Ernst Winar

Born: 1894-09-03

Ernst Winar, born Wilhelm Joseph Carl Eichhoff (1894–1978), was a German-Dutch actor, film director and novelist. He appeared in 34 films between 1916 and 1955, and directed 14 films in that period. In 1920 he published the novel 'Peccavi...???', which he co-wrote with actor Adolphe Engers; the book was considered scandalous at the time because of its gay protagonist. Born into a German family as Wilhelm Joseph Carl Eichhoff, Winar broke off his studies in engineering at a young age and joined the Filmfabriek Hollandia in Haarlem; he assisted directors and crew, and made his acting debut in a supporting role in the film Majoor Frans (1916). Winar was also active on stage, joining the Bouwmeester theater for a short time. Adter some time he started taking on acting jobs in Germany as well; he got his first leading role in Zirkus Renz ('Circus Renz', 1927) by Austrian director Wolfgang Neff. He trained his directing skills at the Terra Film film school in Berlin and in 1923 he directed his first film, Der Mann im Hintergrund ('The Man in the Background'). In the early thirties he came back to the Netherlands. He signed with the Cinetone Studios and subsequently made the films De kribbebijter (1935) and Op stap (1935) with Louis Davids in the lead role. Winar was considered one of only few Dutch directors at Cinetone who had truly mastered the filmmaking profession. After the Second World War, Winar shifted his interest to making children's films, such as Dik Trom en zijn dorpsgenoten ('Dik Trom and his fellow villagers', 1947) and Vier Jongens en een Jeep ('Four guys and a jeep', 1955). The latter was his last film as both actor and director. In the 1960s, Winar supervised young filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as editor and co-writer for his short film Eén hagedis teveel ('One lizard too many', 1960) and documentary Het Korps Mariniers ('The Marine Corps', 1965).


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Major Frans

as uncredited
Released: 1916-08-25

When his granddaughter is born, debt-ridden Colonel von Zwenken misses out on Aunt Roselaar's...

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Pro Domo

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Released: 1918-09-21

Count De Grancé have two degenerate children. For the adolescent daughter there is still some...

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The Four Devils

as Fritz
Released: 1920-11-01

One out of three silent adaptations of the novella "Les quatre diables" written by Danish author...

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De Laatste Dagen van een Eiland

as uncredited
Released: 1938-09-16

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Am roten Kliff

as uncredited
Released: 1922-04-29

A man is found dead on the small German island of Sylt. There is speculation that it may have...

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Carmen of the North

as uncredited
Released: 1919-07-17

On the verge of getting married to Marijke, young and insecure detective Jozef is assigned the...

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Fate's Plaything

as uncredited
Released: 1920-05-10

Dolores gets a marriage proposal from the promising young doctor Lucas, but on the day of their...

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Volk en vaderliefde

as Volkoudste
Released: 1976-03-11

Otanes is certain that Smerdis, King of Persia is an impostor. He gathers together a group of...

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Wettlauf ums Glück

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Released: 1923-05-14

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The Devil in Amsterdam

as uncredited
Released: 1919-03-21

The devil has arrived in Amsterdam, hell-bent on bombarding a poor girl, a wealthy banker and a...

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The Crown of Shame

as uncredited
Released: 1918-01-18

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