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Douglas Sirk (1897–1987)


Film director Douglas Sirk, whose reputation blossomed in the generation after his 1959 retirement from Hollywood filmmaking, was born Hans Detlef Sierck on April 26, 1897, in Hamburg, Germany, to a journalist. Both of his parents were Danish, and the future director would make movies in German, Danish and English. His reputation, which was ... See full bio »

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Known For

Loppusointu Director
(1936)
(1957)
(1959)
(1937)

Filmography

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 1979 Bourbon Street Blues (Short) (supervising director)
 1978 Silvesternacht - Ein Dialog (Short) (supervising director)
 1976 Sprich zu mir wie der Regen (Short) (supervising director)
 1957 Taisteluhymni
 1956 Jäähyväiset (uncredited)
 1953 Ainoa toive
 1949 Valeranskatar
 1946 Paholaisen tytär (uncredited)
 1944 Summer Storm
 1939 Boefje (as Detlef Sierck)
 1938 Viimeinen akordi (uncredited)
 1937 Habanera (as Detlef Sierck)
 1937 Vieraille rannoille (as Detlef Sierck)
 1937 La chanson du souvenir (as Detlef Sierck)
 1936 Hovikonsertti (as Detlef Sierck)
 1936 Loppusointu (as Detlef Sierck)
 1936 't was een april (as Detlef Sierck)
 1935 Stützen der Gesellschaft (as Detlef Sierck)
 1935 Das Mädchen vom Moorhof (as Detlef Sierck)
 1935 April, April! (as Detlef Sierck)
 1935 Dreimal Ehe (Short) (as Detlef Sierck)
 1935 Der eingebildete Kranke (Short) (as Detlef Sierck)
 1934 Zwei Genies (Short) (as Detlef Sierck)
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

14 Biographical Movies | 5 Print Biographies | 7 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Michael O'Hara | Detlef Sierck | Detlev Sierck | Hans Detlef Sierck

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse:

Hilde Jary  (his death) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

[on art] This is the dialectic-there is a very short distance between high art and trash, and trash that contains an element of craziness is by this very quality nearer to art. See more »

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Director John Waters has cited him as one of his greatest influences. See more »

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