Harald Reinl | |
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Born | 9 July 1908 Bad Ischl, Salzburg, Austria |
Died | 9 October 1986 Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain |
(aged 78)
Years active | 1937–87 |
Spouse | Corinna Frank (1946-50; divorced) Karin Dor (1954-68; divorced) Daniela Delis (19??-1986; his death) |
Harald Reinl (born 8 July 1908, Bad Ischl, Austria — died 9 October 1986, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain) was an Austrian film director. He is especially known for the movies he made based on Edgar Wallace and Karl May books (see Karl May movies and Edgar Wallace movies).
He started his career as an extra in the mountain-films of Arnold Fanck. Reinl's first movie as director was Bergkristall (1949). He was stabbed to death by his alcoholic wife, the former Czech actress Daniela Maria Delis.[1]
He worked as screenwriter on the 1954 film Tiefland.