Georg Tressler
Directing
Georg Tressler (born January 25, 1917, in Vienna – died January 6, 2007, in Belgern, Germany) was an Austrian film director known for bringing social realism to postwar German cinema. After early work as an assistant and documentary filmmaker, he achieved major success with Die Halbstarken (1956), which helped launch the career of Horst Buchholz and marked a break from conventional 1950s German filmmaking. Influenced by Italian Neorealism, Tressler favored location shooting and a documentary-style approach, evident in films such as Endstation Liebe and Das Totenschiff. From the 1960s onward, he worked extensively in television, directing popular series and TV films. His work is regarded as an important bridge between postwar cinema and later New German Film movements.
Known for
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tvCastle Hohenstein
1992
Director
tvDie Hütte am See
1992
Director
movieSukkubus
1989
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tvDer Millionenbauer
1979
Director
movie2069: A Sex Odyssey
1974
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tvScene of the Crime
1970
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movieWeh' dem, der erbt
1969
Director
Lautlose Jagd
1966
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movieThe Magnificent Rebel
1961
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movieShip of the Dead
1959
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movieLast Stop Love
1958
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movieUnter Achtzehn
1957
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movieTeenage Wolfpack
1956
Director
Writing7
movieUnter Achtzehn
1957
Writer
movieTeenage Wolfpack
1956
Screenplay
Acting4
movieMen Are That Way
1939
Student
movieEpisode
1935
Eugen, sein Sohn