Background
He was born to a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland.
He was born to a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland.
He produced over 300 films since 1946. Life and Twelve of his relatives were killed at Babi Yar, just a portion of the 49 who perished at the hands of the Nazis. As a young man he saw Fritz Language"s film The Testament of Doctor Mabuse that affected him greatly, making him interested in film.
In September 1946 he founded the Central Cinema Company or Commodity Credit Corporation Films in the American sector of Berlin.
He prouduced Sag" die Wahrheit, one of the first films produced in Germany after the war, followed by Morituri, which was a commercial failure and threw him into debt. Brauner realised that to produce critically successful films he had to make up their losses by producing critically derided films that were appreciated by the public.
He lured back many Germans who had experience in Hollywood such as Robert Siodmak and later Fritz Language who started a revival of Doctor Mabuse. In 2009, Yad Vashem received a donation of 21 of Brauner"s productions having to do with the Holocaust, including Die Weiße Rose, The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (Der 20 Juli) and Manitoba and Beast (Mensch und Bestie).
In 2010, Yad Vashem opened a media center in Brauner"s name.