was founded in West Germany on 1 April 1950 by Preben Philipsen and WaldfriedBarthel [de], who would later become the head of publicity for the company
at Frankfurt, named after his father, together with his associate WaldfriedBarthel (1913–1979). After Philipsen exited Constantin Film in 1955, he again
films between 1949 and 1975, and co-founded Constantin Film with WaldfriedBarthel [de] in 1950. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to Constantin Philipsen
the box office after World War II. The initiative to try came from WaldfriedBarthel [de], head of Constantin Film who approached his friend Preben Philipsen