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Georg Wilhelm Pabst(1885-1967)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Georg Wilhelm Pabst
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.
BornAugust 25, 1885
DiedMay 29, 1967(81)
BornAugust 25, 1885
DiedMay 29, 1967(81)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

The Comedians (1941)
The Comedians
6.8
  • Director
  • 1941
Der Prozeß (1948)
Der Prozeß
7.4
  • Director
  • 1948
Jeunes filles en détresse (1939)
Jeunes filles en détresse
6.2
  • Director
  • 1939
Feodor Chaliapin Sr. in Don Quixote (1933)
Don Quixote
6.5
  • Director(as G.W. Pabst)
  • 1933

Credits

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Director



  • Durch die Wälder durch die Auen (1956)
    Durch die Wälder durch die Auen
    5.8
    • Director (as G.W. Pabst)
    • 1956
  • Ballerina (1956)
    Ballerina
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1956
  • It Happened on July 20th (1955)
    It Happened on July 20th
    6.6
    • Director (as G.W. Pabst)
    • 1955
  • Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Erich Maria Remarque, Albin Skoda, and Oskar Werner in The Last Ten Days (1955)
    The Last Ten Days
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Günther Anders, Auguste Barth-Reuss, Hans Emil Dits, Friedrich Domin, Erwin Halletz, Hertha Hareiter, Curd Jürgens, Hilde Körber, Albert Lieven, Renate Mannhardt, Vera Molnar, Elisabeth Müller, Jester Naefe, Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Otto Pischinger, Hanna Rucker, Margot Trooger, and Ingmar Zeisberg in Afraid to Love (1954)
    Afraid to Love
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Cose da pazzi (1954)
    Cose da pazzi
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Voice of Silence (1953)
    Voice of Silence
    6.6
    • Director (as G.W. Pabst)
    • 1953
  • Ruf aus dem Äther (1951)
    Ruf aus dem Äther
    • supervising
    • 1951
  • Geheimnisvolle Tiefe (1949)
    Geheimnisvolle Tiefe
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Der Prozeß (1948)
    Der Prozeß
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Der Fall Molander (1945)
    Der Fall Molander
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Paracelsus (1943)
    Paracelsus
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1943
  • The Comedians (1941)
    The Comedians
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Jeunes filles en détresse (1939)
    Jeunes filles en détresse
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Pasha's Wives (1939)
    Pasha's Wives
    6.1
    • supervision (as G.W. Pabst)
    • 1939

Producer



  • Ruf aus dem Äther (1951)
    Ruf aus dem Äther
    • producer (as G.W. Pabst)
    • 1951
  • Eins, zwei, drei - aus! (1949)
    Eins, zwei, drei - aus!
    • producer (as G.W.Pabst)
    • 1949
  • Geheimnisvolle Tiefe (1949)
    Geheimnisvolle Tiefe
    6.3
    • producer (as G.W. Pabst)
    • 1949
  • Duell mit dem Tod (1949)
    Duell mit dem Tod
    • producer (as G.W. Pabst)
    • 1949
  • Feodor Chaliapin Sr. in Don Quichotte (1933)
    Don Quichotte
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Cette nuit-là (1933)
    Cette nuit-là
    • producer (as G.W. Pabst)
    • 1933
  • Feodor Chaliapin Sr. in Don Quixote (1933)
    Don Quixote
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Feodor Chaliapin Sr. and Dorville in Don Quichotte (1933)
    Don Quichotte
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Moral um Mitternacht (1930)
    Moral um Mitternacht
    • executive producer
    • 1930
  • Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
    Diary of a Lost Girl
    7.8
    • producer
    • 1929
  • Im Banne der Kralle
    • producer
    • 1921

Writer



  • Duell mit dem Tod (1949)
    Duell mit dem Tod
    • Writer (as G.W. Pabst)
    • 1949
  • The Comedians (1941)
    The Comedians
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1941
  • Warner Baxter, June Lang, Wilfrid Lawson, and Gail Patrick in White Hunter (1936)
    White Hunter
    6.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Feodor Chaliapin Sr. in Don Quichotte (1933)
    Don Quichotte
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Feodor Chaliapin Sr. in Don Quixote (1933)
    Don Quixote
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Feodor Chaliapin Sr. and Dorville in Don Quichotte (1933)
    Don Quichotte
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Louise Brooks in Prix de beauté (Miss Europe) (1930)
    Prix de beauté (Miss Europe)
    6.9
    • adaptation
    • 1930
  • Louise Brooks in Pandora's Box (1929)
    Pandora's Box
    7.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • The Treasure (1923)
    The Treasure
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Lil Dagover and Werner Krauss in Luise Millerin (1922)
    Luise Millerin
    6.1
    • manuscript
    • 1922

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • G.W.Pabst
  • Born
    • August 25, 1885
    • Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Roudnice, Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • May 29, 1967
    • Vienna, Austria(undisclosed causes)
  • Spouse
    • Gertrude Pabst1924 - May 29, 1967 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His film Westfront 1918 (1930) was banned by the Nazis. Afterwards, Pabst had a brief sojourn in France and an unhappy experience in Hollywood, ultimately returning to Germany at the onset of World War II.

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