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Änne Bruck
Änne Bruck (23 August 1907 – 13 December 1978) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1936 and 1978. Biography Bruck began her acting career in films from 1936. She was on the Gottbegnadeten list of the Reich Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda in 1944. After the war, she also initially appeared in DEFA productions, such as "Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl" (1945), directed by Wolfgang Staudte. In the scandalous film Die Sünderin (1951), she impersonated the mother of the leading actress Hildegard Knef. She also voiced numerous roles in radio drama productions. From the 1960s, she was increasingly active in television series. She was married to the actor Heinz Frölich until her death in 1978. Selected filmography * ''Midsummer Night's Fire'' (1939) * '' Commissioner Eyck'' (1940) * '' The Millionaire'' (1947) * '' Second Hand Destiny'' (1949) * '' Unknown Sender'' (1950) * '' Blondes for Export'' (1950) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-largest in the European Union with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, eighth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. At the southern tip of the Jutland Peninsula, Hamburg stands on the branching River Elbe at the head of a estuary to the North Sea, on the mouth of the Alster and Bille (Elbe), Bille. Hamburg is one of Germany's three city-states alongside Berlin and Bremen (state), Bremen, and is surrounded by Schleswig-Holstein to the north and Lower Saxony to the south. The Port of Hamburg is Germany's largest and Europe's List of busiest ports in Europe, third-largest, after Port of Rotterdam, Rotterda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsummer Night's Fire
''Midsummer Night's Fire'' or ''St. John's Fire'' () is a 1939 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Anna Dammann, Ernst von Klipstein, and Gertrud Meyen. The film is based on the play '' Fires of St. John'' by Hermann Sudermann. The title refers to Saint John's Eve. The film's art direction was by and Erich Czerwonski. Location shooting took place in Prenzlau and around Masuria in East Prussia. It was remade in 1954 as '' Love is Forever''. Plot After many years in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ..., a man returns to his village in East Prussia to marry his intended bride. However, he finds himself drawn to another girl and contemplates running away with her. Cast Production Certain scenes judged too "paganistic" by censo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commissioner Eyck
''Commissioner Eyck'' () is a 1940 German crime film directed by Milo Harbich and starring Anneliese Uhlig, Paul Klinger and Herbert Wilk.Moeller p. 32 It was shot at Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place in Bavaria. Synopsis A Berlin detective's holiday is interrupted by a murder at the winter sports hotel he is staying at. Before long he is on the trail of a gang of international criminals. Cast * Anneliese Uhlig as Barbara Sydow * Paul Klinger as Günter Eyck, Kriminalkommissar * Herbert Wilk as Hans Brandner, Kriminalkommissar * Hansjoachim Büttner as Gorgas * Alexander Engel as van Fliet * Änne Bruck as Inge Brandner * Lina Carstens as Mrs. Filter * Fritz Eckert as Farmer * Andrews Engelmann as Gustafson * Lothar Geist as Page * Alfred Haase as Jeweller * Knut Hartwig as Schröder * Herbert Hübner as Hauber * Karl Jüstel as Dancer * Dorit Kreysler as Mrs. Gustafson * Walter Kunkel as Van Fliet's employer * Walter Lieck as Jonny * Karl-Heinz Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Millionaire (1947 Film)
''The Millionaire'' ( or ) is a 1947 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Hans Moser, Annie Rosar and Hans Holt.Nelmes & Selbo It was made by the Munich-based Bavaria Film at the company's Bavaria Studios in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle. The film was shot during the final stages of the Second World War, but wasn't released until 1947. Synopsis Leopold Habernal, lives a quiet, modest life as a postman. When he unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money, he suddenly becomes an object of desire for several unmarried woman in the town, leading also to resentment amongst his former male friends. Ultimately he is able to use his money to benefit everyone. Cast * Hans Moser as Leopold Habernal, Postbote * Annie Rosar as Frau Meierhofer, seine Wirtin * Hans Holt as Franz Lichtenegger, Komponist * Alfred Neugebauer as Kanzleirat Lichtenegger, sein Onkel * Franz Pfaudler as Krüger, Schuster * Gabriele Reismüller as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Hand Destiny
''Second Hand Destiny'' () is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Erich Ponto, Heinz Klevenow and Marianne Hoppe. It is sometimes considered a film noir.Spicer p. 460 At the time the director Staudte was mostly known for his work for the East German studio DEFA. It was made between May and July 1949 at the Wandsbek Studios of the Hamburg-based company Real Film. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Synopsis A man now working as a clairvoyant narrates in flashback how he has sunk from once being a happily married man to committing uxoricide Uxoricide (from Latin ''uxor'' meaning "wife" and -cide, from ''caedere'' meaning "to cut, to kill") is the killing of one's own wife. It can also be used in the context of the killing of one's own girlfriend. It can refer to the act itself or .... Main cast References Bibliography * External links * 1949 films 1949 drama films Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unknown Sender (film)
''Unknown Sender'' () is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Henny Porten, Bruni Löbel and Cornell Borchers.Parish p. 244 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mathias Matthies. Cast * Henny Porten as Direktorin * Bruni Löbel as Magda Lehmann * Cornell Borchers as Dr. Elisabeth Markert * Käthe Haack as Frau Lehmann * Ursula Herking as Frau Bock * Marina Ried as Adele * Hans Richter (actor), Hans Richter as Dr. Alfred Braun * Volker von Collande as Fredy Brown * Paul Kemp (actor), Paul Kemp as Schuldiener Bock * Hubert von Meyerinck as Schmoll, Lehrer * Rudolf Platte as Lehrer Zirbel * Albert Florath as Professor Wagner * Willy Maertens as Herr Lehmann * Friedl Rostock as Dora * Ingeborg Körner as Brigitte * Ann Höling as Edith * Ilse Zielstorff as Rosemarie * Katharina von Miculicz-Radesci as Eva * Petra Unkel as Wilma * Ilse Gottburg as Claire * Gustl Busch as Stine * Änne Bruck a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondes For Export
''Blondes for Export'' () is a 1950 West German crime thriller film directed by Eugen York and starring Lotte Koch, Catja Görna and René Deltgen. Norbert Jacques wrote the screenplay, adapting his own novel. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios and on location around Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter. Plot In Hamburg during the late 1940s, a blonde young girl is kidnapped by human traffickers and taken to South America. Cast * Lotte Koch as Yvonne Moréen * Catja Görna as Iris Gorla * René Deltgen as Frank Olman * Albrecht Schoenhals as Gorla * Peter van Eyck as Rolf Carste * Ursula Grabley as Emmi Kruschke * Ursula Herking as Fräulein Lührs * Änne Bruck as Frau Hessling * Carl-Heinz Schroth as Roschek * Albert Florath as Professor * Hans Leibelt as Intendant Hallerstedt * Hans Richter as Artist Freddie * Franz Schafheitlin as Polizeikommissar in Rio * Josef Dahmen as Armand * Peter Mosbacher as Alvaro * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows In The Night (1950 Film)
''Shadows in the Night'' () is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Eugen York and starring Hilde Krahl, Willy Fritsch and Carl Raddatz.Bock & Bergfelder p. 134 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios by the Hamburg-based Real Film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Herbert Kirchhoff. Synopsis A happily married woman is blackmailed by a former lover. Cast * Hilde Krahl as Elga * Willy Fritsch as Ernst Magnus * Carl Raddatz as Richard Struwe * Josef Sieber as Mumme * Hermann Schomberg as Edgar Elsberg * Arnim Dahl as Freitag * Carl-Heinz Schroth as Minjes * Lilo Müller as Heidi * Ursula Herking as Julia * Thessy Kuhls as Margit * Inge Meysel as Lisa * Albert Florath as Kommissar * Franz Schafheitlin * Helmut Gmelin * Änne Bruck * Karl-Heinz Peters as Wirt * Carl Voscherau Carl Voscherau (1900–1963) was a German film actor.Shandley p.212 He was also a prominent voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Germany. His son Henning Voscherau was May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sinner (1951 Film)
''The Sinner'' () is a 1951 West German romantic drama film directed by Willi Forst, starring Hildegard Knef, Gustav Fröhlich and Änne Bruck. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios and on location in Naples, Rome, and Positano. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Upon its release, it attracted significant attention, drawing two million viewers within the first three weeks, largely due to its controversial nature. However, after it became a less contentious subject, interest waned, and in the long run, it was not a financial success. The film represented a major shift for the director, Forst, who had previously been known for escapist works such as '' Operette'' and ''Vienna Blood'', which avoided controversial themes and embraced romanticized settings. ''The Sinner'' departed from this tradition by adopting a realist perspective, addressing taboo subjects like prostitution and euthanasia, which challenged the moral sensitivities of post-war We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinderella (1955 Film)
''Cinderella'' () is a 1955 West German family film directed by Fritz Genschow and starring Rita-Maria Nowotny, Renée Stobrawa and Werner Stock. It is based on the namesake fairytale by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm. Plot In a faraway kingdom, a beautiful young girl, Margaret, lives with her mean stepmother and two spoiled stepsisters. The Prince of the kingdom throws a ball to find a wife. Margaret wants to attend, but her family thinks her too ugly and stupid, calling her a mere “Cinderella”. However, a good Fairy intervenes and provides Margaret with the means to attend the Prince’s Ball. The Prince, of course, is enthralled upon meeting Margaret, for she is the only woman in the kingdom who possesses the spiritual bounty of inner beauty. Margaret runs away from the Prince before he can announce his intentions, however; she leaves behind only her slipper. The Prince searches the kingdom for the tiny foot which fits the slipper; some women even go so far as to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The " Mud March", the first large procession organised by The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ( NUWSS), takes place in London. * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. * February 12 – The steamship ''Larchmont'' collides with the ''Harry Hamilton'' in Long Island Sound; 183 lives are lost. * February 16 – SKF, a worldwide mechanical parts manufacturing brand (mainly, bearings and seals), is founded in Gothenburg, Sweden. * February 21 – The English mail steamship ''Berlin'' is wrecked off the Hook of Holland; 142 lives are lost. * February 24 – The Austrian Lloyd steamship ''Imperatrix'', from Trieste to Bombay, is wrecked on Cape of Crete and sinks; 137 lives are lost. March * March ** The steamship ''Congo'' collide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Somoza's government. * January 13 – Former American Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Democrat, dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at the age of 66. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany '' persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
