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- Harald Reinl was born on July 9, 1908 in Bad Ischl, Austria-Hungary [now Upper Austria, Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Face of the Frog (1959), Chariots of the Gods (1970) and Night on Mont-Blanc (1951). He was married to Daniela Delis, Karin Dor and Corinna Frank. He died on October 9, 1986 in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
- SpousesDaniela Delis(1976 - October 9, 1986) (his death)Karin Dor(1954 - 1968) (divorced, 1 child)Corinna Frank(1946 - 1950) (divorced)
- German director of commercially successful entertainments, often Heimatfilms, war dramas or crime thrillers. Reinl began in films as a stunt skier for Arnold Fanck in 1930 and then doubled for Leni Riefenstahl in Der weiße Rausch - Neue Wunder des Schneeschuhs (1931). A junior ski champion, he managed a French ski school during the 1930s, before taking up full-time directing just prior to World War II. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1950s and '60s, cleverly anticipating genre trends, especially with his series of Karl May westerns and Edgar Wallace krimis.
- Was stabbed to death by his alcoholic wife, a former actress.
- Father of Andreas Reinl.
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