Ludwig Berger (director)


Ludwig Berger was a German-Jewish film director, screenwriter and theatre director. He directed more than 30 films between 1920 and 1969. Berger began working in the German film industry during the Weimar Republic. At Decla-Bioscop and later UFA he established a reputation as a leading director of silent films. He emigrated to Hollywood, but was unable to establish himself and returned to Europe. He subsequently worked both in France and Germany. He was a member of the jury at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival.
Berger also translated a few plays of Shakespeare, including Cymbeline, Hamlet, and Timon of Athens. His elder brother was the set designer Rudolf Bamberger who was killed in 1945.

Selected filmography

Film

The Mayor of Zalamea The Story of Christine von Herre A Glass of Water The Lost Shoe A Waltz Dream The Master of Nuremberg Queen Louise Sins of the Fathers The Woman from Moscow The Burning Heart The Vagabond King Playboy of Paris The Little Cafe I by Day, You by Night Early to Bed Waltz War Court Waltzes Pygmalion Three Waltzes Ergens in Nederland The Thief of Bagdad The Immortal Face Ballerina also known as, "Poor Little Ballerina"

Television