Arnold Pressburger

Arnold Pressburger (27 August 1885 – 17 February 1951) was an Austrian Jewish[1] film producer who produced 79 films between 1913 and 1951. Pressburger was born in Preßburg, Austria-Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia) and died in Hamburg, Germany from a stroke.

Arnold Pressburger
Born(1885-08-27)27 August 1885
Preßburg, Austria-Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia)
Died17 February 1951(1951-02-17) (aged 65)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1913-1951

In 1932 he set up the production company Cine-Allianz with Gregor Rabinovitch. The company enjoyed commercial success, but was subsequently expropriated from them by the Nazi government of Germany as part of the anti-Jewish policy.

Partial filmography

References
  1. Kronfeld, Martin (2012). "Židia". In Myrtil Nagy (ed.). Naše národnostné menšiny. Šamorín: Fórum inštitút pre výskum menšín. p. 23. ISBN 978-80-89249-57-2.
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