Richard Oswald
DirectingBorn Nov 5, 1880Died Sep 11, 1963
Vienna, Austria
Richard Oswald was an Austrian director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 100 feature films from 1914 to 1951. Among them the classics "Nachtgestalten" (1920), "Unheimliche Geschichten" (1919/1932), "Die Prostitution 1-2" (1919) and "Alraune" (1930). Being Jewish, Oswald was forced to flee Nazi Germany, first for occupied France and later emigrating to the United States.
Known For
Rags and Silk
movie1925
Rags and Silk
movie1925
Rags and Silk
movie1925
Ehe in Not
movie1929
Figures of the Night
movie1920
Spring Awakening
movie1929
The Transformation of Dr. Bessel
movie1927
The Transformation of Dr. Bessel
movie1927
Agitated Woman
movie1927
The Sun's Revenge
movie1915
Spring Awakening
movie1929
Figures of the Night
movie1920
Filmography
1949The Lovable Cheatas Producermovie1942Isle of Missing Menas Adaptationmovie1941I Was a Criminalas Directormovie1940The Eternal Jewas Self (archive footage)movie1938Tempête sur l'Asieas Directormovie1936Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Lebenas Writermovie1934My Song Goes Round the Worldas Producermovie1934Bleeke Betas Directormovie1934When You're Young, the World Belongs to Youas Directormovie1933Adventure on the Lidoas Directormovie1933A Song Goes Round the Worldas Producermovie1933The Flower of Hawaiias Directormovie1933Crook's Honoras Directormovie1932Countess Marizaas Directormovie1932The Living Deadas Producermovie1931The Captain from Köpenickas Producermovie1931Poor as a Church Mouseas Directormovie1931Victoria and Her Hussaras Directormovie1931Schubert's Dream of Springas Producermovie19311914: The Last Days Before the Waras Producermovie1930The Tender Relativesas Producermovie1930Dreyfusas Producermovie1930Vienna, City of Songas Directormovie1930Alrauneas Producermovie1929The Mistress and Her Servantas Directormovie1929Ehe in Notas Directormovie1929The Hound of the Baskervillesas Directormovie1929Cagliostroas Executive Producermovie1929Spring Awakeningas Producermovie1928Villa Falconierias Directormovie1928The Green Alleyas Directormovie1927The Transformation of Dr. Besselas Directormovie1927Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!as Directormovie1927Radio Magicas Directormovie1927Assassinationas Directormovie1927Agitated Womanas Directormovie1927Lützow's Wild Huntas Directormovie1927A Crazy Nightas Producermovie1926When I Came Backas Directormovie1926Vorderhaus und Hinterhausas Writermovie1926The White Horse Innas Directormovie1926Should We Be Silent?as Writermovie1925Halbseideas Directormovie1925Die Frau von vierzig Jahrenas Directormovie1925Rags and Silkas Producermovie1924Don Carlos und Elisabethas Writermovie1923Earth Spiritas Producermovie1922Lucrezia Borgiaas Writermovie1922Die Dame und ihr Friseuras Producermovie1922Dr. Gyllenborgs doppeltes Gesichtas Producermovie1922Das Logierhaus für Gentlemanas Producermovie1921The Golden Plagueas Directormovie1921Lady Hamiltonas Writermovie1921The House in Dragon Streetas Directormovie1921Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmoreas Directormovie1920Das vierte Gebotas Directormovie1920Manolescu's Memoirsas Screenplaymovie1920Kurfürstendammas Directormovie1920Ewiger Stromas Producermovie1920Die Nacht auf Goldenhallas Producermovie1920The Merry-Go-Roundas Screenplaymovie1920Figures of the Nightas Screenplaymovie1919Eerie Talesas Storymovie1919Die Arche. 2. Teil: Die letzten Menschenas Screenplaymovie1919The Arcas Screenplaymovie1919Prostitution IIas Directormovie1919Different from the Othersas Producermovie1919Peer Gynt - 1. Teil: Peer Gynts Jugendas Producermovie1919Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Todas Producermovie1919Around the World in 80 Daysas Directormovie1919Prostitutionas Directormovie1918Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacobyas Writermovie1918The Story of Dida Ibsenas Directormovie1918Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütteras Directormovie1918Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebertas Writermovie1918Diary of a Lost Womanas Writermovie1918Das Dreimäderlhausas Directormovie1918Der lebende Leichnamas Writermovie1918Es werde Licht! 3. Teilas Writermovie1918Rennfieberas Directormovie