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Leopold Lindtberg (born in Vienna on 1 June 1902; died in Sils im Engadin/Segl on 18 April 1984) was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director. He fled Austria due to the Machtergreifung in Germany and ultimately settled in Switzerland.
Leopold Lindtberg | |
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| Born | 1 June 1902 |
| Died | 18 April 1984 (aged 81) |
| Burial place | Friedhof Enzenbühl |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Years active | 1941-1982 |
His sister Hedwig was married to the Austrian/American musicologist Felix Salzer.
Awards edit
- 1941 Coppa Mussolini for Die Missbrauchten Liebesbriefe (The abused love letters)
- 1946 Golden Globe for The Last Chance
- 1946 International Film Festival of Cannes 1946: Grand Prix and International Peace Prize for The Last Chance
- 1951 One of four inaugural Golden Bears at the Berlinale 1951 for Four in a Jeep
- 1953 Bronze Bear for Unser Dorf (Our Village) at the Berlinale 1953
- 1953 Silver laurel of David O. Selznick Award for Unser Dorf (Our Village)
- 1956 Josef Kainz Medal
- 1958 Member of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts
- 1958 Price of Zurich for Unser Dorf (Our Village)
- 1959 Film of the City of Zurich for Vorposten der Menschheit (Outpost of Humanity)
- 1959 appointed professor by the President of the Republic of Austria
- 1961 Golden Needle of the Schauspielhaus Zurich
- 1969 Hans Reinhart Ring
- 1974 Honorary Member of the Burgtheater
- 1976 Nestroy Ring
- 1982 Raymond Ring
Selected filmography edit
- 1932 Wenn zwei sich streiten
- 1935 Jä-soo
- 1938 Füsilier Wipf
- 1939 Constable Studer
- 1940 Die missbrauchten Liebesbriefe
- 1941 Landammann Stauffacher
- 1944 Marie-Louise
- 1945 Die letzte Chance
- 1947 Madness Rules
- 1949 Swiss Tour (Ein Seemann ist kein Schneemann)
- 1951 Four in a Jeep
- 1953 The Village
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