Emil Burri

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Emil Burri (born December 11, 1902 in Munich ; † August 29, 1966 there ; born Emil Hesse ) was a German director and screenwriter .

He studied political science in Munich and Würzburg and received his doctorate in this subject. Burri then worked as a journalist and in the diplomatic service. He came to the theater as an actor, director and dramaturge . For a time he worked with Bertolt Brecht and wrote with him z. B. a script for the film adaptation of the drama Mother Courage and Her Children .

In 1933 he became a freelance writer and wrote his first film script. Burri soon became a veteran in this field. Director Viktor Tourjansky staged his designs several times . In 1942 he directed the film Beloved World for the only time with Brigitte Horney as the leading actress. Burri mostly worked as a co-author, from 1953 Johannes Mario Simmel was his colleague almost regularly in this regard .

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SURNAME Burri, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hesse, Emil (birth name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH August 29, 1966
Place of death Munich