Franz Antel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Franz Antel (June 28, 1913 – August 11, 2007) was a veteran Austrian filmmaker. Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale. In the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s these were mainly comedies (romantic, slapstick, and/or musical) and K.u.k. films all of which, for Austrian and German TV stations alike, have been a staple of weekend afternoon programming ever since. In between there is quite a sober film about the Oberst (Colonel) Redl affair that shook the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy on the eve of World War I. From the late 1960s, encouraged by the new opportunities in the film industry brought about by the sexual revolution, Antel gradually switched his main interest to soft porn and ribaldry. It was in particular his series of Wirtin ("hostess") films, directed under the pseudonym François Legrand, with which he tried to win international recognition. Titles included The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan (1967), Sexy Susan Sins Again (1969), Wild, Willing & Sexy (1969) and Don't Tell Daddy (aka Naughty Nymphs in the U.S.A.) (1972). Among the actors Antel worked with were Hans Moser, Paul Hörbiger, Oskar Werner, Curd Jürgens, Tony Curtis, Herbert Fux, Heinrich Schweiger, Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Marisa Berenson, Britt Ekland, Andréa Ferréol. 1981 was a turning point in Antel's career when he adapted for the big screen a stage play by Ulrich Becher and Peter Preses. Set from the days of the Anschluss of 1938 until after the end of the war, Der Bockerer is about a Viennese butcher named Karl Bockerer (Karl Merkatz) whose common sense rather than intellect tells him to oppose the Nazis and who dares to show resistance just because he is never fully aware of the possible fateful consequences of his actions. While Bockerer and his wife survive the war unscathed, their son joins the SA but, after some internal intrigue, is sent to the front and killed. Der Bockerer IV The film's strong anti-fascist message, the moving dialogue, and performances by the crème de la crème of Austrian actors and actresses (Ida Krottendorf, Alfred Böhm, Heinz Marecek, Hans Holt, Dolores Schmidinger and many more) made Der Bockerer an unusually successful film and gave new impetus to Antel's career. He made three sequels, which follow the lives of the Bockerers well into the 1960s, each depicting a crucial historical event in Austria or one of its neighbouring countries: Der Bockerer II (1996) is about the ten-year occupation (1945-1955) of Austria by the allied powers; Der Bockerer III — Die Brücke von Andau (2000) is set at the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956; and, finally, Der Bockerer IV — Der Prager Frühling (2003) deals with Dubček's Prague Spring of 1968. Antel would recount an anecdote about himself describing how, in order to live up to his reputation as a womanizer, he used to carry a pair of high heels in his luggage which he then would occasionally place in the corridor in front of his hotel room – especially when he was travelling alone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franz Antel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Der Mann, der Peter Alexander war
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Die verlorenen Jahre – Sex & Crime im österreichischen Film
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Filmgeschichte(n) aus Österreich
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Dalli Dalli
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V.I.P. Schaukel
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Dalli Dalli
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Romy Award
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Österreichische Fernsehjuwele
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Phettbergs nette Leit Show
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Casanova & Co.
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Otto ist auf Frauen scharf
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Otto ist auf Frauen scharf
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Im singenden Rössel am Königssee
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Im singenden Rössel am Königssee
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Rosen aus dem Süden
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Bockerer
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Bockerer
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Forellen-Quintett von Franz Schubert
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Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett
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Der Bockerer IV - Prager Frühling
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Der Bockerer IV - Prager Frühling
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Magnum Cop
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The Viking Who Became a Bigamist
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Die Zwillingsschwestern aus Tirol
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Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar
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Im schwarzen Rössl
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Sexy Susan Sins Again
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Musik, Musik - da wackelt die Penne
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Einer spinnt immer
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Ausser Rand und Band am Wolfgangsee
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Der Bockerer III - Die Brücke von Andau
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Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
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Hello Dienstmann
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Austern mit Senf
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Austern mit Senf
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Tower of Screaming Virgins
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Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
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Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
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Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
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Blau blüht der Enzian
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Heimweh... dort, wo die Blumen blüh'n
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Heimweh... dort, wo die Blumen blüh'n
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Ooh... diese Ferien
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Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
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Roter Mohn
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Ja, so ist das mit der Liebe
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Das große Glück
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Verliebte Leute
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Und ewig knallen die Räuber
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Die Alm an der Grenze
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Mein Vater, der Affe und ich
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Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee
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Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten
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Die lustigen Vier von der Tankstelle
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Sie nannten ihn Krambambuli
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Imperial Manoeuvres
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The Countess Died of Laughter
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Heimatland
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Der Bockerer II - Österreich ist frei
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Der Bockerer III - Die Brücke von Andau
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Happy-End am Wolfgangsee
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Mein Freund, der Lipizzaner
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Das singende Haus
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Der alte Sünder
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Frühstück mit dem Tod
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The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan
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The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan
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Kaiserball
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Ideale Frau gesucht
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… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
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Full Hearts and Empty Pockets
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Full Hearts and Empty Pockets
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Solang' die Sterne glüh'n
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Glocken läuten überall
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Ein tolles Früchtchen
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On the Alm, there's no sin
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Der Mann in der Wanne
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Love-Hotel in Tirol
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Heute nacht passiert’s
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Das Glück liegt auf der Straße
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Das Wandern ist Herrn Müllers Lust
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Kleiner Schwindel am Wolfgangsee
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Kleiner Schwindel am Wolfgangsee
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Eva erbt das Paradies
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Eva erbt das Paradies
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Der Obersteiger
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Der Obersteiger
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Kaiserwalzer
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Kaiserwalzer
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The Sweetest Fruits
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The Congress Dances
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Symphonie in Gold
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Lumpazivagabundus
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Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen
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Die große Kür
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House of Pleasure
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Die Kaffeehaus-Clique
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Die liebestollen Dirndl von Tirol
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Rote Lippen soll man küssen
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Ohne Ball und ohne Netz
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The Landlady Also Likes to Play the Trumpet
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Immortal Melodies
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The Landlady Also Likes to Play the Trumpet
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Popcorn und Paprika
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Millionenerbschaft
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Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
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When Girls Trumpet for Manoeuvres
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Private Passions
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Blackmail Chase
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Mein Freund, der Lipizzaner
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Die gelbe Nachtigall
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Casanova & Co.
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Das Wandern ist Herrn Müllers Lust
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Espionage
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Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett
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Ruf der Wälder
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Frau Wirtin treibt es jetzt noch toller
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Naughty Nymphs
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Mein Vater, der Affe und ich
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Mein Vater, der Affe und ich
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Magnum Cop
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Love-Hotel in Tirol
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Das singende Haus
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Die liebestollen Dirndl von Tirol
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Blackmail Chase
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Der Bockerer II - Österreich ist frei
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Sie war keine Lady
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Die Lacher Macher
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In der Trafik: Geld oder Leben
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In der Trafik: Der Brief nach Brüssel
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In der Trafik: Das Feuerzeug
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Happy-End am Wolfgangsee
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Almenrausch und Pulverschnee
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Almenrausch und Pulverschnee
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