Carl Mayer
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.
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Filmography
Crew (36)
Movies (36)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
2005Story
Pygmalion
1938Script Consultant
Dreaming Lips
1937Writer
As You Like It
1936Adaptation
Dreaming Lips
1932Writer
The Blue Light
1932Writer
The Dreamy Mouth
1932Writer
Ariane, Russian Maid
1932Screenplay
Ariane
1931Writer
The Man Who Committed the Murder
1931Dialogue
Storm Over Mont Blanc
1930Writer
Fräulein Else
1929Writer
4 Devils
1928Scenario Writer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927Screenplay
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
1927Author
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
1927Idea
Tartuffe
1926Writer
The Last Laugh
1924Screenplay
New Year's Eve
1924Writer
Earth Spirit
1923Writer
The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning
1923Writer
Vanina
1922Writer
Der Dummkopf
1921Screenplay
Torgus
1921Screenplay
Nights of Terror
1921Screenplay
The Haunted Castle
1921Screenplay
Journey into the Night
1921Writer
Danton
1921Dramaturgy
Danton
1921Screenplay
Backstairs
1921Writer
Shattered
1921Writer
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920Screenplay
The Hunchback and the Dancer
1920Screenplay
Johannes Goth
1920Writer
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
1920Writer
Die Frau im Käfig
1919Writer
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