About Max Obal
Lived 1881 – 1949 (aged 67). Max Obal was a German actor, film director, screenwriter, film score composer, film actor and director.
Max Obal (born Max David Gotthelf Sroke; 4 September 1881 – 18 May 1949) was a German actor, singer, screenwriter, and film director. He co-directed the 1927 swashbuckler Rinaldo Rinaldini featuring Hans Albers.
Selected filmography The Traitress (1911) Camera Obscura (1921) The Homecoming of Odysseus (1922) The Ravine of Death (1923) The Shot in the Pavilion (1925) The Woman from the Folies Bergères (1927) Rinaldo Rinaldini (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1927) A Modern Casanova (1928) The Insurmountable (1928) The Criminal of the Century (1928) Tempo! Tempo! (1929) Queen of Fashion (1929) Peace of Mind (1931) Adventures in the Engadin (1932) Two Good Comrades (1933) Annette in Paradise (1934) The Monastery's Hunter (1935) The Haunted Castle (1936)
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Who was Max Obal?
German actor, screenwriter, and film director (1881–1949)
When was Max Obal born?
Max Obal was born on 4 September 1881 in Brzeg.
When did Max Obal die?
Max Obal died on 17 May 1949 in Berlin.
What was Max Obal's occupation?
Max Obal was an actor, film director, screenwriter, film score composer, film actor and director.
What nationality was Max Obal?
Max Obal was German.
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