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Alexander Ferenczy
Alexander Ferenczy (1895–1931) was a Hungarian art director.Tabori p.70 Selected filmography * ''Samson and Delilah (1922 film), Samson and Delilah'' (1922) * ''The Portrait (1923 film), The Portrait'' (1923) * ''Fadette'' (1926) * ''Attorney for the Heart'' (1927) * ''The Gypsy Baron (1927 film), The Gypsy Baron'' (1927) * ''Modern Pirates'' (1928) * ''Escape from Hell (1928 film), Escape from Hell'' (1928) * ''Casanova's Legacy'' (1928) * ''My Sister and I (1929 film), My Sister and I'' (1929) * ''Checkmate (1931 film), Checkmate'' (1931) * ''Alarm at Midnight'' (1931) References Bibliography * Tabori, Paul. ''Alexander Korda''. Living Books, 1966. External links * 1895 births 1931 deaths Hungarian art directors Film people from Budapest {{Hungary-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Pirates
''Modern Pirates'' (german: Moderne Piraten) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Jack Trevor, Marietta Millner, and Sig Arno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy Alexander Ferenczy (1895–1931) was a Hungarian art director.Tabori p.70 Selected filmography * ''Samson and Delilah (1922 film), Samson and Delilah'' (1922) * ''The Portrait (1923 film), The Portrait'' (1923) * ''Fadette'' (1926) * ''Attorney fo .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1928 films 1920s adventure comedy films German adventure comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Manfred Noa Seafaring films Films set in Oceania German black-and-white films 1928 comedy films Silent adventure comedy films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Deaths
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is founded in England by Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. * January 13 – First Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Coatit – Italian forces defeat the Ethiopians. * January 17 – Félix Faure is elected President of the French Republic, after the resignation of Jean Casimir-Perier. * February 9 – Mintonette, later known as volleyball, is created by William G. Morgan at Holyoke, Massachusetts. * February 11 – The lowest ever UK temperature of is recorded at Braemar, in Aberdeenshire. This record is equalled in 1982, and again in 1995. * February 14 – Oscar Wilde's last play, the comedy ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', is first shown at St Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alarm At Midnight
''Alarm at Midnight'' or ''Help! Armed Assault!'' (german: Hilfe! Überfall!) is a 1931 German thriller film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Hans Stüwe, Hans Brausewetter, and Otto Wallburg.Noack p. 57 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Hans Stüwe as Kriminalkommissar Bremer * Hans Brausewetter as Kriminalkommissar Braun * Otto Wallburg as Karl Matthes * Gerda Maurus as Irene Matthes, seine Nichte * Eva Schmid-Kayser as Else Moll * Hermann Vallentin as Kriminalrat Kipping * Veit Harlan as Otto Weigandt - genannt der 'Schränker' * Bruno Lopinski as Kriminalkommissar Hartmann * Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Matrosen-Emil * Harry Nestor as Artisten-Fredy * Ludwig Stössel as Der Varieté-Agent * Siegfried Berisch as Pensionsgast * Rudolf van der Noss as Kriminalassistent * Georg Guertler as Mitglied der drei Bandinis * Rudolf Hilberg as Mitglied der drei Bandinis * Otto Reinwald Otto Reinwald (23 August 1899 – 1 July 1968) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkmate (1931 Film)
''Checkmate'' (german: Schachmatt) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Georg Asagaroff and starring Gerda Maurus, Hans Rehmann, and Trude Berliner Trude Berliner (28 February 1903 – 26 February 1977) was a German actress. She was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933. Biography Berliner was born Gertrude Berliner in Be .... The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1931 films 1931 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Georg Asagaroff German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Sister And I (1929 Film)
''My Sister and I'' (German: ''Meine Schwester und ich'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Mady Christians, Hans Junkermann and Jack Trevor.Klapdor p.430 It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Ferdinand Bellan and Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Mady Christians as Prinzessin Matgarete von Marquardstein * Hans Junkermann as Fürst von Marquardstein * Jack Trevor as Baron Udo von Ebenhausen * Igo Sym as Dr. Gustav Müller * Tilla Garden as Irmgard von Pleß * Charles Puffy as Sebastian Puffinger * Camilla Spira as Schuh-Molly * Jakob Tiedtke Jakob Karl Heinrich Wilhelm Tiedtke (23 June 1875 – 30 June 1960) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1914 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918 film), The Pied Piper of Hamel ... as Kunde References Bibliography * Heike Klapdor. ''Ich bin ein unheilbarer Europäer: Briefe aus d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casanova's Legacy
''Casanova's Legacy'' (German: ''Casanovas Erbe'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Maly Delschaft and Elizza La Porta.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Andrée Lafayette * Maly Delschaft * Elizza La Porta * Yvette Darnys * Harry Hardt * John Loder * Kurt Gerron * Louis Ralph Louis Ralph (born Ludwig Josef Musik; 17 August 1878 – September 1952) was an Austrian film actor and director. He was born Ludwig Musik in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Berlin at age 68. Selected filmography * ''D ... * Olga Belajeff References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Manfred Noa German silent feature films Bavaria Film films German black-and-white fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From Hell (1928 Film)
''Escape from Hell'' (German: ''Flucht aus der Hölle'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Georg Asagaroff and starring Jean Murat, Ágnes Eszterházy and Louis Ralph.Krautz p.95 The film's art direction was by Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Jean Murat as Erik Ward * Ágnes Eszterházy * Louis Ralph * Paul Heidemann * Raimondo Van Riel * Fritz Alberti * Harry Frank * Leo Peukert * Else Reval * Leopold von Ledebur * Nikolaus von Lovrie * Aruth Wartan Aruth Wartan (or ''Haruth Vartan'', hy, Հարութ Վարդան, 23 June 1880 – 14 April 1945) was a German film actor of Armenian origin who appeared in around ninety films during his career, generally in supporting roles. Life and career B ... References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984. External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gypsy Baron (1927 Film)
''The Gypsy Baron'' (german: Der Zigeunerbaron) is a 1927 German silent adventure film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Michael Bohnen, and William Dieterle. It is based on the storyline of the operetta ''The Gypsy Baron''. The film's sets were designed by André Andrejew André Andrejew (21 January 1887 – 13 March 1967) was one of the most important art directors of the international cinema of the twentieth century. He had a distinctive, innovative style. His décors were both expressive and realistic. French writ ... and Alexander Ferenczy. Cast References External links * 1920s historical adventure films German historical adventure films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Frederic Zelnik Films based on operettas Films set in Hungary Films set in Romania Films about Romani people German black-and-white films 1927 adventure films Silent historical adventure films 1920s German films 1920s German- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney For The Heart
''Attorney for the Heart'' (german: Der Anwalt des Herzens) is a 1927 German silent romance film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Lil Dagover, Jean Murat, and Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur.Grange p. 268 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy Alexander Ferenczy (1895–1931) was a Hungarian art director.Tabori p.70 Selected filmography * ''Samson and Delilah (1922 film), Samson and Delilah'' (1922) * ''The Portrait (1923 film), The Portrait'' (1923) * ''Fadette'' (1926) * ''Attorney fo .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1927 films 1920s romance films German romance films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Wilhelm Thiele Phoebus Film films German black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Wilhelm Thiele 1920s German films {{1920s-romance-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
