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Ulrich Erfurth

1910 – 1986

German film director and screenwriter

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Lived 1910 – 1986 (aged 76). Ulrich Erfurth was a German film director, screenwriter, theatre manager, actor, director and dancer.

Ulrich Erfurth (22 March 1910 – 19 September 1986) was a German film director.

Filmography

Director (1944/1950) Finale (1948) Not Afraid of Big Animals (1953) Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel (1954) Captain Wronski (1954) One Woman Is Not Enough? (1955) Ripening Youth (1955) — based on Die Reifeprüfung by Max Dreyer Fruit Without Love (1956) Melody of the Heath (1956) Three Birch Trees on the Heath (1956) Minna von Barnhelm (1957, TV film) — based on Minna von Barnhelm by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Helden (1957, TV film) — based on Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw Colombe (1958, TV film) — based on Colombe by Jean Anouilh Die sechste Frau (1959, TV film) — based on Die sechste Frau by Heaven, Love and Twine (1960) My Husband, the Economic Miracle (1961) (1961) — based on Der Hochtourist by Max Neal and Curt Kraatz Die Banditen (1962, TV film) — based on the operetta Les brigands Der tolle Tag (1962, TV film) — based on The Marriage of Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais Das Leben ein Traum (1963, TV film) — based on Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca Signor Rizzi kommt zurück (1963, TV film) — based on Mr. Rizzi's Return by Anthony Spinner Die Dubarry (1963, TV film) — based on the operetta Gräfin Dubarry (1964, TV series, 4 episodes) Die Reise auf den Mond (1964, TV film) — based on the operetta Le voyage dans la lune Der Apoll von Bellac (1964, TV film) — based on The Apollo of Bellac by Jean Giraudoux Die Sakramentskarosse (1965, TV film) — based on Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement by Prosper Mérimée Die Troerinnen (1966, TV film) — based on The Trojan Women by Euripides, adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre König Lear (1967, TV film) — based on King Lear by William Shakespeare Cäsar und Cleopatra (1969, TV film) — based on Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw Maestro der Revolution? (1971, TV film)

Actor Second Hand Destiny (1949) Immobilien (1973, TV film) Die Kur (1978, TV series)

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Who was Ulrich Erfurth?

German film director and screenwriter (1910–1986)

When was Ulrich Erfurth born?

Ulrich Erfurth was born on 22 March 1910 in Elberfeld.

When did Ulrich Erfurth die?

Ulrich Erfurth died on 19 September 1986 in Hamburg.

What was Ulrich Erfurth's occupation?

Ulrich Erfurth was a film director, screenwriter, theatre manager, actor, director and dancer.

What nationality was Ulrich Erfurth?

Ulrich Erfurth was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ulrich Erfurth

· Wikidata: Q2475754

· DBpedia: Ulrich Erfurth

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