Frank Wisbar

Frank Wisbar

Known for

Directing

Born

December 9, 1899

Birthplace

Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany [now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia]

Died

March 17, 1967 (aged 67)

Biography

Frank Wisbar, born Franz Wysbar, was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 30 feature films and tv-productions between 1932 and 1967 in Germany and the United States. Frank Wisbar is probably best known for "Anna und Elisabeth" (1933) and "Die Unbekannte" (1936). Two great examples of densified and high-strung relationships in unusual contexts. He also produced the cult classic "Mädchen in Uniform" (1931).

Best known work

Mädchen in Uniform
Mädchen in Uniform
1931
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
1959
Strangler of the Swamp
Strangler of the Swamp
1946
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
1960
Rimfire
Rimfire
1949
Ferryman Maria
Ferryman Maria
1936
Devil Bat's Daughter
Devil Bat's Daughter
1946
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
1947
Anna and Elizabeth
Anna and Elizabeth
1933
Commando
Commando
1962

Filmography

  1. 1967

    Flucht über die Ostsee

    Director

  2. 1966

  3. 1965

  4. 1965

  5. 1965

  6. 1963

  7. 1962

    Commando

    Director, Writer

  8. 1961

  9. 1960

  10. 1960

  11. 1959

  12. 1958

    Wet Asphalt

    Director, Writer

  13. 1957

  14. 1953

    General Electric TheaterTV

    Director

  15. 1949

    Fireside TheaterTV

    as Host (142 episodes), Director

  16. 1949

    Rimfire

    Screenplay

  17. 1948

  18. 1948

  19. 1947

    The Prairie

    Director

  20. 1947

    Lighthouse

    Director

  21. 1946

    Devil Bat's Daughter

    Director, Producer

  22. 1946

    Strangler of the Swamp

    Story, Screenplay, Director

  23. 1945

  24. 1943

  25. 1939

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