Will Tremper
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Will Tremper was a German screenwriter
, film director
, producer
and writer. He wrote 12 films between 1956 and 1988. The young and then unknown actor Horst Buchholz
starred in his first three films. With only a handful of films to his credit, he established himself quickly as the German answer to the directors of the Nouvelle Vague in France.
Will Tremper was born in Braubach
, Germany
to innkeeper Heinrich Tremper and his wife Emilie and died in Munich
, Germany. Tremper arrived in 1944 in Berlin at the age of 16, to work as a photographer. He survived the war unharmed and started working for a newly established Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel
.
In the 1950s he strated writing screenplays. His debut Teenage Wolfpack
was a huge success and made Horst Buchholz
a star. He financed his next four films by himself. With Die Endlose Nacht Tremper received the Bundesfilmpreis for best production of the year.
After his last film as director, How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
which was produced by Horst Wendlandt
, he wrote several bestselling novels. Tremper further went on to work for German newspapers and magazines, such as Die Welt
, Welt am Sonntag
, Bunte
, Stern
and Quick
. His weekly film column in Die Welt am Sonntag ran from 1980 to 1998.
In December 1998 Tremper died of a heart attack at his home in Munich. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and writer. He wrote 12 films between 1956 and 1988. The young and then unknown actor Horst Buchholz
Horst Buchholz
Horst Werner Buchholz was a German actor, remembered for his part in The Magnificent Seven and Nine Hours to Rama. He appeared in over sixty films during his acting career from 1952–2002.-Life and work:...
starred in his first three films. With only a handful of films to his credit, he established himself quickly as the German answer to the directors of the Nouvelle Vague in France.
Will Tremper was born in Braubach
Braubach
Braubach is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km southeast of Koblenz...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to innkeeper Heinrich Tremper and his wife Emilie and died in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany. Tremper arrived in 1944 in Berlin at the age of 16, to work as a photographer. He survived the war unharmed and started working for a newly established Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel
Der Tagesspiegel
Der Tagesspiegel is a classical liberal German daily newspaper...
.
In the 1950s he strated writing screenplays. His debut Teenage Wolfpack
Teenage Wolfpack
Teenage Wolfpack is a 1956 German film directed by Georg Tressler.The film is also known as Wolfpack in the United Kingdom.- Cast :*Horst Buchholz as Freddy Borchert*Karin Baal as Sissy Bohl...
was a huge success and made Horst Buchholz
Horst Buchholz
Horst Werner Buchholz was a German actor, remembered for his part in The Magnificent Seven and Nine Hours to Rama. He appeared in over sixty films during his acting career from 1952–2002.-Life and work:...
a star. He financed his next four films by himself. With Die Endlose Nacht Tremper received the Bundesfilmpreis for best production of the year.
After his last film as director, How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? is a 1970 German comedy film directed by Will Tremper and starring Barbi Benton.-Cast:* Barbi Benton - Lynn Keefe * Christian Anders* Jeff Cooper - Bob Greene...
which was produced by Horst Wendlandt
Horst Wendlandt
Horst Wendlandt was a German film producer. He produced 99 films between 1956 and 2002.He was born and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Pappa ante Portas * L'as des as * Lola...
, he wrote several bestselling novels. Tremper further went on to work for German newspapers and magazines, such as Die Welt
Die Welt
Die Welt is a German national daily newspaper published by the Axel Springer AG company.It was founded in Hamburg in 1946 by the British occupying forces, aiming to provide a "quality newspaper" modelled on The Times...
, Welt am Sonntag
Welt am Sonntag
Welt am Sonntag is a German national Sunday newspaper published by Axel Springer AG, and established in 1948. Its head office is in Berlin, and it has local editions for Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Düsseldorf....
, Bunte
Bunte
Bunte is a German weekly magazine; coverage includes celebrity, gossip, news and lifestyle matters. It is published by Bunte Entertainment Verlag GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hubert Burda Media....
, Stern
Stern
The stern is the rear or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite of the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Originally, the term only referred to the aft port section...
and Quick
Quick
Quick may refer to:* Quick , an American automobile* Quick , an 1993 American film* Quick , a 2011 South Korean film* Quick , a defunct weekly tabloid spin-off of The Dallas Morning News in Texas...
. His weekly film column in Die Welt am Sonntag ran from 1980 to 1998.
In December 1998 Tremper died of a heart attack at his home in Munich. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Selected filmography
- Teenage WolfpackTeenage WolfpackTeenage Wolfpack is a 1956 German film directed by Georg Tressler.The film is also known as Wolfpack in the United Kingdom.- Cast :*Horst Buchholz as Freddy Borchert*Karin Baal as Sissy Bohl...
(1956 - writer) - Two WorldsTwo WorldsTwo Worlds is a computer role-playing game developed by Polish video game developer Reality Pump and published by SouthPeak Interactive for the Xbox 360 and PC. A sequel, Two Worlds II, was released in Europe on November 9, 2010.-Gameplay :...
(1958 - writer) - Wet Asphalt (1958 - writer)
- Flucht nach Berlin (1961 - writer and director)
- Die Endlose Nacht (1963 - writer and director)
- Delay in MarienbornDelay in MarienbornDelay in Marienborn , is a 1963 German-French drama film directed by Rolf Hädrich. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. It was released in the US in 1964 by Allied Artists as Stop Train 349.-Cast:...
(1963 - writer) - Room 13Room 13Room 13 is a 1989 horror novel by Robert Swindells. It won the Children's Book Award in 1990.- Plot summary:Felicity 'Fliss' Morgan has a nightmare on the night before her school trip to Whitby; however, on the trip and upon arriving a series of strange events occur, in which she turns purely awesome...
(1964 - writer) - Waiting Room to the BeyondWaiting Room to the BeyondWaiting Room to the Beyond is a 1964 German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Hildegard Knef.-Cast:* Hildegard Knef - Lorelli* Götz George - Donald 'Don' Micklem* Richard Münch - Mario Orlandi di Alsconi...
(1964 - writer) - SperrbezirkSperrbezirkSperrbezirk is a 1966 German thriller film directed by Will Tremper and starring Harald Leipnitz, Suzanne Roquette and Guido Baumann. It is adapted from a novel by Ernst Neubach.-Cast:* Harald Leipnitz ... Bernie Kallmann* Suzanne Roquette ... Ann...
(1966 - writer and director) - PlaygirlPlaygirlPlaygirl is a print quarterly adult magazine published in the United States that is marketed mainly to heterosexual women, but has also gained a considerable gay following...
(1966 - writer and director) - How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? is a 1970 German comedy film directed by Will Tremper and starring Barbi Benton.-Cast:* Barbi Benton - Lynn Keefe * Christian Anders* Jeff Cooper - Bob Greene...
(1970 - writer and director) - Rosinenbomber (1988 - writer)
Awards
- 1963: Preis der deutschen Filmkritik for Die Endlose Nacht
- 1963: Filmband in Silber (Production) for Die Endlose Nacht
- 1963: BambiBambiBambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand , produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten...
(Best Film) for Die Endlose Nacht - 1964: Filmband in Gold (Drehbuch) für Delay in Marienborn