Herz Frank
Directing · Director · Writer · Director of Photography
Born Jan 17, 1926 · Ludza, Latvia
Active 1961–2013 · Awards: Order of the Three Stars, Order of the Badge of Honour, Nika Award, Laurel Branch Award, USSR State Prize
Herz Frank (17 January 1926- 3 March 2013) was one of the most famous documentary filmmakers of Latvia. At the beginning of 1960ies, he was among the first to establish the so-called Riga poetic documentary school – the Latvian “new wave”.
Filmography
The Man of the Wall - A Documentary Mystery (1998) — Director · Producer · EditorTen Minutes Older (1978) — Director · Writer235 000 000 (1967) — WriterThere Were Seven Simeons (1989) — Director · WriterWhite Bells (1961) — WriterThe Last Judgement (1987) — Director · WriterFlashback (2003) — Director · Producer · Director of Photography · WriterThe High Song (1989) — Director · WriterDiagnosis (1975) — DirectorYou and Me (1963) — ScriptHorse Play (1973) — Director · WriterBeyond The Fear (2014) — Director · Director of Photography · ScreenplayTales (1976) — Director · WriterRestricted Area (1975) — Director · WriterPerpetual Rehearsal (2008) — Director · Writer · Director of PhotographyThe Salt Bread (1964) — Director · WriterWithout Legends (1967) — DirectorNoon (1965) — Director · WriterYour Payday (1971) — Director · WriterAwakening (1979) — Director · WriterThe Trace of the Soul (1972) — Director · Scenario WriterArt (Issue 3) (1975) — DirectorThe Jewish Street (1992) — Director · Writer · Director of PhotographyTo the Edge of Danger (1984) — Writer · Director