Enno Patalas
German film historian and collector (1929–2018)
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Enno Patalas (15 October 1929, in Quakenbrück – 7 August 2018, in Munich) was a German film historian, collector, and expert[1] film preservationist. A former head of the Munich Film Museum (1973–1994),[2][3] his restorations include films such as Metropolis,[1] M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder and Die Nibelungen, all directed by Fritz Lang. Patalas also restored the film The Battleship Potemkin for viewing at the Berlin Film Festival in 2005.[4]
Enno Patalas | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1929 |
| Died | August 20, 2018 (aged 88) |
| Known for | Geschichte des Films |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Film history |
| Institutions | Munich Film Museum |
He, along with director Ulrich Gregor, wrote the influential film history book Geschichte des Films (History of Film).[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Till the Happy End | Pfarrer | |
| 1974 | The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser | Pastor Fuhrmann | |
| 1983 | Der Platzanweiser – Porträt eines Kinomanen | Enno Patalas | |
| 1984 | Der Havarist | Der Herr aus New York | |
| 1985 | Feel the Motion | (final film role) |
