Douglas Sirk
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Douglas Sirk (April 26, 1900 – January 14, 1987) was a film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s, influential to contemporary directors such as François Ozon and Todd Haynes.
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Filmography
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Feature films
- Das Mädchen vom Moorhof (1935)
- April, April! (1935)
- Stützen der Gesellschaft (1935)
- La Chanson du souvenir (1936) Co-director
- 't was een april (1936) Co-director
- Schlußakkord (1936)
- Das Hofkonzert (1936)
- Zu neuen Ufern (1937)
- La Habanera (1937)
- Accord Final (1938) Uncredited
- Boefje (1939)
- Hitler's Madman (1943)
- Summer Storm (1944)
- A Scandal in Paris (1946)
- Lured (1947)
- Sleep, My Love (1948)
- Shockproof (1949)
- Slightly French (1949)
- Mystery Submarine (1950)
- The First Legion (1951)
- Thunder On The Hill (1951)
- The Lady Pays Off (1951)
- Week-End With Father (1951)
- No Room for the Groom (1952)
- Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
- Meet Me at the Fair(1953)
- Take Me To Town (1953)
- All I Desire (1953)
- Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
- Magnificent Obsession (1954)
- Sign Of The Pagan (1954)
- Captain Lightfoot (1955)
- All That Heaven Allows (1955)
- There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
- Written on the Wind (1956)
- Battle Hymn (1957)
- Interlude (1957)
- The Tarnished Angels (1958)
- A Time to Love and A Time to Die (1958)
- Imitation of Life (1959)
- Bourbon Street Blues (1979) Co-director
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Short films
- Zwei Genies (1934)
- Der Eingebildete Kranke (1935)
- Dreimal Ehe (1935)
- Sprich zu mir wie der Regen (1975) Co-director
- Sylvesternacht (1977) Co-director
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