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Henrik Galeen (1881–1949)

Writer | Director | Actor

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One of the great figures in early German expressionist cinema. A master of symbolism. First worked as a journalist. By 1906 was assistant to Max Reinhardt and applied for German citizenship. Wrote screenplays from 1915, notably The Golem and Nosferatu. As director, best known for The Man Who Cheated Life and A Daughter of Destiny. Fled Germany in 1933 for the United States, where he died in obscurity. See more trivia »

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in Berlin, Germany

Died:

(age 68) in Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA
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1935 Der Student von Prag (book)
 
1931 Bobby geht los
 
1931 Schatten der Unterwelt
 
1931 Ombres des bas fonds
 
1929 Acci-Dental Treatment (short) (writer)
 
1928 The Lady with the Mask (screenplay / story)
 
1928 A Daughter of Destiny (writer)
 
1927 His Greatest Bluff
 
1926 The Man Who Cheated Life (book)
 
1926 Achtung Harry! Augen auf!
 
1925 Das Fräulein vom Amt
 
1925 Zigano (screenplay / story)
 
1924 Liebesbriefe der Baronin von S...
 
1924 Waxworks
 
1924 Auf gefährlichen Spuren
 
1923 Stadt in Sicht (writer)
 
1922 Nosferatu (screen play)
 
1921 Die Geliebte Roswolskys
 
1920 The Golem
 
1920 Der verbotene Weg
 
1919 Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth (writer)
 
1919 Die rollende Kugel (writer)
 
1915 The Golem
 
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1925 Zigano
 
1924 Auf gefährlichen Spuren
Francis Margreit
 
1923 Das Haus ohne Lachen
William Blent
 
1922 Die sterbende Stadt
 
1915 Schlemihl
 
1915 The Golem
Troedler
 
1929 Acci-Dental Treatment (short) (supervising director)
 
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1929 Mr. Smith Wakes Up (short) (supervisor)
 
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Alternate Names:

Heinrich Wiesenberg
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One of the great figures in early German expressionist cinema. A master of symbolism. First worked as a journalist. By 1906 was assistant to Max Reinhardt and applied for German citizenship. Wrote screenplays from 1915, notably The Golem and Nosferatu. As director, best known for The Man Who Cheated Life and A Daughter of Destiny. Fled Germany in 1933 for the United States, where he died in obscurity. See more »

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