Gerhard Menzel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerhard Menzel

screenwriter

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1894

Place of Birth: Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 04-May-1966

Profession: screenwriter, writer, playwright, film director

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Gerhard Menzel (29 September 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a German screenwriter.
He wrote for 38 films between 1933 and 1965.
He was supported of Nazism and worked for Nazi propaganda.
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.He was born in Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Walbrzych, Poland) and died in Comano, Ticino, Switzerland.