Richard Oswald

Biography

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.

Personal information

Known for: Directors

Gender: Male

Date of birth: 05/11/1880

Date of death: 11/09/1963

Place of birth: Vienna, Austria

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