Diehl Film, otherwise known as Diehl Bros. Film or the Diehl Brothers, was a filmmaking business organized by brothers Ferdinand, Hermann, and Paul Diehl.

Technique

The Diehl brothers were filmmakers in Munich who were known for their stop motion fairy-tale movies and their most famous character, a hedgehog named Mecki. Mecki's popularity in Germany created licensing deals for the filmmakers and the character's success and popularity has been compared to Mickey Mouse.[1]

The work of the brothers has included silhouette, stop motion, and puppet techniques.[1] They made cartoons, "cultural films", and advertisement films as well as television shows.[2]

Hermann Diehl designed and carved puppets for the enterprise.[3] Their studio was in the Gräfelfing neighborhood.

Filmography

  • The Seven Ravens (1937)
  • Storming of a Medieval City Circa 1350
  • The Race Between the Hare and the Hedgehog (1938)
  • Gutenberg (1960)
  • The Gnomes (1968)
  • Bremen Town Musicians (1970)

References

  1. 1 2 Bock, ans-Michael; Bergfelder, im (September 1, 2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9780857455659 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Who's who in Germany 1990". Who's Who the International red series. August 18, 1990 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Giesen, Rolf; Khan, Anna (July 28, 2017). Acting and Character Animation: The Art of Animated Films, Acting and Visualizing. CRC Press. ISBN 9781351651073 – via Google Books.


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