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Douglas Sirk

Born

April 26, 1897

Died

January 14, 1987 (89 years old)

Known For

Directing

Place of Birth

Hamburg, Germany

IMDb

Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s.

Known For

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
6.7

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
5.8

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers
5.7

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair
8.0

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

5.5

Days with Sirk

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Self (archive footage)

6.7

2023

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

Self (archive footage)

8.0

2022

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

Self (archive footage)

5.8

2010

Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2009

Acting for Douglas Sirk

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2008

Days with Sirk

Self

5.5

2008

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)

8.0

2006

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

Self (archive footage)

5.7

1991

Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

Self

0.0

1987

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Self

0.0

1983

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

Self

0.0

1980

Bayerischer Filmpreis

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1979

Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk

Self - Interviewee

0.0

1979

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

Self · (2 episodes)

0.0

1974

Deutscher Filmpreis

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

1951

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