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British screenwriter and journalist (1925–1998)
Robert Muller
Born 1 September 1925 Died 27 May 1998 (aged 72)London, United Kingdom
Occupation Writer Years active 1956–1991 (film & TV)
Robert Muller (1 September 1925 – 27 May 1998) was a German-born British journalist and screenwriter, who mainly worked in television.
[1] Since his father was Jewish, he emigrated to Britain in 1938 as a thirteen-year-old refugee from
Nazi Germany .
Selected works
Film
Television
London Playhouse : " Jane Clegg" (dir.
Peter Cotes , 1956)
Armchair Theatre : " The Night Conspirators" (
Philip Saville , 1962)
[2]
Armchair Theatre: "
Afternoon of a Nymph " (1962)
Armchair Theatre: " Thank You and Goodnight" (1962)
Armchair Theatre: "
The Paradise Suite " (1963)
Playdate : " The Night Conspirators" (1963)
Armchair Theatre: " Pleasure Is Where She Finds It" (
Charles Jarrott , 1964)
Story Parade: " The World That Summer" (
Peter Sasdy , 1965)
Armchair Mystery Theatre : " Man and Mirror" (Patrick Dromgoole, 1965)
Armchair Theatre: " A Cold Peace" (
Don Leaver , 1965)
Mystery and Imagination : "
The Body Snatcher " (
Toby Robertson , 1966)
Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse [
de ] (
John Olden [
de ] and
Claus Peter Witt [
de ] , 1966, TV miniseries) — based on a non-fiction book by
Henry Kolarz [
de ]
The Wednesday Play : " The Executioner" (
Michael Hayes , 1966)
Die Unberatenen (
Peter Zadek , 1966) — based on a novel by
Thomas Valentin [
de ]
Out of the Unknown : " The Prophet" (
Naomi Capon , 1967) — based on "
Reason " by
Isaac Asimov
Armchair Theatre: "Easier in the Dark" (Don Leaver, 1967)
Armchair Theatre: "A World of Time" (Don Leaver, 1967)
Theatre 625 : "Henry IV" (Michael Hayes, 1967) — based on
Luigi Pirandello 's
Henry IV
Haunted : "After the Funeral" (Don Leaver, 1967)
The Wednesday Play: "Death of a Private" (
James Ferman , 1967) — loosely based on
Woyzeck
Man in a Suitcase : "The Bridge" (
Pat Jackson , 1967)
Armchair Theatre: "You and Me" (Kim Mills, 1968)
Nana (
John Davies , 1968, TV miniseries)
Mystery and Imagination: "
Frankenstein " (
Voytek , 1968)
Out of the Unknown: "Beach Head" (
James Cellan Jones , 1969) — based on a story by
Clifford D. Simak
Out of the Unknown: "
The Naked Sun " (
Rudolph Cartier , 1969)
Mystery and Imagination: "
The Suicide Club " (Mike Vardy, 1970)
Take Three Girls (1971, TV series, 4 episodes)
Bel Ami (John Davies, 1971, TV miniseries) — based on
Guy de Maupassant 's
Bel-Ami
Die Sonne angreifen (
Peter Lilienthal , 1971) — based on a novel by
Witold Gombrowicz
Public Eye : "Shades of White" (
Piers Haggard , 1971)
Man of Straw (
Herbert Wise , 1972, TV miniseries) — based on
Der Untertan by
Heinrich Mann
Van der Valk und das Mädchen (Peter Zadek, 1972) — based on a novel by
Nicolas Freeling
The Song of Songs (
Peter Wood , 1973, TV miniseries)
Van der Valk und die Reichen [
de ] (
Wolfgang Petersen , 1973) — based on a novel by Nicolas Freeling
Colditz : "Chameleon" (Philip Dudley, 1974)
Fall of Eagles : "Indian Summer of an Emperor" (
Donald McWhinnie , 1974)
Omnibus : "The Need for Nightmare" (
Harley Cokeliss , 1974)
Churchill's People : "The Lost Island" (Philip Saville, 1975) — based on
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A Legacy (
Derek Martinus , 1975, TV miniseries)
Private Affairs: "A Dream of Living" (Philip Saville, 1975)
Van der Valk und die Toten (
Marcel Cravenne [
fr ] , 1975) — based on a novel by Nicolas Freeling
Ten from the Twenties: "Motherlove" (Mark Cullingham, 1975) — based on a story by
J. D. Beresford
Ten from the Twenties: "Her Wedding Morn" (
Barry Letts , 1975) — based on a story by
Sheila Kaye-Smith
Ten from the Twenties: "The Fifty Pound Note" (Mark Cullingham, 1975) — based on a story by
A. E. Coppard
Supernatural : "Ghosts of Venice" (
Claude Whatham , 1977)
Supernatural: "Countess Ilona" (
Simon Langton , 1977)
Supernatural: "The Werewolf Reunion" (Simon Langton, 1977)
Supernatural: "Mr Nightingale" (
Alan Cooke , 1977)
Supernatural: "Lady Sybil" (Simon Langton, 1977)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Alan Cooke, 1977) — based on
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Supernatural: "Night of the Marionettes" (Alan Cooke, 1977)
Supernatural: "Dorabella" (Simon Langton, 1977)
Prince Regent (Michael Simpson and Michael Hayes, 1979, TV miniseries)
The World That Summer (
Ilse Hofmann [
de ] , 1980)
Exil (
Egon Günther , 1981, TV miniseries) — based on a novel by
Lion Feuchtwanger
Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler (
Bernd Fischerauer [
de ] , 1982, TV miniseries)
Russian Night... 1941 (
Desmond Davis , 1982) — based on a story by
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Ein Kleid von Dior [
de ] (
Peter Weck , 1982) — based on
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris by
Paul Gallico
Nachruf auf Othello (
Michael Braun [
de ] , 1983) — based on a novel by
Nino Erné [
de ]
Storyboard : "Secrets" (
Peter Sasdy , 1983)
Weltuntergang [
de ] (
Imo Moszkowicz [
de ] , 1984) — based on a novel by
Milan Dor [
de ]
Die Fräulein von damals (
Dietrich Haugk , 1986)
Albert Schweitzer (
Michael Braun [
de ] , 1987, TV miniseries)
Rothenbaumchaussee (
Dietrich Haugk , 1991)
References
Bibliography
Anthony Grenville. Refugees from the Third Reich in Britain . Rodopi, 2002.
External links
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