Ludwig Berger

German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1892–1969)

0.68body-of-work score · ranked #1218 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
January 6, 1892 · Mainz
Died
May 18, 1969 · Schlangenbad
Nationality
Germany
Work
film director, screenwriter, writer, actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Ludwig Berger
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1940 · United Kingdom · fantasy, adventure

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #431 · Roger Ebert's Great Movies

    0.685 citations

Complete filmography

All 24 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1920The Mayor of Zalamea
  • 1921The Story of Christine von Herre
  • 1923A Glass of Water
  • 1923The Lost Shoe
  • 1925A Waltz Dream
  • 1927The Master of Nuremberg
  • 1928Sins of the Fathers
  • 1928Street of Sin
  • 1928The Woman from Moscow
  • 1929The Burning Heart
  • 1930Playboy of Paris
  • 1930The Vagabond King
  • 1931The Little Cafe
  • 1932I by Day, You by Night
  • 1933Court Waltzes
  • 1933Early to Bed
  • 1933Walzerkrieg
  • 1937Pygmalion
  • 1938Three Waltzes
  • 1940Ergens in Nederland
  • 1940The Thief of Bagdad
  • 1950Ballerina
  • 1955Undine
  • 1961Hermann und Dorothea