Julius Aussenberg


Julius Außenberg, , was an Austrian Movie Producer, Finance Manager und Filmmanager.

Biography

Aussenberg was trained in business, but changed careers to the Film industry. Shortly after World War I, he quickly rose up the ladder and in 1924 became the European representative of the Hollywood production company Fox. In 1926 Assenberg accompanied F. W. Murnau to Hollywood to shoot, where Murnau was directing the Fox Film '. Back in Germany the following year, he was responsible for producing Walter Ruttmann's famous Berlin Documentary '
Aussenberg became Head Producer at Deutsche Lichtspiel-syndikat production company. At the same time, he worked on his own production company Atlantis-Film, and he was a partner in Joe Mays May-Film A.G., and in 1930 he took part in Alexander Korda's London-Film as its General Representative for Europe und Overseas. When Adolf Hitlers assumed power, Julius Aussenberg had just planned the production of two films with Elisabeth Bergner which were never filmed. In 1933, the same year, the Jewish film manager and his partner Ossi Oswalda fled from Germany and settled in Czechoslovakia, where he produced few films.
Julius Aussenbergs stepson was the director Thomas Fantl.
Producer Jan Fantl is Julius Aussenbergs step grandson

Filmography