Hans Behrendt

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Hans Behrendt
Born28 September 1889
Died1942
Occupation Film director
Screenwriter
Actor
Years active 1920 -1936

Hans Behrendt (28 September 1889 1942) was a German-Jewish [1] actor, screenwriter and film director. [2] He was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942. [3]

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Selected filmography

Screenwriter

Director

Actor

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References

  1. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933, Berghahn Books (2007), p. 211
  2. "BFI | Film & TV Database | BEHRENDT, Hans". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  3. "Hans Behrendt". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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