Carl Mayer
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- November 20, 1894
- Died
- July 1, 1944 (aged 49)
- Birthplace
- Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Biography
Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Head of Janus (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and 4 Devils (1928), most of them being films directed by F. W. Murnau. Mayer was a fundamental figure in the dramatic and narrative establishment of both German Expressionist cinema and Kammerspielfilm.
Known For
Filmography
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Movie · Story
Pygmalion
Movie · Script Consultant
Dreaming Lips
Movie · Writer
As You Like It
Movie · Adaptation
Dreaming Lips
Movie · Writer
The Blue Light
Movie · Writer
Ariane, Russian Maid
Movie · Screenplay
The Dreamy Mouth
Movie · Writer
Ariane
Movie · Writer
The Man Who Committed the Murder
Movie · Dialogue
Storm Over Mont Blanc
Movie · Writer
Fräulein Else
Movie · Writer
4 Devils
Movie · Scenario Writer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Movie · Screenplay
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
Movie · Idea
Tartuffe
Movie · Writer
The Last Laugh
Movie · Screenplay
New Year's Eve
Movie · Writer
Earth Spirit
Movie · Writer
The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning
Movie · Writer
Vanina
Movie · Writer
Danton
Movie · Screenplay
The Haunted Castle
Movie · Screenplay
Backstairs
Movie · Writer
Journey into the Night
Movie · Writer
Shattered
Movie · Writer
Torgus
Movie · Screenplay
Nights of Terror
Movie · Screenplay
Der Dummkopf
Movie · Screenplay
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
Movie · Writer
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Movie · Screenplay
Johannes Goth
Movie · Writer
The Hunchback and the Dancer
Movie · Screenplay
Die Frau im Käfig
Movie · Writer