Edith Kiel
Directing
Edith Kiel (1904–1993) was a German‑Belgian screenwriter, film editor, director, and producer who played a key role in the early development of Flemish sound cinema. She was born on 30 June 1904 in Berlin and died on 12 September 1993 in Belgium. She began her career at the German film studio UFA before meeting filmmaker Jan Vanderheyden, with whom she formed both a lifelong partnership and one of the most influential creative collaborations in early Flemish cinema. She wrote the screenplay for De Witte (1934)—the first major Flemish sound film—and also directed it, though she did not receive formal credit at the time. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Kiel shaped many of the popular Flemish folk films associated with the “Jan Vanderheyden film” tradition. She contributed to screenwriting, directing, editing, and production, often remaining uncredited due to prejudice against women, foreigners, and unmarried partners in key creative roles. After World War II, she continued working in Belgium and later in Germany, eventually gaining more public recognition—especially during the 1950s through the Antwerpse Filmonderneming (AFO), where she directed and wrote several films under her own name.
Known for
Directing17
movieThe Silent Hedonist
1961
Director
movieDe Duivel Te Slim
1960
Director
movieThe Dafter the Better
1960
Director
movieEen Zonde Waard
1959
Director
movieVillain princess
1956
Director
movieMin of meer
1955
Director
movieDe bruid zonder bed
1955
Director
movieHeaven on Earth
1954
Director
movieThe Mockingbird
1954
Director
movieThe Bargee District
1953
Director
movieUit hetzelfde nest
1952
Director
movieDe moedige bruidegom
1952
Director
movieA Nice Case
1941
Director
Writing30
movieThe Silent Hedonist
1961
Screenplay
movieMin of meer
1955
Writer
movieHeaven on Earth
1954
Writer
movieThe Mockingbird
1954
Writer
movieA Nice Case
1941
Writer
movieWhite is Trump
1940
Writer
movieAlleen voor U
1935
Writer
movieWhitey
1934
Writer
Editing20
movieMin of meer
1955
Editor
movieHeaven on Earth
1954
Editor
movieThe Mockingbird
1954
Editor
movieWhite is Trump
1940
Editor
Production9
movieThe Dafter the Better
1960
Producer
movieEen Zonde Waard
1959
Producer
movieMin of meer
1955
Producer
movieDe bruid zonder bed
1955
Producer
movieHeaven on Earth
1954
Producer
movieThe Mockingbird
1954
Producer
movieThe Bargee District
1953
Producer
movieUit hetzelfde nest
1952
Producer
Acting1
movieThe Blue Angel
1930
Prostitue (uncredited)