Harry R. Sokal
Harry R. Sokal
Biography
Harry R. Sokal (also Henry R. Sokal), born February 20, 1898 in Craiova and died March 7, 1979 in Munich, was a German film producer of Romanian origin and of the Jewish faith. Harry Sokal produced 22 films between 1926 and 1977. He specialized in the production of films related to the mountain, mainly those of Arnold Fanck and Leni Riefenstahl. After the National Socialists seized power in 1933, he emigrated to England before settling in France in 1937. In 1941, he moved to the United States where he worked for the small production company Monogram before return to Germany in 1949 where he founded the production company Henry Sokal-Film. He produced his first post-war work, Föhn, which was a remake of his greatest success, The White Inferno of Piz Palü. Until his death, he worked with the Munich studios Bavaria Filmstudios located in Grünwald. His most famous post-war film was The Hero and the Soldier in 1958 with Otto Wilhelm Fischer, based on the comedy by George Bernard Shaw. Harry Sokal was married to actress Charlotte Kerr. He died in 1979 and is buried in Grünwald.
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Personal Info
Known For
Production
Known Credits
21
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-02-20 (127 years old)
Place of Birth
Craiova, Dolj, Romania
Acting

1972

The Red Chapel as Isisdor Springer

1951

Deutscher Filmpreis as Self
Crew

1978

Rusalka Production Manager

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming Production Supervisor

1970

The Delegation Editor

1970

The Delegation Assistant Director

1960

Heldinnen Producer

1958

Arms and the Man Producer

1956

Holidays in Tyrol Screenplay

1956

Holidays in Tyrol Producer

1940

They Met on Skis Director

1940

They Met on Skis Producer

1940

They Met on Skis Editor

1932

The Blue Light Producer

1931

White Ecstasy Producer

1926

The Holy Mountain Producer

1926

The Student of Prague Producer