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Assumed name of Claus Detlef Sierck (1900-1987) studied in Germany but left 1937 because of the Nazi regime, and eventually went to Hollywood.

Short Biography:

During the 1950s he made a series of lurid melodramas about capitalist USA which have subsequently been highly praised by critics; they include All that Heaven Allows in 1956 and Written on the Wind in 1957.

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Douglas Sirk was a Danish film director. read more...

Tags: director, capitalist, regime

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