Thomas Engel (director)

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{{Infobox person

| name = Thomas Engel

| image = Fotothek df pk 0000277 008 Porträt.jpg

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| caption = Abraham Pisarek, 1947

| birth_date = 18 April 1922

| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany

| death_date = 7 May 2015 (aged 93)

| death_place = Kreuth, Bavaria, Germany

| othername =

| occupation = Director, writer

| yearsactive = 1953–1992 (film & TV)

}}

Thomas Engel (April 18, 1922– May 7, 2015) was a German screenwriter and director of film and television.Fritsche p.249 He was the son of director Erich Engel.

Selected filmography

  • Annaluise and Anton (1953) — based on the eponymous novel by Erich Kästner
  • Girl with a Future (1954)
  • Bon Voyage (1954) — based on Eduard Künneke's operetta {{Ill|Glückliche Reise (operetta)|de|3=Glückliche Reise|lt=Glückliche Reise}}
  • {{Ill|Swedish Girl|de|Schwedenmädel}} (co-director: {{Ill|Håkan Bergström|sv}}, 1955)
  • Liebe, die den Kopf verliert (1956)
  • {{ill|Die Stimme der Sehnsucht|de}} (1956)
  • {{ill|Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe|de}} (1956) — based on the play The Concert by Hermann Bahr
  • Wie schön, daß es dich gibt (1957)
  • {{ill|Junger Mann, der alles kann|de}} (1957) — based on a novel by Ernst Rudolphi
  • {{ill|Der Page vom Palast-Hotel|de}} (1958) — based on a novel by Maria von Peteani
  • Mylord weiß sich zu helfen (1958, TV film) — based on the story Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde
  • {{Ill|Der lachende Vagabund (film)|de|3=Der lachende Vagabund (Film)|lt=Der lachende Vagabund}} (1958)
  • {{ill|Liebe auf krummen Beinen|de}} (1959) — based on a novel by {{ill|Hans Gruhl|de}}
  • The Blue Sea and You (1959)
  • I Learned That in Paris (1960)
  • {{ill|Gauner-Serenade|de}} (1960)
  • Wie einst im Mai (1961, TV film) — based on Walter Kollo's operetta {{Ill|Wie einst im Mai (operetta)|de|3=Wie einst im Mai|lt=Wie einst im Mai}}
  • {{ill|Davon träumen alle Mädchen|de}} (1961)
  • Lauter Lügen (1961, TV film) — Remake of the films All Lies (1938) and Must We Get Divorced? (1953)
  • {{ill|Schlagerrevue 1962|de}} (1961)
  • So war Mama (1962, TV film) — based on the play I Remember Mama by John Van Druten and Kathryn Forbes
  • Im echten Manne ist ein Kind (1962, TV series)
  • Ihr gehorsamer Diener (1962, TV film) — based on the play Your Obedient Servant by Diana Morgan and Dorothea Gotfurt
  • Sein Meisterstück (1963, TV film) — based on the play Savez-vous planter les choux by Marcel Achard
  • Kater Lampe (1963, TV film) — based on the play {{Ill|Kater Lampe (play)|de|3=Kater Lampe (Komödie)|lt=Kater Lampe}} by {{ill|Emil Rosenow|de}}
  • {{Ill|Meine Tochter und ich|de}} (1963) — screenplay by Curth Flatow
  • Glückliche Reise (1963, TV film) — based on Eduard Künneke's operetta {{Ill|Glückliche Reise (operetta)|de|3=Glückliche Reise|lt=Glückliche Reise}}
  • Die Zofen (1964, TV film) — based on the play The Maids by Jean Genet
  • Frau Luna (1964) — based on Paul Lincke's operetta {{ill|Frau Luna|de}}
  • Meine Nichte Susanne (1964, TV film) — Remake of the 1950 film My Niece Susanne
  • Schicken Sie mir einen Dollar! (1965, TV film) — based on the play The Gimmick by Joseph Julian
  • Bei Pfeiffers ist Ball (1966, TV film)
  • An einem ganz gewöhnlichen Tag (1966, TV film) — based on the story Salto Mortale by Milo Dor
  • Corinne und der Seebär (1966, TV film) — screenplay by {{ill|Karl Wittlinger|de}}
  • Wilhelmina (1966–1968, TV series, 5 episodes) — screenplay by Barbara Noack
  • Die Frau des Fotografen (1967, TV film) — based on the play {{Ill|Fabien (play)|fr|3=Fabien (Pagnol)|lt=Fabien}} by Marcel Pagnol
  • Heinrich IV (1967, TV film) — based on the play Henry IV by Luigi Pirandello
  • Im Ballhaus ist Musike (1967, TV film) — sequel to Bei Pfeiffers ist Ball
  • Im Ballhaus wird geschwoft (1968, TV film) — sequel to Im Ballhaus ist Musike
  • Gold für Montevasall (1968, TV film)
  • Ein Sommer mit Nicole (1969, TV series, 13 episodes)
  • Wie ein Wunder kam die Liebe (1969, TV film)
  • {{Ill|Miss Molly Mill|de}} (1970, TV series, 13 episodes)
  • Familie Bergmann (1970–1971, TV series, 2 episodes)
  • Die Frau ohne Kuß (1971, TV film) — based on Walter Kollo's operetta
  • Ich träume von Millionen (1971, TV film) — sequel to Wie ein Wunder kam die Liebe
  • Die keusche Susanne (1972, TV film) — based on Jean Gilbert's operetta Die keusche Susanne
  • Hofball bei Zille (1972, TV film)
  • {{Ill|Algebra um Acht|de}} (1972–1973, TV series, 13 episodes)
  • Alle lieben Célimare (1973, TV film) — based on the play {{Ill|Célimare le bien-aimé|fr}} by Eugène Labiche
  • {{Ill|Mein Onkel Benjamin|de|Mein Onkel Benjamin (1973)}} (1973, TV film) — based on the novel {{Ill|Mon oncle Benjamin (novel)|fr|3=Mon oncle Benjamin|lt=Mon oncle Benjamin}} by Claude Tillier
  • So'n Theater (1973, TV film)
  • Der kleine Doktor (1974, TV series, 7 episodes) — based on stories by Georges Simenon
  • Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies (1974, TV film) — based on Friedrich Schröder's operetta Wedding Night in Paradise
  • Streng geheim (1975, TV film) — Remake of the 1964 film A Mission for Mr. Dodd
  • Beschlossen und verkündet (1975, TV series, 13 episodes)
  • Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977, TV series) — based on a novel by Johannes Mario Simmel
  • {{Ill|Endstation Paradies|de|Endstation Paradies (Film)}} (1977, TV film)
  • Drei Damen vom Grill (1977, TV series, the first 6 episodes)
  • Grille und Ameise (1979, TV film) — based on a play by Alfonso Paso
  • {{Ill|Der Führerschein|de|Der Führerschein (Film)}} (1979, TV film) — screenplay by Irina Korschunow
  • Ihr 106. Geburtstag (1979, TV film) — based on a play by Jean Sarment
  • Der Urlaub (1980, TV film) — screenplay by Irina Korschunow
  • Kintopp Kintopp (1981, TV series, 13 episodes)
  • Tatort: Im Fadenkreuz (1981, TV series episode)
  • {{Ill|Zurück an den Absender|de}} (1981, TV film)
  • Wie es geschah (1983, TV film) — screenplay by Irina Korschunow
  • {{Ill|Suddenly at Home (film)|de|3=Plötzlich und unerwartet (1985)|lt=Suddenly at Home}} (1985, TV film) — based on a play by Francis Durbridge
  • Ein Mann ist soeben erschossen worden (1985, TV film) — based on a play by {{Ill|Jaime Salom|es}}
  • Der Kandidat (1986, TV film) — based on the play Le Candidat by Gustave Flaubert
  • Between Heaven and Earth (1987, TV film) — based on a novel by Otto Ludwig
  • Tatort: Schuldlos schuldig (1988, TV series episode)

References

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Bibliography

  • Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity . Berghahn Books, 2013.