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Austrian films to 1919
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A list of the earliest films produced in the Cinema of Austria
between 1907 and 1919 ordered by year of release. In view of more than 300 films produced in these years the list is incomplete. For an alphabetical list of articles on Austrian films see :Category:Austrian films.
Cinema of Austria
Austria has had an active cinema industry since the early 20th century. Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky was among the Austrian pioneers of this art. Several Austrians pursued a career in pre-Nazi Germany and later in the United States, among them Fritz Lang, Josef von Sternberg, Billy Wilder, Fred...
between 1907 and 1919 ordered by year of release. In view of more than 300 films produced in these years the list is incomplete. For an alphabetical list of articles on Austrian films see :Category:Austrian films.
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1907 | ||||
Am Sklavenmarkt Am Sklavenmarkt Am Sklavenmarkt is a short 1907 Austrian pornographic film directed by Johann Schwarzer, owner of Saturn Film company. It is possibly the first Austrian film ever made and one of the earliest films to use elements of pornography.... At the Slave Market |
Johann Schwarzer Johann Schwarzer Johann Schwarzer was an Austrian photographer and pioneer producer of adult films through his Saturn-Film concern.-Biography:... |
Erotic film | Saturn-Film | |
Eine moderne Ehe A Modern Marriage |
Johann Schwarzer Johann Schwarzer Johann Schwarzer was an Austrian photographer and pioneer producer of adult films through his Saturn-Film concern.-Biography:... |
Erotic film | Saturn-Film | |
1909 | ||||
Die Kaisermanöver in Mähren Royal Manoeuvres in Moravia |
Kaiser Wilhelm Kaiser Franz Joseph |
Documentary | Photobrom GmbH | |
1910 | ||||
Die Ahnfrau The Ancestress |
Anton Kolm Anton Kolm Anton Kolm was an Austrian photographer who became one of the first film directors and film producers in the history of Austrian cinema.... |
Drama | Erste österreichische Kinofilms-industrie; based on Grillparzer's play of the same name; remade in 1919 | |
Die böse Schwiegermutter The Angry Mother-in-Law |
Anton Kolm Anton Kolm Anton Kolm was an Austrian photographer who became one of the first film directors and film producers in the history of Austrian cinema.... |
Erste österreichische Kinofilms-industrie | ||
1911 | ||||
Der Müller und sein Kind Der Müller und sein Kind Der Müller und sein Kind, a silent film made in 1911, is the oldest Austrian drama film to survive in its entirety. It was produced by the Österreichisch-Ungarische Kinoindustrie, which later in 1911 changed its name to become the Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie... The Miller and His Child |
Walter Friedemann | Max Bing Max Bing Max Bing was a German actor and director of radio plays.-Biography:Bing was born in Dresden. He received his first theatrical engagement in 1903 at the Ducal Court Theatre, Meiningen . After that he performed in, among other places, Düsseldorf, Vienna, Brno, Stuttgart and Berlin... |
Supernatural drama | Österreichisch-Ungarische Kinoindustrie; first Austrian drama film to survive in its entirety; based on the play of the same name by Ernst Raupach |
Der Dorftrottel The Village Idiot |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm, in full Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie , was the first major Austrian film production company... |
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Die Glückspuppe Die Glückspuppe Die Glückspuppe is a short 1911 Austrian film directed by Jakob and Luise Fleck.-Cast:*Mizzi Bittner ... Blumenverkäuferin Mizzi* Werzel ... Elly, ihr Kind*Max Bing ... Robert Sassen*Ernst Lunzer... Lucky Doll |
Wiener Kunstfilm | |||
Hoffmanns Erzählungen Tales of Hoffmann |
Wiener Kunstfilm | |||
Der Müller und sein Kind II Miller and Child II |
Walter Friedemann | Wiener Kunstfilm | ||
Mutter - Tragödie eines Fabriksmädels Mother – Tragedy of a Factory Girl |
Wiener Kunstfilm | |||
Nur ein armer Knecht Just a Poor Servant |
Wiener Kunstfilm | |||
Typen und Szenen aus dem Wiener Volksleben Ordinary Life in Vienna |
Anton Kolm Anton Kolm Anton Kolm was an Austrian photographer who became one of the first film directors and film producers in the history of Austrian cinema.... |
Documentary | Wiener Kunstfilm | |
1912 | ||||
Das Gänsehäufel Goose Hill Island |
Documentary | Wiener Kunstfilm | ||
Die Gewinnung des Erzes am steirischen Erzberg in Eisenerz Metal Ore Extraction on the Styrian Erzberg |
Documentary | Sascha-Film Sascha-Film Sascha-Film, in full Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and from 1933 Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG, was the largest Austrian film production company of the silent film and early sound film period.-History:... |
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Kaiser Joseph II | Documentary Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record... |
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Karl Blasel als Zahnarzt Karl Blasel as Dentist |
Wiener Kunstfilm | |||
Das Mirakel The Miracle |
Max Reinhardt Max Reinhardt ----Max Reinhardt was an Austrian theater and film director and actor.-Biography:... Cherry Kearton Cherry Kearton Cherry Kearton was born in the small Yorkshire Dales village of Thwaite, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, and was one of the world's earliest wildlife photographers and writers. He first married Mary Burwood Coates, with whom he had a son, also named Cherry, and a daughter, Nina. He later... |
Maria Carmi | ||
Die Musikantenlene | Felix Dörmann | Vindobona Film | ||
Die tolle Teresina Wonderful Teresina |
Felix Dörmann | Vindobona Film | ||
Trilby Trilby (film) Trilby is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Viva Birkett and Charles Rock. It is an adaptation of the novel Trilby by George Du Maurier... |
Wiener Kunstfilm | |||
Der Unbekannte The Unknown |
Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Eugenie Bernay | Wiener Kunstfilm | |
Die Zirkusgräfin The Circus Countess |
Felix Dörmann | Vindobona Film | ||
1913 | ||||
Die Hochzeit von Valeni Valeni's Wedding |
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Der hungrige Ritter The Hungry Knight |
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Die Insel der Seligen Isle of the Blessed |
Max Reinhardt Max Reinhardt ----Max Reinhardt was an Austrian theater and film director and actor.-Biography:... |
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Johann Strauß an der schönen blauen Donau Johann Strauss on the Beautiful Blue Danube |
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König Menelaus im Kino King Menelaus at the Movies |
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Der Millionenonkel The Millionaire Uncle |
Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky Alexander Kolowrat Count Alexander Joseph von Kolowrat-Krakowsky , better known as "Sascha", was an Austrian film producer of Bohemian descent... |
Sascha-Film Sascha-Film Sascha-Film, in full Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and from 1933 Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG, was the largest Austrian film production company of the silent film and early sound film period.-History:... |
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Die Speckbacher The Speckbachers |
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Wiener Typen Viennese Blokes |
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Das Zauberlied The Magic Song |
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1914 | ||||
Frau Gertrud Namenlos Mrs Gertrud No-name |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... |
Wiener Kunstfilm | ||
Ein Tag im Leben einer schönen Frau Day in the Life of a Beautiful Woman |
Felix Dörmann | |||
Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld The Pastor of Kirchfeld |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... |
Wiener Kunstfilm; Anzengruber's anticlerical play of 1870; remade in 1937 | ||
Svengali | Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... |
Wiener Kunstfilm | ||
Das vierte Gebot The Fourth Commandment) |
Wiener Kunstfilm | |||
1915 | ||||
Charley, der Wunderaffe Charley, the Amazing Monkey |
Joe May Joe May Joe May , born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director and film producer born in Austria and one of the pioneers of German cinema.... |
Heinrich Eisenbach Hans Rhoden Mia May |
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Mit Herz und Hand fürs Vaterland Heart and Hand for Fatherland |
Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... Jakob Fleck |
Liane Haid Liane Haid Liane Haid was an Austrian actress who has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star.Born in Vienna, Haid trained both as a dancer and singer and became the epitome of the Süßes Wiener Mädel and a popular pin-up throughout the 1920s and 30s... Max Neufeld Max Neufeld Max Neufeld was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film The Song of the Sun, which starred Vittorio De Sica.-Selected filmography:... |
Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group.... |
Wiener Kunstfilm; |
Das Kriegspatenkind The Godchild of War |
Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group.... |
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Der Meineidbauer The Perjured Peasant |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... |
Wiener Kunstfilm | ||
Der Traum eines österreichischen Reservisten Dream of an Austrian Reservist |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... , Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group.... |
Wiener Kunstfilm | |
1916 | ||||
Siegreich durch Serbien Victorious through Serbia |
Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group.... |
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Mit Gott für Kaiser und Reich With God for King and Country |
Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group.... |
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1917 | ||||
Im Banne der Pflicht Bewitched by Duty |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Drama | Wiener Kunstfilm | |
Der Schandfleck The Stain of Shame |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Drama | Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm, in full Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie , was the first major Austrian film production company... |
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Mir kommt keiner aus No-one Gets On With Me |
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Die Schlange der Leidenschaft The Serpent of Passion |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Wilhelm Klitsch Thea Rosenquist Karl Ehmann |
Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm, in full Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie , was the first major Austrian film production company... |
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Der Verschwender The Wastrel |
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1918 | ||||
Das andere Ich The Other Me |
Fritz Freisler | Magda Sonja Raoul Aslan Raoul Aslan Raoul Aslan was an Austrian theater actor of Greek-Armenian ancestry. Born in Saloniki, Greece, Aslan lived in Vienna from 1897 until his death... Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director.Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916. Also in that year... |
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Der Mandarin The Mandarin |
Fritz Freisler | Harry Walden Harry Walden Harold Bertram "Harry" Walden is an English former professional footballer.-Career:Walden started out with Kettering Town, before signing for Luton Town in 1961. After playing 106 times for Luton in all competitions, he moved on to Northampton Town in 1964, where he made 76 league appearances in... Karl Götz |
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Der Doppelselbstmord Double Suicide |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm, in full Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie , was the first major Austrian film production company... |
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Die Geisel der Menschheit Hostage of Mankind |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Hedda Bock Gretl Russ |
Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm, in full Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie , was the first major Austrian film production company... |
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Das Kind meines Nächsten My Neighbour's Child |
Einar Zangenberg | Gisela Werbezirk Dora Kaiser Franz Glawatsch |
Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group.... |
A-Zet-Film |
Die Macht des Anderen The Power of the Other |
Erwin Baron | Leyka-Film | ||
Der Märtyrer seines Herzens Martyr of his Heart |
Emil Justiz | Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director.Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916. Also in that year... |
Sascha-Messter-Film; biography of Beethoven | |
1919 | ||||
Die Ahnfrau The Ancestress |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Liane Haid Liane Haid Liane Haid was an Austrian actress who has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star.Born in Vienna, Haid trained both as a dancer and singer and became the epitome of the Süßes Wiener Mädel and a popular pin-up throughout the 1920s and 30s... Max Neufeld Max Neufeld Max Neufeld was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film The Song of the Sun, which starred Vittorio De Sica.-Selected filmography:... |
Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm, in full Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie , was the first major Austrian film production company... , remake of 1910 film; based on play by Grillparzer |
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Inferno | Paul Czinner Paul Czinner Paul Czinner was a writer, film director, and producer.Czinner was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. After studying literature and philosophy at the University of Vienna, he worked as a journalist. From 1919 onward, he dedicated himself to work for the filming industry as writer, director and... |
Franz Herterich Grete Lundt |
based on Dante DANTE Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe is a not-for-profit organisation that plans, builds and operates the international networks that interconnect the various national research and education networks in Europe and surrounding regions... 's Inferno |
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Die Jüdin von Toledo Die Jüdin von Toledo This article describes the book by Lion Feuchtwanger. For the play by Franz Grillparzer, see The Jewess of Toledo.Die Jüdin von Toledo is a 1955 novel by German-Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger. The story focuses on the "Golden Age" of learning in medieval Spain. The novel also describes the... The Jewess of Toledo |
Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman.-Biography:... Luise Fleck Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée , was an Austrian film director, and the second ever female film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché... |
Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm Wiener Kunstfilm, in full Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie , was the first major Austrian film production company... ; based on Grillparzer's play |
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Der ledige Hof The Single Yard |
Max Neufeld Max Neufeld Max Neufeld was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film The Song of the Sun, which starred Vittorio De Sica.-Selected filmography:... |
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Lilith und Ly Lilith and Ly |
Erich Kober | Elga Beck Ernst Escherich Franz Kammauf |
Horror | Fiat Films |
Schwarze Augen Black Eyes |
Ludwig Loibner | Mitropa-Musikfilm | ||
Der Sprung in die Ehe Leap into Marriage |
Ernst Arnold |
External links
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