Harry R. Sokal
Born 1898 (age 81) · Craiova, Dolj, Romania
Appears in 17 titles

Harry R. Sokal (also Henry R. Sokal), born February 20, 1898 in Craiova and died March 7, 1979 in Munich, was a German film producer of Romanian origin and of the Jewish faith. Harry Sokal produced 22 films between 1926 and 1977. He specialized in the production of films related to the mountain, mainly those of Arnold Fanck and Leni Riefenstahl. After the National Socialists seized power in 1933, he emigrated to England before settling in France in 1937. In 1941, he moved to the United States where he worked for the small production company Monogram before return to Germany in 1949 where he founded the production company Henry Sokal-Film. He produced his first post-war work, Föhn, which was a remake of his greatest success, The White Inferno of Piz Palü. Until his death, he worked with the Munich studios Bavaria Filmstudios located in Grünwald. His most famous post-war film was The Hero and the Soldier in 1958 with Otto Wilhelm Fischer, based on the comedy by George Bernard Shaw. Harry Sokal was married to actress Charlotte Kerr. He died in 1979 and is buried in Grünwald.

Filmography

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
6.1
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
Production Supervisor
Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.5
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
Production Supervisor
The Holy Mountain
6.5
The Holy Mountain
1926
Producer
The Blue Light
6.9
The Blue Light
1932
Producer
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
6.9
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
1929
Producer
The Student of Prague
6.6
The Student of Prague
1926
Producer
Arms and the Man
6.6
Arms and the Man
1958
Producer
The White Ecstasy
5.6
The White Ecstasy
1931
Producer
Heldinnen
8.8
Heldinnen
1960
Producer
Rusalka
9.0
Rusalka
1978
Production Manager
They Met on Skis
8.5
They Met on Skis
1940
Producer
Holidays in Tyrol
9.0
Holidays in Tyrol
1956
Producer
And That on Monday Morning
8.0
And That on Monday Morning
1959
Co-Producer