Douglas Sirk (1897-1987)

Alias:
Detlef Sierck
Hans Detlef Sierck
Michael O'Hara
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Birthplace:
Hamburg, Germany

Born:
April 26, 1897

Died:
January 14, 1987

Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s.

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Adaptation:
1944  Summer Storm

Director:
1934  Dreimal Ehe
1934  Zwei Genies
1935  April, April!
1935  Der eingebildete Kranke
1935  Pillars of Society
1935  The Girl from the Marsh Croft
1936  't Was Eén April
1936  Final Accord
1936  The Court Concert
1937  La Chanson du Souvenir
1937  La Habanera
1937  To New Shores
1938  Final Accord
1939  Boefje
1943  Hitler's Madman
1944  Summer Storm
1946  A Scandal in Paris
1946  The Strange Woman
1947  Lured
1948  Sleep, My Love
1949  Shockproof
1949  Slightly French
1950  Mystery Submarine
1951  The First Legion
1951  The Lady Pays Off
1951  Thunder on the Hill
1951  Week-End with Father
1952  Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952  No Room for the Groom
1953  All I Desire
1953  Meet Me at the Fair
1953  Take Me to Town
1954  Magnificent Obsession
1954  Sign of the Pagan
1954  Taza, Son of Cochise
1955  All That Heaven Allows
1955  Captain Lightfoot
1956  Never Say Goodbye
1956  There's Always Tomorrow
1956  Written on the Wind
1957  Battle Hymn
1957  Interlude
1957  The Tarnished Angels
1958  A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1959  Imitation of Life
1976  Talk to Me Like the Rain
1978  New Year's Eve
1979  Bourbon Street Blues

Producer:
1934  Dreimal Ehe
1934  Zwei Genies
1935  April, April!
1935  Der eingebildete Kranke
1935  Pillars of Society
1935  The Girl from the Marsh Croft
1936  't Was Eén April
1936  Final Accord
1936  The Court Concert
1937  La Chanson du Souvenir
1937  La Habanera
1937  To New Shores
1938  Final Accord
1939  Boefje
1943  Hitler's Madman
1944  Summer Storm
1946  A Scandal in Paris
1946  The Strange Woman
1947  Lured
1948  Sleep, My Love
1949  Shockproof
1949  Slightly French
1950  Mystery Submarine
1951  The First Legion
1951  The Lady Pays Off
1951  Thunder on the Hill
1951  Week-End with Father
1952  Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952  No Room for the Groom
1953  All I Desire
1953  Meet Me at the Fair
1953  Take Me to Town
1954  Magnificent Obsession
1954  Sign of the Pagan
1954  Taza, Son of Cochise
1955  All That Heaven Allows
1955  Captain Lightfoot
1956  Never Say Goodbye
1956  There's Always Tomorrow
1956  Written on the Wind
1957  Battle Hymn
1957  Interlude
1957  The Tarnished Angels
1958  A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1959  Imitation of Life
1976  Talk to Me Like the Rain
1978  New Year's Eve
1979  Bourbon Street Blues

Screenplay:
1934  Dreimal Ehe
1934  Zwei Genies
1935  April, April!
1935  Der eingebildete Kranke
1935  Pillars of Society
1935  The Girl from the Marsh Croft
1936  't Was Eén April
1936  Final Accord
1936  The Court Concert
1937  La Chanson du Souvenir
1937  La Habanera
1937  To New Shores
1938  Final Accord
1939  Boefje
1943  Hitler's Madman
1944  Summer Storm
1946  A Scandal in Paris
1946  The Strange Woman
1947  Lured
1948  Sleep, My Love
1949  Shockproof
1949  Slightly French
1950  Mystery Submarine
1951  The First Legion
1951  The Lady Pays Off
1951  Thunder on the Hill
1951  Week-End with Father
1952  Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952  No Room for the Groom
1953  All I Desire
1953  Meet Me at the Fair
1953  Take Me to Town
1954  Magnificent Obsession
1954  Sign of the Pagan
1954  Taza, Son of Cochise
1955  All That Heaven Allows
1955  Captain Lightfoot
1956  Never Say Goodbye
1956  There's Always Tomorrow
1956  Written on the Wind
1957  Battle Hymn
1957  Interlude
1957  The Tarnished Angels
1958  A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1959  Imitation of Life
1976  Talk to Me Like the Rain
1978  New Year's Eve
1979  Bourbon Street Blues

Writer:
1934  Dreimal Ehe
1934  Zwei Genies
1935  April, April!
1935  Der eingebildete Kranke
1935  Pillars of Society
1935  The Girl from the Marsh Croft
1936  't Was Eén April
1936  Final Accord
1936  The Court Concert
1937  La Chanson du Souvenir
1937  La Habanera
1937  To New Shores
1938  Dreiklang
1938  Final Accord
1939  Boefje
1943  Hitler's Madman
1944  Summer Storm
1946  A Scandal in Paris
1946  The Strange Woman
1947  Lured
1948  Sleep, My Love
1949  Shockproof
1949  Slightly French
1950  Mystery Submarine
1951  The First Legion
1951  The Lady Pays Off
1951  Thunder on the Hill
1951  Week-End with Father
1952  Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952  No Room for the Groom
1953  All I Desire
1953  Meet Me at the Fair
1953  Take Me to Town
1954  Magnificent Obsession
1954  Sign of the Pagan
1954  Taza, Son of Cochise
1955  All That Heaven Allows
1955  Captain Lightfoot
1956  Never Say Goodbye
1956  There's Always Tomorrow
1956  Written on the Wind
1957  Battle Hymn
1957  Interlude
1957  The Tarnished Angels
1958  A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1959  Imitation of Life
1976  Talk to Me Like the Rain
1978  New Year's Eve
1979  Bourbon Street Blues

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