Georg Tressler
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.
Behind the camera
- 1992Castle HohensteinDirector6 ep.
- 1992Die Hütte am SeeDirector4 ep.
- 1979Der MillionenbauerDirector7 ep.
- 1976Inspektion LauenstadtDirector13 ep.
- 1975Dein gutes RechtDirector13 ep.
- 1970Die JournalistinDirector13 ep.
- 1969Reisedienst SchwalbeDirector12 ep.
- 1967Graf Yoster gibt sich die EhreDirector6 ep.
- 1966Lautlose JagdDirector13 ep.
- 1966Gertrud StranitzkiDirector13 ep.
- 1961Gestatten, mein Name ist CoxDirector13 ep.
- 1961The Wonderful World of DisneyDirector2 ep.