George Hurdalek

German screenwriter

George Hurdalek
Born	(1908-02-06)6 February 1908 Görlitz, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died	15 June 1980(1980-06-15) (aged 72) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1934–1975

George Hurdalek (6 February 1908 – 15 June 1980) was a German screenwriter. He wrote for more than 40 films between 1934 and 1975. He was born in Görlitz, Germany, and died in Munich, Germany.^[1]

The opening credits of The Sound of Music (1965) include a credit reading, "With the partial use of ideas by Georg Hurdalek." Hurdalek wrote the screenplay for The Trapp Family (1956), a German-language film that provided the basis for both the stage and screen versions of The Sound of Music.^[2]

Selected filmography

The Valiant Navigator (1935)
The King's Prisoner (1935)
Women for Golden Hill (1938)
Five Million Look for an Heir (1938)
Front Theatre (1942)
The Time with You (1948, director)
The Sergeant's Daughter (1952, director)
His Royal Highness (1953)
Ludwig II (1955)
The Last Man (1955)
Without You All Is Darkness (1956)
The Trapp Family (1956)
Queen Louise (1957)
Goodbye, Franziska (1957)
Iron Gustav (1958, director)
Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)
Our House in Cameroon (1961)
Town Without Pity (1961)
The Indian Scarf (1963)
Jailbreak in Hamburg (1971)
My Father, the Ape and I (1971)
Crime After School (1975)

References

^ "George Hurdalek". Film Portal. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ "THE SOUND OF MUSIC – AFI Catalog Spotlight". American Film Institute. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.