Paul Martin (director)

Paul Martin
Born(1899-02-08)8 February 1899
Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Died26 January 1967(1967-01-26) (aged 67)
West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
Years active1932–1967

Paul Martin (8 February 1899 – 26 January 1967) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter who worked for many years in the German film industry. He directed 60 films between 1932 and 1967. He was romantically involved with the film star Lilian Harvey and directed her in a number of films until he left her in 1938 for the actress Frauke Lauterbach.[1] They made one final film Woman at the Wheel together during the filming of which their relationship remained cold.

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

Director

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ Ascheid, p. 245.

Bibliography

  • Ascheid, Antje (2003). Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-56639-984-5.