Mathias Matthies

Mathias Matthies (August 7, 1911 – September 30, 2004) was a German art director. He designed the sets for around a hundred films and television programmes. He often collaborated with his wife Ellen Schmidt, including on some Edgar Wallace adaptations made by Rialto Film.

Mathias Matthies
Born	(1911-08-07)7 August 1911 Potsdam, Brandenburg, German Empire
Died	30 September 2004(2004-09-30) (aged 93) Greifenberg, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Art director
Years active	1949–1990 (film & TV)

Selected filmography

• Dangerous Guests (1949)
• Derby (1949)
• My Wife's Friends (1949)
• Unknown Sender (1950)
• The Allure of Danger (1950)
• Abundance of Life (1950)
• Dark Eyes (1951)
• The Sinful Border (1951)
• My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952)
• Shooting Stars (1952)
• Wedding in Transit (1953)
• The Bogeyman (1953)
• Men at a Dangerous Age (1954)
• Don't Worry About Your Mother-in-Law (1954)
• Doctor Solm (1955)
• I Was an Ugly Girl (1955)
• My Children and I (1955)
• Father's Day (1955)
• The Old Forester House (1956)
• The First Day of Spring (1956)
• The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1958)
• Crime After School (1959)
• Yes, Women are Dangerous (1960)
• The Forger of London (1961)
• The Green Archer (1961)
• The Inn on the River (1962)
• The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (1962)

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim (2005) [2004]. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.

External links

• Mathias Matthies at IMDb