Douglas Sirk was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s. However, he also directed comedies, westerns, and war films. Sirk started his career in Germany as a stage and screen director, but he left for Hollywood in 1937 after his Jewish wife was persecuted by the Nazis.
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Photos 3
Filmography 40
Imitation of Life
All That Heaven Allows
Written on the Wind
Magnificent Obsession
The Tarnished Angels
Lured
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
There's Always Tomorrow
All I Desire
Sleep, My Love
Shockproof
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Thunder on the Hill
A Scandal in Paris
Taza, Son of Cochise
Battle Hymn
Never Say Goodbye
Captain Lightfoot
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
La Habanera
Summer Storm
Hitler's Madman
To New Shores
No Room for the Groom
The Final Chord
Bourbon Street Blues
Slightly French
The Court Concert
Interlude
Sign of the Pagan
The First Legion
Week-End with Father
Boefje
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
The Lady Pays Off
Take Me to Town
April, April!
Three Times Before
From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers72 credits on file
Television 4
Spécial cinémaGerman Film Award
Bavarian Film Awards
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Awards 1
Connected to Douglas 6
About this person
Country
GermanyCategory
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1987 · aged 89
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