Gerhard Menzel
German screenwriter (1894–1966)
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Gerhard Menzel (29 September 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a German screenwriter. He wrote for nearly 40 films between 1933 and 1965. He was supportive of Nazism and worked for Nazi propaganda.[1][2] He was responsible for writing the script of Heimkehr, one of the most infamous pieces of Nazi cinema, which featured racism and hateful images of Poles.[3]
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Born29 September 1894
OccupationScreenwriter
Yearsactive1933–1965
Gerhard Menzel | |
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| Born | 29 September 1894 |
| Died | 4 May 1966 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1933–1965 |
He was born in Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Walbrzych, Poland) and died in Comano, Ticino, Switzerland.
Selected filmography
- Morgenrot (1933)
- Refugees (1933)
- Night in May (1934)
- The Young Baron Neuhaus (1934)
- Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)
- Under Blazing Heavens (1936)
- Wells in Flames (1937)
- La Habanera (1937)
- Woman in the River (1939)
- A Mother's Love (1939)
- Robert Koch (1939)
- Heimkehr (1941)
- Thrice Wed (1941)
- The Great King (1942)
- Destiny (1942)
- Late Love (1943)
- The Heart Must Be Silent (1944)
- The Sinner (1951)
- Hanussen (1955)
- Ich suche Dich (1956)
- King in Shadow (1957)
