Ernst Marischka

Austrian screenwriter

Ernst Marischka
Born(1893-01-02)2 January 1893
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died12 May 1963(1963-05-12) (aged 70)
Chur, Switzerland
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director
Years active1913-1962

Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy - Sissi (1955), Sissi – The Young Empress (1956) and Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress (1957). The films were based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was the brother of Hubert Marischka. He was named for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1946, for A Song to Remember (1945).

Selected filmography

  • The Orlov, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Germany, 1927, based on the operetta Der Orlow)
  • Der Diamant des Zaren [it], directed by Max Neufeld (Germany, 1932, based on the operetta Der Orlow)
  • The Queen's Affair, directed by Herbert Wilcox (UK, 1934, based on the operetta Die Königin)
  • Waltzes from Vienna, directed by Alfred Hitchcock (UK, 1934, based on Walzer aus Wien)
  • The King Steps Out, directed by Josef von Sternberg (1936, based on the operetta Sissy)

Director

  • Seven Years Hard Luck (Germany, 1940)
  • Seven Years of Good Luck (German-language version, 1942)
  • Dove andiamo, signora? [it] (Italian-language version, 1942, co-director: Gian Maria Cominetti. Remake of I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are)
    • Abenteuer im Grand Hotel (German-language version, 1943. Remake of I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are)
  • St Matthew Passion (Italy, 1949)
  • Verklungenes Wien [de] (Austria, 1951)
  • Zwei in einem Auto [de] (Austria, 1951. Remake of Companion Wanted)
  • Season in Salzburg (Austria, 1952)
  • Hannerl (1952) (Austria, 1952)
  • Grandstand for General Staff (Austria, 1953)
  • Du bist die Welt für mich [de] (Austria, 1953)
  • Hooray, It's a Boy! (West Germany, 1953)
  • König der Manege (Austria, 1954)
  • Victoria in Dover (Austria, 1954. Remake of Victoria in Dover)
  • Die Deutschmeister [de] (Austria, 1955. Remake of Spring Parade)
  • Sissi (Austria, 1955)
  • Opera Ball (Austria, 1956. Remake of Opera Ball)
  • Sissi – The Young Empress (Austria, 1956)
  • Scherben bringen Glück [de] (Austria, 1957. Remake of Seven Years Hard Luck)
  • Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress (Austria, 1957)
  • Embezzled Heaven [de] (West Germany, 1958)
  • The House of Three Girls (Austria, 1958)
  • Old Heidelberg (West Germany, 1959)

Screenwriter

External links

  • v
  • t
  • e
Ernst Marischka filmography
Directed
Written only
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • ISNI
  • VIAF
National
  • Norway
  • Spain
  • France
  • BnF data
  • Argentina
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Israel
  • Finland
  • Belgium
  • United States
  • Latvia
  • Czech Republic
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
Artists
  • MusicBrainz
People
  • Deutsche Biographie
Other
  • SNAC
  • IdRef