Ludwig Berger (director)

Ludwig Berger
Born	6 January 1892 Mainz, German Empire
Died	18 May 1969 (aged 77) Schlangenbad, West Germany
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer
Years active	1920–1969

Ludwig Berger (born Ludwig Bamberger; 6 January 1892 – 18 May 1969) was a German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.He directed 36 films between 1920 and 1969. Berger began working in the German film industry during the Weimar Republic. At Decla-Bioscop and later UFA he established a reputation as a leading director of silent films. He emigrated to Hollywood, but was unable to establish himself and returned to Europe. He subsequently worked both in France and Germany. He was a member of the jury at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]

Berger also translated a few plays of Shakespeare, including Cymbeline, Hamlet, and Timon of Athens.^[2]

Selected filmography

• The Mayor of Zalamea (1920)
• The Story of Christine von Herre (1921)
• A Glass of Water (1923)
• The Lost Shoe (1923)
• A Waltz Dream (1925)
• The Master of Nuremberg (1927)
• Queen Louise (1927)
• Sins of the Fathers (1928)
• The Woman from Moscow (1928)
• The Burning Heart (1929)
• The Vagabond King (1930)
• Playboy of Paris (1930)
• The Little Cafe (1931)
• I by Day, You by Night (1932)
• Early to Bed (1933)
• Waltz War (1933)
• Court Waltzes (1933)
• Pygmalion (1937)
• Three Waltzes (1938)
• Ergens in Nederland (1940)
• The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

References

1. "6th Berlin International Film Festival: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
2. Blinn, Hansjürgen; Schmidt, Wolf Gerhard (2003). Shakespeare-deutsch: Bibliographie der Übersetzungen und Bearbeitungen (in German). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag. ISBN 3503061932. OCLC 53376469.

External links

• Ludwig Berger at the Internet Movie Database