Carl Mayer

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Carl Mayer

Writing November 20, 1894

Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Head of Janus (1920), The…

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

7.9 1920 Movie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

7.8 1927 Movie
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

7.8 1924 Movie
Pygmalion

Pygmalion

7.0 1938 Movie
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

7.5 1927 Movie
Tartuffe

Tartuffe

7.2 1926 Movie
The Haunted Castle

The Haunted Castle

6.3 1921 Movie
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

5.5 1920 Movie
The Blue Light

The Blue Light

6.9 1932 Movie
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

6.2 2005 Movie
Journey into the Night

Journey into the Night

6.1 1921 Movie
The Dreamy Mouth

The Dreamy Mouth

4.5 1932 Movie

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Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Head of Janus (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and 4 Devils (1928), most of them being films directed by F. W. Murnau. Mayer was a fundamental figure in the dramatic and narrative establishment of both German Expressionist cinema and Kammerspielfilm.

Filmography

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  1. 2005
    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    Movie Story

  2. 1938
    Pygmalion

    Movie Script Consultant

  3. 1937
    Dreaming Lips

    Movie Writer

  4. 1936
    As You Like It

    Movie Adaptation

  5. 1932
    The Dreamy Mouth

    Movie Writer

  6. 1932
    Dreaming Lips

    Movie Writer

  7. 1932
    The Blue Light

    Movie Writer

  8. 1932
    Ariane, Russian Maid

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1931
    Ariane

    Movie Writer

  10. 1931
    The Man Who Committed the Murder

    Movie Dialogue

  11. 1930
    Storm Over Mont Blanc

    Movie Writer

  12. 1929
    Fräulein Else

    Movie Writer

  13. 1928
    4 Devils

    Movie Scenario Writer

  14. 1927
    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1927
    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

    Movie Idea

  16. 1926
    Tartuffe

    Movie Writer

More credits
  1. 1924
    The Last Laugh

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1924
    New Year's Eve

    Movie Writer

  3. 1923
    The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning

    Movie Writer

  4. 1923
    Earth Spirit

    Movie Writer

  5. 1922
    Vanina

    Movie Writer

  6. 1921
    Backstairs

    Movie Writer

  7. 1921
    Torgus

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1921
    Nights of Terror

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1921
    Shattered

    Movie Writer

  10. 1921
    Danton

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1921
    The Haunted Castle

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1921
    Journey into the Night

    Movie Writer

  13. 1921
    Der Dummkopf

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1920
    Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

    Movie Writer

  15. 1920
    The Hunchback and the Dancer

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1920
    Johannes Goth

    Movie Writer

  17. 1920
    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    Movie Screenplay

  18. 1919
    Die Frau im Käfig

    Movie Writer