Writing
Carl Mayer
Born 20 November 1894 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] · Died 1 July 1944
35 credits
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.
Known for
Writing 34
- 2005The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariFilmStory
- 1938PygmalionFilmScript Consultant
- 1937Dreaming LipsFilmWriter
- 1936As You Like ItFilmAdaptation
- 1932The Blue LightFilmWriter
- 1932The Dreamy MouthFilmWriter
- 1932Ariane, Russian MaidFilmScreenplay
- 1932Dreaming LipsFilmWriter
- 1931ArianeFilmWriter
- 1931The Man Who Committed the MurderFilmDialogue
- 1930Storm Over Mont BlancFilmWriter
- 1929Fräulein ElseFilmWriter
- 19284 DevilsFilmScenario Writer
- 1927Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansFilmScreenplay
- 1927Berlin: Symphony of a Great CityFilmIdea
- 1926TartuffeFilmWriter
- 1924The Last LaughFilmScreenplay
- 1924New Year's EveFilmWriter
- 1923Earth SpiritFilmWriter
- 1923The Doll Maker of Kiang-NingFilmWriter
- 1922VaninaFilmWriter
- 1921The Haunted CastleFilmScreenplay
- 1921BackstairsFilmWriter
- 1921Journey into the NightFilmWriter
- 1921TorgusFilmScreenplay
- 1921ShatteredFilmWriter
- 1921DantonFilmScreenplay
- 1921Nights of TerrorFilmScreenplay
- 1921Der DummkopfFilmScreenplay
- 1920The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariFilmScreenplay
- 1920Genuine: The Tragedy of a VampireFilmWriter
- 1920Johannes GothFilmWriter
- 1920The Hunchback and the DancerFilmScreenplay
- 1919Die Frau im KäfigFilmWriter
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Filmography from TMDB.