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Enno Patalas

Enno Patalas

German film historian and collector (1929–2018)

Enno Patalas (15 October 1929, in Quakenbrück – 7 August 2018, in Munich) was a German film historian, collector, and expert[1] film preservationist. A former head of the Munich Film Museum (1973–1994),[2][3] his restorations include films such as Metropolis,[1] M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder and Die Nibelungen, all directed by Fritz Lang. Patalas also restored the film The Battleship Potemkin for viewing at the Berlin Film Festival in 2005.[4]

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He, along with director Ulrich Gregor, wrote the influential film history book Geschichte des Films (History of Film).[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Rediscovering Utopia - Lost Scenes Restore Lang's Original Vision of 'Metropolis'". Der Spiegel. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Filmhistoriker Enno Patalas ist tot". 8 August 2018.
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    "Putting on the Fritz". The Village Voice. 4 April 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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    "Battleship Potemkin' To Debut In February". Gadsden Times. 30 December 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Ermutiger des unabhängigen Films: Ulrich Gregor wird 75". Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 17 September 2007. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2010.


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