Willi Wolff

German screenwriter, film producer, and director

Willi Wolff

Born| 16 April 1883

Schonebeck, German Empire

Died| 6 April 1947 (aged 63)

Nice, France

Occupation(s)| screenwriter, producer, director
Years active| 1919-1935
Spouse|

Ellen Richter

(m. 1923)​

Willi Wolff (16 April 1883 – 6 April 1947) was a German screenwriter, film producer, and director. He was married to the silent film star Ellen Richter, whose films he often worked on.

## Selected filmography

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### Director

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* Lola Montez, the King's Dancer (1922)
* The Great Unknown (1924)
* Flight Around the World (1925)
* Shadows of the Metropolis (1925)
* The Great Duchess (1926)
* Maytime (1926)
* The Imaginary Baron (1927)
* The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin (1927)
* The Lady with the Tiger Skin (1927)
* Heads Up, Charley (1927)
* Moral (1928)
* Immorality (1928)
* The Woman Without Nerves (1930)
* Police Spy 77 (1930)
* The Adventurer of Tunis (1931)
* Madame Pompadour (1931)
* A Caprice of Pompadour (1931)
* The Secret of Johann Orth (1932)
* Manolescu, Prince of Thieves (1933)

### Screenwriter

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* The Monastery of Sendomir (1919)
* The Teahouse of the Ten Lotus Flowers (1919)
* Out of the Depths (1919)
* Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman (1920)
* The Love of a Thief (1920)
* Mary Tudor (1920)
* Princess Woronzoff (1920)
* The Riddle of the Sphinx (1921)
* The Adventuress of Monte Carlo (1921)
* The White Death (1921)

## Bibliography

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* Bach, Steven. Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend. University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
* Ragowski, Christian. The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House, 2010.

## External links

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* Willi Wolff at IMDb

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Films directed by Willi Wolff

* Lola Montez (1922)
* The Woman Worth Millions (1923)
* The Great Unknown (1924)
* Flight Around the World (1925)
* Shadows of the Metropolis (1925)
* The Great Duchess (1926)
* Maytime (1926)
* Heads Up, Charley (1927)
* The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin (1927)
* The Lady with the Tiger Skin (1927)
* The Imaginary Baron (1927)
* Moral (1928)
* Immorality (1928)
* Police Spy 77 (1930)
* The Woman Without Nerves (1930)
* The Adventurer of Tunis (1931)
* A Caprice of Pompadour (1931)
* Madame Pompadour (1931)
* The Secret of Johann Orth (1932)
* Manolescu, Prince of Thieves (1933)

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