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Abschied Von Den Wolken
''Abschied von den Wolken'' ( en, Farewell to the Clouds) is a 1959 German aviation adventure film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, written by Georg Hurdalek, based on a story by Ladislas Fodor. The film stars O. W. Fischer, Peter van Eyck, Sonja Ziemann, Horst Frank, Linda Christian and Paul Dahlke. ''Abschied von den Wolken'' was an example of the disaster film, coming soon after the international success of William Wellman's '' The High and Mighty'' (1954) where individual stories of passengers and crew were central to the dilemma of an aircraft in trouble. In the film, film historian Bertil Skogsberg described the scenario aboard an airliner: "The passengers are of various nationalities and dispositions: a revolutionary general fleeing his country with most of its cash, an old Nazi, and a Dutch adventurer, to name only a few. There is also a beautiful stewardess (Sonja Ziemann)". When marketed in the United States, the film was renamed ''Rebel Flight to Cuba''.Bergfelder, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried Reinhardt
Gottfried Reinhardt (20 March 1913 – 19 July 1994) was an Austrian-born American film director and producer. Biography Reinhardt was born in Berlin, the son of the Austrian theater director Max Reinhardt (until 1904: Max Goldmann), manager of the Deutsches Theater, and his first wife Else Heims. Gottfried attended the Französisches Gymnasium Berlin and began his career as an actor and director at his father's stage. In 1932, he went on a study visit to the US, where he remained after the Nazi '' Machtergreifung'' in Germany on 30 January 1933. In Hollywood, he became assistant director of Ernst Lubitsch, later a production assistant at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, contributing to the making of the 1938 film '' The Great Waltz''. In 1941 he produced ''Two-Faced Woman'' starring Greta Garbo in her final film role. A naturalized American, he served in the United States Army in World War II. Reinhardt gave his debut as a director with '' Invitation'' in 1952. Two years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berghahn Books
Berghahn Books is a New York and Oxford-based publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ... of scholarly books and academic journals in the humanities and social sciences, with a special focus on Social anthropology, social & cultural anthropology, European history, politics, and Film studies, film & media studies. It was founded in 1994 by Marion Berghahn. Books division Berghahn Books publishes ca 140 new titles and some 80 paperback editions each year and has a backlist of nearly 2,500 titles in print. New titles are published in both print and online, with the select digitization of the backlist currently being undertaken as part of the Berghahn Books Online platform. Many Berghahn titles have been reviewed on ''Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyways Limited
Skyways Limited was an early post-World War II British airline formed in 1946 that soon became well-established as the biggest operator of non-scheduled air services in Europe.''Aircraft (Gone but not forgotten ... Skyways)'', p. 57, Ian Allan Publishing, Hersham, Christmas 2010 Its principal activities included the operation of worldwide non-scheduled passenger and cargo services, including trooping and oil industry support flights, inclusive tour (IT) and ''ad hoc'' charters for automobile industry executives as well as specialist freight services.''Aircraft (Gone but not forgotten ... Skyways)'', p. 58, Ian Allan Publishing, Hersham, Christmas 2010 The newly formed airline operated its first flight in 1946 with an Avro York that had been chartered by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to carry oil personnel and freight from Langley to Basra via Manston, Malta, Cairo and Lydda.''Airliner World (Skyways)'', p. 62, Key Publishing, Stamford, November 2011 Skyways was a major civi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Tempelhof Airport
Berlin Tempelhof Airport (german: Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof) was one of the first airports in Berlin, Germany. Situated in the south-central Berlin borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, the airport ceased operating in 2008 amid controversy, leaving Tegel and Schönefeld as the two main airports serving the city for another twelve years until both were replaced by Berlin Brandenburg Airport in 2020. Tempelhof was designated as an airport by the Reich Ministry of Transport on 8 October 1923. The old terminal was originally constructed in 1927. In anticipation of increasing air traffic, the Nazi government began an enormous reconstruction in the mid-1930s. While it was occasionally cited as the world's oldest operating commercial airport, the title was disputed by several other airports, and is no longer an issue since its closure. Tempelhof was one of Europe's three iconic pre-World War II airports, the others being London's now defunct Croydon Airport and the old Paris–Le Bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handley Page Hermes
The Handley Page HP.81 Hermes was a civilian airliner designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Handley Page. The Hermes was developed during the 1940s in parallel with the closely related Handley Page Hastings military transport. It was a low-wing monoplane, with most examples being powered by four piston engines. Originally intended to enter service in advance of the Hastings, development of the Hermes was delayed by the fatal loss of the first prototype during its maiden flight on 2 December 1945. Measures were taken to improve the airliner's stability as well as to expand its capacity, which sufficiently impressed the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) into placing a sizeable order for 25 ''HP 81 Hermes IV'' on 4 February 1947. A pair of turboprop-powered development aircraft were also ordered by the Ministry of Supply for experimental flights. The Hermes entered airline service on 6 August 1950, having been delayed be roughly one year due to initia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airwork Hermes IVA At Blackbushe
Airwork is an aviation business based in Auckland, New Zealand. The Airwork Group is New Zealand's largest general aviation company. It focuses on fixed wing and helicopter maintenance, leasing, and operations working with private and public entities on aviation operations, with a fleet of helicopters and 737 freighters. It operates freight services in Australia for Toll Priority and Pacific Air Express. It operates night postal services for New Zealand Post and Freightways through a joint venture agreement. Its main fixed wing base is Auckland Airport, with helicopter operations at Ardmore Airport and Queenstown Airport in New Zealand. The Australian freighter fleet has its headquarters at Brisbane Airport Brisbane Airport is the primary international airport serving Brisbane and South East Queensland. The airport services 31 airlines flying to 50 domestic and 29 international destinations, in total amounting to more than 22.7 million passeng ..., with operational b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Völz
Wolfgang Otto Völz (16 August 1930 – 2 May 2018) was a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, TV shows, feature films (especially German films based on Edgar Wallace works) and taped radio shows. He was also a very prolific voice actor. Völz studied acting and consequently worked as a stage actor. After more than ten years of acting including a great deal of supporting roles in feature films and TV shows he became a popular cast member ("Lt. Mario de Monti") of ''Space Patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion''. He continued being successful on the TV screen by playing Ioan (German: Johann), the driver and bodyguard of ''Graf Yoster'' (and afterwards many other characters). As a voice actor he dubbed American stars such as Walter Matthau, Peter Falk and Mel Brooks and people or animals in animated films like ''Impy's Island''. Selected filmography * '' Paths in Twilight'' (1948) * '' Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden'' (1956) * '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Stock
Werner Bruno Wilhelm Hermann Stock (20 October 1903 – 30 April 1972) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows between 1932 and 1971. Selected filmography * ''Spoiling the Game'' (1932) * ''Decoy'' (1934) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * ''The Court Concert'' (1936) * ''Paul and Pauline'' (1936) * ''Hilde and the Volkswagen'' (1936) * ''Land of Love'' (1937) * ''Men Without a Fatherland'' (1937) * ''Tango Notturno'' (1937) * ''Madame Bovary'' (1937) * '' A Prussian Love Story'' (1938) * ''Dance on the Volcano'' (1938) * ''The Girl at the Reception'' (1940) * '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) * ''Clarissa'' (1941) * '' Two in a Big City'' (1942) * ''Melody of a Great City'' (1943) * '' The Buchholz Family'' (1944) * '' Marriage of Affection'' (1944) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1946) * ''The Court Concert'' (1948) * ''The Beautiful Galatea'' (1950) * ''Torreani'' (1951) * ''When the Heath Dreams at Night'' (1952) * '' Christina'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Schoenfelder
Friedrich Schoenfelder (17 October 1916 – 14 August 2011) was a German actor and voice artist. Schoenfelder was born in Sorau/Lower Lusatia and died in Berlin. He was 94. He was the German dubbing voice of David Niven and Vincent Price. In the German version of Star Wars (film) he voiced Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin, a role that Schoenfelder would reprise in the 2008 German radio play ''Dark Lord'' (based on James Lucenos novel Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader) - . Selected filmography * ''Tragödie einer Leidenschaft'' (1949) - Dodja * ''Royal Children'' (1950) - Prinz Alexander 'Sascha' von Thessalien * ''Five Suspects'' (1950) - Dr. Sven Berling * ''Love on Ice'' (1950) - Birger Sörensen * '' Victoria and Her Hussar'' (1954) - Sandor Koltay * ''Von der Liebe besiegt'' (1956) - Versicherungsdirektor * '' Escape from Sahara'' (1958) - Commander Goullon * '' Der eiserne Gustav'' (1958) - Deutscher Botschafter * ''Peter Shoots Down the Bird'' (1959) - Toni Hartwig * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Esser
Paul Esser (24 April 1913 – 20 January 1988) was a German stage and television actor and voice actor. He is remembered for playing the lead role in the Sender Freies Berlin version of the detective series ''Tatort''. Esser was born in Geldern-Kapellen and died in Tenerife. Selected filmography * '' The Gasman'' (1941) * ''Liebesgeschichten'' (1943) - Oskar - 20 Jahre * ''Rotation'' (1949) - Hans Behnke * ''Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute'' (1950) - Heinrich, Musiker * ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' (1950) - Sir John Falstaff (Johannes Spenser) * '' Heart of Stone'' (1950) - Ezechiel * '' Man of Straw'' (1951) - Regierungspräsident von Wulckow * ''Homesick for You'' (1952) - Otto Klemke * '' Christina'' (1953) - Fritz Ohlsen, Knecht * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1953) - Florian * ''A Life for Do'' (1954) - Onkel Karl * '' Prisoners of Love'' (1954) - Max * ''Hoheit lassen bitten'' (1954) - Bauunternehmer Kehlbach * '' Island of the Dead'' (1955) - Fritz Kahlmayer * ''Son Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Beer
Erica Beer (19 January 1925 – 27 December 2013) was a German film actress. She was born in Munich. Selected filmography * ''Captive Soul'' (1952) * ''The Last Waltz'' (1953) * ''Heartbroken on the Moselle'' (1953) * ''They Were So Young'' (1954) - Elise LeFevre * '' Die goldene Pest'' (1954) * ' (1955) - Viola * '' Winter in the Woods'' (1956) - Simone * ''Black Forest Melody'' (1956) - Harriet Morton * ' (1956) - Lia Serrana, Schauspielerin * '' My Father, the Actor'' (1956) - Olympia Renée * ' (1957) - Barbara * ''Kindermädchen für Papa gesucht'' (1957) - Monika Bärwald * ''And Lead Us Not Into Temptation'' (1957) - Sekretärin * ''My Ninety Nine Brides'' (1958) - Regina Hale * ' (1959) * '' Crime After School'' (1959) - Erna Kallies * ''Arzt aus Leidenschaft'' (1959) - Margot, eine Barfrau * '' Arzt ohne Gewissen'' (1959) - Sabine * '' Abschied von den Wolken'' (1959) - Cecily Sims * ''That's No Way to Land a Man'' (1959) - Vera Reinhardt * '' The Crimson Circle'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Askin
Leon Askin (; born Leon Aschkenasy, 18 September 1907 – 3 June 2005) was an Austrian Jewish actor best known in North America for portraying the character General Burkhalter on the TV situation comedy ''Hogan's Heroes''. Life and career Askin was born into a Jewish family in Vienna, the son of Malvine (Susman) and Samuel Aschkenazy (both of whom were later murdered in the Holocaust). According to his autobiography his first experience of show business occurred during World War I when he recited a poem before Emperor Franz Joseph. In the 1920s, he studied acting with Louise Dumont and Max Reinhardt. While working at Vienna's "ABC" cabaret theater in the 1930s, he frequently directed the works of dissident political writer Jura Soyfer. Askin fled Austria to the United States in 1940, after having been beaten and abused by the Nazi SA and SS. His parents were murdered in the Treblinka death camp. He then served in World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army Air Forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
