Hanus Burger
Hans Herbert Burger (June 4, 1909 Prague – November 13, 1990, Munich), also known as Hanuš Burger, Hans Burger, and Jan Burger, as well as under the pseudonyms Hans Herbert and Petr Hradec, was a theater, film, and television director, playwright and author of books and screenplays, including the documentary film Crisis (1939), and the German language version of Death Mills (1945), supervised by Billy Wilder. He was of Jewish descent.
Also recorded as Hans Herbert Burger · Jan Burger · Petr Hradec · Hans Herbert
Hanus Burger
- Born
- 1909 · Prague.
- Died
- 1990 · Munich.
- Nationality
- United States · Czechoslovakia
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- screenwriter · playwright · director · dramaturge · theatre designer · theatre manager · cinematographer
- Fields
- theatre · drama
- Languages
- Czech · German
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Also worked under the name Hans Herbert and Petr Hradec. Born at Prague in 1909, died in Munich in 1990.
The recorded working language is Czech and German. The field of work recorded is theatre and drama.
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