| Enno Patalas | |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Quakenbrück |
| Death Place: | Munich |
| Nationality: | German |
| Fields: | Film history |
| Workplaces: | Munich Film Museum |
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| Known For: | Geschichte des Films |
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Enno Patalas (15 October 1929, in Quakenbrück – 7 August 2018, in Munich) was a German film historian, collector, and expert[1] film preservationist. A former head of the Munich Film Museum (1973–1994),[2] [3] his restorations include films such as Metropolis,[1] M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder and Die Nibelungen, all directed by Fritz Lang. Patalas also restored the film The Battleship Potemkin for viewing at the Berlin Film Festival in 2005.[4]
He, along with director Ulrich Gregor, wrote the influential film history book Geschichte des Films (History of Film).[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Pfarrer | |||
| 1974 | The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser | Pastor Fuhrmann | ||
| 1983 | Der Platzanweiser – Porträt eines Kinomanen | Enno Patalas | ||
| 1984 | Der Havarist | Der Herr aus New York | ||
| 1985 | (final film role) |