Georg Witt (film producer)
Georg Witt (born January 2 . Jul / 14. January 1899 greg. In Moscow , Russian Empire ; † 17th April 1973 in Berlin ) was a German film producer .
Life
Witt came to Germany at a young age and began his professional career in film in 1922 in the press department of the Decla-Bioskop production company. Their co-founder Erich Pommer made him his production assistant and took him to Hollywood in 1926/27 .
From 1929 he worked as a production manager for the Berlin Greenbaum film. In 1932 he founded his own company, Georg-Witt-Film. With Land der Liebe and Altes Herz goes on the journey , he came into conflict with the National Socialist censorship twice in 1937/38. In 1940 his company was taken over by the UFA . Witt initially worked as a production manager or production group leader, but then moved to Bavaria in the same position .
After the war ended, Witt re-founded Georg-Witt-Film in Munich . He had his first big success in 1953 with Ein Herz plays wrong . Since 1955 he has worked exclusively with the director Kurt Hoffmann and achieved two more box office hits with I think often of Piroschka (1955) and Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (1958), which were also favorably received by film critics . Witt was married to actress Lil Dagover . He is buried next to his wife in the Grünwald forest cemetery.
Filmography
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Awards
- 1956: Film tape in silver for I often think of Piroschka (above-average full-length feature film)
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .
Web links
- Georg Witt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Witt, Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow , Russian Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | April 17th 1973 |
Place of death | Berlin |