Peter Paul Brauer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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film director
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Place of Birth: Elberfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Peter Paul Brauer
- Peter Paul Brauer (born 16 May 1899 in Elberfeld, died 28 April 1959 in Berlin) was a German film producer and film director. In 1928, he became involved in film production in the Netherlands.
- That same year he returned to Germany and, over several years, produced several short films.
- After the takeover of the Nazis in March 1933, Brauer was production manager at the UFA.
- After 1938, he directed a number of feature films, mostly comedies. Between April 1939 and November 1940 Brauer was production chief of Terra Film.
- At the beginning of 1940, Brauer was assigned by Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels to produce the anti-Semitic film Jud Süß (1940).
- Brauer assigned himself the task of directing the film; however, he ran into difficulties in casting.
- Frustrated at the delay, Goebbels removed him in favor of Veit Harlan.In the 1940s, Brauer concentrated on directing and collaborated on some screenplays.
- Brauer was a member of the Nazi Party.
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