Alfred Lehner (director)
Alfred Heinrich Lehner (born April 8, 1913 in Vienna ; † December 25, 1997 there ) was an Austrian actor and film director specializing in Heimatfilm .
Live and act
The son of a restorer studied mechanical engineering for four semesters at the Technical University in Vienna and also received artistic training at Vienna's Academy for Music and Performing Arts . Lehner then gained his first experience on the stage and with Austrian radio, and in 1939 he also appeared in front of the camera in Gerhard Lamprecht's drama “ Frau im Strom ”. A tiny appearance in Willi Forst's lively romance Women Are Not Angels was to follow in 1942. After the war, Lehner switched to assistant director, in 1948 he was responsible for the mountain drama “ Gipfelkreuz ” as chief sound engineer.
On behalf of the Catechetic Film Guild Innsbruck, Lehner directed his first own production in 1950, the documentary “ The Great Secret ”. In 1952 his first feature film followed, the Tyrolean uprising and liberation drama “ The Last Aufgebot ”, which was released in Germany under the title “ Der Bauernrebell ”. Lehner had his greatest successes in the same decade with his Heimatfilm productions, above all Das Mädchen vom Pfarrhof , The Magd von Heiligenblut , The King of Bernina and The Singing Angels of Tyrol , which were not free from massive kitsch. Lehner produced these films with his own production companies, Alfred Lehner-Filmproduktion and Zenith-Filmproduktion Lehner & Co. Alfred Lehner's career as a director came to an end as early as 1961, along with the decline of classic entertainment cinema in Austria. What he then did professionally is currently unknown.
Filmography
as director and producer, unless otherwise stated
- 1939: Woman in the Stream (film role only)
- 1942: women are not angels (film role only)
- 1950: the big secret
- 1952: The Peasant Rebel ( The last contingent )
- 1953: The Great Debt (also co-script)
- 1955: The girl from the rectory
- 1956: Asparagus lifeguard
- 1956: The maid of Heiligenblut
- 1957: The King of the Bernina
- 1958: The Singing Angels of Tyrol ( Say yes, Mutti )
- 1960: The village without morals (only production and production management)
- 1961: Motorists on the move
literature
- Ludwig Gesek (ed.): Small Lexicon of Austrian Films, p. 33. Vienna 1959
- Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 2: Hed – Peis. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560744 , p. 976.
Web links
- Alfred Lehner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alfred Lehner at filmportal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lehner, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lehner, Alfred Heinrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian film director and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1997 |
| Place of death | Vienna |