Harry R. Sokal

Producent, Střihač, Scénárista, Herec

20. února 1898 — 7. března 1979 (81 let)
Harry R. Sokal (also Henry R. Sokal), born February 20, 1898 in Craiova and died March 7, 1979 in Munich, was a German film producer of Romanian origin and of the Jewish faith.

Harry Sokal produced 22 films between 1926 and 1977. He specialized in the production of films related to the mountain, mainly those of Arnold Fanck and Leni Riefenstahl. After the National Socialists seized power in 1933, he emigrated to England before settling in France in 1937. In 1941, he moved to the United States where he worked for the small production company Monogram before return to Germany in 1949 where he founded the production company Henry Sokal-Film. He produced his first post-war work, Föhn, which was a remake of his greatest success, The White Inferno of Piz Palü. Until his death, he worked with the Munich studios Bavaria Filmstudios located in Grünwald. His most famous post-war film was The Hero and the Soldier in 1958 with Otto Wilhelm Fischer, based on the comedy by George Bernard Shaw.

Harry Sokal was married to actress Charlotte Kerr. He died in 1979 and is buried in Grünwald.

Známý pro

  • The Blue Light
    The Blue Light1932
  • Bílé peklo
    Bílé peklo1929
  • Svatá hora - Madonna sněžných hor
    Svatá hora - Madonna sněžných hor1926
  • The Student of Prague
    The Student of Prague1926
  • The Stationmaster's Wife
    The Stationmaster's Wife1977
  • Arms and the Man
    Arms and the Man1958
  • Storm Over Mont Blanc
    Storm Over Mont Blanc1930
  • White Ecstasy
    White Ecstasy1931
  • Die Delegation
    Die Delegation1970
  • Zärtliches Geheimnis
    Zärtliches Geheimnis1956
  • Rusalka
    Rusalka1978
  • The White Hell of Pitz Palu
    The White Hell of Pitz Palu1950
  • Heldinnen
    Heldinnen1960
  • Der Diamant des Zaren
    Der Diamant des Zaren1932
  • And That on Monday Morning
    And That on Monday Morning1959
  • Okay S.I.R.
    Okay S.I.R.1 řada

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