Thomas Engel (director)

Thomas Engel (1922–2015) was a German screenwriter and director of film and television.[1] He was the son of director Erich Engel.

Thomas Engel
Abraham Pisarek , 1947
Born18 April 1922
Hamburg, Germany
Died7 May 2015 (aged 93)
Kreuth, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation(s)Director, writer
Years active1953–1992 (film & TV)

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
  • 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
  • Plötzlich und unerwartet ... (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)

References
  1. Fritsche p.249

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


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