Douglas Sirk

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Birth Name: Hans Detlef Sierck

Born: 26 April 1897 Died: 14 January 1987

Country of origin: Germany

Height: 5' 8"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Hilde Jary

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The Idiot's Guide To Famous (Classic) Filmmakers (85 items)
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Published 11 years, 9 months ago

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Entertainment Weekly's 50 Greatest Directors (50 items)
list by coroner

Published 16 years, 2 months ago

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The Golden Age of Hollywood (260 items)
list by Moon River

Published 9 years, 10 months ago

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17 votes

500 Film Directors (378 items)
list by Kenji

Published 9 years, 11 months ago

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5 votes

Immigrants of Germany and Austria (23 items)
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Published 5 years, 7 months ago

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Douglas Sirk Videos

Douglas Sirk - "You Are Making a Bad Movie"

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Douglas Sirk was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s. However, he also directed comedies, westerns, and war films. Sirk started his career in Germany as a stage and screen director, but he left for Hollywood in 1937 after his Jewish wife was persecuted by the Nazis.

Tags: Born 1900 (3), Died 1987 (3), German (2), Hollywood (2), Melodrama (2), Director (2), Deceased (2), Writer (1), Producer (1), Film Director (1), Born 1897 (1), Died Aged 86 (1), Died Aged 89 (1), Danish-german (1), Born April 26 (1)

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1. All That Heaven Allows (1955) (1956)

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7.7

188 Watched

2. Imitation of Life (1959)

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7.7

164 Watched

3. Written on the Wind (1956)

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7.2

152 Watched

4. Magnificent Obsession (1954)

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7.1

83 Watched

5. The Tarnished Angels

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1. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

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8.2

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2. Mirage de la vie

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3. Cinéma cinémas (1982)

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4. Spécial cinéma (1974)

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1. Summer Storm (1944)

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2. Zu neuen Ufern (1937)

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3. Bourbon Street Blues

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8.3

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4. Schlußakkord (1936)

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6.5

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5. Das Hofkonzert (1936)

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1. Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

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2. Daniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense (2010)

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3. Days with Sirk

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4. Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2006)

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TCM’s The Essential Directors (56 person items)

"Must-See Movies Lured Magnificent Obsession All That Heaven Allows Written on the Wind Battle Hymn The Tarnished Angels A Time to Love and a Time to Die Imitation of Life "