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Helmut Weiss

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Helmut Weiss
Born(1907-01-25)25 January 1907
Died13 January 1969(1969-01-13) (aged 61)
Occupation(s)Actor, Screenwriter, Film Director
Years active1935–1969

Helmut Weiss (January 25, 1907 – January 13, 1969) was a German actor, screenwriter, and film director. He was notable for directing Tell the Truth, the first film produced after the Second World War in what was to become West Germany . It was made in Hamburg in the British Zone of Occupation.[1] Much of the film had already been made at the UFA studios in Berlin shortly before the arrival of the Red Army, but Weiss dramatically re-shot it. The film was significant in its use of outdoor locations in common with other post-war rubble films.

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Actor

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Screenwriter

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Director

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References

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  1. ^ Kreimeier, p. 375.

Bibliography

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  • Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
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