Erich Waschneck

Erich John Waschneck (29 April 1887 – 22 September 1970]) was a German cameraman, director, screenwriter, and film producer.

Early life

Waschneck was born on 29 April 1887 in Grimma, Kingdom of Saxony, the son of Karl Hermann Waschneck, a blacksmith, and his wife Therese Emilie, née Schneider. After graduating from high school he went to the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig and studied painting.

Career

Waschneck came in contact with the film industry in 1907 when he began to paint posters for films. He then worked as a still photographer and later as a camera assistant to cinematographer Fritz Arno Wagner.

In 1921, he did his first work as a cameraman in the adaptation of the fairy tale Little Muck (German: Die Kleine Muck) by Wilhelm Hauff. Until 1924, he was involved in numerous other productions as a cinematographer. From 1924 he worked as a director. His first directorial effort was the feature film Struggle for the Soil (German: Kampf um die Scholle) (1925), for which he also co-wrote the screenplay. His film Eight Girls in a Boat (German: Acht Mädels im Boot (1932) won the Gold Medal at the Venice Film Festival.

In 1932 he became managing director of Fanal-Film-Produktion GmbH in Berlin and a film producer.[1]

After the Nazis seized power, Waschneck joined the National Socialist Factory Cell Organization (German: Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellenorganisation) of German-born film directors on 4 April 1933.[2] In 1940, he directed the anti-Semitic propaganda film The Rothschilds (German: Die Rothschilds).[3]

After the war Waschneck directed only three more films.[4]

Personal life

Waschneck and the actress Karin Hardt married in 1933. He died on 22 September 1970 in Berlin, and is buried in the old cemetery in Wannsee.

Selected filmography

See also

  • Weniger, Kay (2001). Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Die Schauspieler, Regisseure, Kameraleute, Produzenten, Komponisten, Drehbuchautoren, Filmarchitekten, Ausstatter, Kostümbildner, Cutter, Tontechniker, Maskenbildner und Special Effects Designer des 20. Jahrhunderts [The comprehensive biographical dictionary of film. The actors, directors, cinematographers, producers, composers, screenwriters, production designers, set designers, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, makeup artists, and special effects designers of the 20th century.] (in German). Berlin: Schwarzkopf und Schwarzkopf. ISBN 3-89602-340-3.

References

  1. ^ Commercial Register Berlin (Handelsregister) Berlin HRB No. 46912
  2. ^ Klee, Ernst (2007). Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945 [The Cultural Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. Who Was Who Before and After 1945] (in German). Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer. p. 645. ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5.
  3. ^ Solty, Ingar. "Discontinuity in German Cinema". Socialism and Democracy. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Portrait of the Director Erich Waschneck". Cyranos. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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