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Louis Nerz(1866-1938)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Louis Nerz was born on 15 February 1866 in Chlumetz, Böhmen, Austrian Empire [now Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Bohemia, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Les mains d'Orlac (1924), Königin Draga (1920) and L'Homme du rapide (1929). He died on 20 January 1938 in Vienna, Austria.
BornFebruary 15, 1866
DiedJanuary 20, 1938(71)
BornFebruary 15, 1866
DiedJanuary 20, 1938(71)
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Carmen Cartellieri, Fritz Kortner, Alexandra Sorina, Conrad Veidt, and Robert Wiene in Les mains d'Orlac (1924)
Les mains d'Orlac
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1924
Königin Draga
  • König Milan
  • 1920
L'Homme du rapide
  • Writer
  • 1929
Eros in Ketten
  • Writer
  • 1929

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Writer

  • Synthwave Horror: The Hands of Orlac (2024)
    Synthwave Horror: The Hands of Orlac
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • Dr. Stieglitz
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Ludwig Nerz)
    • 1964
  • Eros in Ketten
    • writer
    • 1929
  • L'Homme du rapide
    • screenplay
    • 1929
  • Le chevalier à la rose (1925)
    Le chevalier à la rose
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Carmen Cartellieri, Fritz Kortner, Alexandra Sorina, Conrad Veidt, and Robert Wiene in Les mains d'Orlac (1924)
    Les mains d'Orlac
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • Pension Groonen
    3.8
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • Die Hölle von Barballo
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Die Marquise von Clermont
    • writer
    • 1922
  • Meriota, die Tänzerin
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Die Venus
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Der Roman zweier Herzen
    • writer
    • 1921
  • Alle Räder stehen still
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Das grinsende Gesicht (1921)
    Das grinsende Gesicht
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1921

Actor

  • Die Stimme des Gewissens (1923)
    Die Stimme des Gewissens
    • 1923
  • Die Hölle von Barballo
    • 1923
  • Die Marquise von Clermont
    • 1922
  • Die Venus
    • Graf
    • 1922
  • Roman eines Kammerdieners
    • 1921
  • Der Roman zweier Herzen
    • 1921
  • Die Spur im Dunkeln
    • Direktor der Diskontbank
    • 1921
  • Alle Räder stehen still
    • 1921
  • Auf dem Gipfel der Macht
    Short
    • Juwelier
    • 1921
  • Königin Draga
    • König Milan
    • 1920
  • Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
    4.0
    • 1920
  • Der Fall Schermann
    Short
    • 1919
  • Das Haus zum schwarzen Raben
    Short
    • 1918

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ludwig Nerz
  • Born
    • February 15, 1866
    • Chlumetz, Böhmen, Austrian Empire [now Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Bohemia, Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • January 20, 1938
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Other works
    The following works were adapted for the Broadway stage:

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  • Trivia
    His manuscript of Austria's most important contribution to expressionist cinema, the horror story Orlac's Hands, attracted attention. The director there was the German Robert Wiene, for whose Viennese productions Nerz wrote the screenplays several times at the end of his film career.

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