Diehl Film Explained

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

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.

Filmography

• The Seven Ravens (1937)
• Storming of a Medieval City Circa 1350
• The Race Between the Hare and the Hedgehog (1938)
• Dornröschen (circa 1942)
• Der Flaschenteufe (1952, adaptation of The Bottle Imp
• Gutenberg (1960)
• The Gnomes (1968)
• Bremen Town Musicians (1970)

Notes and References

1. Book: The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. ans-Michael. Bock. im. Bergfelder. September 1, 2009. Berghahn Books. 9780857455659. Google Books.
2. Web site: Who's who in Germany 1990. August 18, 1990. Who's Who the International red series. Google Books.
3. Book: The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films. Jack. Zipes. January 27, 2011. Taylor & Francis. 9781135853945. Google Books.
4. Book: Acting and Character Animation: The Art of Animated Films, Acting and Visualizing. Rolf. Giesen. Anna. Khan. July 28, 2017. CRC Press. 9781351651073. Google Books.