Georg Tressler
Georg Tressler (born January 25, 1917, in Vienna – died January 6, 2007, in Belgern, Germany) was an Austrian film director known for bringing social realism to postwar German cinema. After early work as an assistant and documentary filmmaker, he achieved major success with Die Halbstarken (1956), which helped launch the career of Horst Buchholz and marked a break from conventional 1950s German filmmaking.
Influenced by Italian Neorealism, Tressler favored location shooting and a documentary-style approach, evident in films such as Endstation Liebe and Das Totenschiff. From the 1960s onward, he worked extensively in television, directing popular series and TV films. His work is regarded as an important bridge between postwar cinema and later New German Film movements.
Films (30)
Sukkubus
1989 · Director
Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce
1984 · Director
Und ab geht die Post
1981 · Director
Knobbes Knoten
1980 · Director
Familienfest
1980 · Director
Die Kleine mit dem süßen Po
1975 · Director
2069: A Sex Odyssey
1974 · Director
Im Fahrwasser
1971 · Director
F.M.D. - Psychogramm eines Spielers
1971 · Director
Keiner erbt für sich allein
1970 · Director
Weh' dem, der erbt
1969 · Director
Nationalkomitee Freies Deutschland
1968 · Director
Ein Mann, der nichts gewinnt
1967 · Director
Der Weibsteufel
1966 · Director
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
1965 · Writer, Director
Das Kriminalgericht
1963 · Director
The Magnificent Rebel
1961 · Director
Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old
1961 · Director
Ship of the Dead
1959 · Director, Producer
Children of the Mountains
1958 · Director, Writer
Last Stop Love
1958 · Director
Unter Achtzehn
1957 · Director, Writer
Teenage Wolfpack
1956 · Director, Screenplay
Traudls neuer Gemüsegarten
1952 · Director, Writer, Editor
Hansl und die 200 000 Kücken
1952 · Director, Writer, Editor
Ein interessanter Nachmittag
1952 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Arlberg-Express
1948
Der weite Weg
1946
Men Are That Way
1939 · Student
Episode
1935 · Eugen, sein Sohn
Séries (13)
Castle Hohenstein
1992 · Director
Die Hütte am See
1992 · Director
Der Millionenbauer
1979 · Director
Inspektion Lauenstadt
1976 · Director
Dein gutes Recht
1975 · Director
Scene of the Crime
1970 · Director
Die Journalistin
1970 · Director
Reisedienst Schwalbe
1969 · Director
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
1967 · Director
Lautlose Jagd
1966 · Director
Gertrud Stranitzki
1966 · Director
Gestatten, mein Name ist Cox
1961 · Director
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961 · Director