Richard Oswald

Directing

Richard Oswald

Born November 5, 1880Vienna, Austria100 credits

Richard Oswald was an Austrian director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 100 feature films from 1914 to 1951. Among them the classics "Nachtgestalten" (1920), "Unheimliche Geschichten" (1919/1932), "Die Prostitution 1-2" (1919) and "Alraune" (1930). Being Jewish, Oswald was forced to flee Nazi Germany, first for occupied France and later emigrating to the United States.

Known For

The Lovable Cheat
4.0

The Lovable Cheat

Movie

1949

Isle of Missing Men
6.2

Isle of Missing Men

Movie

1942

I Was a Criminal

I Was a Criminal

Movie

1941

The Eternal Jew
4.6

The Eternal Jew

Movie

1940

Tempête sur l'Asie

Tempête sur l'Asie

Movie

1938

Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben

Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben

Movie

1936

Filmography

The Lovable Cheat
1949The Lovable CheatDirectorMovie
Isle of Missing Men
1942Isle of Missing MenDirectorMovie
I Was a Criminal
1941I Was a CriminalDirectorMovie
The Eternal Jew
1940The Eternal Jewas Self (archive footage)Movie
Tempête sur l'Asie
1938Tempête sur l'AsieDirectorMovie
Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben
1936Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem LebenDirectorMovie
My Song Goes Round the World
1934My Song Goes Round the WorldDirectorMovie
Bleeke Bet
1934Bleeke BetDirectorMovie
When You're Young, the World Belongs to You
1934When You're Young, the World Belongs to YouDirectorMovie
Adventure on the Lido
1933Adventure on the LidoDirectorMovie
A Song Goes Round the World
1933A Song Goes Round the WorldDirectorMovie
The Flower of Hawaii
1933The Flower of HawaiiDirectorMovie
Crook's Honor
1933Crook's HonorDirectorMovie
Countess Mariza
1932Countess MarizaDirectorMovie
The Living Dead
1932The Living DeadWriterMovie
The Captain from Köpenick
1931The Captain from KöpenickDirectorMovie
Poor as a Church Mouse
1931Poor as a Church MouseDirectorMovie
Victoria and Her Hussar
1931Victoria and Her HussarDirectorMovie
Schubert's Dream of Spring
1931Schubert's Dream of SpringDirectorMovie
1914: The Last Days Before the War
19311914: The Last Days Before the WarDirectorMovie
The Tender Relatives
1930The Tender RelativesDirectorMovie
Dreyfus
1930DreyfusDirectorMovie
D
1930Die zärtlichen Verwandten (Trailer)as selfMovie
Vienna, City of Song
1930Vienna, City of SongDirectorMovie
Alraune
1930AlrauneDirectorMovie
T
1929The Mistress and Her ServantDirectorMovie
Ehe in Not
1929Ehe in NotDirectorMovie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1929The Hound of the BaskervillesDirectorMovie
Cagliostro
1929CagliostroDirectorMovie
Spring Awakening
1929Spring AwakeningDirectorMovie
V
1928Villa FalconieriDirectorMovie
The Green Alley
1928The Green AlleyDirectorMovie
The Transformation of Dr. Bessel
1927The Transformation of Dr. BesselDirectorMovie
Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!
1927Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!DirectorMovie
Radio Magic
1927Radio MagicDirectorMovie
A
1927AssassinationDirectorMovie
Agitated Woman
1927Agitated WomanDirectorMovie
L
1927Lützow's Wild HuntDirectorMovie
A Crazy Night
1927A Crazy NightDirectorMovie
W
1926When I Came BackDirectorMovie
The White Horse Inn
1926The White Horse InnDirectorMovie
Should We Be Silent?
1926Should We Be Silent?DirectorMovie
H
1925HalbseideDirectorMovie
D
1925Die Frau von vierzig JahrenDirectorMovie
Rags and Silk
1925Rags and SilkDirectorMovie
Don Carlos und Elisabeth
1924Don Carlos und ElisabethDirectorMovie
Lucrezia Borgia
1922Lucrezia BorgiaDirectorMovie
The Golden Plague
1921The Golden PlagueDirectorMovie
Lady Hamilton
1921Lady HamiltonDirectorMovie
T
1921The House in Dragon StreetDirectorMovie
Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore
1921Die Liebschaften des Hektor DalmoreWriterMovie
D
1920Das vierte GebotDirectorMovie
M
1920Manolescu's MemoirsDirectorMovie
K
1920KurfürstendammDirectorMovie
The Merry-Go-Round
1920The Merry-Go-RoundDirectorMovie
Figures of the Night
1920Figures of the NightDirectorMovie
Eerie Tales
1919Eerie TalesMovie
D
1919Die Arche. 2. Teil: Die letzten MenschenDirectorMovie
T
1919The ArcDirectorMovie
Prostitution II
1919Prostitution IIWriterMovie
Different from the Others
1919Different from the OthersDirectorMovie
Around the World in 80 Days
1919Around the World in 80 DaysWriterMovie
Prostitution
1919ProstitutionWriterMovie
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby
1918Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette JacobyWriterMovie
The Story of Dida Ibsen
1918The Story of Dida IbsenWriterMovie
Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter
1918Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige MütterWriterMovie
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert
1918Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen GebertWriterMovie
Diary of a Lost Woman
1918Diary of a Lost WomanDirectorMovie
Das Dreimäderlhaus
1918Das DreimäderlhausWriterMovie
D
1918Der lebende LeichnamDirectorMovie
Es werde Licht! 3. Teil
1918Es werde Licht! 3. TeilWriterMovie
R
1918RennfieberDirectorMovie
Der ewige Zweifel
1918Der ewige ZweifelDirectorMovie
Es werde Licht! 2. Teil
1918Es werde Licht! 2. TeilWriterMovie
The Way Out
1918The Way OutDirectorMovie
Die Memoiren des Satans. 1. Teil - Doktor Mors
1917Die Memoiren des Satans. 1. Teil - Doktor MorsDirectorMovie
T
1917The Picture of Dorian GrayDirectorMovie
Es werde Licht!
1917Es werde Licht!WriterMovie
A Night of Horror
1917A Night of HorrorDirectorMovie
F
1916Freitag, der 13. Das unheimliche Haus. 2. TeilDirectorMovie
D
1916Der chinesische Götze. Das unheimliche Haus. 3. TeilDirectorMovie
The Uncanny House
1916The Uncanny HouseDirectorMovie
R
1916Revenge of the DeadDirectorMovie
Zirkusblut
1916ZirkusblutWriterMovie
Tales of Hoffmann
1916Tales of HoffmannMovie
Die silberne Kugel
1916Die silberne KugelDirectorMovie
The Sun's Revenge
1915The Sun's RevengeWriterMovie
Dämon und Mensch
1915Dämon und MenschDirectorMovie
D
1915Der Hund von Baskerville, 4. Teil - Die Sage vom Hund von BaskervilleWriterMovie
D
1915Das LasterDirectorMovie
Lache, Bajazzo!
1915Lache, Bajazzo!DirectorMovie
U
1915Und wandern sollst du ruhelos …DirectorMovie
S
1915SchlemihlDirectorMovie
D
1915Der Hund von Baskerville, 3. Teil - Das unheimliche ZimmerWriterMovie
T
1914The Silent MillWriterMovie
A Strange Case
1914A Strange CaseWriterMovie
I
1914Ivan KoschulaWriterMovie
D
1914Der Hund von Baskerville, 2. Teil - Das einsame HausWriterMovie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1914The Hound of the BaskervillesWriterMovie
D
1914Das eiserne KreuzDirectorMovie