Fritz Umgelter was a German

Germany

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 television director, television writer, and film director.

Umgelter worked mainly in television as both a writer and director. He received directing credit for 68 TV films or series, and received writing credits for 22 TV films or series segments. He also directed 7 cinema films (of which he received directing credit for 6), but these were not critically acclaimed, and he remains best known for his television works.

Awards

In 1967 his television film, "Bratkartoffeln inbegriffen", won the Teleplay Award at the Baden-Baden TV Film Festival. This award is presented by the "Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste" and is a German analog to a BAFTA or Emmy Award

Emmy Award

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Filmography

His film releases were:

• 1957 Alle Sünden dieser Erde
• Wenn die Conny mit dem Peter . .
• 1958 Mit Eva fing die Sünde an
• 1961 ...nur der Wind
• 1965 Schüsse aus dem Geigenkasten
• 1967 Eine Handvoll Helden

• 1968 Der Turm der verbotenen Liebe (uncredited)

His television work includes:

• So weit die Füße tragen (1959)
• Am grünen Strand der Spree (1959)
• Montserrat (1962)
• Dantons Tod (1963)
• Die Physiker (1964)
• Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplicissimus (1975)
• Der Winter, der ein Sommer war (1976)
• Die Rote Zora und ihre Bande (1979)

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