Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Georg Wilhelm Pabst, a cinematic visionary, is widely regarded as the most illustrious director of German cinema, a distinction that is all the more remarkable considering the era in which he flourished. His reputation as a master filmmaker was further solidified by the admiration he garnered from the actors and actresses who had the pleasure of working with him, who uniformly praised his empathetic and humane approach to directing. This is in stark contrast to some of his contemporaries, individuals such as Arnold Fanck, who have been infamous for their tyrannical behavior on set, earning them the moniker of "martinets".