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Carl Mayer

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1894-11-20

Deathday: 1944-07-01 (49 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 36

Movies 36

Writer 29

Screenplay 3

Writer

Carl Mayer

Biography

Filmography

all 36

Movies 36

Writer 29

Screenplay 3

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)

Dreaming Lips (1953)

Pygmalion (1939)

Dreaming Lips (1937)

As You Like It (1936)

The Dreamy Mouth (1932)

Dreaming Lips (1932)

The Blue Light (1932)

Ariane, Russian Maid (1932)

Ariane (1931)

The Man Who Committed the Murder (1931)

Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930)

Fräulein Else (1929)

4 Devils (1928)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Tartuffe (1926)

The Last Laugh (1924)

New Year's Eve (1924)

The Street (1923)

The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning (1923)

Earth Spirit (1923)

Vanina (1922)

Backstairs (1921)

Torgus (1921)

Nights of Terror (1921)

Shattered (1921)

Danton (1921)

The Haunted Castle (1921)

Journey into the Night (1921)

Der Dummkopf (1921)

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)

The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920)

Johannes Goth (1920)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Die Frau im Käfig (1919)

Information

Known ForWriting

GenderMale

Birthday1894-11-20

Deathday1944-07-01 (49 years old)

Birth PlaceGraz, Austria

CitizenshipsGerman Empire, United Kingdom, Austria

Credited with

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1894-11-20

Deathday
1944-07-01 (49 years old)

Birth Place
Graz, Austria

Citizenships
German Empire, United Kingdom, Austria