Artur Brauner, a well-known film producer, was born on 1st of August, 1918 in Lodz. He was born to Moshe Brauner and Brana. After World War II, he went to Berlin. There he founded his own production company named Central Cinema Company (CCC). He married Maria Brown on 28th February, 1947.
Artur Brauner holds an honorary doctorate from the Interamerican University of Humanistic Studies of Florida. He also holds the First Class Order of the Federal Republic of Germany. He produced a film named Morituri in 1948. It was a film to pay homage to the victims of the racial hatred of Germany. He produced a number of films thereafter.
He worked with German cinema icons like Romy Schneider, Heinz Ruehmann, Hardy Krueger, OW Fischer and Hans Albers. From 1980 onwards, producer Artur Brauner produced films that concentrated more on political and social issues. Some of them were:
- The White Rose by Michael Verhoeven (1982)
- A Love in Germany by Andrzej Wajda (1983)
- The Rose Garden by Fons Rademakers (1989)
- Europa Europa by Agnieszka Holland (1990)
Some of the films that have been produced by CCC are Witness out of Hell, The Plot to Assassinate Hitler, Diabolical Dr. Mabuse and The Indian Tomb. The other notable productions of Artur Brauner are:
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- Girls behind Bars- 1949
- Sundige Border- 1951
- Big Star Parade- 1954
- The 20th July- 1955
- An Angel on Earth- 1959
- Willy on Special Mission- 1961
- The Secret of the Black Suitcase- 1962
- The 7th Victims- 1964
- The Treasure of the Aztecs- 1965
- Golden Secrets in Nylons- 1967
- Black Beauty- 1970
- A love in Germany- 1983
- From Hell to Hell- 1996
- The Last Train- 2006
The various awards received by Artur Brauner are as follows:
- Zurich Film Award for 'The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi' in 1963
- Golden Canvas for Old Shatterhand and Schut in 1965
- Golden Bear for The Garden of the Finzi Contini in 1970
- Oscar for The Garden of the Finzi Contini in 1972
- IFF Gijon for 3 Price for Midnight in 1983
- Golden Globe for Hitler boy Salomon in 1992
- Diva Award in 1996
- Golden Camera in 2000
- Askania Award in 2008
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