Wolf C. Hartwig
Wolf C. Hartwig (born September 8, 1919 in Düsseldorf , † December 18, 2017 in Paris ; born Wolfgang Hartwig ) was a German film producer .
Life
Hartwig studied sociology and newspaper studies . During the war he was an interpreter at the German commandant's office in Paris. Shortly after the end of the war, he and his first wife ran a language school in Munich . He tried his hand at ironing and in 1953 founded his own film production company, Rapid-Film. Even his first work, the film Until five past twelve - Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich , which was only released in a shortened version , bears traits of the semi-documentary style that was later characteristic of Hartwig. As a distributor, he brought out the erotic Italian-French feature film Lucrèce Borgia in 1954, the showing of which in German cinemas was banned by the public prosecutor.
Since he lacked the necessary financial means for a long time, Hartwig was only able to start producing feature films in 1957. The scandal-proven producer switched to the production of moral and horror films . From 1962 adventure films followed , most of which were set in Asia or other exotic locations and always offered a dose of sex and violence. Well-known actors such as Lex Barker , Joachim Fuchsberger , Frederick Stafford , Heinz Drache , Horst Frank , Harald Juhnke and Chris Howland played in the films . Hartwig himself was often seen in short appearances.
For 30,000 marks he acquired the rights to the book Schulmädchen-Report by Günther Hunold . From 1970 to 1980 he ran 13 episodes of his extraordinarily successful schoolgirl report series, which had a major impact on the German sex wave . These films were formally linked to the educational films, which were initially funded by the federal government and were already familiar to the public , but offered the style of a sensational report. All scripts were designed by Hartwig himself. Over 100 million moviegoers saw these report films , which were soon copied by other producers.
The success of these films and his skill in speculating on the stock market made it possible for Hartwig to produce Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz in 1977, the most expensive German post-war film to date at 16 million marks. After the failure of the second part, however, he did not dare to undertake another large-scale project of this kind. In 1985, he appeared for the last time as a film producer. His work includes nearly 80 productions.
Several of Wolf C. Hartwig's films have been awarded the Golden Screen . In 1977 he received a Bambi himself . Hartwig was married to the actress Dorothee Parker , who starred in some of his films in the sixties. His third wife was the French actress Véronique Vendell , with whom he lived in Saint-Tropez and Paris .
Filmography
- 1953: Until five past twelve - Adolf Hitler and the 3rd Reich
- 1957: love as a woman wants it
- 1957: All the sins of this earth
- 1958: Sin began with Eve
- 1958: Longing seduced me
- 1959: The Truth About Rosemary
- 1959: The Naked and Satan
- 1959: You are mine
- 1959: A dead person was hanging in the network
- 1960: Satan lures with love
- 1960: Honeymoon in Hell
- 1960: Red lantern terminus
- 1960: The island of the Amazons
- 1961: The girl with the slim hips
- 1961: driven hunt for a life
- 1962: hate without mercy
- 1962: Hong Kong hot port
- 1962: Between Shanghai and St. Pauli
- 1962: The death eye of Ceylon
- 1963: homesickness for St. Pauli
- 1963: The Mississippi River Pirates
- 1963: The black panther of Ratana
- 1964: White cargo for Hong Kong
- 1964: The diamond hell on the Mekong
- 1964: A coffin from Hong Kong
- 1964: The Secret of the Chinese Carnation
- 1964: The Arkansas prospectors
- 1965: The Black Eagles of Santa Fe
- 1965: The Curse of the Black Ruby
- 1965: The secret of the three junks
- 1965: The Last Three of the Albatros (also role)
- 1966: Agent 505 - Beirut Death Trap
- 1966: Five to 12 in Caracas (Inferno a Caracas)
- 1966: lotus flowers for Miss Quon
- 1967: a handful of heroes
- 1968: The Tower of Forbidden Love
- 1968: Lady Hamilton - Between shame and love
- 1969: Madame and her niece
- 1969: The Young Tigers of Hong Kong
- 1970: Help, a virgin loves me
- 1970: Schoolgirl Report: What Parents Don't Think Is Possible
- 1970: I sleep with my murderer
- 1971: The New Schoolgirl Report. Part 2: What keeps parents from sleeping
- 1971: Jürgen Roland's St. Pauli Report
- 1971: Vacation Report - What tour guides are not allowed to talk about
- 1971: Eroticism at work - what every HR manager likes to keep quiet
- 1971: The new hot sex report - What men don't think is possible
- 1972: Schoolgirl Report. Part 3: What parents don't even suspect
- 1972: The young runaways
- 1972: Schoolgirl Report. 4th part: What parents often despair
- 1972: The trained woman
- 1972: Nurses Report
- 1972: Girls who come to Munich
- 1973: The Hong Kong girl
- 1973: Early Maturity Report
- 1973: Schoolgirl Report. Part 5: What Parents Really Should Know
- 1973: Keyhole Report
- 1973: love in three dimensions
- 1973: Schoolgirl Report. Part 6: What parents would like to cover up
- 1973: Zinc coffins for the golden boys
- 1974: A dead diver does not take gold
- 1974: When the plump boobs bounce
- 1974: Are you interested in the matter?
- 1974: Schoolgirl Report. 7th part: But the heart has to be there
- 1974: karate, kisses, blonde cats (Yang chi)
- 1974: Schoolgirl Report. Part 8: What Parents Must Never Know
- 1975: Schoolgirl Report. 9th part: matriculation examination before graduation
- 1976: Schoolgirl Report. 10th part: At some point everyone begins
- 1976: Steiner - The Iron Cross
- 1977: Schoolgirl Report. 11th part: Trying is better than studying
- 1977: Schoolgirl Report. Part 12: Young girls need love
- 1978: Steiner - The Iron Cross II
- 1980: Schoolgirl Report. Part 13: Don't forget love during sex
- 1981: The saw of death
- 1981: The naked super witches from the Rio Amore
- 1981: Cold as ice
- 1981: Obscene - The Peter Herzl case
- 1982: The devil breaks loose in the jungle
- 1983: The crazy beach hotel
- 1984: Danger - No time to die
- 1984: The Lady from the Palace Hotel
Individual proof
- ↑ https://www.welt.de/kultur/kino/article171967471/Schulmaedchen-Report-Produzent-Wolf-C-Hartwig-gestorben.html
Web links
- Wolf C. Hartwig in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Wolf C. Hartwig at filmportal.de
- Hanns-Georg Rodek: Wolf C. Hartwig † "I used 50 girls per film" , Die Welt , December 29, 2017.
literature
- Anne Herrberg: Lord of the young things . Portrait of Wolf C. Hartwig In: Die Zeit , October 21, 2010, No. 43, page 16.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hartwig, Wolf C. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hartwig, Wolfgang (birth name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
DATE OF DEATH | 18th December 2017 |
Place of death | Paris |