1892 - 1969

Ludwig Berger launched his artistic career in 1916 as a director at the theater in Mainz. It followed engagements at different German theaters where he especially was successful with plays by Shakespeare.

He gained a foothold in the film business in 1920 and realised with "Der Richter von Zalamea" (20) shis first movie, he also wrote the script for it.

It followed the popular productions "Der Roman der Christine von Herre" (21), "Ein Glas Wasser" (23) and "Der verlorene Schuh".

After the movies "Ein Walzertraum" (25) and "Der Meister von Nürnberg" (27) he also worked for the USA for the first time.

When Mauritz Stiller died unexpected during the shooting of "The Street of Sin" (28) he finished the movie and could realise some more productions in the next years. To these movies belong "The Woman from Moscow" (28) with Pola Negri, "Sins of the Fathers" (28) with Emil Jannings, Jean Arthur and ZasuPitts as well as the two talkies "The Vagabond King" (30) with Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald and "The Playboy of Paris" (30) with Maurice Chevalier.

Between his works in the USA he also realised the movie "Das brennende Herz" (29) with Mady Christians and Gustav Fröhlich in Germany.

When he returned to Germany Ludwig Berger shot the movies "Ich bei Tag und Du bei Nacht" (32) withWilly Fritsch and Käthe von Nagy and "Walzerkrieg" (33) with Renate Müller.
These should remain the last cinematical works for Ludwig Berger in prewar Germany.

After a stop over in the USA again with the realisation of "Early to Bed" (33) with Heather Angel he went into exile to Holland where he also was able to realise some movies from 1937.
In Holland in shot the movies "Pygmalion" (37) and "Ergens in Nederland" (40) as well as "Les trois valses" (38) in France.

Ludwig Berger did not connect his direction for "The Thief of Bagdad" (40) with Conrad Veidt and Sabu with positive reminiscenses because producer Alexander Korda took over a massive influence in his work which led to a general confusion on the set.

Ludwig Berger returned to Germany after the war in 1947, three years later he realised his first post-war movie with "Ballerina" (50).
This was his last big screen movie at the same time, from now on he worked exclusively for television.
He realised for this new medium the productions "Viel Lärm um nichts" (58), "Wie es euch gefällt" (58), "Die Nacht in Zaandam" (60) and "Demtrius" (69) among others.

His brother Rudolf Bamberger was a famous production designer and stage designer. He died in 1944/45 in the KZ Auschwitz.
 

Other movies from Ludwig Berger (Director): 
Cymbeline (25) Frau Mozart (54) Die Spieler (54) Der Tod des Sokrates (57) Hermann und Dorothea (61) Alpenkönig und Menschenfeind (62) "Herr, lass mich musizieren" (67) 

Writer: 
Der Roman der Christine von Herre (21) Ein Glas Wasser (23) Der verlorene Schuh (23) Königin Luise (27) Der Meister von Nürnberg (27) Königin Luise (27) Pygmalion (37) Ergens in Nederland (40) Ballerina (50) Frau Mozart (54) Stresemann (57) Der Tod des Sokrates (57) Viel Lärm um nichts (58) Wie es euch gefällt (58) Die Nacht in Zaandam (60) 

Cenematographer: 
Das unsterbliche Antlitz (47) Rendezvous im Salzkammergut (48) Der himmlische Walzer (48) Lambert fühlt sich bedrohg (49) Höllische Liebe (49) A Tale of Five Cities (51) Nie hab' ich nie gesagt (62) Willy (62) Ein Buch mit Kapiteln (62) Stadtpark (63) Der Schatten (63) Das Glück läuft hinterher (63) 

Producer:
The Playboy of Paris (30)