Karl Schulz (film producer)
Karl Schulz (born May 13, 1895 in Forsthaus Eiche, Zossen district near Berlin , † September 28, 1983 in Wiesbaden ) was a German film producer and director .
The early years (until 1945)
Förstersohn Schulz, who was born in the district of Zossen, turned to film after his military service during the First World War and from 1920 worked as a company manager, producer and production manager. That same year, director and producer Joe May brought him to the board of his production company. In 1928 Schulz founded, together with the director and screenwriter Henrik Galeen and the actress Olga Chekhowa , the ' Chekhowa-Film' , three years later with his colleague Robert Wuellner the ' Schulz and Wuellner Filmfabrikations- und Vertriebs-GmbH '.
Until its dissolution in 1935, Schulz and Wuellner, together with their colleague Erich Schicker, brought an abundance of low-content entertainment productions into the cinemas. Schulz then worked for four years as a production manager for various German production companies ( UFA , Deka , Terra , Tobis , Bavaria ).
In September 1939, Karl Schulz was appointed head of the German film industry in Prague , a position he held until 1942. His function was initially, on behalf of the Reich Protector for Bohemia and Moravia, the trusteeship over the former Czechoslovak production company ' AB-Film AG ' and the Prague ' Hostivar Ateliers' . In June 1940 he was appointed managing director of ' AB-Film AG ' (from November 1941: Prague-Film for short ). Although initially famous for its organizational achievements - Prague became increasingly important as a film production facility in view of the increasingly violent bombing of the film cities of Berlin and Munich in the course of the Second World War - corporate manager Schulz was relieved of his post for alleged embezzlement towards the end of 1942. He was then drafted.
Career after the end of the war
After his release from captivity, Karl Schulz was able to make contact with German post-war cinema in 1948. He was initially responsible for the high-quality DEFA production Die Buntkarierte as production manager . Shortly after the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany, Schulz moved to Herne and founded his own production company there, the ' Bühne und Film GmbH'. ', for which he initially produced two traditional entertainment films by the extremely prominent and well-liked director Karl Ritter under the Nazi regime . Afterwards based in Wiesbaden, Schulz founded another company called ' Taunus-Film GmbH ' .
In 1956, Karl Schulz acquired the 'Unter den Eichen' production facility with an area of 75,000 square meters. In 1962, this area served as a (temporary) home for the ZDF, which is currently under construction . In addition to studios, a newsreel production (view into the world) and a color copier (director: Alexander Schwerdtner) also found their home here.
Filmography
as (co-) producer, production manager or (co-) production manager:
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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. Volume 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 193 f.
Web links
- Karl Schulz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Schulz, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film producer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forester's house Eiche, Zossen district near Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1983 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |