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Hans Jacoby(1904-1963)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Hans Jacoby was born on 23 October 1904 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer and producer, known for It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958), Phantom of the Opera (1943) and The Venusian (1954). He died on 31 October 1963 in Zurich, Switzerland.
BornOctober 23, 1904
DiedOctober 31, 1963(59)
BornOctober 23, 1904
DiedOctober 31, 1963(59)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Heinz Rühmann in It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
It Happened in Broad Daylight
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1958
Nelson Eddy and Susanna Foster in Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Phantom of the Opera
6.4
  • Writer(as John Jacoby)
  • 1943
The Venusian (1954)
The Venusian
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1954
Heidelberger Romanze (1951)
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1954

Credits

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Writer

  • Es war mir ein Vergnügen (1963)
    Es war mir ein Vergnügen
    5.9
    • story and screenplay
    • 1963
  • Una chica casi formal (1963)
    Una chica casi formal
    5.6
    • screenplay (as Hans Jacobi)
    • 1963
  • Straße der Verheißung (1962)
    Straße der Verheißung
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Giorgio Capitani, O.W. Fischer, Rudolf Jugert, Georg Marischka, Axel Munthe, Rosanna Schiaffino, and Sonja Ziemann in Story of San Michele (1962)
    Story of San Michele
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Max, der Taschendieb (1962)
    Max, der Taschendieb
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Der Lügner (1961)
    Der Lügner
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Das schwarze Schaf (1960)
    Das schwarze Schaf
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1960
  • The Magnificent Rogue (1960)
    The Magnificent Rogue
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Heinz Rühmann in The Good Soldier Schweik (1960)
    The Good Soldier Schweik
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1960
  • Heinz Rühmann and Karin Baal in Judge and Juvenile (1960)
    Judge and Juvenile
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Heinz Rühmann in Ein Mann geht durch die Wand (1959)
    Ein Mann geht durch die Wand
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Horst Buchholz in Das Totenschiff (1959)
    Das Totenschiff
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Theo Bleser in Grand Hotel (1959)
    Grand Hotel
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Die Halbzarte (1959)
    Die Halbzarte
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1959
  • Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen konnte (1958)
    Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen konnte
    6.6
    • novel
    • writer
    • 1958

Producer

  • Carnival Story (1954)
    Carnival Story
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hans Jacobi
  • Born
    • October 23, 1904
    • Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • October 31, 1963
    • Zurich, Switzerland

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