Erwin Leiser
About
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Birth Place
Berlin, DE
Born
May 16, 1923
Died
August 22, 1996
Cause of Death
Heart Failure
Filmography
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Die Feuerprobe
(1988)
Director
Hiroshima - Erinnern und Verdrangen
(1986)
Director
Die Mitlaufer
(1986)
Director
Die Feuerprobe
(1988)
Narration
Die Feuerprobe
(1988)
Screenwriter
Hiroshima - Erinnern und Verdrangen
(1986)
Screenplay
Family & Companions
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Vera Leiser
Wife
Survived him.
Biography
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Die Feuerprobe
(1988)
Director
Hiroshima - Erinnern und Verdrangen
(1986)
Director
Die Mitlaufer
(1986)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Die Feuerprobe
(1988)
Narration
Writer (Feature Film)
Die Feuerprobe
(1988)
Screenwriter
Hiroshima - Erinnern und Verdrangen
(1986)
Screenplay
Producer (Feature Film)
Die Mitlaufer
(1986)
Producer
Hiroshima - Erinnern und Verdrangen
(1986)
Producer
Director (Special)
A Portrait of Elie Wiesel
(1988)
Director
James Rosenquist
(1987)
Director
Producer (Special)
A Portrait of Elie Wiesel
(1988)
Producer
James Rosenquist
(1987)
Producer
Life Events
1938
Immigrated to Sweden as a teen-ager to live at a Jewish children's home
1960
Created "Mein Kampf" a documentary feature film about the history of Germany under Hitler's rule; composed of newsreels from both Allied and German sources
1961
Produced "Eichmann and the Third Reich"
1985
In a showing of "Eichmann and the Third Reich" during a festival in Paris, a bomb went off under a theater seat, injuring 18 people
1986
Created "Following the Fuhrer," consisted of documentary clips and fictional sketches
1996
Made head of the film and media arts section of the Academy of Arts in Berlin
Family
Marion Leiser
Daughter
Survived him.
Sandra Leiser
Daughter
Survived him.
Companions
Vera Leiser
Wife
Survived him.
