Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Birthday: 25 August 1885, Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Roudnice, Czech Republic]

Birth Name: Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Georg Wilhelm Pabst is considered by many to be the greatest director of German cinema, in his era. He was especially appreciated by actors and actresses for the humane way in which he treated them. This was in contrast to some of his contemporaries, such as Arnold Fanck, who have been characterized as martinets.