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Eberhard Keindorff

1902 – 1975

German screenwriter

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Lived 1902 – 1975 (aged 72). Eberhard Keindorff was a German screenwriter, stage actor, actor and writer.

Eberhard Keindorff (1902–1975) was a German playwright and screenwriter.

Selected filmography Nanon (dir. Herbert Maisch, 1938) — based on the operetta Nanon I Am Sebastian Ott (dir. Willi Forst, 1939) Wenn du noch eine Heimat hast (dir. Günther Rittau, 1942) — based on the play Der Strom by Max Halbe The Old Boss (dir. Peter Paul Brauer, 1942) Heaven, We Inherit a Castle (dir. Peter Paul Brauer, 1943) Sieben Briefe (dir. Vladimír Slavínský, 1944) Blocked Signals (dir. Johannes Meyer, 1948) Five Suspects (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1950) — based on the novel Thomsen verhört die Prima by Herbert Moll Heart's Desire (dir. Paul Martin, 1951) — based on the novel D-Zug 517 by Maria von Peteani Woe to Him Who Loves (1951) (dir. Sándor Szlatinay, 1951) Captive Soul (dir. Hans Wolff, 1952) Klettermaxe (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1952) — based on the eponymous novel by Hans Mahner-Mons Until We Meet Again (dir. Gustav Ucicky, 1952) Music by Night (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1953) Mailman Mueller (dir. John Reinhardt, 1953) When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (dir. Hans Deppe, 1953) Men at a Dangerous Age (dir. Carl-Heinz Schroth, 1954) The Seven Dresses of Katrin (dir. Hans Deppe, 1954) — based on the eponymous novel by Gisi Gruber Love is Forever (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1954) — based on the play Fires of St. John by Hermann Sudermann Sacred Lie (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1955) I Was an Ugly Girl (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1955) — based on the eponymous novel by Annemarie Selinko My Leopold (dir. Géza von Bolváry, 1955) — based on the play My Leopold by Adolphe L'Arronge My Husband's Getting Married Today (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1956) — based on the eponymous novel by Annemarie Selinko (dir. Günther Lüders, 1957) — based on the eponymous novel by Scandal in Bad Ischl (dir. Rolf Thiele, 1957) — based on the play The Master by Hermann Bahr Meine schöne Mama (dir. Paul Martin, 1958) — based on the eponymous novel by Mathilde Walewska Arms and the Man (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, 1958) — based on the play Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw Rendezvous in Vienna (dir. Helmut Weiss, 1959) — based on the play Rendezvous in Wien by Fritz Eckhardt Jacqueline (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1959) Mrs. Warren's Profession (dir. Ákos Ráthonyi, 1960) — based on the play Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw Der Traum des Mr. Borton (dir. Anton Schelkopf, 1960, TV film) Stefanie in Rio (dir. Curtis Bernhardt, 1960) — sequel to the film Stefanie, based on the novel Stefanie oder Die liebenswerten Torheiten by (dir. Georg Tressler, 1961) — based on the eponymous novel by Robert Pilchowski (dir. , 1961) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (dir. , 1961) — based on the play The Last of Mrs. Cheyney by Frederick Lonsdale Adorable Julia (dir. Alfred Weidenmann, 1962) — based on the novel Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham Only a Woman (dir. Alfred Weidenmann, 1962) Mark of the Tortoise (1964) — based on the novel Mission To Siena by James Hadley Chase Condemned to Sin (dir. Alfred Weidenmann, 1964) — based on the novel The Fortress by Henry Jaeger Among Vultures (dir. Alfred Vohrer, 1964) — based on the eponymous book by Karl May Old Surehand (dir. Alfred Vohrer, 1965) — based on the eponymous novel by Karl May Hocuspocus (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1966) — based on the eponymous play by Curt Goetz Long Legs, Long Fingers (dir. Alfred Vohrer, 1966) Liselotte of the Palatinate (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1966) The Heathens of Kummerow (dir. Werner Jacobs, 1967) — based on the eponymous novel by Ehm Welk 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (dir. , 1968) — based on the novella Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman by Stefan Zweig Morning's at Seven (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1968) — based on the eponymous novel by Eric Malpass Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey (dir. Werner Jacobs, 1969) When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1969) — based on the eponymous novel by Eric Malpass

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Who was Eberhard Keindorff?

German screenwriter (1902-1975)

When was Eberhard Keindorff born?

Eberhard Keindorff was born on 7 February 1902 in Hamburg, Berlin.

When did Eberhard Keindorff die?

Eberhard Keindorff died on 24 January 1975 in Dießen am Ammersee.

What was Eberhard Keindorff's occupation?

Eberhard Keindorff was a screenwriter, stage actor, actor and writer.

What nationality was Eberhard Keindorff?

Eberhard Keindorff was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eberhard Keindorff

· Wikidata: Q1279140

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