!!!Hanus, Heinz

b. Vienna, May 24, 1882, 
d. Bad Aussee (Styria), March 16, 1972, actor, (film) director, 
producer, film pioneer. In 1908 made the 1st Austrian movie "Von Stufe 
zu Stufe" (not preserved). In 1922 founded the "Filmbund" association 
of film makers. In 1922 supervised the first attempt to produce a 
colour film in Austria ("Fatmes Errettung") and in 1930 made the first 
Austrian short sound film ("In der Theateragentur"). In 1919 managed 
the "Yugoslawia" and in 1920 the "Astoria" film company, later worked 
as an independent producer and director (incl. "Gevatter Tod", 1921; 
"Schoene Wilde Welt"; "William Ratcliff", 1922).

!Literature
H. Edler, H. H. Filmschaffender und Begruender einer 
Berufsvereinigung f. Filmschaffende (Filmbund) in der 
1. Republik, 1983; G. Krenn, "Von Stufe zu Stufe". H. H. und 
die Anfaenge der Spielfilmproduktion in Oe., 1993 (published by W. 
Fritz).



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