Richard Oswald
Born: 1880-11-05
Richard Oswald was an Austrian director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 100 feature films from 1914 to 1951. Among them the classics "Nachtgestalten" (1920), "Unheimliche Geschichten" (1919/1932), "Die Prostitution 1-2" (1919) and "Alraune" (1930). Being Jewish, Oswald was forced to flee Nazi Germany, first for occupied France and later emigrating to the United States.
The Eternal Jew
as Self (archive footage)Released: 1940-11-28
A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage...
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Eerie Tales
as uncreditedReleased: 1919-11-05
After the old-books shop closes, portraits of the Strumpet, Death, and the Devil come to life...
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Tales of Hoffmann
as uncreditedReleased: 1916-02-26
This movie, directed by Richard Oswald, is based on the operetta "Les contes de Hoffmann" by...
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