Harry R. Sokal

Produkcja, Wydawca, Scenariusz, Aktor

20 lutego 1898 — 7 marca 1979 (81 years)
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.

Known For

  • Niebieskie światło
    Niebieskie światło1932
  • Białe piekło
    Białe piekło1929
  • Święta góra
    Święta góra1926
  • Student z Pragi
    Student z Pragi1926
  • The Stationmaster's Wife
    The Stationmaster's Wife1977
  • Żołnierz i bohater
    Żołnierz i bohater1958
  • 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 season

Filmografia