Artur Brauner
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Artur "Atze" Brauner is a polish
film producer and entrepreneur. He was born to a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland
. Artur and his brother Wolf survived the Holocaust by fleeing to the Soviet Union, then emigrated to Berlin after the war.
As a young man he saw Fritz Lang
's film The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
that affected him greatly, making him interested in film. In September 1946 he founded the Central Cinema Company or CCC Films in the American sector of Berlin. He prouduced Sag' die Wahrheit, one of the first films produced in Germany after the war, followed by Morituri
. Brauner realised that to produce critically successful films he had to make up their losses by producing critically derided films that were appreciated by the public. He lured back many Germans who had experience in Hollywood such as Robert Siodmak
, Lil Dagover
and later Fritz Lang
who started a revival of Dr. Mabuse.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
film producer and entrepreneur. He was born to a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Artur and his brother Wolf survived the Holocaust by fleeing to the Soviet Union, then emigrated to Berlin after the war.
As a young man he saw Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute...
's film The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse is a 1933 German crime film directed by Fritz Lang. The movie is a sequel to Lang's silent film Dr. Mabuse the Gambler and features many cast and crew members from Lang's previous films. The film features Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Dr. Mabuse who is in an insane asylum...
that affected him greatly, making him interested in film. In September 1946 he founded the Central Cinema Company or CCC Films in the American sector of Berlin. He prouduced Sag' die Wahrheit, one of the first films produced in Germany after the war, followed by Morituri
Morituri (1948 film)
Morituri is a 1948 German drama film directed by Eugen York and starring Lotte Koch. It features the onscreen debut of German actor Klaus Kinski. The title comes from the Latin expression Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant.-Cast:* Lotte Koch - Lydia...
. Brauner realised that to produce critically successful films he had to make up their losses by producing critically derided films that were appreciated by the public. He lured back many Germans who had experience in Hollywood such as Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak was a German born American film director. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for the series of Hollywood film noirs he made in the 1940s.-Early life:...
, Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover was a German stage, film and television actress whose career spanned nearly six decades.-Early life:...
and later Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute...
who started a revival of Dr. Mabuse.
Partial filmography
- 1948: MorituriMorituri (1948 film)Morituri is a 1948 German drama film directed by Eugen York and starring Lotte Koch. It features the onscreen debut of German actor Klaus Kinski. The title comes from the Latin expression Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant.-Cast:* Lotte Koch - Lydia...
- 1949: Mädchen hinter Gittern
- 1950: Maharadscha wider Willen
- 1951: Sündige Grenze
- 1952: Der keusche Lebemann
- 1953: Hollandmädel
- 1954: Große Star-Parade
- 1955: Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager (with Caterina ValenteCaterina ValenteCaterina Valente is a singer, dancer, and actress. She was born into an Italian artist family; her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown...
and Peter Alexander) - 1956: Du bist Musik
- 1956: Before SundownBefore SundownBefore Sundown is a 1956 German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear .-Cast:* Hans Albers - Generaldirektor Mathias Clausen* Annemarie Düringer - Inken Peters...
- 1957: The Last Ones Shall Be FirstThe Last Ones Shall Be FirstThe Last Ones Shall Be First is a 1957 German crime film directed by Rolf Hansen. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* O. E...
- 1957: Die Unschuld vom Lande
- 1958: Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
- 1958: Mädchen in UniformMädchen in Uniform (1958 film)Mädchen in Uniform is a 1958 German drama film directed by Géza von Radványi. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival...
- 1959: Der Tiger von Eschnapur - director: Fritz LangFritz LangFriedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute...
- 1959: Das indische GrabmalThe Indian Tomb (1959 film)The Indian Tomb aka. Journey to the Lost City, or in original German, Das indische Grabmal, is a 1959 German adventure drama film directed by Fritz Lang...
- director: Fritz Lang - 1959: Menschen im HotelMenschen im HotelMenschen im Hotel is a 1959 German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, and produced by Artur Brauner. The screenplay was written by Ladislas Fodor and Hans Jacoby, based on novel by Vicki Baum. It is a remake of the 1932 classic Grand Hotel....
- 1960: Der brave Soldat Schwejk - surscenigisto: Axel von AmbesserAxel von AmbesserAxel Eugen Alexander von Österreich , better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German actor and film director....
(kun Heinz RühmannHeinz RühmannHeinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a popular German film actor.-Life and work:Rühmann was born in Essen, Westphalia. His role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle led him to film stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor throughout the 1930s and early 1940s...
) - 1960: Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse - director: Fritz Lang (with Gert FröbeGert FröbeKarl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Auric Goldfinger, The Threepenny Opera as Peachum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baron Bomburst, and in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz as Hotzenplotz.-Life:Born in...
) - 1961: The Shadows Grow LongerThe Shadows Grow LongerThe Shadows Grow Longer is a 1961 Swiss drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Hansjörg Felmy as Max...
- 1961: Willy auf Sondermission
- 1961: Via Mala (with Gert FröbeGert FröbeKarl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Auric Goldfinger, The Threepenny Opera as Peachum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baron Bomburst, and in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz as Hotzenplotz.-Life:Born in...
and Edith Schultze-WestrumEdith Schultze-WestrumEdith Schultze-Westrum was a German film actress. She appeared in 64 films between 1932 and 1979.-Selected filmography:* Derrick - Season 3, Episode 06: "Kalkutta"...
)) - 1961: Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse - director: Harald ReinlHarald ReinlHarald Reinl was an Austrian film director. He is especially known for the movies he made based on Edgar Wallace and Karl May books .He started his career as an extra in the mountain-films of Arnold Fanck...
(with Lex BarkerLex BarkerLex Barker was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels.-Early life:...
) - 1961: The Marriage of Mr. MississippiThe Marriage of Mr. MississippiThe Marriage of Mr. Mississippi is a 1961 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* O. E...
- 1962: Die unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr. Mabuse - director: Harald ReinlHarald ReinlHarald Reinl was an Austrian film director. He is especially known for the movies he made based on Edgar Wallace and Karl May books .He started his career as an extra in the mountain-films of Arnold Fanck...
(with Lex BarkerLex BarkerLex Barker was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels.-Early life:...
and Karin DorKarin DorKarin Dor is a German actress who became popular in the 1960s playing heroines in Edgar Wallace and Karl May movies. She starred in the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice and the Alfred Hitchcock movie Topaz.Dor was born as Kätherose Derr. She was married to George Robotham, a U.S...
) - 1962: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer
- 1962: Im Schatten einer Nacht
- 1962: Der Tod fährt mit
- 1962: Das Ungeheuer von London-City
- 1962: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
- 1962: Der Fluch der gelben Schlange
- 1962: Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes
- 1963: Old Shatterhand
- 1963: Der Würger von Schloss Blackmoor
- 1963: Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse
- 1963: Der Henker von London
- 1963: Man and BeastMan and BeastMan and Beast is a 1963 German-Yugoslavian war film directed by Edwin Zbonek. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Götz George - Häftling Franz* Günther Ungeheuer - Willi Köhler* Katinka Hoffmann - Vera...
- 1964: Das Phantom von Soho
- 1964: Das 7. Opfer
- 1964: Die Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse
- 1964: Der Schut (1964)
- 1964: Fanny Hill - Memoiren eines Freudenmädchens - surscenigisto: Russ MeyerRuss MeyerRussell Albion "Russ" Meyer was a U.S. motion picture director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor and photographer....
- 1965: Der Schatz der Azteken
- 1965: Durchs wilde Kurdistan (1965)
- 1965: Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes
- 1965: Im Reiche des silbernen Löwen (1965)
- 1966: Die Nibelungen 1 - Siegfried - director: Harald ReinlHarald ReinlHarald Reinl was an Austrian film director. He is especially known for the movies he made based on Edgar Wallace and Karl May books .He started his career as an extra in the mountain-films of Arnold Fanck...
(with Uwe BeyerUwe BeyerUwe Beyer was a West German hammer thrower.Beyer was born in Timmendorf near Kiel and represented the sports clubs Holstein Kiel, Bayer Leverkusen and USC Mainz....
) - 1967: Die Nibelungen 2 - Kriemhilds Rache - director: Harald ReinlHarald ReinlHarald Reinl was an Austrian film director. He is especially known for the movies he made based on Edgar Wallace and Karl May books .He started his career as an extra in the mountain-films of Arnold Fanck...
- 1967: Geheimnisse in goldenen Nylons
- 1968: Tevye and His Seven DaughtersTevye and His Seven DaughtersTevye and His Seven Daughters is a 1968 Israeli drama film directed by Menahem Golan. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.-Cast:* Shmuel Rodensky - Tevye...
- 1968: Winnetou und Shatterhand im Tal der Toten (1968)
- 1968: Kampf um Rom 1 - director: Robert SiodmakRobert SiodmakRobert Siodmak was a German born American film director. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for the series of Hollywood film noirs he made in the 1940s.-Early life:...
(with Orson WellesOrson WellesGeorge Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
) - 1968: Kampf um Rom 2
- 1969: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Handschuhe
- 1970: Black BeautyBlack Beauty (1971 film)Black Beauty is a 1971 British drama film, based on the Anna Sewell novel of the same name. This movie is the fourth feature film adaptation of Anna Sewell's story....
- 1970: Vampyros Lesbos – Erbin des Dracula (Vampyros lesbos)
- 1970: Sie Tötete in Ekstase - director: Jess Franco
- 1971: Der Todesrächer von Soho - director: Jess Franco
- 1971: Der Teufel kam aus Akasava - director: Jess Franco
- 1971: X 312 - Flug zur Hölle - director: Jess Franco
- 1972: Das Geheimnis des gelben Grabes
- 1972: Dr. M schlägt zu - director: Jess Franco
- 1974: Ein Unbekannter rechnet ab
- 1977: Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein (TV series)Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein (TV series)Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein is a TV adaption of a novel of the same name by Austrian author Johannes Mario Simmel. Directed by Thomas Engel Siegfried Rauch walks in the footsteps of O. W. Fischer who played the protagonist "Thomas Lieven" already in 1961, just one year after the bestseller ...
- 1983: S. A. S. Malko - Im Auftrag des PentagonS.A.S. à San SalvadorS.A.S. à San Salvador is a French-German film adaptation of Gérard de Villiers' novel of the same name, directed by Raoul Coutard...
- 1983: Eine Liebe in Deutschland
- 1983: Blutiger Schnee
- 1988: Hanussen - director: István SzabóIstván SzabóIstván Szabó is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.Szabó is the most internationally famous Hungarian filmmaker since the late 1960s. Working in the tradition of European, auteurist art cinema, he has made films that represent many of the psychological and political...
(with Klaus Maria BrandauerKlaus Maria BrandauerKlaus Maria Brandauer is an Austrian actor, film director, and professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna.-Personal life:...
and Erland JosephsonErland JosephsonErland Josephson is a Swedish actor and author. He is best known to international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Theodoros Angelopoulos.-Biography:...
) - 1990: Europa EuropaEuropa EuropaEuropa Europa is a 1990 German language film directed by Agnieszka Holland. Its original German title is Hitlerjunge Salomon, i.e. "Hitler Youth Salomon". It is based on the 1989 autobiography of Solomon Perel, a German Jewish boy who escaped The Holocaust by masquerading not just as a non-Jew, but...
(German title "Hitlerjunge Salomon") - director: Agnieszka HollandAgnieszka HollandAgnieszka Holland is a Polish film and TV director and screenwriter. Best recognized for her highly political contributions to Polish cinema, Holland is one of Poland's most prominent filmmakers.-Personal life:...
(with Marco HofschneiderMarco HofschneiderMarco Hofschneider is a German actor known for his biographical portrayal of Solomon Perel in the 1990 acclaimed World War II film Europa Europa...
and Julie DelpyJulie DelpyJulie Delpy is a French-American actress, director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. She studied filmmaking at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has directed, written, and acted in more than 30 films, including Europa Europa , The Voyager , Three Colors: White , Before Sunrise...
) - 1996: Von Hölle zu Hölle
- 2002: Babij Jar - das vergessene Verbrechen (with Michael Degen and Axel Milberg)
- 2006: Der letzte ZugDer letzte ZugDer Letzte Zug is a 2006 German film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and Dana Vávrová, and starring Gedeon Burkhard, Lale Yavas, and Lena Beyerling. The film depicts the fate of some of the last remaining Jews in Berlin, who in April 1943 were rounded up at the Berlin-Grunewald station and sent to...
- director: Joseph VilsmaierJoseph VilsmaierJoseph Vilsmaier is a German film director.-Work:After attending a boarding school near Augsburg, he was trained as a technician to make film cameras and then spent nine years at a music conservatory. Following this he was a member of a jazz group...
(with Lena Beyerling and Sibel Kekilli)
Awards
- 1961: BambiBambi (prize)The Bambi - Deutschlands Wichtigster Medienpreis, often simply called Bambi Awards and stylized as BAMBI, are presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year",...
for Die Ratten - 1963: Zürcher Filmpreis for Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi
- 1965: Goldene LeinwandGoldene LeinwandThe Goldene Leinwand is an award created in 1964 by the HDF and the journal Filmecho/Filmwoche....
for Old Shatterhand - 1965: Goldene Leinwand for Der Schut
- 1967: Goldene Leinwand for Die Nibelungen
- 1970: Goldener Bär for Der Garten der Finzi Contini
- 1972: Oscar for Der Garten der Finzi Contini
- 1983: Deutscher FilmpreisDeutscher FilmpreisThe Deutscher Filmpreis is the highest German movie award. From 1951 to 2004 it was awarded by a commission, since 2005 the award has been given by the Deutsche Filmakademie...
: Filmband in Silber por Die weiße Rose - 1985: Oscar-Nominierung for Bittere Ernte
- 1990: Deutscher Filmpreis: Filmband in Gold por longjara kaj elstara verkado en la germana kinarto
- 1992: Golden Globe for Hitlerjunge Salomon
- 1993: BundesverdienstkreuzBundesverdienstkreuzThe Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
I. Klasse - 2000: Goldene Kamera