Franz Eckstein

{{short description|German film director}}

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| name = Franz Eckstein

| birth_date = 2 April 1878

| birth_place = Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire

| death_date = February 1945 (aged 66)

| death_place = Bauerhufen, Pomerania, Germany

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| occupation = Director, writer

| yearsactive = 1914–1928 (film)

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Franz Eckstein (2 April 1878 – February 1945) was a German screenwriter and film director of the silent era.Reimer & Reimer p.215 He made a number of films for the National Film company during the 1920s. He was married to the actress Rosa Porten, sister of Henny Porten.