Erwin Leiser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Erwin Leiser

German film director

Date of Birth: 16-May-1923

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 22-Aug-1996

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: Sweden, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Erwin Leiser

  • Erwin Leiser (May 16, 1923 – August 22, 1996) was a German-born director, writer, and actor. Born and raised in Berlin, he fled to Sweden at the age of 15 to escape the Nazi Party.
  • He graduated from the University of Lund and worked as a journalist and a drama and literary critic.He is best known for his documentary Mein Kampf, based on Nazi footage from secret archives and depicting Nazi atrocities.
  • He subsequently made other documentaries both on Nazi Germany and other topics. In 1967, he was a member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival.Leiser published the book Nazi Cinema in 1974. Erwin Leiser was buried in Zürich's Israelitischer Friedhof Oberer Friesenberg.

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