Stefan Markus

Stefan Markus was born on Jul 16, 1884 in Switzerland. Stefan Markus's big-screen debut came with Fight for the Matterhorn directed by Mario Bonnard in 1928. Stefan Markus is known for The Kidnapping directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff, Dita Parlo stars as Elsi - fiancée de Hans and Geymond Vital as Firmin - berger valaisan. The upcoming new movie Stefan Markus plays is La terre qui meurt which will be released on Apr 24, 1936.

A well-read man, which is how some define Stefan Markus. Not wrong but a bit thin for a man of so many talents. Born in Zurich in 1884, young Stefan soon proved a fertile mind as well as a consummate reader. It comes as no surprise to find him studying literature... and history... and political economy. In 1909, with his Ph. D. in his pocket, he left Berlin where he had been a student and came back to Switzerland. That same year, he founded the Hertenstein Open Air Theater in Weggis and started writing plays and novels. In addition to these activities, he wrote articles for Swiss, German and Austrian newspapers. In the early 1920s, Markus tried his luck in yet another venture, namely film production. After putting two movies together in his native country, he moved to Paris where for five years running he was the driving force behind a series of silent movies, the best being