Karl Anton or Karel Anton (25 October 1898 – 12 April 1979) was a Bohemian-born German film director, screenwriter and film producer.[1]

Karl Anton
Anton, c. 1933
Born	(1898-10-25)25 October 1898 Prague, Royal Bohemia, Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	12 April 1979(1979-04-12) (aged 80) West Berlin, West Germany
Other names	Karel Anton, Charles Anton
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter Film producer
Years active	1922–1963
Spouse(s)	Olga Tschechowa ​ (divorced)​ Ruth Buchardt–Hansen ​ ​ (m. 1940)​

Biography

He was born in Prague on 25 October 1898. His father Wilhelm Anton (1861–1918) was a physician.[2] Anton studied medicine, but left the school after his father's death.[2] He started as a stage actor and director in Vienna, Linz and Prague. During the World War I Anton made amateur documentaries with his friends Karel Lamač and Otto Heller.[3] He directed his first movie, a lyrical drama Gypsies, in 1921. Anton is considered an early proponent of Czech lyrical cinema tradition.[3] He founded his own production companies Antonfilm (1923–30) and Sonorfilm (1930–32).[2]

After the international success of Tonka of the Gallows he worked in Paris for Paramount Pictures from 1932 to 1935. After leaving Paramount he moved to Germany in 1935.[2] He died in Berlin, Germany in 1979. Czech actor Raoul Schránil was his cousin.[2]

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Karl Anton at IMDb

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