1980Nominee
Best Picture
Devil Hunter
Karl Spiehs
Actor · Producer
Ternitz, Lower Austria, Austria
February 20, 1931
Biography
Karl Spiehs was an Austrian movie producer. With his movie production company LISA Film, he became one of the most prolific movie producers of the German-speaking world. The output of his company featured shallow comedies, raunchy sex movies, cheesy music films, but also exploitation films. Many of these films were slated by critics but enjoyed considerable commercial success. From the early 1990s onwards, he increasingly shifted the focus of his company from cinematic movies to made-for-tv productions.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1982Nominee
Best Picture
Banana Joe
1989Nominee
Best Picture
Silence Like Glass
Career Highlights
1974Highlight
Best Picture
Julia
1979Highlight
Best Picture
Cola, Candy, Chocolate