Harry R. Sokal
Encyclopedia
Harry R. Sokal was a Romanian-born German film producer
. He produced 22 films between 1926
and 1977
. In 1963 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival
.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He produced 22 films between 1926
1926 in film
-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
and 1977
1977 in film
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
. In 1963 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival
13th Berlin International Film Festival
The 13th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1963.-Jury:* Wendy Toye * Harry R. Sokal* Fernando Ayala* Jean-Pierre Melville* B. R...
.
Selected filmography
- The Holy MountainThe Holy Mountain (1926 film)The Holy Mountain is a 1926 Weimar Republic mountain film directed by Arnold Fanck, starring future propaganda filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in her first screen appearance as an actress.- External links :*...
(1926) - The White Hell of Pitz PaluThe White Hell of Pitz PaluThe White Hell of Pitz Palu is a 1929 silent mountain film directed by Arnold Fanck and Georg Wilhelm Pabst and starring future filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl and World War I flying ace Ernst Udet.-Plot:...
(1929) - Der weiße Rausch – neue Wunder des SchneeschuhsDer weiße Rausch – neue Wunder des SchneeschuhsDer weiße Rausch – neue Wunder des Schneeschuhs is a 1931 mountain film directed by Arnold Fanck starring future filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl....
(1931) - Das Blaue LichtDas Blaue LichtDas Blaue Licht is a black-and-white 1932 film written and directed by Leni Riefenstahl and Béla Balázs, with uncredited scripting by Carl Mayer. In Riefenstahl's film version, the witch, Junta, played by Riefenstahl, is intended to be a sympathetic character...
(1932) - Arms and the ManArms and the Man (film)Arms and the Man is a 1958 West German film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and based on a play by George Bernard Shaw. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:...
(1958)