Max Pfeiffer
Max Pfeiffer (born April 25 . Jul / 7. May 1881 greg. In St. Petersburg , Russian Empire ; † October 1947 ) was a native of Russia German film producer .
Life
Pfeiffer played in theaters in Saint Petersburg, Kiev and Odessa . As a result of the October Revolution , he emigrated to Berlin in 1919 . Here he founded the German-Russian cabaret The Blue Sarafan .
He established at the beginning of the 1920s contacts to the film production and worked first as a factotum for Carl Froelich and as a manager for Fritz Lang , whose The tired death , he also took a small role.
As production manager, Pfeiffer worked on the classics Dr. Mabuse, the player , the Nibelungs , the last man , Tartüff and Faust - a German folk tale involved. 1928 appointed him Erich Pommer to production manager of Universum Film (UFA) , from 1933 he held the position of production manager .
He produced non-political entertainment films for UFA throughout , including several revue films with Lilian Harvey and Marika Rökk . Pfeiffer was married to the actress Lydia Potechina .
Filmography
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Web links
- Max Pfeiffer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Max Pfeiffer at filmportal.de
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| SURNAME | Pfeiffer, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-German film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1947 |