Gerhard Menzel

Gerhard Menzel
Born	(1894-09-29)29 September 1894 Waldenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	4 May 1966(1966-05-04) (aged 71) Comano, Ticino, Switzerland
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1933–1965

Gerhard Menzel (29 September 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a German screenwriter. He wrote for nearly 40 films between 1933 and 1965. He was supportive of Nazism and worked for Nazi propaganda.[1][2] 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.[3]

He was born in Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Walbrzych, Poland) and died in Comano, Ticino, Switzerland.

Selected filmography

• Morgenrot (1933)
• Refugees (1933)
• Night in May (1934)
• The Young Baron Neuhaus (1934)
• Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)
• Under Blazing Heavens (1936)
• Wells in Flames (1937)
• La Habanera (1937)
• Woman in the River (1939)
• A Mother's Love (1939)
• Robert Koch (1939)
• Heimkehr (1941)
• The Great King (1942)
• Destiny (1942)
• Late Love (1943)
• The Heart Must Be Silent (1944)
• The Sinner (1951)
• Hanussen (1955)
• Ich suche Dich (1956)
• King in Shadow (1957)

References

1. No Place Like Home: Locations Of Heimat In German Cinema - Page 56 Johannes Von Moltke - 2005 In the words of the scriptwriter, Gerhard Menzel (a Nazi loyalist and renowned playwright who had collaborated with Ucicky on Flüchtlinge in 1933),
2. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 131 Menzel was a well known party loyalist, and his fervent nationalism was no secret. He provided the scenarios for some of Nazi cinema's most strident productions
3. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 132

External links

• Gerhard Menzel at IMDb