Frank Wisbar

Frank Wisbar
Frank Wisbar
Born	Franz Wysbar; 9 December 1899; Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad, Russia)
Died	17 March 1967 (aged 67); Mainz, Germany
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1932-1967

Frank Wisbar (born Franz Wysbar 9 December 1899 – 17 March 1967) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 30 films between 1932 and 1967 in Germany and the United States as well as an adaption of Edgar Allen Poe The Tell-Tale Heart for British Broadcasting Corporation. He was a member of the jury at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]

Selected filmography [edit]

Hermine und die sieben Aufrechten (1935) i.e. Hermine and the Honorable Seven (awarded in the Third Reich, cf. Nazism and cinema)
Die Unbekannte (1936)
Fährmann Maria (1936)
Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1945)
Strangler of the Swamp (1945)
Devil Bat's Daughter (1946)
Lighthouse (1947)
Nasser Asphalt (1958)
Marcia o Crepa (1962)

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Name	Wisbar, Frank
Alternative names
Short description	Film director, screenwriter
Date of birth	1899-12-9
Place of birth	Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad, Russia)
Date of death	1967-3-17
Place of death	Mainz, Germany

Frank Wisbar

Born	Franz Wysbar (1899-12-09)9 December 1899 Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad, Russia)
Died	17 March 1967(1967-03-17) (aged 67) Mainz, Germany
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1932-1967