Frank Wisbar

Frank Wisbar
Frank Wisbar in 1959
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(s)	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 more than 20 films between 1932 and 1967 in Germany and the United States, as well as amassing many television credits. He was a member of the jury at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

• Spell of the Looking Glass (1932)
• Anna and Elizabeth (1933)
• Rivalen der Luft (1934)
• Hermine and the Seven Upright Men (1935) (awarded in the Third Reich, cf. Nazism and cinema)
• The Unknown (1936)
• Fährmann Maria (1936)
• Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1945)
• Strangler of the Swamp (1945)
• Devil Bat's Daughter (1946)
• Lighthouse (1947)
• Haie und kleine Fische (1957)
• Nasser Asphalt (1958)
• Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959)
• Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (1959)
• Fabrik der Offiziere (1960)
• Barbara (1961)
• The Legion's Last Patrol (1962)
• Durchbruch Lok 234 (1963)

External links

• Frank Wisbar at IMDb