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Harry R. Sokal(1898-1979)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Writer
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Harry R. Sokal was born on 20 February 1898 in Craiova, Romania. He was a producer and production manager, known for Karneval in Weiß (1952), They Met on Skis (1939) and The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929). He was married to Louise Bisschop Van Tuinen and Charlotte Kerr. He died on 7 March 1979 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
BornFebruary 20, 1898
DiedMarch 7, 1979(81)
BornFebruary 20, 1898
DiedMarch 7, 1979(81)
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Known for

Karneval in Weiß
  • Producer(as Henry R. Sokal)
  • 1952
They Met on Skis (1939)
They Met on Skis
  • Producer(as Henri Sokal)
  • 1939
Leni Riefenstahl in The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
7.2
  • Producer(as H.R. Sokal)
  • 1929
Zärtliches Geheimnis (1956)
Zärtliches Geheimnis
5.7
  • Producer(as H.R. Sokal)
  • 1956

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Producer

  • Kurt Raab and Elisabeth Trissenaar in The Stationmaster's Wife (1977)
    The Stationmaster's Wife
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer (as Henri Sokal)
    • 1977
  • Marianne Koch and Johanna von Koczian in Heldinnen (1960)
    Heldinnen
    6.4
    • producer (as H.R. Sokal)
    • 1960
  • O.W. Fischer in Und das am Montagmorgen (1959)
    Und das am Montagmorgen
    6.3
    • co-producer (as Henry R. Sokal)
    • 1959
  • Liselotte Pulver and O.W. Fischer in Arms and the Man (1958)
    Arms and the Man
    6.2
    • producer (as H.R. Sokal)
    • 1958
  • Zärtliches Geheimnis (1956)
    Zärtliches Geheimnis
    5.7
    • producer (as H.R. Sokal)
    • 1956
  • Karneval in Weiß
    • producer (as Henry R. Sokal)
    • 1952
  • The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1950)
    The White Hell of Pitz Palu
    6.4
    • producer (as H.R. Sokal)
    • 1950
  • Charles Drake and Lynne Roberts in Winter Wonderland (1946)
    Winter Wonderland
    6.9
    • associate producer (as Henry Sokal)
    • 1946
  • They Met on Skis (1939)
    They Met on Skis
    • producer (as Henri Sokal)
    • 1939
  • Love on Skis
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Slalom (1932)
    Slalom
    6.9
    • producer (as H.R. Sokal)
    • 1932
  • Liane Haid and Iván Petrovich in Der Diamant des Zaren (1932)
    Der Diamant des Zaren
    6.8
    • producer (as Henry Sokal)
    • 1932
  • Leni Riefenstahl in The Blue Light (1932)
    The Blue Light
    6.8
    • producer (as H.R. Sokal)
    • 1932
  • Der weiße Rausch - Neue Wunder des Schneeschuhs (1931)
    Der weiße Rausch - Neue Wunder des Schneeschuhs
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1931
  • Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930)
    Storm Over Mont Blanc
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1930

Production Manager

  • Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
    Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
    6.4
    • production supervisor (as Henri Sokal)
    • 1978
  • Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
    Twilight's Last Gleaming
    6.7
    • production supervisor (as Harry Sokal)
    • 1977
  • Jürgen von Manger in Tegtmeiers Reisen (1972)
    Tegtmeiers Reisen
    7.6
    TV Series
    • production leader (as Henri Sokal)
    • 1976
  • Nonstop Nonsens (1975)
    Nonstop Nonsens
    7.7
    TV Series
    • production manager (as Henri Sokal)
    • 1976
  • Hideout in the Alps (1936)
    Hideout in the Alps
    6.3
    • production manager
    • 1936

Writer

  • Monika Peitsch and Walter Schmidinger in Okay S.I.R. (1972)
    Okay S.I.R.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Zärtliches Geheimnis (1956)
    Zärtliches Geheimnis
    5.7
    • Writer (as H.R. Sokal)
    • 1956
  • Karneval in Weiß
    • idea
    • 1952

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • H. R. Sokal
  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • February 20, 1898
    • Craiova, Romania
  • Died
    • March 7, 1979
    • Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
  • Spouses
      Louise Bisschop Van TuinenSeptember 15, 1932 - ? (divorced, 1 child)

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    Second head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1963

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