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Lazar Wechsler(1896-1981)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Lazar Wechsler was born on 28 July 1896 in Piotrków, Poland, Russian Empire [now Piotrków Trybunalski, Lódzkie, Poland]. He was a producer and director, known for So lebt China (1936), Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940) and Feind im Blut (1931). He was married to Amalie Tschudi. He died on 8 August 1981 in Zurich, Switzerland.
BornJuly 28, 1896
DiedAugust 8, 1981(85)
BornJuly 28, 1896
DiedAugust 8, 1981(85)
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Known for

So lebt China
  • Producer
  • 1936
Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940)
Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe
7.3
  • Producer
  • 1940
Feind im Blut (1931)
Feind im Blut
6.7
  • Producer
  • 1931
Heinz Rühmann in It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
It Happened in Broad Daylight
7.7
  • Producer
  • 1958

Credits

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Producer

  • Wages of Sin (1966)
    Wages of Sin
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Le magot de Josefa (1963)
    Le magot de Josefa
    5.1
    • producer: Praesens Films
    • 1963
  • Der Sittlichkeitsverbrecher (1963)
    Der Sittlichkeitsverbrecher
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Paul Bühlmann, Bella Neri, and René Scheibli in Im Parterre links (1963)
    Im Parterre links
    7.2
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Das Feuerschiff (1963)
    Das Feuerschiff
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Peter Brogle, Ruedi Walter, and Margrit Winter in Anne Bäbi Jowäger - I. Teil: Wie Jakobli zu einer Frau kommt (1960)
    Anne Bäbi Jowäger - II. Teil: Jakobli und Meyeli
    7.0
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Schneewittchen und die sieben Gaukler (1962)
    Schneewittchen und die sieben Gaukler
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Gardy Granass, Waltraut Haas, and Walter Roderer in Der 42. Himmel (1962)
    Der 42. Himmel
    6.7
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Es Dach überem Chopf (1962)
    Es Dach überem Chopf
    7.8
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Hansjörg Felmy and Barbara Rütting in Die Schatten werden länger (1961)
    Die Schatten werden länger
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1961
  • O.E. Hasse and Johanna von Koczian in Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi (1961)
    Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi
    6.3
    • producer (as L. Wechsler)
    • 1961
  • Adolf Eichmann, Erwin Leiser, and Lazar Wechsler in Eichmann und das Dritte Reich (1961)
    Eichmann und das Dritte Reich
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Der Teufel hat gut lachen (1960)
    Der Teufel hat gut lachen
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Peter Brogle, Ruedi Walter, and Margrit Winter in Anne Bäbi Jowäger - I. Teil: Wie Jakobli zu einer Frau kommt (1960)
    Anne Bäbi Jowäger - I. Teil: Wie Jakobli zu einer Frau kommt
    7.0
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Hinter den sieben Gleisen (1959)
    Hinter den sieben Gleisen
    7.5
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1959

Director

  • So lebt China
    • Director
    • 1936

Writer

  • Feind im Blut (1931)
    Feind im Blut
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • L. Wechsler
  • Born
    • July 28, 1896
    • Piotrków, Poland, Russian Empire [now Piotrków Trybunalski, Lódzkie, Poland]
  • Died
    • August 8, 1981
    • Zurich, Switzerland(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Amalie Tschudi1919 - April 20, 1972 (her death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The author and screenwriter David Wechsler (1918-1990) was his son.

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