Max Obal
Max Obal (born Max David Gotthelf Sroke; 4 September 1881 – 18 May 1949) was a German actor, singer, screenwriter, and film director. He co-directed the 1927 swashbuckler Rinaldo Rinaldini featuring Hans Albers.
Max Obal
- Name
- Max Obal
- Born
- 4 September 1881
- Birthplace
- Brieg, Silesia German Empire
- Died
- 18 May 1949
- Place of death
- Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
- Birth Name
- Max David Gotthelf Sroke
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter, actor. singer
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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Max Obal (born Max David Gotthelf Sroke; 4 September 1881 – 18 May 1949) was a German actor, singer, screenwriter, and film director. He co-directed the 1927 swashbuckler Rinaldo Rinaldini featuring Hans Albers.
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• Name — Max Obal • Born — 4 September 1881 • Birthplace — Brieg, Silesia German Empire • Died — 18 May 1949 • Place of death — Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany • Birth Name — Max David Gotthelf Sroke • Occupation — Director, screenwriter, actor. singer • Years Active — 1911–1938 (film)
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Selected filmography
• The Traitress (1911) • Camera Obscura (1921) • The Homecoming of Odysseus (1922) • The Ravine of Death (1923) • The Shot in the Pavilion (1925) • The Woman from the Folies Bergères (1927) • Rinaldo Rinaldini (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1927) • A Modern Casanova (1928) • The Insurmountable (1928) • The Criminal of the Century (1928) • Tempo! Tempo! (1929) • Queen of Fashion (1929) • Peace of Mind (1931) • Adventures in the Engadin (1932) • Two Good Comrades (1933) • Annette in Paradise (1934) • The Monastery's Hunter (1935) • The Haunted Castle (1936)
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