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Willy Zeyn


1876 - 1946

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The director Willy Zeyn first finished an education as an actor in 1895 before he got first engagements at smaller theaters in Germany and abroad. Upon recommendaton of the movie director Paul von Woringen he was also engaged as a movie director.  

He already shot his first movies in 1911 with "Die falsche Banknote" (11) and "Ein guter Einfall" (11) and Willy Zeyn realised numerous other movies as a director in the next years.
To his well-known works of the 10s belong "Die Jagd nach der Hundertpfundnote oder Die Reise um die Welt" (13), "Der schwarze Diamant" (13), "Drei Zeichen am Kreuzweg" (14), "Arme Maria" (15), "Die Schwestern" (15), "Die Tochter des Rajah" (18), "Die Stunde der Vergeltung" (18), "Das Tor der Sühne" (18), "Der Kampf um die Ehe" (19) and "Das Geheimnis von Schloss Holloway" (19).

His film career diminished at the beginning of the 20s and Willy Zeyn only realised movies as a director till to the middle of the 20s.
His last cinematical works are "Kaliber fünf Komma zwei" (20), "Der Hund von Baskerville, 5. Teil: Dr Macdonalds Sanatorium" (20), "Gräfin Vera" (20), "Die Diktatur des Lebens" (21), "Das Haus in der Weichselgasse" (21) and "Aus eigener Kraft" (24).

Beside his activity as a movie director Willy Zeyn also wrote screenplays and he also appeared in front of the camera as an actor occasionally like "In den Krallen des Vampyrs" (19) and "Eine Frauenschönheit unter dem Seziermesser" (20).

His son Willy Zeyn jr. became a well-known film producer and cutter.

 
Other movies from Willy Zeyn (Director): 
Aus dem Scheunenviertel (12) Um fremde Schuld (12) Der Brief (12) Verirrt vom Wege (13) Das Geheimnis von Chateau Richmond (13) Sacco, der Hungerkünstler (13) Sturmzeichen (14) Die Schleuse (14) Nelly (14) Der Traum einer Christnacht (14) Vaterliebe (15) Der falsche Schein (15) In Schuld verstrickt (15) Das dunkle Schloss (15) Ein kluges Herz (16) Der Schatz im Berge (17) Ihr Sohn (17) Die lachende Maske (18) Nach zwanzig Jahren (18) Der Prozess Hauers (18) Amalie – fünfundvierzig Mark (18) Die Schicksalskette (19) Bahnwärters Lene (19) Gentlemen-Gauner (20) Der Hund von Baskerville, 6. Teil: Das Haus ohne Fenster (20) Die Spieler (20) Der Kammersänger (20) Die Morphinistin (20) Der Passagier von Nr. 7 (21) Das neue Paradies (21) Im Glutrausch der Sinne (22)

Writer:
Sturmzeichen (14) Einer für Alle (14) Der Schatz im Berge (17) Die Tochter des Rajah (18) Die Stunde der Vergeltung (18) Kaliber fünf Komma zwei (20) Der Tanz um Liebe und Glück (21)


 
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