Paul Graetz Biography

Not to be confused with the character actor of the same name, producer Paul Graetz was in charge of Germany's Terra Films from the mid-1920s to 1933. Fleeing his native country when Hitler came to power, Graetz relocated to France where he organized Transcontinental Films. Most of his productions were geared primarily for domestic consumption: exceptions include 1962's A View From the Bridge and 1966's Is Paris Burning?, his last film. During the late 1940s, Paul Graetz became one of the pioneers of European commercial television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi