Ludwig Berger (director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ludwig Berger (director)

German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1892

Place of Birth: Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 18-May-1969

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, cinematographer, film director, film producer, film actor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Ludwig Berger (director)

  • Ludwig Berger (born Ludwig Bamberger; 6 January 1892 – 18 May 1969) was a German-Jewish film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
  • He directed 36 films between 1920 and 1969.
  • Berger began working in the German film industry during the Weimar Republic.
  • At Decla-Bioscop and later UFA he established a reputation as a leading director of silent films.
  • He emigrated to Hollywood, but was unable to establish himself and returned to Europe.
  • He subsequently worked both in France and Germany.
  • He was a member of the jury at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival.Berger also translated a few plays of Shakespeare, including Cymbeline, Hamlet, and Timon of Athens.His elder brother was the set designer Rudolf Bamberger who was killed in 1945.

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