Biography
Harry R. Sokal (also Henry R. Sokal), born February 20, 1898 in Craiova and died March 7, 1979 in Munich, was a German film producer of Romanian origin and of the Jewish faith.
Harry Sokal produced 22 films between 1926 and 1977. He specialized in the production of films related to the mountain, mainly those of Arnold Fanck and Leni Riefenstahl. After the National Socialists seized power in 1933, he emigrated to England before settling in in 1937. In 1941, he moved to the United States where he worked for the small production company Monogram before return to in 1949 where he founded the production company Henry Sokal-Film. He produced his first post-war work, Föhn, which was a remake of his greatest success, The White Inferno of Piz Palü. Until his death, he worked with the Munich studios Bavaria Filmstudios located in Grünwald. His most famous post-war film was The Hero and the Soldier in 1958 with Otto Wilhelm Fischer, based on the comedy by George Bernard Shaw.
Harry Sokal was married to actress Charlotte Kerr. He died in 1979 and is buried in Grünwald.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 20
Producer 16
TV Shows 3
self 2
Director 2
Rusalka (1978)
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
The Red Chapel (1972)
The Delegation (1970)
Heldinnen (1960)
And That on Monday Morning (1959)
Arms and the Man (1958)
Holidays in Tyrol (1956)
Karneval in Weiß (1952)
Föhn (1950)
They Met on Skis (1940)
Slalom (1932)
The Tsar's Diamond (1932)
The Blue Light (1932)
White Ecstasy (1931)
Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930)
Daughters of Eve (1928)
The Holy Mountain (1926)
The Student of Prague (1926)
Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer (1926)
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Known For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-02-20
Deathday
1979-03-07 (81 years old)
Birth Place
Craiova, Romania
Citizenships
Romania
Also Known As
Henry R. Sokal, Henry Sokal , Henri Sokal
Awards
German Film Award
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