Harry R. Sokal
Sokal (20 February 1898 – 7 March 1979) was a Romanian-born German film producer. He produced 22 films between 1926 and 1977. After working in the German film industry, Sokal emigrated following the Nazi rise to power in 1933.
Also recorded as Henry Sokal · Heinrich Sokal
Harry R. Sokal
- Name
- Harry R.
- Born
- 20 February 1898
- Birthplace
- Craiova, Romania
- Died
- 7 March 1979
- Place of death
- Munich, West Germany
- Occupation
- Film producer
- Nationality
- Romania
- Honours
- German Film Award
- Languages
- Romanian · German
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Biography
Biography
He lived and worked in Britain, France and the United States, before returning to Germany in 1949. In 1963, he was a member of the jury at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Harry R. Sokal • Born — 20 February 1898 • Birthplace — Craiova, Romania • Died — 7 March 1979 • Place of death — Munich, West Germany • Occupation — Film producer • Years Active — 1926–1977
Documentary record
Harry R. Sokal was a film producer, production manager, screenwriter, film editor and “Aufnahmeleiter”, born on 20 February 1898 in Craiova and died on 7 March 1979 in Munich. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Wooing of Eve (1926) • The Holy Mountain (1926) • Two and a Lady (1926) • Chance the Idol (1927) • Eve's Daughters (1928) • The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) • The White Ecstasy (1931) • Das Blaue Licht (1932) • Adventures in the Engadin (1932) • The Tsar's Diamond (1932) • The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1950) • Carnival in White (1952) • Arms and the Man (1958)
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- 1.Antrag auf Einbürgerung, Petition for Naturalization Nr. 128989, ausgestellt in Los Angeles am 28. Mai 1946. Quelle: ancestry.com
- 2.Heiratsurkunde Nr. 847 vom 15. September 1932, Standesamt Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Landesarchiv Berlin. Quelle: ancestry.com
- 3.Die Lebensdaten entsprechen den Angaben bei filmportal.de, Kay Weniger und der Inschrift auf der Grabplatte. Irritierend ist, dass in den US-Dokumenten, die Herr Sokal selbst unterschrieben hat, das Geburtsdatum, das Geburtsjahr, der Geburtsort und die Nationalität signifikant abweichen.
- 4.Berliner Handelsregister HRB Nr. 36061
- 5.Berliner Handelsregister HRB Nr. 36517
- 6.HRB Nr. 36061, Eintrag im Berliner Handelsregister am 17. 2. 1927.
- 7.Quelle: Mein Film, Nr. 149, S. 22, Mein Film, Nr. 241, S. 14.
- 8.Charlotte Kerr spielte 1952 eine Hauptrolle in Sokals Film Karneval in Weiß.
- 9.2022-12-29.
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