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Hans Steinhoff(1882-1945)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Hans Steinhoff was born on 10 March 1882 in Marienberg, Saxony, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Ohm Krüger (1941), The Making of a King (1935) and Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939). He died on 20 April 1945 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany.
BornMarch 10, 1882
DiedApril 20, 1945(63)
BornMarch 10, 1882
DiedApril 20, 1945(63)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Emil Jannings and Theo Matejko in Ohm Krüger (1941)
Ohm Krüger
6.5
  • Director
  • 1941
Werner Hinz and Emil Jannings in The Making of a King (1935)
The Making of a King
6.9
  • Director
  • 1935
Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939)
Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death
6.3
  • Director
  • 1939
Melusine (1944)
Melusine
3.8
  • Director
  • 1944

Credits

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Director

  • Shiva und die Galgenblume (1993)
    Shiva und die Galgenblume
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Melusine (1944)
    Melusine
    3.8
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Gabriele Dambrone (1943)
    Gabriele Dambrone
    2.7
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Rembrandt (1942)
    Rembrandt
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Emil Jannings and Theo Matejko in Ohm Krüger (1941)
    Ohm Krüger
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Hanns Wagula in Die Geierwally (1940)
    Die Geierwally
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939)
    Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Gestern und heute
    4.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1938
  • 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
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Heinrich George in An Enemy of the People (1937)
    An Enemy of the People
    2.4
    • Director
    • 1937
  • A Woman of No Importance (1936)
    A Woman of No Importance
    4.2
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Gustav Knuth and Käthe Gold in Der Ammenkönig (1935)
    Der Ammenkönig
    3.4
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Le miroir aux alouettes (1935)
    Le miroir aux alouettes
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Werner Hinz and Emil Jannings in The Making of a King (1935)
    The Making of a King
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Decoy (1934)
    Decoy
    3.2
    • Director
    • 1934

Writer

  • Shiva und die Galgenblume (1993)
    Shiva und die Galgenblume
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • Melusine (1944)
    Melusine
    3.8
    • Writer
    • 1944
  • Gabriele Dambrone (1943)
    Gabriele Dambrone
    2.7
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Rembrandt (1942)
    Rembrandt
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1942
  • Hanns Wagula in Die Geierwally (1940)
    Die Geierwally
    6.7
    • screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • 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
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Heinrich George in An Enemy of the People (1937)
    An Enemy of the People
    2.4
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming (1933)
    Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming
    3.8
    • Writer
    • 1933
  • Camilla Horn and Paul Wegener in Fundvogel (1930)
    Fundvogel
    • Writer
    • 1930
  • Schwiegersöhne (1926)
    Schwiegersöhne
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Der Mann im Sattel
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Der Mann, der sich verkauft
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Henny Porten in Inge Larsen (1924)
    Inge Larsen
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • Lya De Putti and Harry Liedtke in Die Fledermaus (1923)
    Die Fledermaus
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Der falsche Dimitri
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1922

Producer

  • Shiva und die Galgenblume (1993)
    Shiva und die Galgenblume
    7.0
    • line producer
    • 1993
  • Melusine (1944)
    Melusine
    3.8
    • producer
    • 1944

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 10, 1882
    • Marienberg, Saxony, Germany
  • Died
    • April 20, 1945
    • Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany(plane crash)
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    With the downfall of the Third Reich not only his career came to an end but Steinhoff also lost his life. During the shootings of "Shiva und die Galgenblume" in Prague he fled on an airplane to Berlin and later to Madrid. On the flight to Madrid the airplane was shot down by fighters, and Steinhoff as well as all other passengers onboard, died.

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