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Georg Tressler
Director 1917 - 2007

Georg Tressler

Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Georg Tressler (born January 25, 1917, in Vienna – died January 6, 2007, in Belgern, Germany) was an Austrian film director known for bringing social realism to postwar German cinema. After early work as an assistant and documentary filmmaker, he achieved major success with... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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3 titles
Sukkubus - den Teufel im Leib

Sukkubus - den Teufel im Leib

Georg Tressler 1989 1h 20m 7.0

Sometime during the 19th century in Switzerland: After a delirious night of drinking, three herdsmen who are all alone in the alps with their kettle, create a female doll from cloth and a strangely formed wooden root. When their creation comes to life in form of an evil and beautiful female demon, they have to fear for their lives...

Das Totenschiff

Das Totenschiff

Georg Tressler 1959 1h 38m

After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a tramp cargo, by Lawski, a stoker from Poland. Still, the two become friends within the motley crew of losers from all nations.

Die Halbstarken

Die Halbstarken

Georg Tressler 1956 1h 37m

The drama of a youthful triangle among gang leader Freddy, his brother Jan, and bad girl Cissy, in one of the first considerations of juvenile delinquency in post-war West Germany.

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