Otto Kreisler (1890–1970) was an Austrian film director of the silent era. Kreisler was of Jewish background, and directed films with largely Jewish themes such as The Jewess of Toledo and Theodor Herzl, Standard-Bearer of the Jewish People. He was later forced to emigrate to Britain due to the Nazis.
Selected filmography
- Summer Idyll (1916)
- The Jewess of Toledo (1919)
- Maria Magdalena (1919)
- Wandering Jew (1920)
- Theodor Herzl (1921)
- Ludwig II (1922)
References
Bibliography
- Holmes, Deborah & Silverman, Lisa. Interwar Vienna: Culture Between Tradition and Modernity. Camden House, 2009.
- Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub, 2005.
External links
- Otto Kreisler at IMDb
