Carl Froelich

Carl Froelich

Director · Producer · Writer

Berlin, Germany
September 5, 1875

Biography

Carl August Hugo Froelich was a German film pioneer, film director, screenwriter and photographer. As cameraman for Oskar Messter's weekly newsreels Froelich filmed among many other things the aftermath of a train accident on the Berlin elevated railway on 28 September 1908, one of the worst transport disasters of the time. In 1913 Froelich made his directorial debut with "Richard Wagner". Between 1913 and 1951 he made 77 feature films.

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Carl Froelich 1

Representative Works

Zu spät
Zu spät
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/ German
Arme Thea
Arme Thea
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/ English
Toteninsel
Toteninsel
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Stips
Stips
9.0
/ German
Fürst Seppl
Fürst Seppl
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Lotte
Lotte
10.0
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Wandering Souls
Wandering Souls
8.0
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Traumulus
Traumulus
6.5
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The Minister's Daughter
The Minister's Daughter
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Arme Thea
1919Nominee

Best Director

Arme Thea

Wedding in Barenhof
1942Nominee

Best Director

Wedding in Barenhof

Stips
1951Winner

Best Director

Stips

Career Highlights

Fürst Seppl
1915Highlight

Best Director

Fürst Seppl

Top Sergeant Schwenke
1935Highlight

Best Director

Top Sergeant Schwenke