Emil Burri (1902–1966) was a German playwright and screenwriter who worked on around fifty films during his career, a prominent figure in both Nazi era and post-war German cinema. He also directed the 1942 film Beloved World, his only directorial credit. In 1955 he wrote the screenplay for the Austrian historical heimatfilm Dunja.[1]
Emil Burri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 December 1902 |
| Died | 29 August 1966 Munich, West Germany |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1933–1964 (film) |
In the theatre he was known as a collaborator with Bertolt Brecht.
Selected filmography edit
Screenwriter edit
- Inge and the Millions (1933)
- The Island (1934)
- The Green Domino (1935)
- The Green Domino (1935)
- The Royal Waltz (1935)
- Königswalzer (1935)
- Boccaccio (1936)
- A Wedding Dream (1936)
- Diamonds (1937)
- Faded Melody (1938)
- The Governor (1939)
- A Woman Like You (1939)
- Water for Canitoga (1939)
- Enemies (1940)
- What Does Brigitte Want? (1941)
- Tonelli (1943)
- Orient Express (1944)
- The Blue Straw Hat (1949)
- Chased by the Devil (1950)
- Royal Children (1950)
- Diary of a Married Woman (1953)
- Walking Back into the Past (1954)
- The Witch (1954)
- Dunja (1955)
- The Royal Waltz (1955)
- Escape from Sahara (1958)
- Stefanie (1958)
- Marili (1959)
Director edit
- Beloved World (1942)
References edit
- ^ Fritsche p.255
Bibliography edit
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity . Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links edit
- Emil Burri at IMDb
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