Douglas Sirk

Directing•Born April 26, 1897•Died January 14, 1987 (age 89)•Hamburg, Germany

Biography

Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s.

Known For

Filmography

2023

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2022

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2010

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2009

Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2008

Acting for Douglas Sirk

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2008

Days with Sirk

as Self

Movie

2006

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

as Self (archive footage)

1991

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1987

Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

as Self

Movie

1983

Imitation of Life

as Self

Movie

1980

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

as Self

Movie

1979

Bavarian Film Awards

as Self

1979

Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk

as Self - Interviewee

Movie

1974

Spécial cinéma

as Self

1951

German Film Award

as Self

Personal Info

DepartmentDirecting

BirthdayApril 26, 1897

Day of DeathJanuary 14, 1987

Place of BirthHamburg, Germany

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