Enno Patalas

Summary

Enno Patalas (15 October 1929, in Quakenbrück – 7 August 2018, in Munich) was a German film historian, collector, and expert[1] film preservationist. A former head of the Munich Film Museum (1973–1994),[2][3] his restorations include films such as Metropolis,[1] M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder and Die Nibelungen, all directed by Fritz Lang. Patalas also restored the film The Battleship Potemkin for viewing at the Berlin Film Festival in 2005.[4]

Enno Patalas
Born(1929-10-15)October 15, 1929
DiedAugust 20, 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 88)
NationalityGerman
Known forGeschichte des Films
Scientific career
FieldsFilm history
InstitutionsMunich Film Museum

He, along with director Ulrich Gregor, wrote the influential film history book Geschichte des Films (History of Film).[5]

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
1968 Till the Happy End [de] Pfarrer
1974 The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Pastor Fuhrmann
1983 Der Platzanweiser – Porträt eines Kinomanen Enno Patalas
1984 Der Havarist Der Herr aus New York
1985 Feel the Motion [de] (final film role)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Rediscovering Utopia - Lost Scenes Restore Lang's Original Vision of 'Metropolis'". Der Spiegel. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Filmhistoriker Enno Patalas ist tot". 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Putting on the Fritz". The Village Voice. 4 April 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Battleship Potemkin' To Debut In February". Gadsden Times. 30 December 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Ermutiger des unabhängigen Films: Ulrich Gregor wird 75". Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 17 September 2007. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

External links edit

  • Enno Patalas at IMDb
  • Obituary by Jan-Christopher Horak at the UCLA website