Jürgen von Alten

Jürgen von Alten
Born	12 January 1903 Hannover, German Empire
Died	28 February 1994 (1994-03-01) (aged 91) Bremen, Germany
Occupation(s)	Actor Screenwriter Director
Years active	1931–1990

Jürgen von Alten (12 January 1903 – 28 February 1994) was a German actor, screenwriter and film director. During his career he directed around seventy short and feature films. In 1939 he made the military comedy-drama Shoulder Arms.

Selected filmography

Director

• Stronger Than Regulations (1936)
• Susanne in the Bath (1936)
• Togger (1937)
• The Beaver Coat (1937)
• Shoulder Arms (1939)
• The Mistress of Solderhof (1959)

Actor

• Yorck (1931)
• The Poacher (1953)
• Oh! This Bavaria! (1960)
• The Death of the White Stallion (1985)

Bibliography

• Richards, Jeffrey. Visions of Yesterday. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973.

External links

• Jürgen von Alten at IMDb