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Continental Films was a German-controlled French film production company. It stood as the sole authorized film production organization in Nazi-occupied France.〔The A to Z of French Cinema, by Dayna Oscherwitz, MaryEllen Higgins, page xxviii〕 Established in October 1940, it was entirely bankrolled by the German government, and headed by Alfred Greven in Paris, with its finances, production and distribution tightly integrated with the German film industry.〔The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945, by Klaus Kreimeier, page 335〕 Continental's first production was the 1941 Who Killed Santa Claus? (''L'Assassinat du père Noël''). The firm gave Henri-Georges Clouzot his first directoral job for the comic thriller The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (''L'Assassin habite au 21''), which Clouzot also co-wrote, in 1942.〔The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960, by Colin Crisp, page 190〕 Continental released 30 features before ending production four years later. Its last release was the 1944 Majestic Hotel Cellars. The 2002 film ''Safe Conduct'' depicts life and work at Continental, based on the memoirs of director Jean Devaivre. ==Alfred Greven== The director of Continental Film was the German producer Alfred Greven, who was born in 1897 in Elberfeld and died in 1973 in Cologne. After leaving the Gymnasium he volunteered in September 1914 for the German Army. He fought at the Western Front in the infantry and was severely wounded. In 1917 he fought in the Luftstreitkräfte and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class. After the war he started to work in the movie business in 1920. He joined the NSDAP in 1931. In 1934 he was head of the committee for film production in the Reichsfilmkammer. Some of the films he produced were The Old and the Young King, The Green Domino, and The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes. In 1940 Goebbels appointed him managing director of the newly established Continental Film, his direct superior being Max Winkler. Films Greven produced after the war include Bonjour Kathrin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Continental Films」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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