Eugen York

Eugen York (26 November 1912 – 18 November 1991) was a German film director. He directed 35 films between 1938 and 1984. He was born in Rybinsk, Russian Empire and died in Berlin, Germany. After a career in Germany until the 1940s, he made films for ZFO in the United States, including Morituri and Shadows in the Night.

Selected filmography

Film

• Morituri (1948)
• The Last Night (1949)
• The Shadow of Herr Monitor (1950)
• Blondes for Export (1950)
• Shadows in the Night (1950)
• The Allure of Danger (1950)
• Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1955)
• A Heart Returns Home (1956)
• The Heart of St. Pauli (1957)
• The Copper (1958)
• Man in the River (1958)
• The Girl with the Cat's Eyes (1958)
• Murderer in the Fog (1964)
• ' (1977)

• Das Sparschwein (1952)
• Aufruhr (1960) — based on the play Disturbance by Hugh Forbes
• Polly liebt nur Kapitäne (1963)
• Haus der Schönheit (1963) — based on the play Pariser Platz 13 by Vicki Baum
• ' (1964–1966, TV series, 26 episodes)
• ' (1964) — based on the novel Six heures d'angoisse by
• ' (1966) — based on a radio play by
• Spätsommer (1966) — based on the novel Altersschwach by
• Das kleine Teehaus (co-director: Paul Martin, 1967) — based on The Teahouse of the August Moon
• ' (1967–1968, TV series, 8 episodes)
• Der Tag, an dem die Kinder verschwanden (1967) — based on The Day the Children Vanished by Hugh Pentecost
• ' (1969–1970, TV series, 12 episodes)
• ' (1969, TV series, 6 episodes)
• Der Opernball (1971) — based on Der Opernball
• Kennzeichen Rosa Nelke (1971, TV series, 6 episodes)
• Ball im Savoy (1971) — based on Ball im Savoy
• ' (1973) — based on Paganini
• Gräfin Mariza (1974) — based on Countess Maritza
• Madame Pompadour (1974) — based on Madame Pompadour
• Glückliche Reise (1975) — based on '
• Viktoria und ihr Husar (1975) — based on Viktoria und ihr Husar
• Frau Luna (1975) — based on '
• Hatschi! (1979)
• Und plötzlich bist du draußen (1981)
• ' (co-director: Rolf von Sydow, 1982)
• Ein Fall für zwei: Zwielicht (1983, TV series episode)
• Ein Fall für zwei: Herr Pankratz, bitte! (1983, TV series episode)
• Ein Fall für zwei: Chemie eines Mordes (1984, TV series episode)