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Berthold Viertel(1885-1953)

  • Director
  • Writer
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Berthold Viertel was born on 28 June 1885 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Die heilige Flamme (1931), Nora (1923) and Die Perücke (1925). He was married to Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel, Salka Viertel and Grete Rouszicka. He died on 24 September 1953 in Vienna, Austria.
BornJune 28, 1885
DiedSeptember 24, 1953(68)
BornJune 28, 1885
DiedSeptember 24, 1953(68)
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Known for

Gustav Fröhlich and Dita Parlo in Die heilige Flamme (1931)
Die heilige Flamme
  • Director
  • 1931
Nora
5.6
  • Director
  • 1923
Die Perücke
6.5
  • Director
  • 1925
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
7.0
  • Director
  • 1935

Credits

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Director

  • Walter Huston, Sarah Gertrude Millin, and Berthold Viertel in Rhodes (1936)
    Rhodes
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1936
  • The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)
    The Passing of the Third Floor Back
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Nova Pilbeam in Little Friend (1934)
    Little Friend
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Little Man What Now (1933)
    Little Man What Now
    3.2
    • Director
    • 1933
  • The Man from Yesterday (1932)
    The Man from Yesterday
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, William 'Stage' Boyd, and Lilyan Tashman in The Wiser Sex (1932)
    The Wiser Sex
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Tallulah Bankhead in The Cheat (1931)
    The Cheat
    6.3
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Ruth Chatterton in The Magnificent Lie (1931)
    The Magnificent Lie
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Gustav Fröhlich and Dita Parlo in Die heilige Flamme (1931)
    Die heilige Flamme
    • Director
    • 1931
  • John Halliday, Neil Hamilton, and Kay Johnson in The Spy (1931)
    The Spy
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Dorothy Mackaill, Kenneth MacKenna, and Milton Sills in Man Trouble (1930)
    Man Trouble
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Seven Faces (1929)
    Seven Faces
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Rod La Rocque in The One Woman Idea (1929)
    The One Woman Idea
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Adventures of a Ten Mark Note (1926)
    Adventures of a Ten Mark Note
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Die Perücke
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1925

Writer

  • Die Glasmenagerie
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1969
  • Alle meine Söhne
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1965
  • Glasmenagerie
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1958
  • Das gestohlene Jahr
    6.3
    • screen story
    • 1951
  • Nova Pilbeam in Little Friend (1934)
    Little Friend
    6.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Gustav Fröhlich and Dita Parlo in Die heilige Flamme (1931)
    Die heilige Flamme
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • City Girl (1930)
    City Girl
    7.7
    • adaptation
    • scenario
    • 1930
  • Nancy Drexel, Mary Duncan, Janet Gaynor, J. Farrell MacDonald, Charles Morton, and Barry Norton in 4 Devils (1928)
    4 Devils
    • adaptation
    • 1928
  • Die Perücke
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Nora
    5.6
    • writer
    • 1923

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 28, 1885
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary
  • Died
    • September 24, 1953
    • Vienna, Austria(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel1949 - September 24, 1953 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Directed "They Walk Alone" by Max Catto at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Beatrix Lehmann, Jimmy Hanley, Rene Ray, and Carol Goodner in the cast. Benjamin Britten composed music.
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    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Playwright, poet, actor, stage and screen director, who worked in Germany before moving to Hollywood in the late 1920's. Returned to Europe in the 1950's to direct for the theatre.

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