Paul May

• Name — Paul May • Born — 8 May 1909 • Birthplace — Munich, German Empire • Died — 25 February 1976 • Place of death — Taufkirchen, West Germany • Occupation — Film director, film editor • Years Active — 1935-1972

He was the son of Peter Ostermayr, a film producer with Universum Film AG, and his wife Olga, née Wernhard. After secondary school in Feldkirch, he entered to film industry and trained in film laboratory work. He became a film editor in 1930 and assistant director in 1935. His first film as director was Edelweißkönig, in 1938. After the Second World War, he adopted the pseudonym Paul May. His greatest successes were 08/15 (1954), The Forests Sing Forever (1959), Via Mala (1961) from the book by John Knittel, and Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963) with Peter van Eyck. He also directed for television. He directed more than forty films between 1935 and 1972.

• Cadets (1931) • Panic in Chicago (1931) • Shooting Festival in Schilda (1931) • The Spanish Fly (1931) • The Champion Shot (1932) • The Tsar's Diamond (1932) • Secret of the Blue Room (1932) • The Peak Scaler (1933) • When the Village Music Plays on Sunday Nights (1933) • William Tell (1934) • Holiday From Myself (1934) • The Four Musketeers (1934) • Peter, Paul and Nanette (1935) • Miracle of Flight (1935) • Home Guardsman Bruggler (1936) • The Hunter of Fall (1936) • His Best Friend (1937) • Triad (1938) • Frau Sixta (1938) • Storms in May (1938)

• 1964: Die Truhe — (based on a play by James Liggat and Alan Reeve-Jones) • 1965: Die Schlüssel (miniseries) (TV miniseries) — (remake of Francis Durbridge's The Desperate People, 1963) • 1965: Glück in Frankreich — (based on a story by Ernst von Salomon) • 1965: Acht Stunden Zeit — (based on a play by Charles Maître) • 1966: Melissa (German miniseries) (TV miniseries) — (remake of Francis Durbridge's Melissa, 1964) • 1967: In Sachen Erzberger gegen Helfferich — (screenplay by Axel Eggebrecht) • 1967–1968: Sherlock Holmes (TV series) — (remake of Sherlock Holmes, 1965) • 1968: Eine Gefangene bei Stalin und Hitler — (based on Under Two Dictators by Margarete Buber-Neumann) • 1969–1972: Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (TV series, 7 episodes) • 1969: Nennen Sie mich Alex — (film about Oleg Penkovsky) • 1970: Theatergarderobe (TV series) • 1971: Die Schrott-Story • 1971–1972: Fünf Tage hat die Woche (TV series) • 1972: Nicht Lob – noch Furcht. Graf Galen, Bischof von Münster — (screenplay by Luise Rinser) • 1972–1975: Im Auftrag von Madame (TV series, 32 episodes)

Paul May is recorded with the occupation film producer. Recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Recorded with the occupation director. Recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as film editor, screenwriter, film producer, director and writer.