Franz Antel

Directing·Jun 28, 1913· Vienna, Austria

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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.

Film	Credit
DDer Mann, der Peter Alexander war2006 · Himself	Himself
Der Bockerer IV - Prager Frühling2003 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Der Bockerer III - Die Brücke von Andau2000 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Der Bockerer II - Österreich ist frei1996 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Mein Freund, der Lipizzaner1994 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
DDie verlorenen Jahre – Sex & Crime im österreichischen Film1992 · Self	Self
Die Zwillingsschwestern aus Tirol1992 · Director	Director
DDie Kaffeehaus-Clique1990 · Director	Director
DDie Lacher Macher1988 · Director	Director
Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown1987 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
SSie war keine Lady1985 · Director	Director
Popcorn und Paprika1984 · Producer	Producer
OOhne Ball und ohne Netz1982 · Director	Director
The Butcher1981 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Austern mit Senf1979 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
LLove-Hotel in Tirol1978 · Director	Director
Magnum Cop1978 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
Casanova & Co.1977 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Blackmail Chase1976 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Auch Mimosen wollen blühen1976 · Producer	Producer
When Girls Trumpet for Manoeuvres1975 · Director	Director
Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar1975 · Director	Director
DDie gelbe Nachtigall1975 · Director	Director
Das Wandern ist Herrn Müllers Lust1973 · Director	Director
Blau blüht der Enzian1973 · Director	Director
The Countess Died of Laughter1973 · Director	Director
Naughty Nymphs1972 · Director	Director
Die lustigen Vier von der Tankstelle1972 · Director	Director
Sie nannten ihn Krambambuli1972 · Director	Director
Ausser Rand und Band am Wolfgangsee1972 · Director	Director
Einer spinnt immer1971 · Director	Director
Mein Vater, der Affe und ich1971 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Musik, Musik - da wackelt die Penne1970 · Director	Director
The Hostess Exceeds All Bounds1970 · Director	Director
Sexy Susan Knows How...!1970 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Die liebestollen Dirndl von Tirol1969 · Director	Director
The Viking Who Became a Bigamist1969 · Director	Director
House of Pleasure1969 · Director	Director
Sexy Susan Sins Again1968 · Director	Director
Tower of Screaming Virgins1968 · Director	Director
Otto ist auf Frauen scharf1968 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Das große Glück1967 · Director	Director
The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan1967 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Happy-End am Wolfgangsee1966 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Ruf der Wälder1965 · Director	Director
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol1964 · Director	Director
Die große Kür1964 · Director	Director
Frühstück mit dem Tod1964 · Director	Director