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Leo Meyer (producer)

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Leo Meyer
Born29 August 1873
Died11 February 1944 (1944-02-12) (aged 70)
Other namesLeo Meijer
OccupationProducer
Years active1926-1939 (film)

Leo Meyer (29 August 1873, in Karlino – 11 February 1944) was a German film producer. He is sometimes also credited as Leo Meijer. Following the Nazi rise to power Meyer, who was Jewish, went into exile and emigrated to the Netherlands where he continued to produce films.

Amongst the films that Meyer worked on in Weimar Germany was the war film Westfront 1918 [1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Ashkenazi p.199

Bibliography

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  • Ashkenazi, Ofer. Weimar Film and Modern Jewish Identity. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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