Antel, Franz Josef#

b. Vienna, June 28, 1913, film director, producer, screenwriter; started his career as assistant director, first worked as a director in the short sound film "Vagabunden" (1933). Directed more than 70 Austrian and German light films, esp. Heimatfilm (films with regional background) and K. u. k. Films (films about the time of the Monarchy), esp. "Der alte Suender" (1951), "Hallo Dienstmann" (1952), "Kaiserwalzer" (1953), "Spionage" (1955), "Lumpazivagabundus" (1957), "Ruf der Waelder" (1965), "Susanne, die Wirtin an der Lahn" (1967), "Casanova & Co." (1977), "Der Bockerer I" (1981), "Der Bockerer II" (1996), "Der Bockerer III" (2000).

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