Diehl Film

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

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] [3]}

Hermann Diehl designed and carved puppets for the enterprise.^[4] Their studio was in the Gräfelfing neighborhood.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• The Seven Ravens (1937)
• Storming of a Medieval City Circa 1350
• The Race Between the Hare and the Hedgehog (1938)
• Dornröschen (circa 1942)
• Gutenberg (1960)
• The Gnomes (1968)
• Bremen Town Musicians (1970)

References

1. 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. Zipes, Jack (January 27, 2011). The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781135853945 – via Google Books.
4. 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.