Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Max Obal(1881-1949)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Max Obal was born on 4 September 1881 in Brieg, Silesia, Germany [now Brzeg, Opolskie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for Das Rattenloch (1921), Sein Rekordflug (1914) and Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts (1928). He died on 18 May 1949 in Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany.
BornSeptember 4, 1881
DiedMay 18, 1949(67)
BornSeptember 4, 1881
DiedMay 18, 1949(67)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Das Rattenloch (1921)
Das Rattenloch
  • Director
  • 1921
Sein Rekordflug
  • Director
  • 1914
Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts
4.8
  • Director
  • 1928
Laubenkolonie (1930)
Laubenkolonie
5.8
  • Director
  • 1930

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Director



  • Ich sehe hell... ich sehe dunkel
    Short
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Kriminalfall Erich Lemke
    Short
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Carola Höhn and Hans Stüwe in Schloß Vogelöd (1936)
    Schloß Vogelöd
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1936
  • The Monastery's Hunter (1935)
    The Monastery's Hunter
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Karin Hardt and Hans Söhnker in Jede Frau hat ein Geheimnis (1934)
    Jede Frau hat ein Geheimnis
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Annette in Paradise (1934)
    Annette in Paradise
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Die vom Niederrhein
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1933
  • A Trip to the Country
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Two Good Comrades (1933)
    Two Good Comrades
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Slalom (1932)
    Slalom
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Reserve hat Ruh
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Laubenkolonie (1930)
    Laubenkolonie
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Die Jagd nach der Million (1930)
    Die Jagd nach der Million
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Die Konkurrenz platzt
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Tempo! Tempo!
    • Director
    • 1929

Writer



  • Laubenkolonie (1930)
    Laubenkolonie
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1930
  • Die Jagd nach der Million (1930)
    Die Jagd nach der Million
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1930
  • Tempo! Tempo!
    • writer
    • 1929
  • Wilhelm Pötter in Der Unüberwindliche (1928)
    Der Unüberwindliche
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 1928
  • Josephine Baker in Die Frauen von Folies Bergères (1927)
    Die Frauen von Folies Bergères
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Das Rattenloch (1921)
    Das Rattenloch
    • screenplay
    • 1921
  • Die weiße Rose
    • screenplay
    • 1920
  • Die graue Elster
    • screenplay
    • 1920
  • Es lebe der König
    • script
    • 1914
  • Sein Rekordflug
    • script
    • 1914

Actor



  • Max Obal and Ellen Rassow in Turi, der Wanderlappe (1913)
    Turi, der Wanderlappe
    Short
    • Turi
    • 1913
  • Asta Nielsen in Poor Jenny (1912)
    Poor Jenny
    6.0
    Short
    • 1912
  • The Traitress (1911)
    The Traitress
    5.8
    • Marquis de Bougival
    • 1911
  • The Great Moment (1911)
    The Great Moment
    5.2
    Short
    • Rittergutsbesitzer Bergmann
    • 1911
  • Der Sieg des Hosenrocks
    Short
    • 1911
  • Asta Nielsen in The Moth (1911)
    The Moth
    7.0
    Short
    • Goldmann, Varietékomiker
    • 1911

Personal details

Edit
  • Born
    • September 4, 1881
    • Brieg, Silesia, Germany [now Brzeg, Opolskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • May 18, 1949
    • Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    Max Obal early concentrated to the direction of movies and he shot his first movie with "Der Höflichkeitsabend" (1911).

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.