About

Known credits:
18
Birthday:
1898-02-20
Place of birth:
Craiova, Dolj, Romania
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Harry R. Sokal

Overview

Harry R. Sokal (also Henry R. Sokal), born February 20, 1898 in Craiova and died March 7, 1979 in Munich, was a German film producer of Romanian origin and of the Jewish faith.

Harry Sokal produced 22 films between 1926 and 1977. He specialized in the production of films related to the mountain, mainly those of Arnold Fanck and Leni Riefenstahl. After the National Socialists seized power in 1933, he emigrated to England before settling in France in 1937. In 1941, he moved to the United States where he worked for the small production company Monogram before return to Germany in 1949 where he founded the production company Henry Sokal-Film. He produced his first post-war work, Föhn, which was a remake of his greatest success, The White Inferno of Piz Palü. Until his death, he worked with the Munich studios Bavaria Filmstudios located in Grünwald. His most famous post-war film was The Hero and the Soldier in 1958 with Otto Wilhelm Fischer, based on the comedy by George Bernard Shaw.

Harry Sokal was married to actress Charlotte Kerr. He died in 1979 and is buried in Grünwald.

Known for

Acting
1975 Film Emigration from Nazi Germany Actor Self N/A
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1972 The Red Chapel Actor Isisdor Springer N/A
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Directing
1970 The Delegation Directing Assistant Director 58
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1940 They Met on Skis Directing Director 59
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Writing
1956 Holidays in Tyrol Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1978 Rusalka Production Production Manager 59
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1960 Heldinnen Production Producer 59
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1959 And That on Monday Morning Production Co-Producer N/A
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1958 Arms and the Man Production Producer 59
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1956 Holidays in Tyrol Production Producer N/A
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1940 They Met on Skis Production Producer 59
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1932 The Blue Light Production Producer 59
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1931 White Ecstasy Production Producer 58
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1929 The White Hell of Pitz Palu Production Producer 59
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1926 The Holy Mountain Production Producer 59
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1926 The Student of Prague Production Producer 59
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Editing
1970 The Delegation Editing Editor 58
Average
1940 They Met on Skis Editing Editor 59
Average