Gerhard Menzel (29 September 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a German screenwriter. He wrote for nearly 40 films between 1933 and 1965. He was supportive of Nazism and worked for Nazi propaganda.[1][2] He was responsible for writing the script of Heimkehr, one of the most infamous pieces of Nazi cinema, which featured racism and hateful images of Poles.[3]
^No Place Like Home: Locations Of Heimat In German Cinema - Page 56 Johannes Von Moltke - 2005 In the words of the scriptwriter, Gerhard Menzel (a Nazi loyalist and renowned playwright who had collaborated with Ucicky on Flüchtlinge in 1933),
^The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 131 Menzel was a well known party loyalist, and his fervent nationalism was no secret. He provided the scenarios for some of Nazi cinema's most strident productions
^The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 132
gerhard, menzel, september, 1894, 1966, german, screenwriter, wrote, nearly, films, between, 1933, 1965, supportive, nazism, worked, nazi, propaganda, responsible, writing, script, heimkehr, most, infamous, pieces, nazi, cinema, which, featured, racism, hatefu. Gerhard Menzel 29 September 1894 4 May 1966 was a German screenwriter He wrote for nearly 40 films between 1933 and 1965 He was supportive of Nazism and worked for Nazi propaganda 1 2 He was responsible for writing the script of Heimkehr one of the most infamous pieces of Nazi cinema which featured racism and hateful images of Poles 3 Gerhard MenzelBorn 1894 09 29 29 September 1894Waldenburg Kingdom of Prussia German EmpireDied4 May 1966 1966 05 04 aged 71 Comano Ticino SwitzerlandOccupationScreenwriterYears active1933 1965He was born in Waldenburg Lower Silesia Germany now Walbrzych Poland and died in Comano Ticino Switzerland Selected filmography EditMorgenrot 1933 Refugees 1933 Night in May 1934 The Young Baron Neuhaus 1934 Savoy Hotel 217 1936 Under Blazing Heavens 1936 Wells in Flames 1937 La Habanera 1937 Woman in the River 1939 A Mother s Love 1939 Robert Koch 1939 Heimkehr 1941 The Great King 1942 Destiny 1942 Late Love 1943 The Heart Must Be Silent 1944 The Sinner 1951 Hanussen 1955 Ich suche Dich 1956 King in Shadow 1957 References Edit No Place Like Home Locations Of Heimat In German Cinema Page 56 Johannes Von Moltke 2005 In the words of the scriptwriter Gerhard Menzel a Nazi loyalist and renowned playwright who had collaborated with Ucicky on Fluchtlinge in 1933 The Ministry of Illusion Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 131 Menzel was a well known party loyalist and his fervent nationalism was no secret He provided the scenarios for some of Nazi cinema s most strident productions The Ministry of Illusion Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife By Eric Rentschler page 132External links EditGerhard Menzel at IMDb nbsp This article about a screenwriter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerhard Menzel amp oldid 1173066544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
