Franz Geiger
Franz Geiger (1921–2011) was a German screenwriter of film and television.
Franz Geiger
- Name
- Franz Geiger
- Born
- 3 April 1921
- Birthplace
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Died
- 1 June 2011 (aged 80)
- Place of death
- Mallorca, Spain
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- Germany
- Honours
- Ernst Hoferichter Prize
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Franz Geiger • Born — 3 April 1921 • Birthplace — Munich, Bavaria, Germany • Died — 1 June 2011 (aged 80) • Place of death — Mallorca, Spain • Occupation — Writer • Years Active — 1952-2003 (film & TV) Franz Geiger (1921–2011) was a German screenwriter of film and television.
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Franz Geiger appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a screenwriter, director, translator, playwright, actor, writer and dramaturge (3 April 1921 – 1 June 2011). Franz Geiger was born in Munich (3 April 1921) and died in Mallorca (1 June 2011).
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Oh, You Dear Fridolin (dir. Peter Hamel, 1952) • School for Marriage (1954) — based on The Art of Being Happily Married by André Maurois • Lola Montès (dir. Max Ophüls, 1955) — based on a novel by Cécil Saint-Laurent • My Ninety Nine Brides (dir. Alfred Vohrer, 1958) — based on a novel by Sigi Sommer • Agatha, Stop That Murdering! (dir. Dietrich Haugk, 1960) • Bankraub in der Rue Latour (dir. Curd Jürgens, 1961) • Father Brown (1966–1972, TV series) • Angel Baby (dir. Marran Gosov, 1968) • Up the Establishment (dir. Michael Verhoeven, 1969) • Der kleine Doktor (1974, TV series) • Münchner Geschichten (1974–1975, TV series) • Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977–1983, TV series) • Der Millionenbauer (dir. Georg Tressler, 1979, TV series) • Der ganz normale Wahnsinn (dir. Helmut Dietl, 1979, TV series) • Unsere schönsten Jahre (1983, TV series) • Monaco Franze (dir. Helmut Dietl, 1983, TV series) • Rette mich, wer kann (dir. Franz Geiger, 1986, TV series) • Der elegante Hund (dir. Franz Geiger, 1987–1988, TV series)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1921
Franz Geiger born at Munich.
2011
Franz Geiger died at Mallorca.
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Munich.
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- 1.Sadoul p.196
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Georges Sadoul. Dictionary of Films. University of California Press, 1972.
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Franz Geiger is recorded as actor, screenwriter, playwright, translator and director.
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