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Alexander Engel
Alexander Engel, birth name: Kurt Engel (4 June 1902 – 25 July 1968) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1968. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Saarbrücken, West Germany. He chose the stage name "Alexander", to prevent confusion with the popular musician Kurt Engel. Selected filmography * '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) * ''The Love Express'' (1931) * ''Venetian Nights'' (1931) * ''Hasenklein kann nichts dafür'' (1932) - Fritz - Bürodiener * ''A Prince's Young Love'' (1933) - Kandidat Schmitt * '' Music in the Blood'' (1934) - Klinkermann, erster Geiger * '' Princess Turandot'' (1934) * '' One Too Many on Board'' (1935) - Ingenieur Sparkuhl * ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) - Fedor Fedorovich Daschenko * ''Schlußakkord'' (1936) - Mr. Smith * ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) - Theater director * '' White Slaves'' (1937) - Turbin * ''Madame Bovary'' (1937) - Homais, Apoteker * ''The Yellow Flag'' (1937) - Dr. Martinez - Arzt - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Midnight (1938 Film)
''After Midnight'' (German: ''Ab Mitternacht'') is a 1938 French-German drama film directed by Carl Hoffmann and starring Gina Falckenberg, Peter Voß and René Deltgen.Goble p.661 It was shot as a German-language version of the French film '' Nights of Princes'', produced as a co-production between the French subsidiary of Tobis Film and the producer Joseph N. Ermolieff. Such multiple-language versions were common during the decade. Both films were based on the 1927 novel '' Nights of Princes'' by Joseph Kessel. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexandre Lochakoff and Vladimir Meingard. Synopsis Helene performs in a Paris nightclub run by White Russian exiles. When a her husband, an engineer she believed had died in the Russian Civil War, reappears she tries to assist him. However, this opens her to blackmail by her dancing partner Fedor. Cast * Gina Falckenberg as Helene * Peter Voß as Petroff * René Deltgen as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Children And I
''My Children and I'' (German: ''Meine Kinder und ich'') is a 1955 West German comedy drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Grethe Weiser, Doris Kirchner and Claus Biederstaedt.Bliersbach p.112 It was shot at the Templehof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. Synopsis When she is unexpectedly widowed, Mutz Hartmann needs to support her children and takes up a job as a taxi driver. Meanwhile, her two eldest children try to make their way in the world. Cast * Grethe Weiser as Mutz Hartmann * Doris Kirchner as Gabriele 'Gaby' Roecker * Claus Biederstaedt as Günther Hartmann * Hans Nielsen as Wilhelm Roecker * Paul Dahlke as Otto Baumann * Barbara Rost as Monika Hartmann * Roland Kaiser as Peter Hartmann * Karin Volquartz as Gisela * Alexander Engel as Herr Knirsch * Emil Suhrmann as Dr. Sibelius * Wolf Martini as Herr Strelow * Erna Sellmer as Frieda * Blandine Ebinger as Untermieteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Fräulein Von Scuderi
''Das Fräulein von Scuderi'' is an East German crime film directed by Eugen York. It was released in 1955. Cast * Henny Porten as Fräulein von Scuderi * Willy A. Kleinau as Cardillac * Anne Vernon as Madelon * Roland Alexandre as Olivier Brusson * Angelika Hauff as St Croix * Richard Häussler as Miossens * Mathieu Ahlersmeyer as Louis XIV * Alexander Engel as La Regnie * Hans-Peter Thielen as Degrais * Johannes Arpe as Louvois * Barbro Hiort af Ornäs Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (28 August 1921 – 27 November 2015) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the daughter of Alma ( née Ärnström) and Erik Hiort af Ornäs. She had a brother, Torbjorn. ... as La Matiniere * Pat Svenson as Hofdame * Ruth Arnim as Hofdame * Alf Östlund as Theaterdirektor External links * 1955 films 1950s mystery films German mystery films East German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Eugen York Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit Parade (1953 Film)
''Hit Parade'' (german: Schlagerparade) is a 1953 West German musical comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Germaine Damar, Walter Giller and Nadja Tiller.Bock & Bergfelder p. 158 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth Kurt Herlth (1896–1966) was a German art director known for his designs of film sets. His brother Robert Herlth was also an art director active in the German film industry, and the two men worked together a number of times.Bock & Bergfelder p.1 ... and Karl Weber. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1953 films 1953 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Erik Ode German black-and-white films Films shot at Spandau Studios 1950s German films 1930s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colourful Dream
''The Colourful Dream'' (german: Der bunte Traum) is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Josef Meinrad and Ursula Grabley. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with some location shooting in Italy. The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. It was made in Gevacolor. Synopsis The plot concerns two aspiring young women performers, an actress and an ice skater, who after a failed tour of Italy attempt to get publicity in the newspapers. Partial cast * Vera Molnar as Marina *Josef Meinrad as Tobby Busch *Felicitas Busi as Ditta Bodin *Walter Giller as Benno *Ursula Grabley as Gloria Gelblich *Oskar Sima as Director Gelblich *Hans Olden as Richard Haller *Ethel Reschke as Mary Miller *Hubert von Meyerinck as Brandini *Madelon Truß as Stella Lauri *Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of Stone (1950 Film)
''Heart of Stone'' (german: Das kalte Herz) is an East German fantasy film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The first East German film made in Agfacolor, it was released in 1950. The film is based on the fairy tale of the same name originally published by Wilhelm Hauff in 1826. Plot Peter, a woodsman and his mother live in the Black Forest where he exists by selling charcoal. Stung by the ridicule of the wealthier inhabitants of the village and desiring to marry the beautiful Lisbeth, he sees his only chance for prosperity by locating a good forest spirit, the small Glasmännlein who grants him two wishes at first, then a third wish later. Peter wishes for wealth that he purchases a glassworks but due to his inexperience the glassworks fails and he gambles his money away. Unable to marry Lisbeth due to his being pursued by creditors, Peter locates a dark forest spirit, Holländer-Michel, to make more wishes for wealth. Holländer-Michel agrees to grant him wealth, but only in ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Wives Of Windsor (1950 Film)
''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' (german: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) is a 1950 East German musical comedy film directed by Georg Wildhagen. It was based on William Shakespeare's play by the same name. Plot In Elizabethan England, Sir John Falstaff is embroiled in attempting to have a love affair with several women, which soon turns into a humorous adventure. Cast * Sonja Ziemann as Mrs. Fluth * Camilla Spira as Mrs. Gretchen Reich * Paul Esser as Sir John Falstaff * Ina Halley as Anna Reich * Eckart Dux as Fenton * Alexander Engel as Innkeeper Reich * Claus Holm as Mr. Fluth * Joachim Teege as Mr. Spärlich * Gerd Frickhöffer as Dr. Cajus * Rita Streich as Mrs. Fluth (singing voice) * Martha Mödl as Mrs. Gretchen Reich (singing voice) * Sonja Schöner as Anna Reich (singing voice) * Helmut Krebs as Fenton (voice) * Hans Kramer as Sir John Falstaff (voice) * Willi Heyer-Kraemer as Innkeeper Reich (singing voice) * Herbert Brauer as Mr. Fluth (singing voice) Production The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Swords
''The Blue Swords'' (german: Die blauen Schwerter) is a 1949 East German historical drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Hans Quest, Ilse Steppat and Alexander Engel. It sold more than 3,299,432 tickets. The film portrays the life of Johann Friedrich Böttger, an alchemist of the early eighteenth century who was held prisoner by the Elector of Saxony in order to discover the secret of gold production. Failing to accomplish this, which he knows to be impossible, he instead works to develop porcelain. The title refers to the symbol of Meissen, a pair of crossed swords. His story had previously been turned into a 1935 film ''The King's Prisoner'', released during the Nazi era. The sets were designed by the art directors Karl Schneider and Erich Zander. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in East Berlin. Cast * Hans Quest as Johann Böttger * Ilse Steppat as Frau von Tschirnhausen * Alexander Engel as Herr von Tschirnhausen * Herbert Hübner as Nehmitz * Willy A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack On Baku
''Attack on Baku'' (german: Anschlag auf Baku) is a 1942 German thriller film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Willy Fritsch, René Deltgen, and Fritz Kampers. The film was intended as anti-British propaganda during the Second World War. It is noted for its set designs by Otto Hunte, who showed a fascination for modern technology in his depiction of the oil town. The film was shot on location in German-allied Romania, and at Babelsberg Studio in Berlin. Synopsis Azerbaijan, 1919. The British hope to secure control of the vast oil fields around Baku by launching a series of terrorist Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ... attacks on them. Hans Romberg, a German who is working as a security officer, battles with the British chief agent Captain Forbes and his asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alarm (1941 Film)
''Alarm'' is a 1941 German crime film directed by Herbert B. Fredersdorf and starring Karl Martell, Maria von Tasnady and Paul Klinger.Davidson & Hake p. 59 The production was made by the independent Aco-Film rather than one of Germany's major film companies. It was shot at the Althoff Studios and various locations around Berlin including Tempelhof Airport and the Karstadt Department Store. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bruno Lutz. Cast * Karl Martell as Kriminalkommissar Petersen * Maria von Tasnady as Sekretärin Vera Kaufmann * Paul Klinger as Herbert Flügger * Rolf Weih as Werkpilot Werner Blennemann * Hilde Sessak as Platzanweiserin Helene Hoesch * Hilde Hildebrand as Pensionsinhaberin Frau Anders * Lotte Rausch as Dienstmädchen Meta * Theodor Loos as Rentner Ophagen * Fritz Rasp as Feinmechaniker Stülken * Alexander Engel as Barpianist Ölkers * Gerhard Bienert as Kriminalkommissar Dr. Dittmann * Albert Venohr as Kriminaloberassistent Schneider * Rudo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commissioner Eyck
''Commissioner Eyck'' (german: Kriminalkommissar 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
