Alfred Weidenmann
Alfred Weidenmann (10 May 1916 – 9 June 2000) was a German film director, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He directed more than 30 films between 1942 and 1984.
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- Name
- Alfred Weidenmann
- Born
- 10 May 1916
- Birthplace
- Stuttgart, German Empire
- Died
- 9 June 2000
- Place of death
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Germany
- Honours
- German Film Award
- Languages
- German
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Alfred Weidenmann (10 May 1916 – 9 June 2000) was a German film director, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He directed more than 30 films between 1942 and 1984.
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• Name — Alfred Weidenmann • Born — 10 May 1916 • Birthplace — Stuttgart, German Empire • Died — 9 June 2000 • Place of death — Zürich, Switzerland • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1942–1984
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Hände hoch! (1942) (1942) • Junge Adler (1944) • I and You (1953) • Canaris (1954) • Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauft (1955) • Alibi (1955) • Heaven Is Never Booked Up (1955) • Kitty and the Great Big World (1956) • Der Stern von Afrika (1957) • Scampolo (1958) • As Long as the Heart Still Beats (1958) • The Buddenbrooks (1959) • Boomerang (1960) • Sacred Waters (1960) • Adorable Julia (1962) • Only a Woman (1962) • And So to Bed (1963) • Condemned to Sin (1964) • Shots in Threequarter Time (1965) • The Gentlemen (1965) • Who Wants to Sleep? (1965) • I Am Looking for a Man (1966) • Maigret and His Greatest Case (1966) • Pistolen-Jenny (1969, TV film) • Under the Roofs of St. Pauli (1970) • The Bordello (1971) • Sonderdezernat K1 (1972–1981, TV series, 7 episodes) •...aber Jonny! (1973) • Derrick (1975–1998, TV series, 30 episodes) • The Old Fox (1977–1999, TV series, 14 episodes) • The Rider on the White Horse (1978) • Der keusche Lebemann (1978, TV film) • Mensch ohne Fahrschein (1984, TV film)
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Alfred Weidenmann is recorded as screenwriter, writer, film producer, journalist and director. The authorities additionally record the heading Alfred Weidemann.
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1916
Alfred Weidenmann born at Stuttgart.
1942
HAENDE HOCH! ( HANDS UP! MANOS ARRIBA!), Germany, Alfred Weidenmann, 1942 is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1960
An Heiligen Wassern (Alfred Weidenmann, 1960) (1960) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2000
Alfred Weidenmann died at Zurich.
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- 1.Ernst Klee: Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5, S. 650; Filmportal.de; Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
- 2.„Alfred“ rückwärts gelesen, „W.“ für Weidenmann.
- 3.Ernst Klee: Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, S. 650.
- 4.Malte Georgi: Mit dem Schmalfilm fing es an…. In: General-Anzeiger Wuppertal, 27. Juni 1955, nach Alfred Weidenmann – Regisseur (siehe Literatur)
- 5.polunbi.de oder polunbi.de
- 6.Jörg Weigand. NS-Propagandist, Jugendbuchautor und „Buddenbrooks“-Regisseur. Alfred Weidenmann (1918–2000), Träger des Bundesfilmpreises und des „Prix Femina“. 2009-08.
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