William Dieterle

Wilhelm Dieterle

Born July 15, 1893· Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

† Died December 8, 1972

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Born the youngest of nine in Ludwigshafen, Dieterle entered a traveling theatre troupe at sixteen, learning stagecraft and acting before catching Max Reinhardt’s eye in Berlin, where he performed in productions until 1924 and began appearing in German silent films, often as a rustic character. He financed his first directorial effort, Der Mensch am Wege (1923), later co-founded Charrha-Film, and d…

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