Ulrich Erfurth
Ulrich Erfurth (22 March 1910 – 19 September 1986) was a German film director.
Ulrich Erfurth

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- Name
- Ulrich Erfurth
- Born
- 22 March 1910
- Birthplace
- Elberfeld, German Empire
- Died
- 19 September 1986 (aged 76)
- Place of death
- Hamburg, West Germany
- Occupation
- Director, Actor
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Ulrich Erfurth • Born — 22 March 1910 • Birthplace — Elberfeld, German Empire • Died — 19 September 1986 (aged 76) • Place of death — Hamburg, West Germany • Occupation — Director, Actor • Years Active — 1939–1978 (film & TV)
Director
Director
• Erzieherin gesucht (1944/1950) • Finale (1948) • Not Afraid of Big Animals (1953) • Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel (1954) • Captain Wronski (1954) • One Woman Is Not Enough? (1955) • Ripening Youth (1955) — based on Die Reifeprüfung by Max Dreyer • Fruit Without Love (1956) • Melody of the Heath (1956) • Three Birch Trees on the Heath (1956) • Minna von Barnhelm (1957, TV film) — based on Minna von Barnhelm by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing • Helden (1957, TV film) — based on Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw • Colombe (1958, TV film) — based on Colombe by Jean Anouilh • Die sechste Frau (1959, TV film) — based on Die sechste Frau by Max Christian Feiler • Heaven, Love and Twine (1960) • My Husband, the Economic Miracle (1961) • Der Hochtourist (1961 film) (1961) — based on Der Hochtourist by Max Neal and Curt Kraatz • Die Banditen (1962, TV film) — based on the operetta Les brigands • Der tolle Tag (1962, TV film) — based on The Marriage of Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais • Das Leben ein Traum (1963, TV film) — based on Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca • Signor Rizzi kommt zurück (1963, TV film) — based on Mr. Rizzi's Return by Anthony Spinner • Die Dubarry (1963, TV film) — based on the operetta Gräfin Dubarry • Das wissen die Götter (1964, TV series, 4 episodes) • Die Reise auf den Mond (1964, TV film) — based on the operetta Le voyage dans la lune • Der Apoll von Bellac (1964, TV film) — based on The Apollo of Bellac by Jean Giraudoux • Die Sakramentskarosse (1965, TV film) — based on Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement by Prosper Mérimée • Die Troerinnen (1966, TV film) — based on The Trojan Women by Euripides, adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre • König Lear (1967, TV film) — based on King Lear by William Shakespeare • Cäsar und Cleopatra (1969, TV film) — based on Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw • Maestro der Revolution? (1971, TV film)
Actor
Actor
• Second Hand Destiny (1949) • Immobilien (1973, TV film) • Die Kur (1978, TV series)
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