Richard Oswald
- Born
- November 5, 1880
- Died
- September 11, 1963 (82 years old)
- Place of birth
- Vienna, Austria
Biography
Richard Oswald was an Austrian director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 100 feature films from 1914 to 1951. Among them the classics "Nachtgestalten" (1920), "Unheimliche Geschichten" (1919/1932), "Die Prostitution 1-2" (1919) and "Alraune" (1930). Being Jewish, Oswald was forced to flee Nazi Germany, first for occupied France and later emigrating to the United States.
Known for
Filmography
- 1949The Lovable CheatFilm · Adaptation, Director, Producer
- 1942Isle of Missing MenFilm · Director, Adaptation
- 1941I Was a CriminalFilm · Director
- 1938Tempête sur l'AsieFilm · Director
- 1936Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem LebenFilm · Director, Writer
- 1934My Song Goes Round the WorldFilm · Director, Producer
- 1934Bleeke BetFilm · Director
- 1934When You're Young, the World Belongs to YouFilm · Director
- 1933Adventure on the LidoFilm · Director
- 1933A Song Goes Round the WorldFilm · Director, Producer
- 1933The Flower of HawaiiFilm · Director
- 1933Crook's HonorFilm · Director
- 1932Countess MarizaFilm · Director
- 1932The Living DeadFilm · Director, Writer, Producer
- 1931The Captain from KöpenickFilm · Director, Producer
- 1931Poor as a Church MouseFilm · Director
- 1931Victoria and Her HussarFilm · Director
- 1931Schubert's Dream of SpringFilm · Director, Producer
- 19311914: The Last Days Before the WarFilm · Director, Producer
- 1930The Tender RelativesFilm · Director, Producer
- 1930DreyfusFilm · Director, Producer
- 1930Vienna, City of SongFilm · Producer, Director
- 1930AlrauneFilm · Director, Producer
- 1929The Mistress and Her ServantThe Mistress and Her ServantFilm · Director
- 1929Ehe in NotFilm · Director
- 1929The Hound of the BaskervillesFilm · Director
- 1929CagliostroFilm · Director, Executive Producer
- 1929Spring AwakeningFilm · Director, Producer
- 1928Villa FalconieriFilm · Director
- 1928The Green AlleyFilm · Director
- 1927The Fugitive LoverFilm · Producer, Director
- 1927Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!Film · Director
- 1927Radio MagicFilm · Director
- 1927AssassinationAssassinationFilm · Director
- 1927Agitated WomanFilm · Director
- 1927Lützow's Wild HuntFilm · Producer, Director
- 1927A Crazy NightFilm · Director, Writer, Producer
- 1926When I Came BackWhen I Came BackFilm · Director
- 1926Vorderhaus und HinterhausVorderhaus und HinterhausFilm · Director, Writer
- 1926The White Horse InnFilm · Director
- 1926Should We Be Silent?Film · Director, Writer
- 1925HalbseideFilm · Director
- 1925Die Frau von vierzig JahrenDie Frau von vierzig JahrenFilm · Director
- 1925Rags and SilkFilm · Director, Idea, Producer
- 1924Don Carlos und ElisabethFilm · Director, Producer, Writer
- 1923Earth SpiritFilm · Producer
- 1922Lucrezia BorgiaFilm · Director, Writer
- 1922Die Dame und ihr FriseurDie Dame und ihr FriseurFilm · Producer
- 1922Dr. Gyllenborgs doppeltes GesichtDr. Gyllenborgs doppeltes GesichtFilm · Producer
- 1922Das Logierhaus für GentlemanDas Logierhaus für GentlemanFilm · Producer
- 1921The Golden PlagueFilm · Producer, Director
- 1921Lady HamiltonFilm · Director, Writer
- 1921The House in Dragon StreetThe House in Dragon StreetFilm · Director
- 1921Die Liebschaften des Hektor DalmoreFilm · Writer, Director
- 1920Das vierte GebotDas vierte GebotFilm · Director
- 1920Manolescu's MemoirsManolescu's MemoirsFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1920KurfürstendammKurfürstendammFilm · Writer, Director
- 1920Ewiger StromFilm · Producer
- 1920Die Nacht auf GoldenhallDie Nacht auf GoldenhallFilm · Producer
- 1920The Merry-Go-RoundFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1920Figures of the NightFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1919Eerie TalesFilm · Producer, Director, Story★ 5.5
- 1919Die Arche. 2. Teil: Die letzten MenschenDie Arche. 2. Teil: Die letzten MenschenFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1919The ArcThe ArcFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1919Prostitution IIFilm · Writer, Director
- 1919Different from the OthersFilm · Director, Writer, Producer★ 7.1
- 1919Peer Gynt - 1. Teil: Peer Gynts JugendPeer Gynt - 1. Teil: Peer Gynts JugendFilm · Producer
- 1919Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und TodPeer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und TodFilm · Producer
- 1919Around the World in 80 DaysFilm · Writer, Director
- 1919ProstitutionFilm · Writer, Director
- 1918Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette JacobyFilm · Director, Writer
- 1918The Story of Dida IbsenFilm · Producer, Writer, Director
- 1918Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige MütterFilm · Writer, Director
- 1918Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen GebertFilm · Director, Writer
- 1918Diary of a Lost WomanFilm · Director, Writer
- 1918Das DreimäderlhausFilm · Writer, Director
- 1918Der lebende LeichnamDer lebende LeichnamFilm · Director, Writer
- 1918Es werde Licht! 3. TeilFilm · Director, Writer
- 1918RennfieberRennfieberFilm · Director
- 1918Der ewige ZweifelFilm · Director
- 1918Es werde Licht! 2. TeilFilm · Director, Writer
- 1918The Way OutFilm · Director, Writer, Producer
- 1917Die Memoiren des Satans. 1. Teil - Doktor MorsFilm · Director
- 1917The Picture of Dorian GrayThe Picture of Dorian GrayFilm · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 1917Es werde Licht!Film · Writer, Director
- 1917A Night of HorrorA Night of HorrorFilm · Director
- 1916Freitag, der 13. Das unheimliche Haus. 2. TeilFreitag, der 13. Das unheimliche Haus. 2. TeilFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1916Der chinesische Götze. Das unheimliche Haus. 3. TeilDer chinesische Götze. Das unheimliche Haus. 3. TeilFilm · Director, Writer
- 1916The Uncanny HouseFilm · Producer, Director, Writer
- 1916Revenge of the DeadRevenge of the DeadFilm · Writer, Director
- 1916ZirkusblutFilm · Writer, Producer, Director
- 1916Tales of HoffmannFilm · Director, Writer
- 1916Die silberne KugelFilm · Director
- 1915The Sun's RevengeFilm · Writer
- 1915Dämon und MenschFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1915Der Hund von Baskerville, 4. Teil - Die Sage vom Hund von BaskervilleDer Hund von Baskerville, 4. Teil - Die Sage vom Hund von BaskervilleFilm · Director, Writer
- 1915Das LasterDas LasterFilm · Director, Writer
- 1915Lache, Bajazzo!Film · Director, Writer
- 1915Und wandern sollst du ruhelos …Und wandern sollst du ruhelos …Film · Director, Writer, Production Manager
- 1915SchlemihlSchlemihlFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1915Der Hund von Baskerville, 3. Teil - Das unheimliche ZimmerDer Hund von Baskerville, 3. Teil - Das unheimliche ZimmerFilm · Director, Writer
- 1914The Silent MillThe Silent MillFilm · Director, Writer
- 1914A Strange CaseFilm · Writer
- 1914Ivan KoschulaIvan KoschulaFilm · Writer, Director
- 1914Der Hund von Baskerville, 2. Teil - Das einsame HausDer Hund von Baskerville, 2. Teil - Das einsame HausFilm · Writer
- 1914The Hound of the BaskervillesFilm · Writer
- 1914Das eiserne KreuzDas eiserne KreuzFilm · Writer, Director