Franz Josef Gottlieb

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Franz Josef Gottlieb , also FJ Gottlieb (born November 1, 1930 in Semmering , Lower Austria , † July 23, 2006 in Verden ) was an Austrian director and screenwriter .

Life

Gottlieb attended the Academy for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna , was an actor at the Akademietheater and graduated in 1953 with his directing diploma. After that he worked as an assistant director in several film productions, most recently with Mit Himbeergeist everything goes better and in 1960 he directed Meine Niece that's not his first feature film.

Since then, Gottlieb has been one of the busiest, but also the most criticized directors of German-language post-war cinema, who was repeatedly accused of routine, unimaginative cranking. His clients valued the exact adherence to the script and the schedule, which on the other hand was interpreted as a lack of creativity. He only caused a stir when he was fired from producer Artur Brauner while filming the Karl May film Durchs Wilde Kurdistan . The subsequent legal battle ended in 1968 with a settlement.

His best-known directorial work included films such as Aunt Trude from Buxtehude or Zärtliche Chaoten . In the 1960s, Gottlieb directed some Edgar Wallace films and similar material that were shot in the wake of the success of the Wallace films. He has also directed television series such as Mandara , Manni, der Libero , Der Landarzt , Ein Schloß am Wörthersee or Unser Charly and numerous dubbings.

In 2002 Gottlieb was awarded the Scharlih , the oldest prize associated with the name Karl May .

Franz Josef Gottlieb was married to the actress Doris Kirchner for 12 years . His second marriage was in 1974 with the Norwegian actress Elisabeth Krogh. Their daughter is the actress Viktoria Gottlieb. Franz Josef Gottlieb died of a brain tumor at the age of 75 .

Filmography

Quote

“There is no recipe for success in this industry. My main concern is to entertain the audience well. First and foremost, film is an entertainment industry. "

- Franz Josef Gottlieb

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Petzel: Karl-May-Filmbuch. Bamberg, Radebeul, 1999, p. 275.
personal data
SURNAME Gottlieb, Franz Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gottlieb FJ
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Semmering (Lower Austria) , Austria
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 2006
Place of death Verden