Gero Wecker






















Gero Wecker
Born 22 April 1923

Göttingen, Germany

Died 24 June 1974

West Berlin, West Germany

Occupation Producer
Years active 1955–1974 (film)

Gero Wecker (1923–1974) was a German film producer.[1] In the post-Second World War era he produced populist entertainment films for the West German market.




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Selected filmography


  • 3 Personal


  • 4 References


  • 5 Bibliography


  • 6 External links





Career


Wecker founded Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH in 1953. The company was based in Göttingen, Germany.



Selected filmography




  • The Mad Bomberg (1957)


  • The Girl Without Pyjamas (1957)


  • Different from You and Me (1957)


  • Court Martial (1959)



Personal


In August 1947, Wecker married Carola Bornée (born 1924), with whom he had two daughters, Cornelia (born 1948) and Angela (born 1952). Gero and Carola divorced in 1961. Gero Wecker then, in the 1960s, married actress Karin Jacobsen, with whom he had a daughter, Michaela (born 1967). Wecker and Jacobson divorced.



References





  1. ^ Giesen p.183




Bibliography


  • Giesen, Rolf. Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2003.


External links



  • Gero Wecker on IMDb










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