Siegfried Dessauer (1874–1956) was a German screenwriter and film director.[1] As a Jew he was expelled from the Nazi Reich Chamber of Film in 1938. Until February 1945 he lived in Wittenau, then moved to Hermsdorf. After the Second World War he emigrated to Australia in 1947.
Siegfried Dessauer | |
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Born | 20 September 1874 |
Died | 1956 Sydney, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Director, Writer |
Years active | 1919-1933 (film ) |
Selected filmography edit
- Hotel Atlantik (1920)
- Shame (1922)
- The Captain from Koepenick (1926)
References edit
- ^ Prawer p.212
Bibliography edit
- Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933. Berghahn Books, 2005.