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Louis Nerz(1866-1938)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Louis Nerz was born on 15 February 1866 in Chlumetz, Böhmen, Austrian Empire [now Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Bohemia, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for The Hands of Orlac (1924), Königin Draga (1920) and Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée (1929). He died on 20 January 1938 in Vienna, Austria.
BornFebruary 15, 1866
DiedJanuary 20, 1938(71)
BornFebruary 15, 1866
DiedJanuary 20, 1938(71)
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Known for

Conrad Veidt in The Hands of Orlac (1924)
The Hands of Orlac
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1924
Königin Draga
  • König Milan
  • 1920
Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée
  • Writer
  • 1929
Der Gardeoffizier
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1926

Credits

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Writer

  • Synthwave Horror: The Hands of Orlac (2024)
    Synthwave Horror: The Hands of Orlac
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • Dr. Stieglitz
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Ludwig Nerz)
    • 1964
  • Eros in Ketten
    • writer
    • 1929
  • Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée
    • screenplay
    • 1929
  • Der Gardeoffizier
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1926
  • The Knight of the Rose (1925)
    The Knight of the Rose
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Conrad Veidt in The Hands of Orlac (1924)
    The Hands of Orlac
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • Pension Groonen
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • Die Hölle von Barballo
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Die Marquise von Clermont
    • writer
    • 1922
  • Meriota, die Tänzerin
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Die Venus
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Der Roman zweier Herzen
    • writer
    • 1921
  • Alle Räder stehen still
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • The Man Who Laughs (1921)
    The Man Who Laughs
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1921

Actor

  • Die Stimme des Gewissens (1923)
    Die Stimme des Gewissens
    • 1923
  • Die Hölle von Barballo
    • 1923
  • Die Marquise von Clermont
    • 1922
  • Die Venus
    • Graf
    • 1922
  • Der Roman zweier Herzen
    • 1921
  • Die Spur im Dunkeln
    • Direktor der Diskontbank
    • 1921
  • Roman eines Kammerdieners
    • 1921
  • Alle Räder stehen still
    • 1921
  • Auf dem Gipfel der Macht
    Short
    • Juwelier
    • 1921
  • Königin Draga
    • König Milan
    • 1920
  • Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
    • 1920
  • Der Fall Schermann
    Short
    • 1919
  • Das Haus zum schwarzen Raben
    Short
    • 1918

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ludwig Nerz
  • Born
    • February 15, 1866
    • Chlumetz, Böhmen, Austrian Empire [now Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Bohemia, Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • January 20, 1938
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Other works
    The following works were adapted for the Broadway stage:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His manuscript of Austria's most important contribution to expressionist cinema, the horror story Orlac's Hands, attracted attention. The director there was the German Robert Wiene, for whose Viennese productions Nerz wrote the screenplays several times at the end of his film career.

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