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Richard Oswald(1880-1963)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Richard Oswald
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Director and producer of many German as well as a few American, British and French films, Richard Oswald started making films in 1914 and shortly formed his own production company. After making many successful films and discovering several important performers, he fled his homeland after the Nazi takeover and eventually settled in the US. He was the father of Gerd Oswald, a well-regarded director of "B" pictures and television shows.
BornNovember 5, 1880
DiedSeptember 11, 1963(82)
BornNovember 5, 1880
DiedSeptember 11, 1963(82)
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Anita Berber, Max Gülstorff, Kathe Oswald, Richard Oswald, Eugen Rex, Reinhold Schünzel, Conrad Veidt, Jules Verne, and Josef Fenneker in Around the World in 80 Days (1919)
Around the World in 80 Days
6.6
  • Director
  • 1919
Bernd Aldor in Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray (1917)
Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray
6.7
  • Director
  • 1917
Seine letzte Maske
  • Director
  • 1916
Der lebende Leichnam (1918)
Der lebende Leichnam
  • Director
  • 1918

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  • The Last Half Hour: The Mayerling Story
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Buster Keaton, Fritz Feld, Peggy Ann Garner, Alan Mowbray, Richard Ney, and Charles Ruggles in The Lovable Cheat (1949)
    The Lovable Cheat
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1949
  • I Was a Criminal (1945)
    I Was a Criminal
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Helen Gilbert, John Howard, Alan Mowbray, and Gilbert Roland in Isle of Missing Men (1942)
    Isle of Missing Men
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Tempête sur l'Asie (1938)
    Tempête sur l'Asie
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben (1935)
    Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Jack Barty, John Loder, and Joseph Schmidt in My Song Goes Round the World (1934)
    My Song Goes Round the World
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Bleeke Bet (1934)
    Bleeke Bet
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Wenn du jung bist, gehört dir die Welt (1934)
    Wenn du jung bist, gehört dir die Welt
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Abenteuer am Lido (1933)
    Abenteuer am Lido
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Ein Lied geht um die Welt (1933)
    Ein Lied geht um die Welt
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Flower of Hawaii (1933)
    Flower of Hawaii
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Ganovenehre: Ein Film aus der Berliner Unterwelt
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Dorothea Wieck in Countess Mariza (1932)
    Countess Mariza
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1932
  • The Living Dead (1932)
    The Living Dead
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1932

Writer



  • Buster Keaton, Fritz Feld, Peggy Ann Garner, Alan Mowbray, Richard Ney, and Charles Ruggles in The Lovable Cheat (1949)
    The Lovable Cheat
    6.6
    • adaptation
    • 1949
  • Helen Gilbert, John Howard, Alan Mowbray, and Gilbert Roland in Isle of Missing Men (1942)
    Isle of Missing Men
    5.5
    • adaptation by
    • 1942
  • Tempête sur l'Asie (1938)
    Tempête sur l'Asie
    8.0
    • idea & script
    • 1938
  • Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben (1935)
    Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben
    5.5
    • book
    • 1935
  • The Living Dead (1932)
    The Living Dead
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Harry Liedtke, Ossi Oswalda, and Willy Dietrich in A Crazy Night (1927)
    A Crazy Night
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Wir sind vom K. u. K. Infanterie-Regiment
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Conrad Veidt in Dürfen wir schweigen? (1926)
    Dürfen wir schweigen?
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Vorderhaus und Hinterhaus
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Halbseide
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Die Frau von vierzig Jahren
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Lumpen und Seide (1925)
    Lumpen und Seide
    6.4
    • idea
    • 1925
  • Lucrezia Borgia (1922)
    Lucrezia Borgia
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Richard Oswald, Heinrich Vollrath Schumacher, and Josef Fenneker in Lady Hamilton (1921)
    Lady Hamilton
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Conrad Veidt in Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore (1921)
    Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1921

Producer



  • The Last Half Hour: The Mayerling Story
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Buster Keaton, Fritz Feld, Peggy Ann Garner, Alan Mowbray, Richard Ney, and Charles Ruggles in The Lovable Cheat (1949)
    The Lovable Cheat
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Helen Gilbert, John Howard, Alan Mowbray, and Gilbert Roland in Isle of Missing Men (1942)
    Isle of Missing Men
    5.5
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1942
  • Jack Barty, John Loder, and Joseph Schmidt in My Song Goes Round the World (1934)
    My Song Goes Round the World
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1934
  • Ganovenehre: Ein Film aus der Berliner Unterwelt
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Dorothea Wieck in Countess Mariza (1932)
    Countess Mariza
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1932
  • The Living Dead (1932)
    The Living Dead
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1932
  • The Captain from Köpenick (1931)
    The Captain from Köpenick
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1931
  • Michael Bohnen and Friedel Schuster in Victoria and Her Hussar (1931)
    Victoria and Her Hussar
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1931
  • Schuberts Frühlingstraum (1931)
    Schuberts Frühlingstraum
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1931
  • 1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand (1931)
    1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1931
  • Die zärtlichen Verwandten (1930)
    Die zärtlichen Verwandten
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1930
  • Albert Bassermann, Heinrich George, Oscar Homolka, Fritz Kortner, Grete Mosheim, and Richard Oswald in The Dreyfus Case (1930)
    The Dreyfus Case
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1930
  • Wien, du Stadt der Lieder (1930)
    Wien, du Stadt der Lieder
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1930
  • Frühlingserwachen (1929)
    Frühlingserwachen
    7.5
    • co-producer
    • 1929

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  • Born
    • November 5, 1880
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • September 11, 1963
    • Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Katharina Wilhelmine Maria PaarAugust 11, 1913 - September 11, 1963 (his death, 2 children)
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