Gerd Oswald

Directing

Gerd Oswald

Born — Died

1919-06-09 — 1989-05-22

Place of birth

Berlin, Germany

Known for

Directing

Credits

21 titles

Gerd Oswald (June 9, 1919 - May 22, 1989) was a German director of films and television. Oswald's film credits include A Kiss Before Dying (1956), Brainwashed (1960), and Bunny O'Hare (1971). His television credits include Perry Mason, Bonanza, The Outer Limits, The Fugitive, Star Trek, Gentle Ben, It Takes a Thief, and The Twilight Zone.

Known for

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany poster
9.0

Based on extensive interviews, shot on 16mm in a series of static long takes, Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland, is one of the most fascinating examples of "Film history on film" ever produced. Straschek devoted years to researching the topic and accumulating both film and non-film materials. Apart from some radio features and articles, however, this 290-minute TV programme remains the only published trace of Straschek's lifelong work on the emigration of film personnel. He had intended to publish a three-volume book, encompassing all available data about 3,000 emigrants originating from the centre and peripheries of film production, but the book never materialised.

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

1975

A Kiss Before Dying poster
6.3

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

A Kiss Before Dying

1956

80 Steps to Jonah poster
5.1

Wayne Newton stars as an accused thug hiding out at a camp for blind children.

80 Steps to Jonah

1969

Crime of Passion poster
6.1

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

Crime of Passion

1956

Paris Holiday poster
5.9

Comedian Bob Hunter is aided by his French counterpart Fernydel and two beautiful blondes when he is targeted for death by a powerful European counterfeiting ring.

Paris Holiday

1958

The Unknown poster
7.0

After two women poison the blackmailer who has been tormenting them, they wind up at the house of a blind man whose eccentric guest believes he has built a working time machine. Soon, the blackmailer is back to torment them all.

The Unknown

1964

Series credits

Behind the camera

A Kiss Before Dying poster
6.3

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

A Kiss Before Dying

1956

80 Steps to Jonah poster
5.1

Wayne Newton stars as an accused thug hiding out at a camp for blind children.

80 Steps to Jonah

1969

80 Steps to Jonah poster
5.1

Wayne Newton stars as an accused thug hiding out at a camp for blind children.

80 Steps to Jonah

1969

Crime of Passion poster
6.1

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

Crime of Passion

1956

Paris Holiday poster
5.9

Comedian Bob Hunter is aided by his French counterpart Fernydel and two beautiful blondes when he is targeted for death by a powerful European counterfeiting ring.

Paris Holiday

1958

The Unknown poster
7.0

After two women poison the blackmailer who has been tormenting them, they wind up at the house of a blind man whose eccentric guest believes he has built a working time machine. Soon, the blackmailer is back to torment them all.

The Unknown

1964

Agent for H.A.R.M. poster
2.5

The head of the Human Aetiological Relations Machine pits an agent against a flesh-to-fungus spore gun.

Agent for H.A.R.M.

1966

The Brass Legend poster
6.3

During a ride with his new pony Sinoya, the young Clay Gibson by chance finds the secret housing of the multiple murderer Tris Hatten. He reports immediately to Sheriff Adams, who strongly recommends him not to tell anybody about it. Unfortunately Clay talks to his father nevertheless. He believes Adams just wanted fame and reward for himself and accuses him in the newspaper. Thereby he endangers his son, who's now targeted by a killer which Tris' girlfriend Winnie hired for revenge. Written by Tom Zoerner

The Brass Legend

1956

Scarlet Eye poster
7.4

A valuable ruby ​​disappears during an earthquake. Professor Ferlach is tasked with excavating the buried temple. Mysterious things are happening during the excavation and strangers are trying to stop them. The archaeologist Prof. Ferlach gets unexpected help from the animal catcher Larry Stone and his daughter Helga, who actively help with the research and excavations.

Scarlet Eye

1963

Screaming Mimi poster
5.0

A blonde night club dancer is being stalked. Will anyone believe her?

Screaming Mimi

1958

Valerie poster
4.6

After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give two different conflicting accounts of their marriage.

Valerie

1957

Oasis poster
9.0

Two female agents from a rival gang are sent to disrupt the operations of a gold-smuggler's caravan in Africa.

Oasis

1955

The Day the Rains Came poster
7.3

A motorcycle gang in post-war Germany wreaks havok on a town, until one of their members begins to have second thoughts after a run-in with the police.

The Day the Rains Came

1959

The Day the Rains Came poster
7.3

A motorcycle gang in post-war Germany wreaks havok on a town, until one of their members begins to have second thoughts after a run-in with the police.

The Day the Rains Came

1959

Bunny O'Hare poster
5.4

Bette Davis handles the title role in this highly offbeat crime comedy about two aging hippies who elect to rob a bank to restore Bunny O'Hare's financial affairs after she's been unjustly evicted and rendered homeless. When that heist ends up paying off, rather than take off for the border, Bunny opts for a life of crime with her new partner, Bill Green, played by fellow Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine.

Bunny O'Hare

1971

Bunny O'Hare poster
5.4

Bette Davis handles the title role in this highly offbeat crime comedy about two aging hippies who elect to rob a bank to restore Bunny O'Hare's financial affairs after she's been unjustly evicted and rendered homeless. When that heist ends up paying off, rather than take off for the border, Bunny opts for a life of crime with her new partner, Bill Green, played by fellow Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine.

Bunny O'Hare

1971

To the Bitter End poster
4.2

15 years ago Paul Jordan was a star in Hollywood musicals. But then he retired from showbiz and married the rich Joan. Now, after being dependent on his wife's money for many years, he's sick of it and wants to work again. A romantic affair with his stepdaughter, Shirley, gives him the guts to ask for a role. His former agent gets him one but it's with a small company in Vienna, Austria. The stress worsens his alcoholism; the tablets he takes to hide the effects lead him to hallucinations. When his wife and girlfriend appear at the same time, he's no longer capable of handling the situation.

To the Bitter End

1975

Brainwashed poster
7.1

Werner von Basil, a Austrian intellectual, was captured by the Nazis in 1938. They want to break him to confess smuggling. Without any mental sustenance, the only thing left to keep his mind busy is an old tactics book for chess.

Brainwashed

1960

Brainwashed poster
7.1

Werner von Basil, a Austrian intellectual, was captured by the Nazis in 1938. They want to break him to confess smuggling. Without any mental sustenance, the only thing left to keep his mind busy is an old tactics book for chess.

Brainwashed

1960

Fury at Showdown poster
5.6

After serving a year for a killing in self-defense, gunfighter Brock Mitchell tries to help his younger brother save his ranch but a crooked lawyer has other ideas.

Fury at Showdown

1957