Herz Frank
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-01-17 (87 years old)
Deathday
2013-03-03
Place of Birth
Ludza, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Also known As
Hercs Franks
Герц Франк
Г. Франк
Herz Frank
Biography
Herz Frank (17 January 1926- 3 March 2013) was one of the most famous documentary filmmakers of Latvia. At the beginning of 1960he was among the first to establish the so-called Riga poetic documentary school – the Latvian “new wave”. Since then Herz Frank’s filmography includes more than 80 films, many of which have justly been included in the golden funds of Latvian film history. During his life Herz Frank has received Life contribution award in cinema, among which is also the recognition by the Latvian National film festival (2001).
Acting
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1978
as Director
1987
as Director
2014
as Director
1976
as Director
1976
as Writer
1975
as Director
2008
as Director
1964
as Director
1989
as Director
2014
as Director of Photography
1967
as Director
1965
as Director
2003
as Director
1971
as Director
1979
as Director
1973
as Director
1975
as Director
1972
as Director
1989
as Director
1975
as Director
1989
as Writer
1964
as Writer
1965
as Writer
1963
as Script
1989
as Writer
1992
as Director
1967
as Writer
2014
as Screenplay
1961
as Writer
1972
as Scenario Writer
1984
as Writer
1984
as Director
2003
as Writer
2003
as Director of Photography
2003
as Producer
2003
as Sound Director
1973
as Writer
2003
as Director
1987
as Writer
1992
as Writer
1992
as Director of Photography
1971
as Writer
2003
as Producer
1975
as Writer
2003
as Director of Photography
2003
as Writer
1978
as Writer
1979
as Writer
2005
as Director of Photography
2005
as Writer
2005
as Director
2005
as Producer
1965
as Writer
1977
as Director
1990
as Director
2008
as Writer
2008
as Director of Photography
1974
as Director
1974
as Writer
1998
as Director
1998
as Producer
1998
2001
as Director
2001
as Camera Operator
2001
as Writer
2001
as Producer
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