Karl Adolf Kurt Werner Klingler (23 October 1903 – 23 June 1972) was a German film director and actor. He directed 29 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Stuttgart
Early life
Klingler acquired his first theatre experience in minor acting roles. He immigrated to the United States, where he played at a
German-American theater in
Milwaukee in 1925. Klingler starred in films, such as
Howard Hughes'
Hell's Angels and
Wilhelm Dieterle's
The Dance Goes On (a German-language version of
Those Who Dance).
Career
Klingler met
Luis Trenker to film
Mountains on Fire. Klingler was assistant director at
SOS Eisberg (1933) and
The Prodigal Son (1934 film). He directed
The Last Four on Santa Cruz (1936). Klingler regressed to
Nazi Germany. His new titles included
Condottieri (1937 film),
Love Letters from Engadin (1938),
Die letzte Runde (1940), and
Wetterleuchten um Barbara (1941). Klingler replaced the allegedly executed director,
Herbert Selpin, for
Titanic. After the epic film was banned, Klingler's
Die Degenhardts (1944) was banned the following year. Klingler was unable to complete
The Man in the Saddle due to the Battle of Berlin. His postwar credits include
Raid (1947) and
Nora's Ark (1948). He returned to Hollywood only to be rejected.
Klingler directed Aus dem Tagebuch eines Frauenarztes (1959) and Spy for Germany (1956).
Klingler released the film, (1961), about the Lebensborn system. He filmed a version of Bryan Edgar Wallace's Death Packs a Suitcase under the title, . His last film was Street Acquaintances of St. Pauli (1968).
Selected filmography
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The Dance Goes On (1930)
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The Last Four on Santa Cruz (1936)
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Home Guardsman Bruggler (1936)
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Condottieri (directed by Luis Trenker, 1937)
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Love Letters from Engadin (directed by Luis Trenker, 1938)
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The Merciful Lie (1939)
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Lightning Around Barbara (1941)
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Titanic (uncredited, 1943)
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The Degenhardts (1944)
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Anna Alt (1945)
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Raid (1947)
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Nora's Ark (1948)
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Spy for Germany (1956)
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Doctor Bertram (1957)
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(1957)
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(1958)
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(1961)
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(1962)
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Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1962)
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(1964)
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The Dirty Game (1965)
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Street Acquaintances of St. Pauli (1968)
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