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Douglas Sirk

Crew | * 04/26/1897 († 89, 01/14/1987) | Hamburg (Germany)

Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Lora Meredith, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson, a black single mother. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora's daughter, Susie, while Lora pursue ...

Imitation of Life

NR

1959 | 3.8/5 | 2h 5min
Drama, Romance / Love
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London 1846. Singer Gloria Vane has a resounding success at the Adelphi Theater. While she throws a brilliant party. ...

To New Shores

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1937 | 3.4/5 | 1h 46min
Drama
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After her husband dies, a German woman who gave up her infant for adoption to emigrate to America returns to Germany, discovering that her child is being raised by a married orchestra conductor. ...

The Final Chord

Certification unknown

1936 | 3.0/5 | 1h 40min
Music, Drama
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Battle Hymn was inspired by the true story of American minister Dean Hess, played here with rare sensitivity by Rock Hudson. A bomber pilot during World War II, Hess inadvertently releases a bomb whic ...

Battle Hymn

NR

1957 | 3.3/5 | 1h 49min
Drama, War
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Awards & Nominations for Douglas Sirk

German Film Award
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Movies with Douglas Sirk as Actor(8)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)2022 Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair
as Self (archive footage)2010 Daniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense
2008 Acting for Douglas Sirk
as (archive footage)1991 From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers
as himself1987 Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
as himself1983 Imitation of Life
as himself1980 Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

TV Shows/Series with Douglas Sirk as Actor(1)

as Self (archive footage)2006 Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Movies with Douglas Sirk as Crew(57)

Directing/Director1979 Bourbon Street Blues
Writing/Writer1979 Bourbon Street Blues
Directing/Director1978 New Year's Eve
Writing/Screenplay1978 New Year's Eve
Directing/Director1976 Talk to Me Like the Rain
Directing/Director1959 Imitation of Life
Directing/Director1958 A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Directing/Director1957 Interlude
Directing/Director1957 Battle Hymn
Directing/Director1957 The Tarnished Angels
Directing/Director1956 Never Say Goodbye
Directing/Director1956 Written on the Wind
Directing/Director1956 There's Always Tomorrow
Directing/Director1955 All That Heaven Allows
Directing/Director1955 Captain Lightfoot
Directing/Director1954 Sign of the Pagan
Directing/Director1954 Magnificent Obsession
Directing/Director1954 Taza, Son of Cochise
Directing/Director1953 All I Desire
Directing/Director1953 Meet Me at the Fair
Directing/Director1953 Take Me to Town
Directing/Director1952 No Room for the Groom
Directing/Director1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Directing/Director1951 Week-End with Father
Directing/Director1951 The First Legion
Production/Producer1951 The First Legion
Directing/Director1951 Thunder on the Hill
Directing/Director1951 The Lady Pays Off
Directing/Director1950 Mystery Submarine
Directing/Director1949 Slightly French
Directing/Director1949 Shockproof
Directing/Director1948 Sleep, My Love
Directing/Director1947 Lured
Directing/Director1946 A Scandal in Paris
Directing/Director1944 Summer Storm
Writing/Adaptation1944 Summer Storm
Writing/Writer1944 Summer Storm
Directing/Director1943 Hitler's Madman
Directing/Director1939 Boefje
Directing/Director1938 Final Accord
Writing/Writer1938 Dreiklang
Directing/Director1937 To New Shores
Writing/Writer1937 To New Shores
Directing/Director1937 La Habanera
Directing/Director1937 La Chanson du Souvenir
Writing/Screenplay1937 La Chanson du Souvenir
Directing/Director1936 't Was Eén April
Directing/Director1936 The Final Chord
Writing/Writer1936 The Final Chord
Directing/Director1936 The Court Concert
Writing/Writer1936 The Court Concert
Directing/Director1935 Pillars of Society
Directing/Director1935 Der eingebildete Kranke
Directing/Director1935 The Girl from the Marsh Croft
Directing/Director1935 April, April!
Directing/Director1934 Zwei Genies
Directing/Director1934 Dreimal Ehe

Born: Monday, 04/26 1897 (April) in Hamburg (Germany)
Died: Wednesday, 01/14 1987 (January) in Lugano (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Educated at: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Other names for Douglas Sirk (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Hans Detlef Sierck"
"Detlef Sierck"
"Michael O'Hara"
"더글라스 서크"
Douglas Sirk frequently works together with these people:
Bud Westmore (18x, Crew)
Russell A. Gausman (15x, Crew)
Frank Skinner (13x, Crew)
Rock Hudson (12x, Actor)
Leslie I. Carey (12x, Crew)
Bill Thomas (12x, Crew)
Ross Hunter (11x, Crew)
Fred Nurney (10x, Actor)
Alexander Golitzen (10x, Crew)
Russell Metty (10x, Crew)
Joan St. Oegger (10x, Crew)
Werner Sudendorf (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:193283, Added: 07/17/2018, Last updated: 09/29/2025