Karl Anton

Karl Anton
Karl Anton photo.jpg
Born(1898-10-25)25 October 1898
Died12 April 1979(1979-04-12) (aged 80)
West Berlin, West Germany
OccupationFilm director
Screenwriter
Film producer
Years active1922–1963
Spouse(s)
Ruth Buchardt–Hansen
(m. 1940)

Karl Anton or Karel Anton (25 October 1898 – 12 April 1979) was a Bohemian-born German film director, screenwriter and film producer.[1]

Life

He was born in Prague on 25 October 1989. His father Wilhelm Anton (1861–1918) was a physician.[2] Anton studied medicine, but left the school after his father's death.[2] He started as a stage actor and director in Vienna, Linz and Prague. He directed his first movie, a lyrical drama Gypsies, in 1921. He founded his own production companies Antonfilm (1923–30) and Sonorfilm (1930–32).[2]

After the international success of Tonka of the Gallows he worked in Paris for Paramount Pictures and later moved to Germany to work for Tobis Film.[2]

He died in Berlin, Germany in 1979. Czech actor Raoul Schránil was his cousin. [2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Karl Anton". Film Portal. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Karl Anton". Filmový přehled. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

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