Ernst Marischka

Ernst Marischka
Born (1893-01-02)2 January 1893
Vienna, Austria
Died 12 May 1963(1963-05-12) (aged 70)
Chur, Switzerland
Occupation Screenwriter
Film director
Years active 1913-1962

Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 93 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy - Sissi (1955), Sissi - The Young Empress (1956) and Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957). The films were based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was the brother of Hubert Marischka. He was named for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1946, for A Song to Remember (1945).

Selected filmography

Director

  • Seven Years Hard Luck (Germany, 1940)
  • Seven Years of Good Luck (German-language version, 1942)
  • Dove andiamo, signora? (Italian-language version, 1942, co-director: Gian Maria Cominetti. Remake of I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are)
    • Abenteuer im Grand Hotel (German-language version, 1943. Remake of I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are)
  • St Matthew Passion (Italy, 1949)
  • Verklungenes Wien (Austria, 1951)
  • Zwei in einem Auto (Austria, 1951. Remake of Companion Wanted)
  • Season in Salzburg (Austria, 1952)
  • Ich tanze mit dir in den Himmel hinein (Austria, 1952)
  • Der Feldherrnhügel (Austria, 1953)
  • Du bist die Welt für mich (Austria, 1953)
  • Hooray, It's a Boy! (West Germany, 1953)
  • König der Manege (Austria, 1954)
  • Victoria in Dover (Austria, 1954. Remake of Victoria in Dover)
  • Die Deutschmeister (Austria, 1955. Remake of Spring Parade)
  • Sissi (Austria, 1955)
  • Opera Ball (Austria, 1956. Remake of Opera Ball)
  • Sissi – The Young Empress (Austria, 1956)
  • Scherben bringen Glück (Austria, 1957. Remake of Seven Years Hard Luck)
  • Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress (Austria, 1957)
  • Der veruntreute Himmel (West Germany, 1958)
  • The House of Three Girls (Austria, 1958)
  • Old Heidelberg (West Germany, 1959)

Screenwriter

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