Franz Eckstein

Franz Eckstein (2 April 1878 – February 1945) was a German screenwriter and film director of the silent era.^[1] He made a number of films for the National Film company during the 1920s. He was married to the actress Rosa Porten, sister of Henny Porten.

Franz Eckstein
Born	2 April 1878 Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire
Died	February 1945 (aged 66) Bauerhufen, Pomerania, Germany
Occupation(s)	Director, writer
Years active	1914–1928 (film)

Selected filmography

• The Newest Star of Variety (1917)
• The Coquette (1917)
• Film Kathi (1918)
• Not of the Woman Born (1918)
• Lotte Lore (1921)
• Your Brother's Wife (1921)
• You Are the Life (1921)
• Your Bad Reputation (1922)
• Maud Rockefeller's Bet (1924)
• Battle of the Butterflies (1924)
• Hedda Gabler (1925)
• The Girl from Abroad (1927)