Frank Wisbar

The Director of Ferryman Maria, from Germany to America and Back

Henry Nicolella (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

239 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6688-4 (ISBN)

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German director Frank Wisbar (1899-1967) had the misfortune of achieving success as a filmmaker just as Hitler came to power. While critics praised his work, Nazi cultural watchdogs were scornful of his attempts to chart ""the landscape of the soul"" in films like Ferryman Maria (1936) and Anna and Elisabeth (1933). Wisbar fled to America, where Hollywood saw him as no more than a technician, good for churning out low-budget horror like Strangler of the Swamp (1945) and Devil Bat's Daughter (1946).

A successful stint in early television allowed him to return home to a very different Germany, where he abandoned his earlier mystical themes to tackle questions of war and peace, tabloid journalism and racial conflict. The author examines the films and career of an under-appreciated auteur who ultimately lost faith in his own vision.

Henry Nicolella, of Syracuse, New York, retired from a ministry of working for the homeless.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Biography: The Stranger from the Other Shore

The Films and Television Programs

Im Bann des Eulenspiegels (Under the Spell of the Owl Mirror) (1932)

Anna und Elisabeth (Anna and Elisabeth) (1933)

Rivalen der Luft (Rivals of the Air) (1934)

Hermine und die seiben Aufrechten (Hermine and the Seven Upright Men) (1935)

Die Werft zum Grauen Hecht (The Grey Pikes Wharf) (1935)

Fährmann Maria (Ferryman Maria) (1936)

Die Unbekannte (The Unknown) (1936)

Ball im Metropol (Ball in Metropol) (1937)

Petermann ist dagegen! (Petermann Is Against It!) (1937)

Women in Bondage (1943)

Strangler of the Swamp (1946)

Devil Bat’s Daughter (1946)

Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1946)

Lighthouse (1947)

The Prairie (1948)

Madonna of the Desert (1948)

The Mozart Story (1948)

Rimfire (1949)

Fireside Theater (1949)

Haie und kleine Fische (Sharks and Little Fish) (1957)

Nasser Asphalt (Wet Asphalt) (1958)

Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben? (Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?) (1959)

Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen (Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen) (1960)

Fabrik der Offiziere (The Officer Factory) (1960)

Barbara (1961)

Commando (1962)

Durchbruch Lok 234 (Breakthrough Locomotive 234) (1963)

West German TV

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	16.03.2018
Zusatzinfo	33 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
ISBN-10	1-4766-6688-1 / 1476666881
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6688-4 / 9781476666884
Zustand	Neuware