Georg Tressler

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer

January 25, 1917 — January 6, 2007 (89 years)
Georg Tressler (born January 25, 1917, in Vienna – died January 6, 2007, in Belgern, Germany) was an Austrian film director known for bringing social realism to postwar German cinema. After early work as an assistant and documentary filmmaker, he achieved major success with Die Halbstarken (1956), which helped launch the career of Horst Buchholz and marked a break from conventional 1950s German filmmaking.

Influenced by Italian Neorealism, Tressler favored location shooting and a documentary-style approach, evident in films such as Endstation Liebe and Das Totenschiff. From the 1960s onward, he worked extensively in television, directing popular series and TV films. His work is regarded as an important bridge between postwar cinema and later New German Film movements.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • 2069: A Sex Odyssey
    2069: A Sex Odyssey1974

Known For

  • 2069: A Sex Odyssey
    2069: A Sex Odyssey1974
  • Teenage Wolfpack
    Teenage Wolfpack1956
  • Ship of the Dead
    Ship of the Dead1959
  • Sukkubus
    Sukkubus1989
  • Gertrud Stranitzki
    Gertrud Stranitzki1 season
  • Last Stop Love
    Last Stop Love1958
  • The Journalist (1970)
    The Journalist (1970)1 season
  • Lautlose Jagd
    Lautlose Jagd2 seasons
  • Weh' dem, der erbt
    Weh' dem, der erbt1969
  • Keiner erbt für sich allein
    Keiner erbt für sich allein1970
  • The Commissioner
    The Commissioner8 seasons
  • Sweet Dreams
    Sweet Dreams1975
  • Children of the Mountains
    Children of the Mountains1958
  • Disneyland
    Disneyland51 seasons
  • Der Millionenbauer
    Der Millionenbauer2 seasons
  • Scene of the Crime
    Scene of the Crime57 seasons
  • Count Yoster does the honors
    Count Yoster does the honors5 seasons
  • Gestatten – mein Name ist Cox
    Gestatten – mein Name ist Cox2 seasons
  • Under 18
    Under 181957
  • Castle Hohenstein
    Castle Hohenstein2 seasons