Arzén von Cserépy
Arzén von Cserépy (1881–1958) was a Hungarian screenwriter, film producer and director who was based in Germany. He ran his own production company Cserépy-Film until it was merged into the larger UFA empire. Von Cserépy became associated with a series of films about the Prussian monarch Frederick the Great.
Also recorded as Arzen von Cserepy
Arzén von Cserépy
- Name
- Arzén von Cserépy
- Born
- 17 July 1881
- Birthplace
- Budapest Austria-Hungary
- Died
- March 1958 (aged 76)
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, Producer, Director
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Languages
- German · Hungarian
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Biography
Biography
He was sometimes credited as Arzén Cserépy. Cserépy joined the Nazi Party in January 1932.
Key facts
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• Name — Arzén von Cserépy • Born — 17 July 1881 • Birthplace — Budapest Austria-Hungary • Died — March 1958 (aged 76) • Other Names — Arzén Cserépy, Konrad Wieder • Occupation — Screenwriter, Producer, Director • Years Active — 1914–1942
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Arzén von Cserépy appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a film producer, director and screenwriter (17 July 1881 – March 1958). Arzén von Cserépy was born on 17 July 1881 in Budapest and died in March 1958. The place of death of Arzén von Cserépy is recorded as Budapest by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Venezuela by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Producer
Producer
• Catherine the Great (1920) • Mary Magdalene (1920) • The Girl from Acker Street (1920) • A Day on Mars (1921) • Fridericus Rex (1922-1923) • Old Heidelberg (1923) • Strong Winds (1924) • The Hymn of Leuthen (1933)
Director
Director
• Seltsame Köpfe (1916) • Colomba (1918) • Pandora's Box (1921) • Fridericus Rex (1922) • The Hymn of Leuthen (1933) • A Woman With Power of Attorney (1934) • Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne! (1935) • Landslide (1940) • On the Way Home (1940) • Let's Love Each Other (1941)
Screenwriter
• The Armoured Vault (1914) • Marshal Forwards (1932)
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