Carl Froelich

Producer, Director, Writer

September 5, 1875 — February 12, 1953 (77 years)
Carl August Hugo Froelich was a German film pioneer, film director, screenwriter and photographer. As cameraman for Oskar Messter's weekly newsreels Froelich filmed among many other things the aftermath of a train accident on the Berlin elevated railway on 28 September 1908, one of the worst transport disasters of the time. In 1913 Froelich made his directorial debut with "Richard Wagner". Between 1913 and 1951 he made 77 feature films.

Known For

  • Mädchen in Uniform
    Mädchen in Uniform1931
  • The Treasure
    The Treasure1923
  • Homeland
    Homeland1938
  • It Was a Gay Ballnight
    It Was a Gay Ballnight1939
  • The Four Companions
    The Four Companions1938
  • The Heart of a Queen
    The Heart of a Queen1940
  • Carmen (la de Triana)
    Carmen (la de Triana)1938
  • The Anthem of Leuthen
    The Anthem of Leuthen1933
  • The Gasman
    The Gasman1941
  • If We All Were Angels
    If We All Were Angels1936
  • The Life and Works of Richard Wagner
    The Life and Works of Richard Wagner1913
  • I Was Jack Mortimer
    I Was Jack Mortimer1935
  • Die Umwege des schönen Karl
    Die Umwege des schönen Karl1938
  • The Growing Youth
    The Growing Youth1933
  • The Way to Freedom
    The Way to Freedom1941
  • Wedding in Barenhof
    Wedding in Barenhof1942

Filmography

1919
Die Verführten · as Screenplay
1914

1944
Familie Buchholz · as Line Producer
1919
Der Tänzer 1. Teil · as Script
1918
1914
Die große Sünderin · as Cinematographer
1914
Das Tal des Traumes · as Cinematographer
1914
Tirol in Waffen · as Cinematographer
1913
Der wankende Glaube · as Cinematographer
1913
The Life of Richard Wagner · as Cinematographer
1913
Eva · as Director Of Photography
1912
Um Haaresbreite · as Cinematographer
1911
Schuld und Sühne · as Cinematographer