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Karl Grune


1885 - 1962

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Director Karl Grune began his artistic career as a stage actor after training at the Vienna Conservatory, where he was taught by actors Hermann Thimig and Ferdinand Gregori, among others. From 1910 he appeared on various stages and later he also directed his first plays.

His professional career was interrupted by World War I and his conscription into the military. Despite a wound that temporarily limited his linguistic abilities, he was able to continue his career as a performer after the war and he remained active as a theater actor until 1921.

He was able to gain a foothold in film from 1919, first as a screenwriter but soon as a director.
In the same year he realized his directorial work with "Der Mädchenhirt" (19), which was followed by "Menschen in Ketten" (19) and "Aus eines Mannes Mädchenjahre" (19).

In the 20's he produced his most important works for the German silent film. These include the productions "Die Nacht ohne Morgen" (21), "Der Graf von Charolais" (22), "Schlagende Wetter" (23), "Die Strasse" (23), "Komödianten" (25), "Die Brüder Schellenberg" (26), "Königin Luise" (27), "Am Rande der Welt" (27), "Waterloo" (29) and "Katharina Knie" (29).

In the talkies of the 30's he only realized "Das gelbe Haus des King-Fu" (31) in Germany, in the following year he shot "La maison jaune de Rio" (31) in France before he emigrated to England.
There he made his last movies as a director with "Abdul the Damned" (35), "The Marriage of Corbal" (36) and "Pagliacci" (36).

Karl Grune was married with the scriptwriter Beate Schach.


Other movies from Karl Grune (Director):
Mann über Bord (21) Nachtbesuch in der Northernbank (21) Die Jagd nach der Wahrheit (21) Frauenopfer (22) Die Nacht der Medici (22) Der stärkste Trieb (22) Arabella (24) Eifersucht (25) Marquis d'Eon, der Spion der Pompadour (28) 

Producer:
Schlagende Wetter (23) Katharina Knie (29) Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (32) The Silver Darlings (47)

Writer:
Manon (19) Aus eines Mannes Mädchenjahren (19) Der Mädchenhirt (19) Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist... (21) Mann über Bord (21) Die Strasse (23) Die Brüder Schellenberg (26) Am Rande der Welt (27) 

 
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