Franz Antel
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 28, 1913
- Died
- August 11, 2007 (aged 94)
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Franz Antel (June 28, 1913 – August 11, 2007) was a veteran Austrian filmmaker. Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale. In the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s these were mainly comedies (romantic, slapstick, and/or musical) and K.u.k. films all of which, for Austrian and German TV stations alike, have been a staple of weekend afternoon programming ever since. In between there is quite a sober film about the Oberst (Colonel) Redl affair that shook the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy on the eve of World War I. From the late 1960s, encouraged by the new opportunities in the film industry brought about by the sexual revolution, Antel gradually switched his main interest to soft porn and ribaldry. It was in particular his series of Wirtin ("hostess") films, directed under the pseudonym François Legrand, with which he tried to win international recognition. Titles included The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan (1967), Sexy Susan Sins Again (1969), Wild, Willing & Sexy (1969) and Don't Tell Daddy (aka Naughty Nymphs in the U.S.A.) (1972). Among the actors Antel worked with were Hans Moser, Paul Hörbiger, Oskar Werner, Curd Jürgens, Tony Curtis, Herbert Fux, Heinrich Schweiger, Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Marisa Berenson, Britt Ekland, Andréa Ferréol. 1981 was a turning point in Antel's career when he adapted for the big screen a stage play by Ulrich Becher and Peter Preses. Set from the days of the Anschluss of 1938 until after the end of the war, Der Bockerer is about a Viennese butcher named Karl Bockerer (Karl Merkatz) whose common sense rather than intellect tells him to oppose the Nazis and who dares to show resistance just because he is never fully aware of the possible fateful consequences of his actions. While Bockerer and his wife survive the war unscathed, their son joins the SA but, after some internal intrigue, is sent to the front and killed. Der Bockerer IV The film's strong anti-fascist message, the moving dialogue, and performances by the crème de la crème of Austrian actors and actresses (Ida Krottendorf, Alfred Böhm, Heinz Marecek, Hans Holt, Dolores Schmidinger and many more) made Der Bockerer an unusually successful film and gave new impetus to Antel's career. He made three sequels, which follow the lives of the Bockerers well into the 1960s, each depicting a crucial historical event in Austria or one of its neighbouring countries: Der Bockerer II (1996) is about the ten-year occupation (1945-1955) of Austria by the allied powers; Der Bockerer III — Die Brücke von Andau (2000) is set at the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956; and, finally, Der Bockerer IV — Der Prager Frühling (2003) deals with Dubček's Prague Spring of 1968. Antel would recount an anecdote about himself describing how, in order to live up to his reputation as a womanizer, he used to carry a pair of high heels in his luggage which he then would occasionally place in the corridor in front of his hotel room – especially when he was travelling alone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franz Antel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Der Bockerer IV - Prager Frühling
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Der Bockerer III - Die Brücke von Andau
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Der Bockerer II - Österreich ist frei
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Mein Freund, der Lipizzaner
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Almenrausch und Pulverschnee
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Die Zwillingsschwestern aus Tirol
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Die Kaffeehaus-Clique
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Die Lacher Macher
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Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
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Sie war keine Lady
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Ohne Ball und ohne Netz
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The Butcher
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Austern mit Senf
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Love-Hotel in Tirol
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Casanova & Company
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Blackmail Chase
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Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar
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When Girls Trumpet for Manoeuvres
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Die gelbe Nachtigall
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Blau blüht der Enzian
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The Countess Died of Laughter
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Das Wandern ist Herrn Müllers Lust
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Ausser Rand und Band am Wolfgangsee
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Die lustigen Vier von der Tankstelle
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Sie nannten ihn Krambambuli
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Naughty Nymphs
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Einer spinnt immer
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Mein Vater, der Affe und ich
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Musik, Musik - da wackelt die Penne
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Sexy Susan Knows How...!
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The Hostess Exceeds All Bounds
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The Viking Who Became a Bigamist
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House of Pleasure
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Die liebestollen Dirndl von Tirol
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Otto ist auf Frauen scharf
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Sexy Susan Sins Again
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Tower of Screaming Virgins
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Das große Glück
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The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan
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Happy-End am Wolfgangsee
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Ruf der Wälder
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Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
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Frühstück mit dem Tod
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Die große Kür
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Rote Lippen soll man küssen
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Im singenden Rössel am Königssee
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Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett
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Und ewig knallen die Räuber
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Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen
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Im schwarzen Rössl
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… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
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Glocken läuten überall
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Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee
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Ooh... diese Ferien
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Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten
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Solang' die Sterne glüh'n
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Heimweh... dort, wo die Blumen blüh'n
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Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
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Das Glück liegt auf der Straße
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Roter Mohn
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Kaiserball
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Symphonie in Gold
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Lumpazivagabundus
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Ja, so ist das mit der Liebe
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Heimatland
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The Congress Dances
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Espionage
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Rosen aus dem Süden
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Verliebte Leute
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Imperial Manoeuvres
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The Sweetest Fruits
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Ein tolles Früchtchen
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Heute nacht passiert’s
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Kaiserwalzer
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Hello Dienstmann
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Ideale Frau gesucht
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Der Mann in der Wanne
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Der Obersteiger
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Die Alm an der Grenze
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Der alte Sünder
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Eva erbt das Paradies
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On the Alm, there's no sin
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Forellen-Quintett von Franz Schubert
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Kleiner Schwindel am Wolfgangsee
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Das singende Haus
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