Thomas Engel (director)

Thomas Engel
Abraham Pisarek, 1947
Born	18 April 1922 Hamburg, Germany
Died	7 May 2015 (aged 93) Kreuth, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation(s)	Director, writer
Years active	1953–1992 (film & TV)

Thomas Engel (April 18, 1922– May 7, 2015) was a German screenwriter and director of film and television. He was the son of director Erich Engel.

Selected filmography

• Annaluise and Anton (1953) — based on the eponymous novel by Erich Kästner
• Girl with a Future (1954)
• Bon Voyage (1954) — based on Eduard Künneke's operetta Glückliche Reise
• Swedish Girl (co-director: Håkan Bergström, 1955)
• Liebe, die den Kopf verliert (1956)
• Die Stimme der Sehnsucht (1956)
• Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe (1956) — based on the play The Concert by Hermann Bahr
• Wie schön, daß es dich gibt (1957)
• Junger Mann, der alles kann (1957) — based on a novel by Ernst Rudolphi
• Der Page vom Palast-Hotel (1958) — based on a novel by Maria von Peteani
• Mylord weiß sich zu helfen (1958, TV film) — based on the story Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde
• Der lachende Vagabund (1958)
• Liebe auf krummen Beinen (1959) — based on a novel by Hans Gruhl
• The Blue Sea and You (1959)
• I Learned That in Paris (1960)
• Gauner-Serenade (1960)
• Wie einst im Mai (1961, TV film) — based on Walter Kollo's operetta Wie einst im Mai
• Davon träumen alle Mädchen (1961)
• Lauter Lügen (1961, TV film) — Remake of the films All Lies (1938) and Must We Get Divorced? (1953)
• Schlagerrevue 1962 (1961)
• So war Mama (1962, TV film) — based on the play I Remember Mama by John Van Druten and Kathryn Forbes
• Im echten Manne ist ein Kind (1962, TV series)
• Ihr gehorsamer Diener (1962, TV film) — based on the play Your Obedient Servant by Diana Morgan and Dorothea Gotfurt
• Sein Meisterstück (1963, TV film) — based on the play Savez-vous planter les choux by Marcel Achard
• Kater Lampe (1963, TV film) — based on the play Kater Lampe by Emil Rosenow
• Meine Tochter und ich (1963) — screenplay by Curth Flatow
• Glückliche Reise (1963, TV film) — based on Eduard Künneke's operetta Glückliche Reise
• Die Zofen (1964, TV film) — based on the play The Maids by Jean Genet
• Frau Luna (1964) — based on Paul Lincke's operetta Frau Luna
• Meine Nichte Susanne (1964, TV film) — Remake of the 1950 film My Niece Susanne
• Schicken Sie mir einen Dollar! (1965, TV film) — based on the play The Gimmick by Joseph Julian
• Bei Pfeiffers ist Ball (1966, TV film)
• An einem ganz gewöhnlichen Tag (1966, TV film) — based on the story Salto Mortale by Milo Dor
• Corinne und der Seebär (1966, TV film) — screenplay by Karl Wittlinger
• Wilhelmina (1966–1968, TV series, 5 episodes) — screenplay by Barbara Noack
• Die Frau des Fotografen (1967, TV film) — based on the play Fabien by Marcel Pagnol
• Heinrich IV (1967, TV film) — based on the play Henry IV by Luigi Pirandello
• Im Ballhaus ist Musike (1967, TV film) — sequel to Bei Pfeiffers ist Ball
• Im Ballhaus wird geschwoft (1968, TV film) — sequel to Im Ballhaus ist Musike
• Gold für Montevasall (1968, TV film)
• Ein Sommer mit Nicole (1969, TV series, 13 episodes)
• Wie ein Wunder kam die Liebe (1969, TV film)
• Miss Molly Mill (1970, TV series, 13 episodes)
• Familie Bergmann (1970–1971, TV series, 2 episodes)
• Die Frau ohne Kuß (1971, TV film) — based on Walter Kollo's operetta
• Ich träume von Millionen (1971, TV film) — sequel to Wie ein Wunder kam die Liebe
• Die keusche Susanne (1972, TV film) — based on Jean Gilbert's operetta Die keusche Susanne
• Hofball bei Zille (1972, TV film)
• Algebra um Acht (1972–1973, TV series, 13 episodes)
• Alle lieben Célimare (1973, TV film) — based on the play Célimare le bien-aimé by Eugène Labiche
• Mein Onkel Benjamin (1973, TV film) — based on the novel Mon oncle Benjamin by Claude Tillier
• So'n Theater (1973, TV film)
• Der kleine Doktor (1974, TV series, 7 episodes) — based on stories by Georges Simenon
• Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies (1974, TV film) — based on Friedrich Schröder's operetta Wedding Night in Paradise
• Streng geheim (1975, TV film) — Remake of the 1964 film A Mission for Mr. Dodd
• Beschlossen und verkündet (1975, TV series, 13 episodes)
• Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977, TV series) — based on a novel by Johannes Mario Simmel
• Endstation Paradies (1977, TV film)
• Drei Damen vom Grill (1977, TV series, the first 6 episodes)
• Grille und Ameise (1979, TV film) — based on a play by Alfonso Paso
• Der Führerschein (1979, TV film) — screenplay by Irina Korschunow
• Ihr 106. Geburtstag (1979, TV film) — based on a play by Jean Sarment
• Der Urlaub (1980, TV film) — screenplay by Irina Korschunow
• Kintopp Kintopp (1981, TV series, 13 episodes)
• Tatort: Im Fadenkreuz (1981, TV series episode)
• Zurück an den Absender (1981, TV film)
• Wie es geschah (1983, TV film) — screenplay by Irina Korschunow
• Suddenly at Home (1985, TV film) — based on a play by Francis Durbridge
• Ein Mann ist soeben erschossen worden (1985, TV film) — based on a play by Jaime Salom
• Der Kandidat (1986, TV film) — based on the play Le Candidat by Gustave Flaubert
• Tatort: Schuldlos schuldig (1988, TV series episode)

Bibliography

• Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity . Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

• Thomas Engel at IMDb