Norbert Falk
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Norbert Falk, also credited as Fred Orbing, (5 November 1872, Weißkirchen - 16 September 1932, Berlin
) was an Austrian journalist and writer, most notable as a screenwriter
for German films made under the Weimar Republic
, such as Madame Dubarry
(1919), Anna Boleyn
(1920), Rosita
(1923) and Der Kongreß tanzt
(1931).
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
) was an Austrian journalist and writer, most notable as a screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
for German films made under the Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
, such as Madame Dubarry
Madame Du Barry (1919 film)
Madame Du Barry was a 1919 German silent film on the life of Madame Du Barry. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch, written by Norbert Falk and Hanns Kräly and its cast included Alexander Ekert, with the title role taken by Pola Negri and Louis XV played by Emil Jannings....
(1919), Anna Boleyn
Anna Boleyn (film)
Anna Boleyn is a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It starred Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and Emil Jannings as King Henry VIII.-Cast:*Henny Porten as Anna Boleyn*Emil Jannings as Henry VIII*Paul Hartmann as Sir Henry Norris...
(1920), Rosita
Rosita (film)
Rosita is a 1923 silent film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The film is based upon a 1872 opera Don César de Bazan.-Synopsis:The film takes place in Seville, in a period where the city has sunk into the depths of depravity and sin...
(1923) and Der Kongreß tanzt
Der Kongreß tanzt
Der Kongress tanzt is a Germany musical comedy film produced in 1931 by Ufa, directed by Erik Charell, starring Lilian Harvey as Christel Weinzinger, the glove seller, Willy Fritsch as Tsar Alexander I of Russia and his doppelgänger, Uralsky, Otto Wallburg as Bibikoff, his Adjutant, Conrad Veidt...
(1931).