Douglas Sirk

Biography

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

67

Birth Date

1897-04-26 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hamburg, Germany

Known For

• 

  Imitation of Life
• 

  A Time to Love and a Time to Die
• 

  The Tarnished Angels
• 

  There's Always Tomorrow
• 

  Sign of the Pagan
• 

  Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Credits

• actors (11 credits)

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Acting for Douglas Sirk

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Days with Sirk

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Imitation of Life

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk

    Self - Interviewee

    actor

    actors
    1979

• writing (8 credits)

  • Bourbon Street Blues

    writer

    writing
    1979
  • New Year's Eve

    screenplay

    writing
    1978
  • Summer Storm

    writer

    writing
    1944
  • Triad

    writer

    writing
    1938
  • To New Shores

    writer

    writing
    1937
  • La Chanson du Souvenir

    screenplay

    writing
    1937
  • The Court Concert

    writer

    writing
    1936
  • The Final Chord

    writer

    writing
    1936

• directing (47 credits)

  • Bourbon Street Blues

    director

    directing
    1979
  • New Year's Eve

    director

    directing
    1978
  • Talk to Me Like the Rain

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Imitation of Life

    director

    directing
    1959
  • A Time to Love and a Time to Die

    director

    directing
    1958
  • The Tarnished Angels

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Interlude

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Battle Hymn

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Written on the Wind

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Never Say Goodbye

    co-director

    directing
    1956
  • There's Always Tomorrow

    director

    directing
    1956
  • All That Heaven Allows

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Captain Lightfoot

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Sign of the Pagan

    director

    directing
    1954
  • Magnificent Obsession

    director

    directing
    1954
  • Taza, Son of Cochise

    director

    directing
    1954
  • All I Desire

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Take Me to Town

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Meet Me at the Fair

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

    director

    directing
    1952
  • No Room for the Groom

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Week-End with Father

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Thunder on the Hill

    director

    directing
    1951
  • The Lady Pays Off

    director

    directing
    1951
  • The First Legion

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Mystery Submarine

    director

    directing
    1950
  • Slightly French

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Shockproof

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Sleep, My Love

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Lured

    director

    directing
    1947
  • A Scandal in Paris

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Summer Storm

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Hitler's Madman

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Boefje

    director

    directing
    1939
  • Final Accord

    director

    directing
    1938
  • La Habanera

    director

    directing
    1937
  • To New Shores

    director

    directing
    1937
  • La Chanson du Souvenir

    director

    directing
    1937
  • The Court Concert

    director

    directing
    1936
  • The Final Chord

    director

    directing
    1936
  • 't Was één april

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Pillars of Society

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Girl from the Marsh Croft

    director

    directing
    1935
  • April, April!

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Imaginary Invalid

    director

    directing
    1935
  • Two Greyhounds

    director

    directing
    1934
  • Three Times Before

    director

    directing
    1934

• production (1 credits)

  • The First Legion

    producer

    production
    1951