George Hurdalek
George Hurdalek (6 February 1908, Görlitz, Germany – 15 June 1980, Munich, Germany) was a German screenwriter. He wrote for more than 40 films between 1934 and 1975. The opening credits of The Sound of Music (1965) include a credit reading, "With the partial use of ideas by Georg Hurdalek." Hurdalek wrote the screenplay for The Trapp Family (1956), a German-language film that provided the basis for both the stage and screen versions of The Sound of Music.
George Hurdalek
- Name
- George Hurdalek
- Born
- 6 February 1908
- Birthplace
- Görlitz, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
- Died
- 15 June 1980
- Place of death
- Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
- Occupation
- Screenwriter Film director
- Nationality
- Germany
- Honours
- German Film Award
- Languages
- German
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• Name — George Hurdalek • Born — 6 February 1908 • Birthplace — Görlitz, Silesia, Prussia, Germany • Died — 15 June 1980 • Place of death — Munich, Bavaria, West Germany • Occupation — Screenwriter Film director • Years Active — 1934–1975
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George Hurdalek, a dramaturge, screenwriter, director, writer and film director, was born on 6 February 1908 in Görlitz and died on 15 June 1980 in Munich. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Valiant Navigator (1935) • The King's Prisoner (1935) • Women for Golden Hill (1938) • Five Million Look for an Heir (1938) • Front Theatre (1942) • Voice of the Heart (1942) • The Time with You (1948, director) • The Sergeant's Daughter (1952, director) • His Royal Highness (1953) • Ludwig II (1955) • The Last Man (1955) • Without You All Is Darkness (1956) • The Trapp Family (1956) • Queen Louise (1957) • Goodbye, Franziska (1957) • Iron Gustav (1958, director) • Sweetheart of the Gods (1960) • Our House in Cameroon (1961) • The Last Chapter (1961) • Town Without Pity (1961) • The Indian Scarf (1963) • Jailbreak in Hamburg (1971) • My Father, the Ape and I (1971) • Crime After School (1975)
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- 1.Angabe nach IMDb und Filmportal.de; Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, nennt 16. Juni als Todesdatum.
- 2.Eva-Ingeborg Scholz
- 3.20110921005029. Barbara Eff über sich. 2019-04-13 08:51:51 InternetArchiveBot.
- 4.http://www.johannes-wuesten.de/katalog/Der-Puppenspieler-Hurdalek-Kupferstich-35.html
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