7.9
Movie
Writing
Carl Mayer
- Born
- Died
- (aged 49)
- Birthplace
- Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- Credits
- 34 titles
Biography
Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Head of Janus (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and 4 Devils (1928), most of them being films directed by F. W. Murnau. Mayer was a fundamental figure in the dramatic and narrative establishment of both German Expressionist cinema and Kammerspielfilm.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
Movie
7.8
Movie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.8
Movie
The Last Laugh
7.0
Movie
Pygmalion
7.5
Movie
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
7.2
Movie
Tartuffe
6.3
Movie
The Haunted Castle
5.5
Movie
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
6.9
Movie
The Blue Light
6.2
Movie
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
6.1
Movie
Journey into the Night
6.2
Movie
Backstairs
5.4
Movie
As You Like It
5.8
Movie
New Year's Eve
6.6
Movie
Storm Over Mont Blanc
6.0
Movie
Earth Spirit
5.4
Movie
Torgus
6.9
Movie
Fräulein Else
Crew credits 34
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Film | Story |
| 1938 | Pygmalion Film | Script Consultant |
| 1937 | Dreaming Lips Film | Writer |
| 1936 | As You Like It Film | Adaptation |
| 1932 | The Dreamy Mouth Film | Writer |
| 1932 | Dreaming Lips Film | Writer |
| 1932 | The Blue Light Film | Writer |
| 1932 | Ariane, Russian Maid Film | Screenplay |
| 1931 | Ariane Film | Writer |
| 1931 | The Man Who Committed the Murder Film | Dialogue |
| 1930 | Storm Over Mont Blanc Film | Writer |
| 1929 | Fräulein Else Film | Writer |
| 1928 | 4 Devils Film | Scenario Writer |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Film | Screenplay |
| 1927 | Berlin: Symphony of a Great City Film | Idea |
| 1926 | Tartuffe Film | Writer |
| 1924 | The Last Laugh Film | Screenplay |
| 1924 | New Year's Eve Film | Writer |
| 1923 | The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning Film | Writer |
| 1923 | Earth Spirit Film | Writer |
| 1922 | Vanina Film | Writer |
| 1921 | Backstairs Film | Writer |
| 1921 | Torgus Film | Screenplay |
| 1921 | Nights of Terror Film | Screenplay |
| 1921 | Shattered Film | Writer |
| 1921 | Danton Film | Screenplay, Dramaturgy |
| 1921 | The Haunted Castle Film | Screenplay |
| 1921 | Journey into the Night Film | Writer |
| 1921 | Der Dummkopf Film | Screenplay |
| 1920 | Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire Film | Writer |
| 1920 | The Hunchback and the Dancer Film | Screenplay |
| 1920 | Johannes Goth Film | Writer |
| 1920 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Film | Screenplay |
| 1919 | Die Frau im Käfig Film | Writer |