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Karl Ritter(1888-1977)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Karl Ritter was born on 7 November 1888 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. He was a producer and director, known for Furlough on Parole (1938), Patriots (1937) and Pour le Mérite (1938). He died on 7 April 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
BornNovember 7, 1888
DiedApril 7, 1977(88)
BornNovember 7, 1888
DiedApril 7, 1977(88)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations

Known for

René Deltgen, Berta Drews, Fritz Kampers, Rolf Möbius, Karl Ritter, and Ingeborg Theek in Furlough on Parole (1938)
Furlough on Parole
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1938
Lída Baarová, Paul Dahlke, Bruno Hübner, Hilde Körber, Karl Ritter, Kurt Seifert, and Mathias Wieman in Patriots (1937)
Patriots
6.8
  • Producer
  • 1937
Pour le Mérite (1938)
Pour le Mérite
6.3
  • Producer
  • 1938
Reinhard Wettach in The Traitor (1936)
The Traitor
6.4
  • Director
  • 1936

Credits

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Producer

  • Erzieherin gesucht
    5.7
    • line producer
    • 1950
  • Life Goes On (1945)
    Life Goes On
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 1945
  • Kamerad Hedwig
    • executive producer
    • 1945
  • Sommernächte (1944)
    Sommernächte
    • executive producer
    • 1944
  • Paul Hubschmid in Liebesbriefe (1944)
    Liebesbriefe
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 1944
  • Besatzung Dora (1943)
    Besatzung Dora
    7.1
    • executive producer
    • 1943
  • Laura Solari in G.P.U. (1942)
    G.P.U.
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Carl Raddatz and Alfred Otto Boettcher in Stukas (1941)
    Stukas
    5.3
    • executive producer
    • 1941
  • Über alles in der Welt (1941)
    Über alles in der Welt
    6.9
    • executive producer
    • 1941
  • Paul Hartmann and Ilse Werner in Bal paré (1940)
    Bal paré
    8.3
    • producer
    • 1940
  • Legion Condor (1939)
    Legion Condor
    5.3
    • line producer
    • 1939
  • Alfred Otto Boettcher in Kadetten (1939)
    Kadetten
    6.9
    • executive producer
    • 1939
  • Im Kampf gegen den Weltfeind: Deutsche Freiwillige in Spanien (1939)
    Im Kampf gegen den Weltfeind: Deutsche Freiwillige in Spanien
    7.2
    • line producer
    • 1939
  • The Wedding Journey
    • executive producer
    • 1939
  • Pour le Mérite (1938)
    Pour le Mérite
    6.3
    • executive producer
    • 1938

Director

  • Zsa Zsa Gabor in Ball der Nationen (1954)
    Ball der Nationen
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Staatsanwältin Corda (1953)
    Staatsanwältin Corda
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1953
  • El paraíso (1953)
    El paraíso
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Sommernächte (1944)
    Sommernächte
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Besatzung Dora (1943)
    Besatzung Dora
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Laura Solari in G.P.U. (1942)
    G.P.U.
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Carl Raddatz and Alfred Otto Boettcher in Stukas (1941)
    Stukas
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Über alles in der Welt (1941)
    Über alles in der Welt
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Paul Hartmann and Ilse Werner in Bal paré (1940)
    Bal paré
    8.3
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Legion Condor (1939)
    Legion Condor
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Alfred Otto Boettcher in Kadetten (1939)
    Kadetten
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Im Kampf gegen den Weltfeind: Deutsche Freiwillige in Spanien (1939)
    Im Kampf gegen den Weltfeind: Deutsche Freiwillige in Spanien
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1939
  • The Wedding Journey
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Pour le Mérite (1938)
    Pour le Mérite
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Lilian Harvey and Viktor Staal in Capriccio (1938)
    Capriccio
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1938

Writer

  • Zsa Zsa Gabor in Ball der Nationen (1954)
    Ball der Nationen
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Staatsanwältin Corda (1953)
    Staatsanwältin Corda
    7.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • El paraíso (1953)
    El paraíso
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Life Goes On (1945)
    Life Goes On
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1945
  • Besatzung Dora (1943)
    Besatzung Dora
    7.1
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Laura Solari in G.P.U. (1942)
    G.P.U.
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1942
  • Carl Raddatz and Alfred Otto Boettcher in Stukas (1941)
    Stukas
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1941
  • Über alles in der Welt (1941)
    Über alles in der Welt
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1941
  • Paul Hartmann and Ilse Werner in Bal paré (1940)
    Bal paré
    8.3
    • Writer
    • 1940
  • Legion Condor (1939)
    Legion Condor
    5.3
    • writer
    • 1939
  • Alfred Otto Boettcher in Kadetten (1939)
    Kadetten
    6.9
    • writer
    • 1939
  • The Wedding Journey
    • writer
    • 1939
  • Pour le Mérite (1938)
    Pour le Mérite
    6.3
    • writer
    • 1938
  • The Private's Job (1937)
    The Private's Job
    6.8
    • screenplay (as Ritter)
    • 1937
  • Lída Baarová, Paul Dahlke, Bruno Hübner, Hilde Körber, Karl Ritter, Kurt Seifert, and Mathias Wieman in Patriots (1937)
    Patriots
    6.8
    • idea (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ritter
  • Born
    • November 7, 1888
    • Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
  • Died
    • April 7, 1977
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina(undisclosed)

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    The Soviet Union demanded in 1945 that he be tried for war crimes because of his propaganda and militarist pictures.

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