Biography
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.
Directed 21
1990s
- 1992
Castle Hohenstein
Director
Die Hütte am See
Director
1980s
- 1989
- 1984
Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce
Director
1970s
- 1979
Der Millionenbauer
Director
- 1975
Die Kleine mit dem süßen Po
Director
- 1974
2069: A Sex Odyssey
Director
- 1970
Keiner erbt für sich allein
Director
1960s
- 1969
Weh' dem, der erbt
Director
- 1967
- 1966
Gertrud Stranitzki
Director
- 1965
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Director
- 1961
The Magnificent Rebel
Director
Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old
Director
1950s
- 1959
Ship of the Dead
Director
- 1958
Children of the Mountains
Director
- 1957
Unter Achtzehn
Director
- 1956
Teenage Wolfpack
Director
Acted in 4
1940s
- 1948
Arlberg-Express
Movie
- 1946
Der weite Weg
Movie
1930s
- 1939
Men Are That Way
Student
- 1935
Episode
Eugen, sein Sohn
Wrote 4
1960s
- 1965
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Writer
1950s
- 1958
Children of the Mountains
Writer
- 1957
Unter Achtzehn
Writer
- 1956
Teenage Wolfpack
Screenplay
Produced 1
1950s
- 1959
Ship of the Dead
Producer