Gerhard Menzel

Screenwriter, Film story contributor

1894 – 1966

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Who was Gerhard Menzel?

Gerhard Menzel was a German screenwriter. He wrote for 38 films between 1933 and 1965. He was supported of Nazism and worked for Nazi propaganda. He was responsible for writing the script of Heimkehr, one of the most infamous pieces of Nazi cinema, which featured racism and hateful images of Poles.

He was born in Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, Germany and died in Comano, Ticino, Switzerland.

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Born
Sep 29, 1894
WaƂbrzych
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  • Germany
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Died
May 4, 1966
Comano

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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