Margot von Schlieffen

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Margot von Schlieffen (born May 26, 1921 ; † February 28, 2014 , née Margot Bretschneider ) was a German film editor . She was one of the most important editors of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

life and work

Von Schlieffen delivered her first work in the field of film editing in 1952 in the literary film adaptation of The Great Zapfenstreich by Georg Hurdalek , with Johanna Matz and Jan Hendriks in the leading roles. This was followed by the film adaptation of the operetta Im Weiße Rößl by Willi Forst , also from 1952. The main roles were played by Johannes Heesters and Johanna Matz. Her next film The Last Waltz (1953) by Arthur Maria Rabenalt also featured prominently in the cast with Eva Bartok , Curd Jürgens and OE Hasse . The literary film adaptation of My Father's Horses Part II His Third Wife (1954) brought her together with Dagmar Altrichter and Martin Benrath . From 1956 she was the editor in charge of several films in which Ruth Leuwerik played the leading role, starting with the homeland film Die Trapp-Familie about goodbye, Franziska! , Always start your day (both 1957), Taiga up to the Trapp Family in America (both 1958). Two more productions with Ruth Leuwerik followed in 1960, one of them was the comedy A Woman for Whole Life , and the other was the crime comedy An angel is not shot , followed by the 1961 film drama The Hour You're Happy .

In the period that followed, von Schlieffen was responsible for editing numerous other films, including television productions. On the documentary Munich 1972 - 8 famous directors watch the games of the XX. Olympiad (1973) she was involved as one of six editors. In 1973 she worked with Franz Peter Wirth and Heinz Rühmann in the comedy film Oh Jonathan - oh Jonathan! together. She was also the executive editor of the song production Carmina Burana atque imaginibus magicis , directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle for Bavaria Film.

Von Schlieffen was also responsible for editing the crime scene crime thriller tooth for tooth , which was specially produced for the cinema. The film was added to the Tatort series in 1987 and broadcast on television. This was followed by other crime novels on which von Schlieffen worked, such as the Schimanski - Tatort: ​​Das Haus im Wald , and three episodes of the crime series Der Fahnder . As the last of her works listed 35 lists the Internet Movie Database , the Christiane Sadlo production I love the man my daughter from the 1995th

Filmography (complete)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Margot von Schlieffen, obituary notice . Süddeutsche Zeitung of March 5, 2014, accessed on April 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ Filmplus 2013 from the homage for Juliane Lorenz, one of Margot von Schlieffen's assistant editing - accessed on July 4, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Schlieffen, Margot von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bretschneider, Margot (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film editor
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1921
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 2014