Biography
Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Head of Janus (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and 4 Devils (1928), most of them being films directed by F. W. Murnau. Mayer was a fundamental figure in the dramatic and narrative establishment of both German Expressionist cinema and Kammerspielfilm.
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Filmography
all 36
Movies 36
Writer 33
Screenplay 1
Writer
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)
Movie
2
Writer
Dreaming Lips (1953)
Movie
Script Consultant
Pygmalion (1939)
Movie
Writer
Dreaming Lips (1937)
Movie
Writer
As You Like It (1936)
Movie
Writer
The Dreamy Mouth (1932)
Movie
Writer
Dreaming Lips (1932)
Movie
Writer
The Blue Light (1932)
Movie
Screenplay
Ariane, Russian Maid (1932)
Movie
Writer
Ariane (1931)
Movie
Dialogue
The Man Who Committed the Murder (1931)
Movie
Writer
Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930)
Movie
Writer
Fräulein Else (1929)
Movie
Writer
4 Devils (1928)
Movie
Writer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Movie
4.63
Writer
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
Movie
Writer
Tartuffe (1926)
Movie
Writer
The Last Laugh (1924)
Movie
4.87
Writer
New Year's Eve (1924)
Movie
Writer
The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning (1923)
Movie
Writer
Earth Spirit (1923)
Movie
Writer
The Street (1923)
Movie
Writer
Vanina (1922)
Movie
Writer
Backstairs (1921)
Movie
Writer
Torgus (1921)
Movie
Writer
Grausige Nächte (1921)
Movie
Writer
Shattered (1921)
Movie
Writer
Danton (1921)
Movie
Writer
The Haunted Castle (1921)
Movie
Writer
Journey Into the Night (1921)
Movie
Writer
Der Dummkopf (1921)
Movie
Writer
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)
Movie
Writer
The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920)
Movie
Writer
Johannes Goth (1920)
Movie
Writer
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Movie
5.48
Writer
Die Frau im Käfig (1919)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.62
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1921
1924
1923
2005
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1894-11-20
Deathday1944-07-01 (49 years old)
Birth PlaceGraz, Austria
CitizenshipsGerman Empire, United Kingdom, Austria
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