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Douglas Sirk

Directing

Douglas Sirk

Born April 26, 1897 — died January 14, 1987 · Hamburg, Germany

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

All That Heaven Allows

All That Heaven Allows

1955 · Director

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1959 · Director

Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

1956 · Director

Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1954 · Director

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958 · Director

The Tarnished Angels

The Tarnished Angels

1957 · Director

Lured

Lured

1947 · Director

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

1956 · Director

Sleep, My Love

Sleep, My Love

1948 · Director

All I Desire

All I Desire

1953 · Director

Shockproof

Shockproof

1949 · Director

Thunder on the Hill

Thunder on the Hill

1951 · Director

Directing

Talk to Me Like the Rain

Talk to Me Like the Rain

1976 · Director

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1959 · Director

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958 · Director

The Tarnished Angels

The Tarnished Angels

1957 · Director

Battle Hymn

Battle Hymn

1957 · Director

Interlude

Interlude

1957 · Director

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

1956 · Director

Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

1956 · Director

Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

1956 · Co-Director

All That Heaven Allows

All That Heaven Allows

1955 · Director

Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot

1955 · Director

Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1954 · Director

Taza, Son of Cochise

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954 · Director

Sign of the Pagan

Sign of the Pagan

1954 · Director

All I Desire

All I Desire

1953 · Director

Take Me to Town

Take Me to Town

1953 · Director

Meet Me at the Fair

Meet Me at the Fair

1953 · Director

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952 · Director

No Room for the Groom

No Room for the Groom

1952 · Director

Thunder on the Hill

Thunder on the Hill

1951 · Director

Week-End with Father

Week-End with Father

1951 · Director

The First Legion

The First Legion

1951 · Director

The Lady Pays Off

The Lady Pays Off

1951 · Director

Mystery Submarine

Mystery Submarine

1950 · Director

Writing

Bourbon Street Blues

Bourbon Street Blues

1979 · Writer

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

1978 · Screenplay

Triad

1938 · Writer

La Chanson du Souvenir

La Chanson du Souvenir

1937 · Screenplay

The Final Chord

The Final Chord

1936 · Writer

Acting

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

2010 · Self (archive footage)

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

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

2009 · Self (archive footage)

Acting for Douglas Sirk

Acting for Douglas Sirk

2008 · Self (archive footage)

Days with Sirk

2008 · Self

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

2006 · Self (archive footage)

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

1991 · Self (archive footage)

Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

1987 · Self

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1983 · Self

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

1980 · Self

Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk

Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk

1979 · Self - Interviewee

Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

1979 · Self

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974 · Self

German Film Award

German Film Award

1951 · Self