Jean Oser
Jean Oser (1908–2002) was a German-American film editor. He was born in the Alsatian capital of Straßburg (French: Strasbourg), which then was part of the German Empire but was subsequently transferred to France. He never had a French citizenship.
Jean Oser
- Name
- Jean Oser
- Birthplace
- Straßburg, Alsace–Lorraine, German Empire
- Died
- 1908
- Place of death
- Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Occupation
- Editor
- Born
- 1908 · Strasbourg.
- Nationality
- Germany · United States
- Languages
- German
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Biography
He is sometimes credited as Hans Oser. In the 1970s, he taught at the University of Regina Department of Film.
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• Name — Jean Oser • Birthplace — Straßburg, Alsace–Lorraine, German Empire • Died — 1908 • Place of death — Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada • Occupation — Editor • Years Active — 1928–1970 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Land Without Women (1929) • The Call of the North (1929) • The Night Belongs to Us (1929) • Dreyfus (1930) • End of the Rainbow (1930) • The Corvette Captain (1930) • The Song of Life (1931) • The Threepenny Opera (1931) • L'Atlantide (1932) • Happy Arenas (1935) • The Lafarge Case (1938) • The Postmaster's Daughter (1938) • Final Accord (1938) • Sarajevo (1940)
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1908
Jean Oser born at Strasbourg.
2002
Jean Oser died at Regina.
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- 1.White p.368
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- Susan M. White. The Cinema of Max Ophuls: Magisterial Vision and the Figure of Woman″. Columbia University Press, 1995.
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Jean Oser is recorded as film editor, university teacher, film producer and director.
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