Arthur von Gerlach
Arthur von Gerlach (born February 19, 1876 in Berlin or Vienna , Austria-Hungary , † August 4, 1925 in Berlin) was a film and theater director .
Life
Gerlach attended the Katharineum in Lübeck and then began working as a director at the Schauspielhaus in Leipzig . In 1906 he went to Bromberg to work as a theater director. From 1911 to 1919 he was director in Elberfeld . During the First World War , at the endeavors of the Foreign Office, he staged several performances in neutral Holland. He created Shakespeare and Strindberg productions, as well as for operas by Mozart and Wagner . In 1919 he became the artistic director of the Projektions-AG Union (PAGU) in Berlin, and in 1922 director of the UFA.
Until his death in 1925, Gerlach only realized two film projects, both of which were artistically ambitious rather than aimed at mass taste. Nevertheless, they had sustained success with the average contemporary audience. Gerlach was close to the film expressionists .
Filmography
Web links
- Arthur von Gerlach in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Arthur von Gerlach at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Arthur von Gerlach at filmportal.de
- ↑ Arthur von Gerlach in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerlach, Arthur von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin or Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1925 |
| Place of death | Berlin |