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Rochus Gliese(1891-1978)

  • Art Director
  • Director
  • Production Designer
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Rochus Gliese was born on 6 January 1891 in Berlin, Germany. He was an art director and director, known for Brüder (1923), Komödie des Herzens (1924) and Die schöne Prinzessin von China (1917). He died on 22 December 1978 in West Berlin, West Germany.
BornJanuary 6, 1891
DiedDecember 22, 1978(87)
BornJanuary 6, 1891
DiedDecember 22, 1978(87)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Brüder
  • Director
  • 1923
Lil Dagover in Komödie des Herzens (1924)
Komödie des Herzens
6.3
  • Director
  • 1924
Die schöne Prinzessin von China
Short
  • Director
  • 1917
Lyda Salmonova and Paul Wegener in The Lost Shadow (1921)
The Lost Shadow
6.0
  • Director
  • 1921

Credits

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Art Director

  • Hans Leibelt, Albert Matterstock, and Lizzi Waldmüller in Ein Walzer mit dir (1943)
    Ein Walzer mit dir
    8.0
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • The Pursuit of Happiness (1930)
    The Pursuit of Happiness
    6.9
    Short
    • Art Director
    • 1930
  • Charles Delaney and Vera Reynolds in The Main Event (1927)
    The Main Event
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in Sunrise (1927)
    Sunrise
    8.1
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Alfred Abel, Mady Christians, and Harry Liedtke in Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
    Finances of the Grand Duke
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1924
  • Die Austreibung (1923)
    Die Austreibung
    7.0
    Short
    • Art Director
    • 1923
  • Das brennende Geheimnis
    • Art Director
    • 1923
  • Der Kampf ums Ich
    • Art Director
    • 1922
  • Das Liebesnest 1
    • Art Director
    • 1922
  • Alexandra (1922)
    Alexandra
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1922
  • Josef Fenneker in The Burning Soil (1922)
    The Burning Soil
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1922
  • Die Sängerin
    • Art Director
    • 1921
  • Steuermann Holk
    • Art Director
    • 1920
  • Malaria
    • Art Director
    • 1919
  • Intoxication (1919)
    Intoxication
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1919

Director

  • The Pursuit of Happiness (1930)
    The Pursuit of Happiness
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Christl Ehlers in People on Sunday (1930)
    People on Sunday
    7.3
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Der rosa Diamant
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Die gefundene Braut
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Lil Dagover in Komödie des Herzens (1924)
    Komödie des Herzens
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Brüder
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Das brennende Geheimnis
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Paul Wegener and Josef Fenneker in Herzog Ferrantes Ende (1922)
    Herzog Ferrantes Ende
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1922
  • Lyda Salmonova and Paul Wegener in The Lost Shadow (1921)
    The Lost Shadow
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Steuermann Holk
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Der Galeerensträfling (1919)
    Der Galeerensträfling
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Malaria
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Apokalypse
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Die schöne Prinzessin von China
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Der papierene Peter (1917)
    Der papierene Peter
    • Director
    • 1917

Production Designer

  • Moral
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1967
  • Fritz Muliar and Ernst Waldbrunn in Der Raub der Sabinerinnen (1965)
    Der Raub der Sabinerinnen
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1965
  • Hermann und Dorothea
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1961
  • Die Lästerschule
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1961
  • Fidelio (1956)
    Fidelio
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1956
  • Ein Polterabend (1955)
    Ein Polterabend
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1955
  • Hanna Amon (1951)
    Hanna Amon
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1951
  • Theo Lingen, Theo Mackeben, Gustaf Gründgens, Hans Leibelt, Ralph Arthur Roberts, Sybille Schmitz, Hans Steinhoff, and Gisela Uhlen in Tanz auf dem Vulkan (1938)
    Tanz auf dem Vulkan
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1938
  • The Town Stands on Its Head (1933)
    The Town Stands on Its Head
    • Production Designer
    • 1933
  • Katharina die Große
    • Production Designer
    • 1920
  • Ossi Oswalda in The Oyster Princess (1919)
    The Oyster Princess
    7.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1919
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)
    The Pied Piper of Hamelin
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1918
  • The Golem (1914)
    The Golem
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1914

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Murglie
  • Born
    • January 6, 1891
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • December 22, 1978
    • West Berlin, West Germany(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Stage: Set designer (w/Edgar G. Ulmer) for "Die Verbrecher" in Berlin, Germany. Written by Ferdinand Bruckner. Directed by Max Reinhardt.

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    German art director, a 1911 graduate from the Kunstgewerbeschule in Berlin. He began work as a theatrical set designer. His talent was noticed by Paul Wegener, who hired him to design sculptural constructs for The Golem (1914). Gliese is also remembered for building the monumental sets for Finances of the Grand Duke (1924) and for the magnificent set he created on the Fox Hills backlot for F.W. Murnau's classic film Sunrise (1927).

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