Alfred Schirokauer


Alfred Schirokauer was a German novelist and screenwriter. He also directed three films during the silent era. Many films were based on his novels including several adaptations of Lucrezia Borgia. After the rise of the Nazi Party to power in 1933 the Jewish Schirokauer emigrated to Amsterdam and then to Austria where he died the following year.

Novels

  • Die graue Macht
  • Ferdinand Lassalle. Ein Leben für Freiheit und Liebe
  • Lukrezia Borgia
  • Die Frau von gestern und morgen
  • Die unmögliche Liebe
  • ''Paiva, Queen of Love''

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  • ''Karriere''

Selected filmography

Screenwriter