Henrik Galeen(1881-1949)

Writer
Director
Actor

Henrik Galeen was born on 7 January 1881 in Stryj, Galicia, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer and director, known for Nosferatu (1922), Nosferatu (2024) and The Golem (1914). He was married to Comptess Ilse von Schenk and Elvira Adler. He died on 30 July 1949 in Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA.

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Known for

Nosferatu

7.8

Writer

1922

Nosferatu

7.1

Writer

2024

The Golem

6.7

Writer

1914

A Daughter of Destiny

6.2

Writer

1928

Credits

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Writer

Nosferatu
7.1
- inspired by the screenplay "Nosferatu"
- 2024
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror - Audio Score by idiedtrying.
8.0
- Writer
- 2024
To the Land of Ghosts
- Writer
- 2024
Nosferatu
4.8
- based on the original story and film by
- 2023
Synthwave Horror: Nosferatu
5.4
- Writer
- 2023
That really old vampire movie
Video
- screenplay
- 2014
Nosferatu: Del Rey & The Sun Kings
- Writer
- 2013
Der Student von Prag
6.7
- book
- 1935
Ombres des bas fonds
- Writer
- 1931
Bobby geht los
- Writer
- 1931
Schatten der Unterwelt
7.0
- Writer
- 1931
Acci-Dental Treatment
Short
- writer
- 1929
The Lady with the Mask
6.2
- story
- screenplay
- 1928
A Daughter of Destiny
6.2
- writer
- 1928
Sein größter Bluff
6.1
- Writer
- 1927

Director

A Daughter of Her People
- Director
- 1933
Salon Dora Green
6.5
- Director
- 1933
After the Verdict
4.9
- Director
- 1929
The Gorno Marionettes
Short
- Director
- 1928
A Daughter of Destiny
6.2
- Director
- 1928
Sein größter Bluff
6.1
- Director
- 1927
The Student of Prague
6.9
- Director
- 1926
Liebesbriefe der Baronin von S...
- Director
- 1924
Stadt in Sicht
- Director
- 1923
Judith Trachtenberg
- Director
- 1920
Der verbotene Weg
- Director
- 1920
The Golem
6.7
- co-director
- 1914

Actor

Personal details

Alternative name
- Heinrich Wiesenberg
Born
- January 7, 1881
- Stryj, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
Died
- July 30, 1949
- Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA(cancer)
Spouses
Other works
Novel: "The Student of Prague". NOTE: Filmed as Der Student von Prag (1935).
Publicity listings
- 1 Portrayal
- 1 Article

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Trivia
One of the great figures in early German expressionist cinema. A master of symbolism. First worked as a journalist. By 1906 was assistant to Max Reinhardt and applied for German citizenship. Wrote screenplays from 1915, notably The Golem (1914) and Nosferatu (1922). As director, best known for The Student of Prague (1926) and A Daughter of Destiny (1928). Fled Germany in 1933 for the United States, where he died in obscurity.