
Georg Tressler (born January 25, 1917, in Vienna – died January 6, 2007, in Belgern, Germany) was an Austrian film director known for bringing social realism to postwar German cinema. After early work as an assistant and documentary filmmaker, he achieved major success with Die Halbstarken (1956), which helped launch the career of Horst Buchholz and marked a break from conventional 1950s German filmmaking. Influenced by Italian Neorealism, Tressler favored location shooting and a documentary-style approach, evident in films such as Endstation Liebe and Das Totenschiff. From the 1960s onward, he worked extensively in television, directing popular series and TV films. His work is regarded as an important bridge between postwar cinema and later New German Film movements.

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Magnificent Rebel

Das Totenschiff

Tatort

Die Halbstarken

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

Sukkubus - den Teufel im Leib

Endstation Liebe

Ach jodel mir noch einen

Die Kleine mit dem süßen Po

Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce

Unter Achtzehn

Weh' dem, der erbt

Keiner erbt für sich allein

Kinder der Berge

Geständnis einer Sechzehnjährigen

Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor

Der Millionenbauer

Schloß Hohenstein - Irrwege zum Glück

Die Hütte am See