Leo Lasko

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Léo Lasko was a German screenwriter and film director of the silent and early sound eras. As Lasko was of Jewish descent he was classified as a "non-Aryan" by the Nazis. Following their 1933 takeover he was banned from film work and eventually emigrated to Britain.

Selected filmography

Director

Indische Rache (1920)
Der Sträfling von Cayenne (1921)
James Morres (1921)
Menschen am Meer (1925)
Scapa Flow (1930)
Nacht der Versuchung (1932)

Screenwriter

Vendetta (1919)
Wibbel the Tailor (1920)
The Land of Smiles (1930)
Schubert's Dream of Spring (1931)
Nacht der Versuchung (1932)

Bibliography

Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933. Berghahn Books, 2007.

External links

Leo Lasko at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Lasko, Leo
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Short description	German screenwriter, film director
Date of birth	1885
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