Born in Vienna, Hartl began his film career at the Austrian Sascha-Film company of Alexander Kolowrat and from 1919 was assistant to the Hungarian director Alexander Korda. As a production manager, he in the 1920s accompanied Korda to Berlin, until in 1926 he returned to Vienna to work for his former class-mate director Gustav Ucicky.
From 1930 he worked for Universum Film AG (UFA) and debuted as director of Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg ("A Fraternity Song from Heidelberg") starring Hans Brausewetter and Willi Forst, with young Billy Wilder as a screenwriter. Together with Luis Trenker he directed the Gebirgsjäger drama Berge in Flammen ("Mountains in Flames") in 1931. He then experimented with other genres, for example the comedy Die Gräfin von Monte Cristo ("The Countess of Monte Cristo") (1932) with Brigitte Helm and Gustaf Gründgens, and in the same year achieved his final breakthrough with the flying drama film F.P.1 antwortet nicht written by Curt Siodmak and produced by Erich Pommer, with Conrad Veidt, Leslie Fenton and Jill Esmond. His lavish science fiction film Gold, released in 1934, is listed today as one of the most successful German films of the genre. In 1937, he directed the popular criminal comedy Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war ("The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes") starring Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann.
After most of the talented directors, technicians, actors had been forced to leave in the course of the 1938 Anschluss annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, Hartl became head of production for Wien-Film, the newly created body through which the UFA, and beyond it, Joseph Goebbels, controlled the Austrian film industry. In this role, which he retained until the end of the war, Hartl seldom undertook work on individual films himself but was nevertheless involved at a senior level with some of the most significant entertainment films of the Nazi period. He was a member of the Advisory Council (Präsidialrat) of the Reichsfilmkammer. Despite Hartls professional ties to the regime, Wien-Film made largely propaganda-free entertainment films under Hartls leadership.[1] Research has pointed to Hartls sophisticated use of local dialects and references to the Viennese court to subvert fascist expectations.[2]
After 1945 he resumed film-making. On 3 July 1947 he set up in Salzburg, with the support of the Creditanstalt, the film production company Neue Wiener Filmproduktionsgesellschaft. One of his most acclaimed films of this period was Der Engel mit der Posaune ("The Angel with the Trombone") in 1949, which brought together many compatriot Austrian stars: Paula Wessely, Attila and Paul Hörbiger, Oskar Werner and Maria Schell. His later films included Weg in die Vergangenheit ("Way into the Past") from 1954 and Mozart, which entered the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.
Karl Hartl was married to the actress Marte Harell. He was buried in a grave of honor in the Hietzing cemetery, Vienna.
^von Dassanowsky, Robert (1999). "Wien-Film, Karl Hartl and Mozart: Aspects of the Failure of Nazi Ideological "Gleichschaltung" in Austrian Cinema". Modern Austrian Literature. 32 (4): 177–188.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Karl Hartl news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Karl Hartl 10 May 1899 29 August 1978 was an Austrian film director Karl HartlKarl Hartl with Johanna Matz and Olga Chekhova Gottingen 1953Born 1899 05 10 10 May 1899Vienna Austria HungaryDied29 August 1978 1978 08 29 aged 79 Vienna AustriaOccupationDirectorYears active1917 1962SpouseMarte Harell Contents 1 Life 2 Selected filmography 3 Notes 4 External linksLife EditBorn in Vienna Hartl began his film career at the Austrian Sascha Film company of Alexander Kolowrat and from 1919 was assistant to the Hungarian director Alexander Korda As a production manager he in the 1920s accompanied Korda to Berlin until in 1926 he returned to Vienna to work for his former class mate director Gustav Ucicky From 1930 he worked for Universum Film AG UFA and debuted as director of Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg A Fraternity Song from Heidelberg starring Hans Brausewetter and Willi Forst with young Billy Wilder as a screenwriter Together with Luis Trenker he directed the Gebirgsjager drama Berge in Flammen Mountains in Flames in 1931 He then experimented with other genres for example the comedy Die Grafin von Monte Cristo The Countess of Monte Cristo 1932 with Brigitte Helm and Gustaf Grundgens and in the same year achieved his final breakthrough with the flying drama film F P 1 antwortet nicht written by Curt Siodmak and produced by Erich Pommer with Conrad Veidt Leslie Fenton and Jill Esmond His lavish science fiction film Gold released in 1934 is listed today as one of the most successful German films of the genre In 1937 he directed the popular criminal comedy Der Mann der Sherlock Holmes war The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes starring Hans Albers and Heinz Ruhmann After most of the talented directors technicians actors had been forced to leave in the course of the 1938 Anschluss annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany Hartl became head of production for Wien Film the newly created body through which the UFA and beyond it Joseph Goebbels controlled the Austrian film industry In this role which he retained until the end of the war Hartl seldom undertook work on individual films himself but was nevertheless involved at a senior level with some of the most significant entertainment films of the Nazi period He was a member of the Advisory Council Prasidialrat of the Reichsfilmkammer Despite Hartls professional ties to the regime Wien Film made largely propaganda free entertainment films under Hartls leadership 1 Research has pointed to Hartls sophisticated use of local dialects and references to the Viennese court to subvert fascist expectations 2 After 1945 he resumed film making On 3 July 1947 he set up in Salzburg with the support of the Creditanstalt the film production company Neue Wiener Filmproduktionsgesellschaft One of his most acclaimed films of this period was Der Engel mit der Posaune The Angel with the Trombone in 1949 which brought together many compatriot Austrian stars Paula Wessely Attila and Paul Horbiger Oskar Werner and Maria Schell His later films included Weg in die Vergangenheit Way into the Past from 1954 and Mozart which entered the 1956 Cannes Film Festival Karl Hartl was married to the actress Marte Harell He was buried in a grave of honor in the Hietzing cemetery Vienna Selected filmography EditThe Prince and the Pauper 1920 editor Masters of the Sea 1922 editor A Vanished World 1922 editor The Unknown Tomorrow 1923 editor Tragedy in the House of Habsburg 1924 editor The Convict from Istanbul 1929 Hocuspocus 1930 The Immortal Vagabond 1930 A Student s Song of Heidelberg 1930 Mountains on Fire 1931 Der Prinz von Arkadien 1932 The Countess of Monte Cristo 1932 F P 1 antwortet nicht 1932 Gold 1934 So Ended a Great Love 1934 The Gypsy Baron 1935 The Emperor s Candlesticks 1936 Ride to Freedom 1937 The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes 1937 Woman in the River 1939 A Mother s Love 1939 My Daughter Lives in Vienna 1940 Operetta 1940 Whom the Gods Love 1942 Late Love 1943 The Angel with the Trumpet 1948 The Wonder Kid 1951 Der schweigende Mund de 1951 House of Life 1952 A Musical War of Love 1953 Everything for Father 1953 Walking Back into the Past 1954 Mozart 1955 Rot ist die Liebe de 1956 Mediterranean Holiday 1962 Notes Edit Karl Hartl Filmportal Retrieved 2022 09 13 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link von Dassanowsky Robert 1999 Wien Film Karl Hartl and Mozart Aspects of the Failure of Nazi Ideological Gleichschaltung in Austrian Cinema Modern Austrian Literature 32 4 177 188 External links Edit Media related to Karl Hartl at Wikimedia Commons Karl Hartl at IMDb in German Filmportal de Karl Hartl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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