Paul May
Paul May was a German film director and editor. He directed 40 films between 1935 and 1972.Biography
He was the son of Peter Ostermayr, a film producer with Universum Film AG, and his wife Olga, née Wernhard. After secondary school in Feldkirch, he entered to film industry and trained in film laboratory work. He became a film editor in 1930 and assistant director in 1935. His first film as director was Edelweißkönig, in 1938.
After the Second World War, he adopted the pseudonym Paul May. His greatest successes were 08/15, The Forests Sing Forever, Via Mala from the book by John Knittel, and Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse with Peter van Eyck. He also directed for television. He directed more than forty films between 1935 and 1972.Selected filmography
Editor
Film
- 1939: Der Edelweißkönig
- 1939: Waldrausch
- 1940: Beates Flitterwoche / Sonderbare Flitterwochen
- 1940: Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree
- 1942: Violanta
- 1943: Die unheimliche Wandlung des Alex Roscher
- 1949: Duel with Death ; Prod. G. W. Pabst
- 1950: King for One Night
- 1952: Two People
- 1953: Young Heart Full of Love
- 1954: 08/15
- 1954: The Phantom of the Big Tent
- 1955: Doctor Solm
- 1955: 08/15 – Im Krieg
- 1955: 08/15 – In der Heimat
- 1956: Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben
- 1957: Weißer Holunder
- 1957: '
- 1957: The Fox of Paris
- 1958: '
- 1959: The Forests Sing Forever
- 1959: Heimat, deine Lieder
- 1960: Der Schleier fiel
- 1960: Soldatensender Calais
- 1961: Via Mala
- 1961: Freddy and the Millionaire
- 1962: Waldrausch
- 1963: Barras heute
- 1963: Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
- 1967: '
Television
' — 1965: Glück in Frankreich — 1965: Acht Stunden Zeit — 1966: ' — 1967: In Sachen Erzberger gegen Helfferich — 1967–1968: Sherlock Holmes — 1968: Eine Gefangene bei Stalin und Hitler — 1969–1972: Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht 1969: Nennen Sie mich Alex — 1970: Theatergarderobe 1971: Die Schrott-Story1971–1972: Fünf Tage hat die Woche 1972: Nicht Lob – noch Furcht. Graf Galen, Bischof von Münster — 1972–1975: '
