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Georg Wilhelm Pabst (1885–1967)

Director | Writer | Producer

Georg Wilhelm Pabst is considered by many to be the greatest director of German cinema, in his era. He was especially appreciated by actors and actresses for the humane way in which he treated them. This was in contrast to some of his contemporaries, such as Arnold Fanck, who have been characterized as martinets. See full bio »

Born:

Georg Wilhelm Pabst
in Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Roudnice, Czech Republic)

Died:

(age 81) in Vienna, Austria

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1956 Durch die Wälder durch die Auen (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1956 Ballerina
 
1955 It Happened on July 20th (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1955 The Last Ten Days
 
1954 Afraid to Love
 
1954 Cose da pazzi
 
1953 Voice of Silence
 
1951 Ruf aus dem Äther (supervising)
 
1949 Geheimnisvolle Tiefe
 
1948 Der Prozeß
 
1945 Der Fall Molander
 
1943 Paracelsus
 
1941 The Comedians
 
1939 Girls in Distress
 
1939 Pasha's Wives (supervision / as G.W. Pabst)
 
1938 The Shanghai Drama
 
1937 Mademoiselle Docteur (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1934 A Modern Hero (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1933 That Night
 
1933 High and Low
 
1933 Don Quixote (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1933/I Don Quichotte
 
1933/II Don Quichotte
 
1932 The Lost Atlantis (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1932 Queen of Atlantis
 
1932 L'Atlantide (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1931 Comradeship
 
1931 L'opéra de quat'sous (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1931 The 3 Penny Opera (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1930 Skandal um Eva
 
1930 Westfront 1918 (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1929 White Hell of Pitz Palu (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1929 Diary of a Lost Girl
 
1929 Pandora's Box
 
1928 The Devious Path
 
1927 The Love of Jeanne Ney
 
1926 Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe
 
1926 Geheimnisse einer Seele
 
1925 The Joyless Street (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1924 Gräfin Donelli
 
1923 Der Schatz
 
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1953 Voice of Silence (writer)
 
1949 Duell mit dem Tod (as G.W. Pabst)
 
1941 The Comedians
 
1936 White Hunter
 
1933 Don Quixote (screenplay)
 
1933/I Don Quichotte (screenplay)
 
1933/II Don Quichotte (screenplay)
 
1930 Beauty Prize (adaptation)
 
1929 Pandora's Box (uncredited)
 
1923 Der Schatz (writer)
 
1922 Luise Millerin (manuscript)
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
1951 Ruf aus dem Äther (producer - as G.W. Pabst)
 
1949 Eins, zwei, drei = aus! (producer - as G.W.Pabst)
 
1949 Geheimnisvolle Tiefe (producer - as G.W. Pabst)
 
1949 Duell mit dem Tod (producer - as G.W. Pabst)
 
1933 That Night (producer - as G.W. Pabst)
 
1933 Don Quixote (producer)
 
1933/I Don Quichotte (producer)
 
1933/II Don Quichotte (producer)
 
1930 Moral um Mitternacht (executive producer)
 
1929 Diary of a Lost Girl (producer)
 
1921 Im Banne der Kralle (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1954 Ulysses (preparatory phases - uncredited)
 
1954 Lowlands (advisor to the director - uncredited)
 
1949 Duell mit dem Tod (supervisor)
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
1922 Luise Millerin (assistant director)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2004 Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (TV documentary)
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
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Alternate Names:

G.W.Pabst | G.W. Pabst
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Trivia:

In 1935 he planned a movie of the German opera "Faust", which would have reunited him with the two actresses whose careers he had set alight: Greta Garbo (as Gretchen) and Louise Brooks (as Helen of Troy). Unfortunately, nothing came of the idea. See more »

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