Gerhard Menzel
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Gerhard Menzel (29 September 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a German screenwriter. He wrote for nearly 40 films between 1933 and 1965. He was supportive of Nazism and worked for Nazi propaganda.[1][2] He was responsible for writing the script of Heimkehr, one of the most infamous pieces of Nazi cinema, which featured racism and hateful images of Poles.[3]
He was born in Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Walbrzych, Poland) and died in Comano, Ticino, Switzerland.
Selected filmography
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- Morgenrot (1933)
- Refugees (1933)
- Night in May (1934)
- The Young Baron Neuhaus (1934)
- Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)
- Under Blazing Heavens (1936)
- Wells in Flames (1937)
- La Habanera (1937)
- Woman in the River (1939)
- A Mother's Love (1939)
- Robert Koch (1939)
- Heimkehr (1941)
- The Great King (1942)
- Destiny (1942)
- Late Love (1943)
- The Heart Must Be Silent (1944)
- The Sinner (1951)
- Hanussen (1955)
- Ich suche Dich (1956)
- King in Shadow (1957)
References
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- ↑ No Place Like Home: Locations Of Heimat In German Cinema - Page 56 Johannes Von Moltke - 2005 In the words of the scriptwriter, Gerhard Menzel (a Nazi loyalist and renowned playwright who had collaborated with Ucicky on Flüchtlinge in 1933),
- ↑ The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 131 Menzel was a well known party loyalist, and his fervent nationalism was no secret. He provided the scenarios for some of Nazi cinema's most strident productions
- ↑ The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 132
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External links
- Gerhard Menzel at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".