Viktor Gertler
Viktor Gertler (born 24. August 1901 as Viktor Gath in Budapest , died 5. July 1969 ) was a Hungarian film editor , director and screenwriter .
Life
Viktor Gáth initially worked at the National Theater in Pécs . In 1927 he went to Ufa in Berlin . In the early 1930s he was responsible for editing two of the most successful films of the time: The Three from the Gas Station and The Congress Dances . In March 1933, shortly after power was handed over to the National Socialists , Ufa terminated its collaboration with Gertler. Ernst Hugo Correll , Wilhelm Meydam, Hermann Grieving, Alexander Grau and Berthold von Theobald from Ufa management were present when he was asked about his religious affiliation. Gertler was Jewish, returned to Hungary and worked there as a director until 1938, when Hungarian anti-Semitism hit him. He survived the persecution of the Jews. After the war he produced over twenty films and taught at the Budapest University of Film and Theater.
Filmography (selection)
- 1930: The three from the gas station
- 1930: The man who is looking for his murderer
- 1931: Congress dances
- 1931: preliminary investigation
- 1931: Storms of Passion
- 1932: I by day and you by night
- 1932: Quick
- 1933: My songs quietly plead
- 1934: Peter
- 1935: Katharina the last
literature
- Kay Less : 'In life, more is taken from you than given ...'. Lexicon of filmmakers who emigrated from Germany and Austria between 1933 and 1945. A general overview. ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8 , pp. 190 f.
Web links
- Viktor Gertler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Viktor Gertler , at Magyar életrajzi lexikon (hu)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Viktor Gertler: Az én filmem , 1942, p. 108 f, quoted in: René Geoffroy: Hungary as a place of refuge and place of work for German-speaking emigrants (1933–1938 / 39) . Frankfurt am Main: Lang 2001, p. 273
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gertler, Viktor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gáth, Viktor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian director, film editor and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th July 1969 |
| Place of death | Budapest |