| Gerhard Menzel | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1894-09-29)29 September 1894 Waldenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 4 May 1966(1966-05-04) (aged 71) Comano, Ticino, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1933–1965 |
Gerhard Menzel (29 September 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a German screenwriter. He wrote for nearly 40 films between 1933 and 1965. He was supportive of Nazism and worked for Nazi propaganda. He was responsible for writing the script of Heimkehr, one of the most infamous pieces of Nazi cinema, which featured racism and hateful images of Poles.
He was born in Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Walbrzych, Poland) and died in Comano, Ticino, Switzerland.
Selected filmography
- Morgenrot (1933)
- Refugees (1933)
- Night in May (1934)
- The Young Baron Neuhaus (1934)
- Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)
- Under Blazing Heavens (1936)
- Wells in Flames (1937)
- La Habanera (1937)
- Woman in the River (1939)
- A Mother's Love (1939)
- Robert Koch (1939)
- Heimkehr (1941)
- The Great King (1942)
- Destiny (1942)
- Late Love (1943)
- The Heart Must Be Silent (1944)
- The Sinner (1951)
- Hanussen (1955)
- Ich suche Dich (1956)
- King in Shadow (1957)
References
- No Place Like Home: Locations Of Heimat In German Cinema - Page 56 Johannes Von Moltke - 2005 In the words of the scriptwriter, Gerhard Menzel (a Nazi loyalist and renowned playwright who had collaborated with Ucicky on Flüchtlinge in 1933),
- The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 131 Menzel was a well known party loyalist, and his fervent nationalism was no secret. He provided the scenarios for some of Nazi cinema's most strident productions
- The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 132
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