George Hurdalek was born on February 6, 1908 in Görlitz, Germany. He was a writer and assistant director, known for The Sound of Music (1965), Der eiserne Gustav (1958) and Town Without Pity (1961). He was married to Barbara Eff Annoula and Eva Ingeborg Scholz. He died on June 15, 1980 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
German author, screenwriter and director, a former stage actor. He became an assistant film director in 1934, but subsequently concentrated chiefly on writing screenplays. He is particularly noted for his work on the satirical Roses for the Prosecutor (1959) and (in collaboration with Helmut Käutner) the powerful wartime drama The Devil's General (1955).
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Verbrechen nach Schulschluß
1975
Fluchtweg St. Pauli - Großalarm für die Davidswache
1971
Mein Vater, der Affe und ich
1971
uncredited
Alte Kameraden
1969
TV Movie teleplay
Hafenkrankenhaus
1968
TV Series writer
Die Flucht nach Holland
1967
TV Movie screenplay
Die Rechnung - eiskalt serviert
1966
as Georg Hurdalek
Die fromme Helene
1965
The Violin Case Murders
1965
as Georg Hurdalek
The Sound of Music
1965
with the partial use of ideas by - as Georg Hurdalek
The Indian Scarf
1963
screenplay
Unser Haus in Kamerun
1961
Das letzte Kapitel
1961
Town Without Pity
1961
screenplay
Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben
1960
Sweetheart of the Gods
1960
Rebel Flight to Cuba
1959
as Georg Hurdalek
Roses for the Prosecutor
1959
writer
Duel in the Forest
1958
writer
Der eiserne Gustav
1958
idea / screenplay
Immer wenn der Tag beginnt
1957
novelette - as Georg Hurdalek
Franziska
1957
Königin Luise
1957
Die Trapp-Familie
1956
Ohne dich wird es Nacht
1956
story
Der letzte Mann
1955
The Devil's General
1955
Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs
1955
screenplay
The Last Summer
1954
screenplay - as Georg Hurdalek
Mädchen mit Zukunft
1954
Dein Mund verspricht mir Liebe
1954
as Georg Hurdalek
Königliche Hoheit
1953
writer
Der große Zapfenstreich
1952
additional writer
Die Zeit mit dir
1948
as Georg Hurdalek
Stimme des Herzens
1942
Fronttheater
1942
screenplay
Frauen für Golden Hill
1938
collaborator
Dreizehn Mann und eine Kanone
1938
writer
Five Millions Seek an Heir
1938
as Georg Hurdalek
Das große Abenteuer
1938
writer
Der mutige Seefahrer
1935
Der Gefangene des Königs
1935
as Georg Hurdalek
Der Herr Senator. Die fliegende Ahnfrau
1934
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tonelli
1943
assistant director - as Georg Hurdalek
Golowin geht durch die Stadt
1940
assistant director
Der Feuerteufel
1940
assistant director - as Georg Hurdalek
Der Kaiser von Kalifornien
1936
assistant director
Heinz im Mond
1934
assistant director - as Georg Hurdaleck
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Der eiserne Gustav
1958
as Georg Hurdalek
Der große Zapfenstreich
1952
Die Zeit mit dir
1948
as Georg Hurdalek
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Orient-Express
1944
1. Reporter
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Two Seals
1934
dialogue director - as Georg Hurdalek
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Sound of Music
1965
acknowledgment: with the partial use of ideas by - as Georg Hurdalek
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