Hanns Schwarz was an Austrian film director. He was born in Vienna on
11 February 1888. He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937
in both English and German. During the late silent and early sound
eras, he was a leading director at the large German studio UFA. In the
early 1930s he worked on several multi-language version films for UFA,
producing the same films in distinct German and foreign-language
versions. Schwarz was Jewish and was therefore forced to leave Germany
in 1933 when the Nazis took over, going into exile in Britain. His
last film was the 1937 British thriller Return of the Scarlet
Pimpernel. He died in California on 27 October 1945.
11 February 1888. He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937
in both English and German. During the late silent and early sound
eras, he was a leading director at the large German studio UFA. In the
early 1930s he worked on several multi-language version films for UFA,
producing the same films in distinct German and foreign-language
versions. Schwarz was Jewish and was therefore forced to leave Germany
in 1933 when the Nazis took over, going into exile in Britain. His
last film was the 1937 British thriller Return of the Scarlet
Pimpernel. He died in California on 27 October 1945.
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