearer of the Jewish People.[1] He was later forced to emigrate to Britain due to the Nazis.
Otto Kreisler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 November 1890 |
| Died | 1970 |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1918-1922 (film) |
Selected filmography
edit- Summer Idyll (1916)
- The Jewess of Toledo (1919)
- Maria Magdalena (1919)
- Wandering Jew (1920)
- Theodor Herzl (1921)
- Ludwig II (1922)
References
edit- ^ Holmes & Silverman p.154
Bibliography
edit- Holmes, Deborah & Silverman, Lisa. Interwar Vienna: Culture Between Tradition and Modernity. Camden House, 2009.
- Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub, 2005.
External links
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