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Fred Sauer(1886-1952)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Fred Sauer was born on 14 July 1886 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Im Dienste der Liebe (1919), Der indische Tod (1920) and Die Gesunkenen (1919). He died on 17 September 1952 in Berlin, Germany.
BornJuly 14, 1886
DiedSeptember 17, 1952(66)
BornJuly 14, 1886
DiedSeptember 17, 1952(66)
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Known for

Im Dienste der Liebe
5.2
  • Director
  • 1919
Der indische Tod
  • Director
  • 1920
Die Gesunkenen
  • Director
  • 1919
Er geht rechts - Sie geht links!
  • Director
  • 1928

Credits

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Director

  • Der Lachdoktor (1937)
    Der Lachdoktor
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Trude Haefelin, Paul Richter, Michael von Newlinsky, and Weiß-Ferdl in Gordian the Tyrant (1937)
    Gordian the Tyrant
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Carl Schenstrøm, Harald Madsen, Rudolf Platte, and Mady Rahl in Blinde Passagiere (1936)
    Blinde Passagiere
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Carl Schenstrøm, Trude Hesterberg, Harald Madsen, and Paul Westermeier in Girl Kidnappers (1936)
    Girl Kidnappers
    • Director
    • 1936
  • All for the Dog's Sake (1935)
    All for the Dog's Sake
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Weiß-Ferdl in The Two Seals (1934)
    The Two Seals
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Der Herr Senator. Die fliegende Ahnfrau (1934)
    Der Herr Senator. Die fliegende Ahnfrau
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Old Comrades
    1.9
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Hen Pecked Husbands (1934)
    Hen Pecked Husbands
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Home on the Rhine
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Der Kampf um den Bär
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Heinz Rühmann, Viktor de Kowa, Paul Henckels, Christl Mardayn, Rudolf Platte, Fred Sauer, and Anton Walbrook in Der Stolz der 3. Kompanie (1932)
    Der Stolz der 3. Kompanie
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Der Tanzhusar (1931)
    Der Tanzhusar
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Die Fremde
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Ein Walzer im Schlafcoupé (1930)
    Ein Walzer im Schlafcoupé
    • Director
    • 1930

Writer

  • Der Lachdoktor (1937)
    Der Lachdoktor
    • book
    • 1937
  • Der Tanzhusar (1931)
    Der Tanzhusar
    • book
    • 1931
  • Lockendes Gift
    • writer
    • 1929
  • Er geht rechts - Sie geht links!
    • Writer
    • 1928
  • Liebe und Diebe (1928)
    Liebe und Diebe
    5.4
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Es zogen drei Burschen
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Helga Thomas in Ledige Mütter (1928)
    Ledige Mütter
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Das Erwachen des Weibes (1927)
    Das Erwachen des Weibes
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Les voleurs de gloire
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Die Frau in Gold
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Robert Garrison and Henny Porten in Tragödie (1925)
    Tragödie
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Das kalte Herz
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • Das Komödiantenkind
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Josef Fenneker in Time Is Money (1923)
    Time Is Money
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Theodor Loos, Grete Reinwald, Heinz Salfner, and Fritz Schulz in Jugend (1922)
    Jugend
    • Writer
    • 1922

Actor

  • Dämon Blut - 2. Teil
    • 1920
  • Die Einsame
    • 1916
  • Die nicht sterben sollen...
    • 1916
  • Der Mann mit der leuchtenden Stirn
    Short
    • 1916
  • Die Hand
    Short
    • 1916
  • Das Leid
    Short
    • 1916
  • Der Mann im Eis
    • 1916
  • Die Verschollene
    Short
    • Sohn Rolf Woth
    • 1916
  • Das grosse Erlebnis
    Short
    • Sohn
    • 1916
  • Der Mann mit der leuchtenden Stirn
    • 1915
  • Pauline (1914)
    Pauline
    • 1914
  • Auf einsamer Insel (1913)
    Auf einsamer Insel
    6.5
    Short
    • Pieter Boes
    • 1913
  • Joseph Delmont in The Mysterious Club (1913)
    The Mysterious Club
    5.9
    Short
    • Gerhard Bern
    • 1913
  • Das Tagebuch eines Toten
    Short
    • 1913
  • Das Recht aufs Dasein (1913)
    Das Recht aufs Dasein
    6.3
    • 1913

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 14, 1886
    • Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • September 17, 1952
    • Berlin, Germany

Did you know

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    Austrian writer-director of the 1920's and 30's. A specialist in comedies, he often featured the renowned Bavarian comic Weiss-Ferdl and the Danish duo of Pat and Patachon. Sauer was trained in Graz and began his career as an actor with touring repertory companies in 1909.

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