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| - Franz Antel (June 28, 1913 – August 11, 2007) was a veteran Austrian filmmaker. Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale. In the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s these were mainly comedies and K.u.k. films all of which, for Austrian and German TV stations alike, have been a staple of weekend afternoon programming ever since. In between there is quite a sober film about the Oberst Redl affair that shook the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy on the eve of World War I. From the late 1960s, encouraged by the new opportunities in the film industry brought about by the sexual revolution, Antel gradually switched his main interest to soft porn and ribaldry. It was in particular his series of Wirtin films, directed under the pseudonym François Legrand, with which he tried to win international recognition. Titles included The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan, Sexy Susan Sins Again, Wild, Willing & Sexy and Don't Tell Daddy . Among the actors Antel worked with were Hans Moser, Paul Hörbiger, Oskar Werner, Curd Jürgens, Tony Curtis, Herbert Fux, Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Marisa Berenson, Britt Ekland, Andréa Ferréol. 1981 was a turning point in Antel's career when he adapted for the big screen a stage play by Ulrich Becher and Peter Preses. Set from the days of the Anschluss of 1938 until after the end of the war, Der Bockerer is about a Viennese butcher named Karl Bockerer whose common sense rather than intellect tells him to oppose the Nazis and who dares to show resistance just because he is never fully aware of the possible fateful consequences of his actions. While Bockerer and his wife survive the war unscathed, their son joins the SA but, after some internal intrigue, is sent to the front and killed. The film's strong anti-fascist message, the moving dialogue, and performances by the crème de la crème of Austrian actors and actresses made Der Bockerer an unusually successful film and gave new impetus to Antel's career. He made three sequels, which follow the lives of the Bockerers well into the 1960s, each depicting a crucial historical event in Austria or one of its neighbouring countries:*Der Bockerer II is about the ten-year occupation of Austria by the allied powers;*Der Bockerer III — Die Brücke von Andau is set at the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956; and, finally,*Der Bockerer IV — Der Prager Frühling deals with Dubček's Prague Spring of 1968. Antel would recount an anecdote about himself describing how, in order to live up to his reputation as a womanizer, he used to carry a pair of high heels in his luggage which he then would occasionally place in the corridor in front of his hotel room – especially when he was travelling alone. (en)
- Franz Antel (Viena, 28 de junho de 1913; Viena, 11 de agosto de 2007) foi um cineasta austríaco. Ele é autor de filmes considerados obras-primas do cinema em língua alemã, como "Hallo Dienstmann" e da série cinematográfica "Der Bockerer". (pt)
- Franz Josef Antel (* 28. Juni 1913 in Wien; † 12. August 2007 ebenda) war ein österreichischer Filmregisseur, Produzent und Autor. Mehr als 100 Spielfilme entstanden unter seiner Regie. Bei einigen internationalen Koproduktionen verwendete er den Künstlernamen François Legrand. (de)
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| - Franz Antel (June 28, 1913 – August 11, 2007) was a veteran Austrian filmmaker. Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale. (en)
- Franz Antel (Viena, 28 de junho de 1913; Viena, 11 de agosto de 2007) foi um cineasta austríaco. (pt)
- Franz Josef Antel (* 28. Juni 1913 in Wien; † 12. August 2007 ebenda) war ein österreichischer Filmregisseur, Produzent und Autor. (de)
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