About Franz Eckstein
Lived 1878 – 1945 (aged 66–67). Franz Eckstein was a German film director, secondary school teacher, screenwriter and director.
Franz Eckstein (2 April 1878 – February 1945) was a German screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He made a number of films for the National Film company during the 1920s. He was married to the actress Rosa Porten, sister of Henny Porten.
Selected filmography The Newest Star of Variety (1917) The Coquette (1917) Film Kathi (1918) Not of the Woman Born (1918) Lotte Lore (1921) Your Brother's Wife (1921) You Are the Life (1921) Your Bad Reputation (1922) Maud Rockefeller's Bet (1924) Battle of the Butterflies (1924) Hedda Gabler (1925) The Girl from Abroad (1927)
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Who was Franz Eckstein?
German film director (1900–1945)
When was Franz Eckstein born?
Franz Eckstein was born on 2 April 1878 in Leipzig.
When did Franz Eckstein die?
Franz Eckstein died in 1945 in Chłopy.
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Franz Eckstein was a film director, secondary school teacher, screenwriter and director.
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Franz Eckstein was German.
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