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Carl Mayer

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Birth Name: Carl Mayer

Born: 20 November 1894 Died: 1 July 1944

Country of origin: Austria


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Description: Carl Mayer (20 November 1894, Graz, Austria - 1 July 1944, London) was an Austrian screenplay writer who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise (1927) and 4 Devils (1928), the last five being films directed by F. W. Murnau. Mayer was the son of a stock speculator who committed suicide, forcing the young Carl to leave school at 15, and go to work as a secretary. Mayer moved from Graz to Innsbruck and then Vienna, where he worked as a dramatist. The events of World War I turned him into a pacifist. In 1917, Mayer w ... (more)
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8.2
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2. Sunrise (1927)
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8.6
461 Watched
3. The Last Laugh (1924)
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8
203 Watched
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7.2
71 Watched
5. Tartuffe (1925)
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7.4
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