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Otto Poll


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The director and actor Otto Poll was only active in the film business for a few years.

He shot his first movie as a director with "Die Rache des Fakirs" (18) with Vilma Aknay. Afterwards he realised the production "Hypnose" (19) with the legendary visionary Erik Jan Hanussen.

His last movies as a director came in 1920 into being with "Bruder Martin" (20) with Eugen Jensen and Viktoria Pohl-Meiser as well as "Goldfieber" (20).

For two of his movies he was also active as an actor in front of the camera - "Die Rache des Fakirs" (18) and "Bruder Martin" (20).

As a Jew he left Germany in the 30s and went to Shanghai.There he continued is acting career for the European Jewish Artist Society.

 
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