Vasgen Badal

Vahagen Badal , born Vahagn Vardanian Badal (born December 11, 1891 in Tehran , † probably in Berlin at the end of 1959 ) was an Iranian film producer for German film.

Live and act

Badal is now considered one of the long-forgotten filmmakers in German cinema history. Nothing is known about his career and his entry into the film business; the marriage certificate from 1915 stated the profession of dentist.

With the establishment of the 'Dr. V. Badal-Filmproduktion ', later called' Badal-Filmproduktion 'for short, he began working as a film producer in 1932. The independence of Badal-Film only lasted four years, then its owner had to dissolve the company. During this time he produced a number of romances and comedies in which popular screen stars such as Jenny Jugo , Magda Schneider , Louis Graveure , Camilla Horn and Heinz Rühmann took part. After a short break, Badal resumed film production at the beginning of 1936 and in the same year produced two adventure materials with an old Russian background, Stjenka Razin and Moscow - Shanghai .

Badal's activities in the following years up to 1945 are largely in the dark. All that is known is that he made the 17-minute Nazi propaganda film Roter Nebel in the winter of 1940/41 , which was only released in cinemas in 1942, i.e. after the German attack on the USSR in June 1941. With this staging, the Propaganda Ministry tried to create a mood against Soviet rule in the Baltic States .

In the second half of 1950 Badal resumed its production activities with the newly founded 'Badal-Filmproduktion GmbH, Munich'. Yet the output remained extremely meager.

At the time of his death, Badal was almost forgotten. Not even the trade magazine "Filmecho" brought an obituary.

Filmography (as producer)

1932: The girl from Montparnasse
1933: There is only one love
1934: a waltz for you
1934: Miss Liselott
1934: I long for you
1936: Stjenka Razin
1936: Moscow - Shanghai
1940/41: Roter Nebel (short documentary Nazi propaganda film; director, WP: 1942)
1950: Immortal light
1952: Oh, you dear Fridolin (also production manager)

Web links

Vasgen Badal in the Internet Movie Database (English)

- there as Vahayn Badal

Remarks

↑ This article covers the life of film producer Dr. Vahagen Badal. Not to be confused with Vasgen Badal, owner of the Transocean-Film company and head of the international department of the Herzog-Filmverleihe.

Individual evidence

↑ Source: marriage certificate no. 504 from November 11, 1915, registry office Dresden, city archive of the state capital Dresden. Further evidence of the date of birth: Arolsen Archives, inventory no.70044927.

personal data
SURNAME	Badal, Vasgen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Badal, Vahagn Vardanian (maiden name); Badal, Vahayn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Iranian film producer for German film
DATE OF BIRTH	December 11, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tehran
DATE OF DEATH	1959
Place of death	unsure: Berlin

[2] This article covers the life of film producer Dr. Vahagen Badal. Not to be confused with Vasgen Badal, owner of the Transocean-Film company and head of the international department of the Herzog-Filmverleihe.

[1] Source: marriage certificate no. 504 from November 11, 1915, registry office Dresden, city archive of the state capital Dresden. Further evidence of the date of birth: Arolsen Archives, inventory no.70044927.