Franz Osten
Bavarian filmmaker (1876-1956) · Germany · On the map · Directors · Died at 79
Franz Osten was a Bavarian filmmaker who along with Himansu Rai was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies. Osten partnered with Rai on a number of India's earliest blockbuster films like Achhut Kanya and Jeevan Naiya.
Franz Osten is read about 25 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1956Died2 December 19561939
DurgaFilm, Director1938
BhabhiFilm, Director1937
IzzatFilm, Director1936
JanmabhoomiFilm, Director1934
At the StrassburgFilm, Director1933Der sündige HofFilm, Director1932
Fürst SepplFilm, Director1929
A Throw of DiceFilm, Director1928
Shiraz: A Romance of IndiaFilm, Director1927Die raffinierteste Frau BerlinsFilm, Director1925
Aus der Jugendzeit klingt ein LiedFilm, Director1920
Das schwarze GesichtFilm, Director1919Am Weibe zerschelltFilm, Director1911Erna ValeskaFilm, Director1876Born23 December 1876
DurgaFilm, Director1938BhabhiFilm, Director1937IzzatFilm, Director1936JanmabhoomiFilm, Director1934At the StrassburgFilm, Director1933Der sündige HofFilm, Director1932Fürst SepplFilm, Director1929A Throw of DiceFilm, Director1928Shiraz: A Romance of IndiaFilm, Director1927Die raffinierteste Frau BerlinsFilm, Director1925Aus der Jugendzeit klingt ein LiedFilm, Director1920Das schwarze GesichtFilm, Director1919Am Weibe zerschelltFilm, Director1911Erna ValeskaFilm, Director1876Born23 December 1876People around Franz
Close ties
Devika Rani Franz directed Achhoot Kanya, Izzat and Savitri
Ashok Kumar Franz directed Achhoot Kanya and Jeevan Naiya
Himanshu Rai Produced The Light of Asia (1925)
Seeta Devi Franz directed Prem Sanyas and Shiraz
Ferdinand Martini Franz directed Orphans of Happiness (1922)- Niranjan Pal Also in The Light of Asia and A Throw of Dice
Ernst Rückert Franz directed The War of the Oxen (1920)
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Franz directed The Judas of Tyrol (1933)
Mary Johnson Franz directed The Most Sophisticated Woman in Berlin (1927)
Erich Kaiser-Titz Franz directed The Lady in Black (1928)
Hermann Picha Franz directed The Lady in Black (1928)
Mumtaz Ali Franz directed Vachan and Jeevan Prabhat
Ila Lóth Franz directed For Love and Crown (1922)
Fritz Kampers Franz directed The War of the Oxen (1920)
Begum Khurshid Mirza Franz directed Jeevan Prabhat (1937)
Charles Willy Kayser Franz directed The Wheels of Destiny (1923)
Lia Eibenschütz Franz directed The War of the Oxen (1920)
Aruth Wartan Franz directed The Most Sophisticated Woman in Berlin (1927)
Vilma Bánky Franz directed Orphans of Happiness (1922)
Ludwig Ganghofer Also in Der Klosterjäger and Der Ochsenkrieg
Dorothea Wieck Franz directed Little Inge and Her Three Fathers (1926)
Paidi Jairaj Franz directed Bhabhi (1938)
John Mylong Franz directed The Lady in Black (1928)
Kishore Sahu Franz directed Jeevan Prabhat (1937)
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41 credits on file
About this person
Country
Germany
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1956 · aged 79
