Erich Wagowski

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'"'Erich (born Isak) Wagowski was a Jewish film producer in Germany. He actually was part of the family we posted about just previous to this post. Like them, he was born in Lodz, Poland (1896) and came to Germany seeking opportunity. (His sister Rose also came to Germany and lived in Ulm as well).

Erich settled in Munich where he became a somewhat successful producer. He produced the film "Nathan the Wise" (a scene of which you see here) in 1922. Based on the 1779 play by Lessing, it is a story about religious tolerance. When it came out, the film provoked protests in Munich from far-right groups who felt it was too pro-Jewish.

Erich Wagowski also produced some other silent films in the 1920s, in particular "Helena" which told the ancient Greek epic of Helen of Troy. The film was made in 1924 on a grandiose scale with thousands of extras, and large sets. The film has been described as a masterpiece, although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film, a company he partially owned with the director he always worked with, Manfred Noa (who was also Jewish and originally from Berlin). The financial loss the film dealt the company and thus them personally is probably a large factor in Wagowski's choice to commit suicide in Munich in 1927."