Karl Anton

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Karl Anton
Anton, c. 1933
Born(1898-10-25)25 October 1898
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died12 April 1979(1979-04-12) (aged 80)
West Berlin, West Germany
Other namesKarel Anton, Charles Anton
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Film producer
Years active1922–1963
Spouses
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(divorced)​
Ruth Buchardt–Hansen
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(m. 1940)​

Karl Anton or Karel Anton (25 October 1898 – 12 April 1979) was a Bohemian-born German film director, screenwriter, and film producer.[1]

Biography

He was born in Prague on 25 October 1898. His father, Wilhelm Anton (1861–1918) was a physician.[2] Anton studied medicine, but left school after his father's death.[2] He started as a stage actor and director in Vienna, Linz and Prague. During the World War I, Anton made amateur documentaries with his friends Karel Lamač and Otto Heller.[3] He directed his first movie, a lyrical drama Gypsies, in 1921. Anton is considered an early proponent of Czech lyrical cinema tradition.[3] He founded his own production companies Antonfilm (1923–30) and Sonorfilm (1930–32).[2]

After the international success of Tonka of the Gallows he worked in Paris for Paramount Pictures from 1932 to 1935. After leaving Paramount he moved to Germany in 1935.[2] He died in West Berlin in 1979. Czech actor Raoul Schránil was his cousin.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Karl Anton". Film Portal. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Karl Anton". Filmový přehled. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b Bock, Hans-Michael (2009). The concise CineGraph : encyclopaedia of German cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 15. ISBN 9780857455659. Retrieved 20 October 2021.