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Franz Seitz

Weitere Namen
Georg Laforet (Pseudonym)
Date of Birth
10/22/1921 - 12:00
Geburtsort
München
Sterbedatum
01/19/2006 - 12:00
Sterbeort
München
Biography

Franz Seitz was born in Munich on October 22nd 1921. The son of director and producer Franz Seitz sen. and actress Anni Terofal joined the Wehrmacht in 1940, and was later promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. After WWII, Seitz ventured into painting and art history, and for a time supported himself as an artist. In 1949, he worked as film architect under director Richard Eichberg, and two years later, he and his partner Jochen Genzow founded the production company Allegro-Film.

In the beginning, there used to be some confusion due the same name and occupation of father and son. For instance, the young Seitz produced "Der letzte Schuß" (1951) which was directed by his father. The script was co-written by both, while brother Hans Seitz was a cast member. As managing director of Ariston-Film, Seitz junior was involved in ambitious projects like Roberto Rossellini"s "Paura" ("Angst"; 1954) and G. W. Pabst"s "Es geschah am 20. Juli" (1955). In 1956, he founded the Munich-based Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, which became the production base for of many "Heimatfilme", including box-office hits like "Der Meineidbauer", "Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol" or "Schön ist die Liebe am Königssee". In the late 1960s, the company also participated in the wave of sex education films and established its own brand of popular comedies.

Along with his work as producer, Seitz junior also was a writer and director like his father before him. His feature film debut as director was the music comedy "Ein Mädchen aus Paris". He often directed under the pseudonym Georg Laforet (one of the ancestors on his mother"s side was a Count Laforet). Among his successes as a screenwriter are "Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett" (1962), "Kleiner Mann ganz groß" and "Grieche sucht Griechin".

 


That Seitz was indeed willing to leave a trodden path was most evident in his work as producer. In 1966, he produced Volker Schlöndorff"s acclaimed debut "Der junge Törless" – making him, who was considered to be a member of the old film establishment, one of the first patrons of New German Cinema. In the following years, he was involved in seminal productions like Jean-Marie Straub"s "Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach" (1967), and Schlöndorff"s Academy Award-winning "Die Blechtrommel" (1979).

The literary work of Thomas Mann was one of his passions, and he brought numerous adaptations to life, including "Tonio Kröger", "Wälsungenblut" (1964), "Der Zauberberg" (1981), as well as "Unordnung und frühes Leid" (1976) and "Doktor Faustus", both of which he also directed. The social and cultural history of Bavaria and Munich also remained recurring themes in his work as director, showcased in films like "Abelard – Die Entmannung" (1975), "Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl" (1977), "Flammenzeichen" (1984), and "Erfolg" (1991).

For many years, Franz Seitz was also an active and important figure in German film politics and over the years, he held key positions in numerous organizations, associations and festivals. He received numerous awards and decorations for his work, including the Merit order of the Federal Republic of Germany and the French "Chevalier dans l"Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" .

In the early 1990s, Seitz retired form active film production. After a long hiatus, he wrote and produced the TV comedy "Glück auf vier Rädern" (2005). He never saw the airing of this film: On January 19th 2006, Franz Seitz passed away in Munich.

Filmography
2020/2021
Du kannst mich fragen was du willst - Franz Seitz
  • Participation
2005/2006
Glück auf vier Rädern
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
2005
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
  • Participation
1990/1991
Erfolg
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1987/1988
Sukkubus
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1985
Harald Reinl - Kino ohne Probleme
  • Participation
1985
Big Mäc
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1984/1985
King Kongs Faust
  • Cast
1984
Flammenzeichen
  • Director
  • Producer
1981/1982
Doktor Faustus
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1981/1982
Der Zauberberg
  • Producer
1982
Action Please
  • Producer
1979/1980
Die wunderbaren Jahre
  • Producer
1978/1979
Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald
  • Co-Producer
1978/1979
Die Blechtrommel
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1977
Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl
  • Director
  • Screenplay
1976/1977
Unordnung und frühes Leid
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1975/1976
Abelard
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1973/1974
Als Mutter streikte
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1973
Tornado
  • Producer
1973
Das fliegende Klassenzimmer
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1972/1973
Der Fußgänger
  • Cast
  • Producer
1972
Lilli - die Braut der Kompanie
  • Screenplay
1972
Betragen ungenügend!
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
  • Unit production manager
1972
Versuchung im Sommerwind
  • Screenplay
  • Line producer
1971
Der Kapitän
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1971
Morgen fällt die Schule aus
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1970/1971
Herzflimmern
  • Producer
1970
Das Glöcklein unterm Himmelbett
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1969/1970
First Love
  • Producer
1970
Wir hau'n die Pauker in die Pfanne
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1969
Ludwig auf Freiersfüßen
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1969
Hurra, die Schule brennt
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
  • Line producer
1969
Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin
  • Screenplay
1969
Pepe, der Paukerschreck
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1968
Zum Teufel mit der Penne
  • Screenplay
1968
Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1967/1968
Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach
  • Producer
1967
Der Paukenspieler. 2. EP: Glockentönin Bim
  • Producer
1967
Der Paukenspieler. 4. EP: Die Träne
  • Producer
1967
Der Paukenspieler. 5. EP: Militärischer Spuk
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1967
Der Paukenspieler. 1. EP: Der Tanz des trauernden Kindes
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1967
Der Paukenspieler. 3. EP: Ein unheimlicher Moment
  • Producer
1967
Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1967
Liebesnächte in der Taiga
  • Producer
1966/1967
Fast ein Held
  • Producer
1967
Das Geschlecht der Engel
  • Co-Producer
1966
Onkel Filser - Allerneueste Lausbubengeschichten
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1966
Stella
  • Producer
1966
Grieche sucht Griechin
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1965/1966
Ich suche einen Mann
  • Producer
1966
Die Flucht
  • Producer
1965/1966
Kleine Front
  • Producer
1965/1966
Der junge Törless
  • Producer
1965
Tante Frieda - Neue Lausbubengeschichten
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1965
Die fromme Helene
  • Producer
1965
Die Herren
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1964/1965
Die Herren. 2. Episode: Die Bauern
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1964/1965
Die Herren. 1. Episode: Die Intellektuellen
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1965
Die Herren. 5. Episode: Die Bürger
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1964/1965
Die Herren. 3. Episode: Die Soldaten
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1964/1965
Die Herren. 4. Episode: Die Aristokraten
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1963-1965
Die schwedische Jungfrau
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1965
An der Donau, wenn der Wein blüht
  • Producer
1964/1965
Wälsungenblut
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1964
Lausbubengeschichten
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1964
Tonio Kröger
  • Producer
1963/1964
Kennwort: Reiher
  • Producer
1963
Moral 63
  • Producer
1962/1963
Venusberg
  • Producer
1963
Ferien vom Ich
  • Producer
1962
Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1961
Silberfisch
  • Screenplay
1961/1962
Der verkaufte Großvater
  • Producer
  • Line producer
1962
Muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus
  • Producer
1961
Was macht Papa denn in Italien?
  • Producer
1961
Isola Bella
  • Producer
1961
Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel
  • Producer
1960/1961
Schön ist die Liebe am Königsee
  • Producer
1960
Die zornigen jungen Männer
  • Cast
  • Producer
1960
Schick Deine Frau nicht nach Italien
  • Producer
1959
Bei der blonden Kathrein
  • Producer
1959
Ja, so ein Mädchen mit 16
  • Producer
1958/1959
Die feuerrote Baronesse
  • Producer
1958
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
  • Producer
1958
Die grünen Teufel von Monte Cassino
  • Producer
  • Unit production manager
1957
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
  • Producer
1956/1957
Kleiner Mann - ganz groß
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
1956
Der Meineidbauer
  • Line producer
1955
Es geschah am 20. Juli
  • Producer
1954
Angst
  • Co-Producer
1954
Morgengrauen
  • Producer
1953/1954
Die süßesten Früchte
  • Producer
1954
Ein Mädchen aus Paris
  • Director
1953
Die vertagte Hochzeitsnacht
  • Unit production manager
1953
Ehe für eine Nacht
  • Line producer
1953
Tante Jutta aus Kalkutta
  • Unit production manager
1953
Heute nacht passiert's
  • Line producer
1953
Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer
  • Unit production manager
1951
Der letzte Schuß
  • Screenplay
  • Producer
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