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Erwin Leiser(1923-1996)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Erwin Leiser was born on 16 May 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Wähle das Leben (1963), Keine Welt für Kinder (1972) and Transit (1965). He died on 22 August 1996 in Zurich, Switzerland.
BornMay 16, 1923
DiedAugust 22, 1996(73)
BornMay 16, 1923
DiedAugust 22, 1996(73)
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Known for

Wähle das Leben (1963)
Wähle das Leben
  • Director
  • 1963
Keine Welt für Kinder
  • Director
  • 1972
Transit
  • Director
  • 1965
Hiroshima - Erinnern oder Vergessen
  • Director
  • 1985

Credits

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Director

  • Otte Sköld in Hela mitt liv har varit konst - Otte Sköld (1996)
    Hela mitt liv har varit konst - Otte Sköld
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Feindbilder
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Zehn Brüder sind wir gewesen
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Otto John: Eine deutsche Geschichte
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Pimpf war jeder (1993)
    Pimpf war jeder
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Die UFA - Mythos und Wirklichkeit
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Die Feuerprobe - Novemberpogrom 1938
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Die Welt im Container
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Hiroshima - Erinnern oder Vergessen
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Die Mitläufer (1985)
    Die Mitläufer
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Leben nach dem Überleben
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Ich lebe in der Gegenwart - Versuch über Hans Richter
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Keine Welt für Kinder
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Deutschland, erwache! (1968)
    Deutschland, erwache!
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1968

Writer

  • Otte Sköld in Hela mitt liv har varit konst - Otte Sköld (1996)
    Hela mitt liv har varit konst - Otte Sköld
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1996
  • Feindbilder
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Zehn Brüder sind wir gewesen
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Otto John: Eine deutsche Geschichte
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Pimpf war jeder (1993)
    Pimpf war jeder
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Die Feuerprobe - Novemberpogrom 1938
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Hiroshima - Erinnern oder Vergessen
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Leben nach dem Überleben
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • World Cinema
    TV Series
    • narrative script
    • 1973
  • Keine Welt für Kinder
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Deutschland, erwache! (1968)
    Deutschland, erwache!
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Transit
    • co-writer (first version)
    • 1965
  • Wähle das Leben (1963)
    Wähle das Leben
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Adolf Hitler in Mein Kampf (1960)
    Mein Kampf
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1960

Producer

  • Otto John: Eine deutsche Geschichte
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Jenseits von Blau (1989)
    Jenseits von Blau
    • co-producer
    • 1989
  • Hiroshima - Erinnern oder Vergessen
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Leben nach dem Überleben
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Keine Welt für Kinder
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Wähle das Leben (1963)
    Wähle das Leben
    • producer
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 16, 1923
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • August 22, 1996
    • Zurich, Switzerland
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    • 1 Article

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    Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1967.

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