About Hans Behrendt
Lived 1889 – 1942 (aged 52). Hans Behrendt was an actor, film director, screenwriter, director and writer.
Hans Behrendt (28 September 1889 – 1942) was a German-Jewish actor, screenwriter and film director. He was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942.
Selected filmography Screenwriter Catherine the Great (1920) Christian Wahnschaffe (1920) The Island of the Lost (1921) The Poisoned Stream (1921) Fridericus Rex (1922) Fräulein Raffke (1923) The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (1924) Wood Love (1925) Athletes (1925) Curfew (1925) The Doll of Luna Park (1925) The Woman with That Certain Something (1925) Women You Rarely Greet (1925) The Mill at Sanssouci (1926) The Violet Eater (1926) Die Puppe vom Lunapark (1926) Our Daily Bread (1926) My Friend the Chauffeur (1926) Potsdam (1927) The Dancer of Sanssouci (1932)
Director Old Heidelberg (1923) The New Land (1924) Prinz Louis Ferdinand (1927) Potsdam (1927) The Trousers (1927) Dyckerpotts' Heirs (1928) Daughter of the Regiment (1929) The Smuggler's Bride of Mallorca (1929) The League of Three (1929) Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1930) Gloria (1931, French) Gloria (1931, German) The Office Manager (1931) Danton (1931) I Go Out and You Stay Here (1931) The Heath Is Green (1932) My Friend the Millionaire (1932) Wedding at Lake Wolfgang (1933) Must We Get Divorced? (1933) Doña Francisquita, Ibérica Films, SA. Barcelona (1934) Fräulein Lilli (1936)
Actor Mary Magdalene (1920) The Island of the Lost (1921) A Day on Mars (1921) Wood Love (1925) The Violet Eater (1926)
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Who was Hans Behrendt?
German film director and screenwriter (1889-1942)
When was Hans Behrendt born?
Hans Behrendt was born on 28 September 1889 in Berlin.
When did Hans Behrendt die?
Hans Behrendt died on 14 August 1942 in Auschwitz.
What was Hans Behrendt's occupation?
Hans Behrendt was an actor, film director, screenwriter, director and writer.
What nationality was Hans Behrendt?
Hans Behrendt's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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