Emil Burri | |
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| Born | 11 December 1902 |
| Died | 29 August 1966 Munich, West Germany |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1933–1964 (film) |
Emil Burri (1902–1966) was a German playwright and screenwriter who worked on around fifty films during his career, a prominent figure in both Nazi era and post-war German cinema. He also directed the 1942 film Beloved World, his only directorial credit. In 1955 he wrote the screenplay for the Austrian historical heimatfilm Dunja.[1]
In the theatre he was known as a collaborator with Bertolt Brecht.