Willi Forst

Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980)

1.11body-of-work score · ranked #797 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
April 7, 1903 · Vienna
Died
August 11, 1980 · Vienna
Nationality
Austria
Work
film director, singer, screenwriter, film actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Willi Forst
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
    Gently My Songs EntreatLeise flehen meine Lieder

    1933 · Austria / Germany · musical

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1935 #4 · Kurosawa's 100 favorite films

    0.612 citations
  2. 2

    1936 · Austria · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1939 #3

    0.501 citation

Complete filmography

All 21 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1933Gently My Songs Entreat
  • 1934Maskerade
  • 1934Unfinished Symphony
  • 1935Mazurka
  • 1936Burgtheater
  • 1936Tomfoolery
  • 1937Serenade
  • 1939Bel Ami
  • 1939I Am Sebastian Ott
  • 1940Operetta
  • 1942Wiener Blut
  • 1943Women Are No Angels
  • 1949Viennese Girls
  • 1950Die Sünderin
  • 1951Miracles Still Happen
  • 1952The White Horse Inn
  • 1954Cabaret
  • 1956Kaiserjäger
  • 1956The Road to Paradise
  • 1957The Unexcused Hour
  • 1957Vienna, City of My Dreams