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Adelheid Seeck
Adelheid Seeck (3 November 1912 – 17 February 1973) was a German film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1941 and 1972. She starred in ''The Last Ones Shall Be First'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''The Noltenius Brothers'' (1945) * ''Where the Trains Go'' (1949) * ''Three Girls Spinning'' (1950) * ''The Day Before the Wedding'' (1952) * '' Once I Will Return'' (1953) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1955) * '' Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter'' (1956) * ''Devil in Silk'' (1956) * ''The Last Ones Shall Be First'' (1957) * ''Mädchen in Uniform'' (1958) * '' The Rest Is Silence'' (1959) * '' The Last Witness'' (1960) * ''My Husband, the Economic Miracle'' (1961) * ''Waiting Room to the Beyond ''Waiting Room to the Beyond'' (german: Wartezimmer zum Jenseits and also known as ''Mark of the Tortoise'') is a 1964 German thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Hildegard Knef. Cast * Hildegard Knef as ...
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Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ...
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Devil In Silk
''Devil in Silk'' (german: Teufel in Seide) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens, and Winnie Markus. After leaving his overbearing wife for another woman, a composer is suspected of her murder when she is found dead. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at Kampen on the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth Robert Herlth (2 May 1893 – 6 January 1962) was a German art director. He was one of the leading designers of German film sets during the 1920s and 1930s.Reimer & Reimer p.146 Filmography * ''Masks'' (1920) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * ... and and . Plot On a train journey, the penniless composer Thomas meets the rich publisher Melanie. The two get married and Melanie gets Thomas a lucrative job in her publishing house. However, the fits of jealousy and his wife's compulsion to control bother Thom ...
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German Film Actresses
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1973 Deaths
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President ( 1969, 1973) and Vice President of the United States ( 1953, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 flight from Jeddah crashes in Kano, Nigeria; 176 people are killed. * January 27 – U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. February * February 8 – A militar ...
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1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ...
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Waiting Room To The Beyond
''Waiting Room to the Beyond'' (german: Wartezimmer zum Jenseits and also known as ''Mark of the Tortoise'') is a 1964 German thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Hildegard Knef. Cast * Hildegard Knef as Lorelli * Götz George as Donald 'Don' Micklem * Richard Münch as Mario Orlandi di Alsconi * Heinz Reincke as Inspektor Dickes * Carl Lange as Crantor * Pinkas Braun as Felix * Adelheid Seeck as Lady Helen Bradley * Hans Paetsch as Sir Cyrus Bradley * Jan Hendriks as Carlos * Klaus Kinski as Shapiro * Hans Clarin Hans Clarin (14 September 1929 – 28 August 2005) was a German actor. He became a well-known voice actor of characters in children audio plays, particularly the kobold ''Pumuckl'' (including its TV and cinematic film adaptations), the German voic ... as Harry Mason References External links * 1964 films 1960s crime thriller films German crime thriller films West German films 1960s German-language films German black-and-white films Films ...
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My Husband, The Economic Miracle
''My Husband, the Economic Miracle'' (german: Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder) is a 1961 West German comedy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Marika Rökk, Fritz Tillmann and Cornelia Froboess.Wiesen p.272 The film portrays the economic miracle of the post-war years and its effects on German society. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Location filming took place in West Berlin including at Tempelhof Airport. Cast * Marika Rökk as Ilona Farkas * Fritz Tillmann as Alexander Engelmann * Cornelia Froboess as Julia, seine Tochter * Heinz Erhardt as Paul Korn - sein Freund u. Fahrer * Adelheid Seeck as Helene Grolmann - Ilonas Managerin * Helmut Lohner as Tommy Schiller - ein Journalist * Friedrich Schoenfelder as Dr. Bach - Syndikus * 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 Wa ...
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The Last Witness (1960 Film)
''The Last Witness'' (german: Der Letzte Zeuge) is a 1960 West German crime film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Martin Held, Hanns Lothar and Ellen Schwiers.Goble p.477 It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Kuhnert. Cast * Martin Held as Direktor Werner Rameil * Hanns Lothar as Lawyer Dr. Fox * Ellen Schwiers as Ingrid Bernhardy * Jürgen Goslar as Dr. Heinz Stephan * Adelheid Seeck as Gerda Rameil * Werner Hinz as Landgerichtsrat Ricker * Lore Hartling as Assessorin Ebeling * Siegfried Wischnewski as Kriminalinspektor Gerhuf * Harald Juhnke as Kriminalsekretär Wenzel * Otto Graf as Anwalt Dr. Beyer * Albert Bessler as Dr. Hollberg * Lucie Mannheim Lucie Mannheim (30 April 1899 – 17 July 1976) was a German singer and actress. Life and career Mannheim was born in Köpenick, Berlin, where she studied drama and quickly became a popular figure app ...
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The Rest Is Silence (1959 Film)
''The Rest Is Silence'' (german: Der Rest ist Schweigen) is a 1959 West German crime film directed by Helmut Käutner. It was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Hardy Krüger - John H. Claudius * Peter van Eyck - Paul Claudius * Ingrid Andree - Fee von Pohl * Adelheid Seeck - Gertrud Claudius * Rudolf Forster - Dr. von Pohl * Boy Gobert - Mike R. Krantz * Rainer Penkert - Major Horace * Heinz Drache - Herbert von Pohl * Charles Régnier - Inspector Fortner * Siegfried Schürenberg - Johannes Claudius * Richard Allan - Stanley Goulden * Josef Sieber - Werks-Pförtner * Robert Meyn - Dr. Voltman * Erwin Linder - Direktor * Werner Schumacher - Werks-Fahrer References External links

* 1959 films 1959 crime films German crime films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Helmut Käutner German black-and-white films Films about families 1950s business films Films based on Hamlet 1950s German films {{1950s-crime-film-stub ...
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Mädchen In Uniform (1958 Film)
''Mädchen in Uniform'' (''Girls in Uniform'') is a 1958 French-West German drama film directed by Géza von Radványi and based on the play (credited here as "Ritter Nérestan") by Christa Winsloe. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. It is a remake of the 1931 film. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. Plot Manuela von Meinhardis, in the care of an unfeeling aunt after her mother dies, in 1910 is sent to a boarding school at Potsdam that is run under rigid Prussian discipline by the authoritarian headmistress. The only teacher to show her sympathy is Miss von Bernburg, who disagrees with the militaristic regime at the school and encourages the girls' self-expression through the arts. All Manuela's affection is poured out on the attractive Miss von Bernburg, who says that she belongs to all the girls and cannot have favourites. For the annual play, performed befor ...
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The Czar's Last Daughter
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ...
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Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 635,911, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their 2020 survey. Stuttgart was one of the host cities ...
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