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Georg Tressler

1917-01-25 • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

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Georg Tressler (born January 25, 1917, in Vienna – died January 6, 2007, in Belgern, Germany) was an Austrian film director known for bringing social realism to postwar German cinema. After early work as an assistant and documentary filmmaker, he achieved major success with Die Halbstarken (1956), which helped launch the career of Horst Buchholz and marked a break from conventional 1950s German filmmaking. Influenced by Italian Neorealism, Tressler favored location shooting and a documentary-style approach, evident in films such as Endstation Liebe and Das Totenschiff. From the 1960s onward, he worked extensively in television, directing popular series and TV films. His work is regarded as an important bridge between postwar cinema and later New German Film movements.

Filmography

Arlberg-Express

1948 · Movie

Der weite Weg

1946 · Movie

Men Are That Way

1939 · Movie

as Student

Episode

1935 · Movie

as Eugen, sein Sohn

Crew Credits

Castle Hohenstein

1992 · TV Show

Director

Die Hütte am See

1992 · TV Show

Director

Sukkubus

1989 · Movie

Director

Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce

1984 · Movie

Director