Helmut Weiss

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Helmut Weiss
Born	25 January 1907 Göttingen, Lower Saxony German Empire
Died	13 January 1969 West Berlin, West Germany
Occupation	Actor, Screenwriter, Film Director
Years active	1935 - 1969

Helmut Weiss (1907–1969) was a German actor, screenwriter and film director. He was notable for directing Tell the Truth the first film produced in what was to become the future West Germany after the Second World War. It was made in Hamburg in the British Zone of Occupation.^[1] Much of the film had already been made at the UFA studios in Berlin shortly before the arrival of the Red Army, but Weiss dramatically re-shot it. The film was significant in its use of outdoor locations in common with other post-war rubble films.

Selected filmography

Director

Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944)
Tell the Truth (1946)
My Friend the Thief (1951)
Hubertus Castle (1954)
An American in Salzburg (1958)
Rendezvous in Vienna (1959)
Drei Mann in einem Boot (1961)

Actor

Scandal at the Fledermaus (1936)
Kitty and the World Conference (1939)
The Girl from Fano (1941)
Rembrandt (1942)
Oasis (1955)
Fanny Hill (1964)

References

↑ Kreimeier p.375

Bibliography

Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.

External links

Helmut Weiss at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Weiss, Helmut
Alternative names
Short description	German film director
Date of birth	25 January 1907
Place of birth	Göttingen, Lower Saxony German Empire
Date of death	13 January 1969
Place of death	West Berlin, West Germany

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