Gerhard Menzel


Gerhard Menzel was a German screenwriter. He wrote for nearly 40 films between 1933 and 1965. He was supportive of Nazism and worked for Nazi propaganda. He was responsible for writing the script of Heimkehr, one of the most infamous pieces of Nazi cinema, which featured racism and hateful images of Poles.
He was born in Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, Germany and died in Comano, Ticino, Switzerland.

Selected filmography

Morgenrot Refugees Night in May The Young Baron Neuhaus Savoy Hotel 217 Under Blazing Heavens Wells in Flames La Habanera Woman in the River A Mother's Love Robert Koch Heimkehr The Great King Destiny Late Love The Heart Must Be Silent The Sinner Hanussen Ich suche Dich