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Alfred Gerasch
Alfred Gerasch (17 August 1877 – 12 August 1955) was a German film actor.Chandler p.271 Selected filmography * ''The Guilt of Lavinia Morland'' (1920) * ''The Legend of Holy Simplicity'' (1920) * '' The Handicap of Love'' (1921) * ''His Excellency from Madagascar'' (1922) * ''Sins of Yesterday'' (1922) * '' Time Is Money'' (1923) * ''Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) * ''The Great Duchess'' (1926) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1926) * ''A Modern Dubarry'' (1927) * ''Behind the Altar'' (1927) * '' Queen Louise'' (1927) * ''The Tragedy of a Lost Soul'' (1927) * ''The Lady with the Tiger Skin'' (1927) * ''The Schorrsiegel Affair'' (1928) * '' Yacht of the Seven Sins'' (1928) * '' Odette'' (1928) * ''Spy of Madame Pompadour'' (1928) * ''The Girl from the Provinces'' (1929) * ''Napoleon at Saint Helena'' (1929) * ''Father and Son'' (1930) * ''Reckless Youth'' (1931) * ''1914'' (1931) * '' Ariane'' (1931) * '' Tannenberg'' (1932) * '' Marshal Forwards'' (1932) * '' Trenck'' (1932) * ' ... [...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] |
The Tragedy Of A Lost Soul
''The Tragedy of a Lost Soul'' (german: Die Tragödie eines Verlorenen) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Abel, Helga Molander and Ralph Arthur Roberts.Grange p. 250 It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge. Cast * Alfred Abel * Helga Molander * Ralph Arthur Roberts * Alfred Gerasch * Tzwetta Tzatschewa * Sophie Pagay * Kurt Gerron * Philipp Manning * Paul Rehkopf * Emil Heyse Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshal Forwards (film)
''Marshal Forwards'' (german: Marschall Vorwärts) is a 1932 German historical war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Paul Wegener, Traute Carlsen and Hans Graf von Schwerin. It portrays the life of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, a German hero of the Napoleonic Wars who was present at the Battle of Leipzig and the Battle of Waterloo. It takes its name from Blücher's contemporary nickname, which came from his aggressive forward-thinking stance. It is part of the Prussian film genre, popular during the Weimair and Nazi eras. Plot Prussia at the time of the Napoleonic attack in the early 19th century. The country can hardly defend itself against the attacks of the French. The battle of Jena and Auerstedt was lost in 1806, Berlin was occupied, King Friedrich Wilhelm III. and Queen Luise have fled to Memel, far in the northeast of the country. Near Ratekau, near Lübeck, the popular old marshal Blücher, a veritable warhorse, had to capitulate to the overwhelming enemy b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannenberg (film)
''Tannenberg'' is a 1932 Swiss–German war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hans Stüwe, Käthe Haack and Jutta Sauer. The film is based on the 1914 Battle of Tannenberg during the First World War. It focuses on a German landowner Captan von Arndt and his family. Production It was shot on location in East Prussia and at UFA's Babelsberg Studios during the summer of 1932. It cost over half a million reichsmarks to make and employed 8,000 people. The film focused on a notable German victory and was in sharp contrast to recent anti-war films such as '' Westfront 1918''. ''Tannenberg'' served as a national symbol in Germany, and was re-issued in 1936 during the Nazi era. The Producers made an effort to make the film as historically accurate as possible, and portrayed the Russian commanders respectfully. It was due to be released on 26 August 1932, the eighteenth anniversary of the battle, but was delayed by the censors acting on a request from the German President Paul v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariane (film)
''Ariane'' is a 1931 German drama film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Rudolf Forster and Annemarie Steinsieck. It is an adaptation of the 1920 French novel '' Ariane, jeune fille russe'' by Claude Anet. Two alternative language versions ''The Loves of Ariane'' and '' Ariane, jeune fille russe'' were made at the same time. The film was the inspiration of the 1957 Billy Wilder film '' Love in the Afternoon''.Philips p. 187 Wilder remembered the film as "touching and funny". It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Zander and Karl Weber. Location shooting took place in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S .... Plot The exiled Russian student Ariane Kusnetzowa passed her Abitur at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 (film)
''1914'' (german: 1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Albert Bassermann, Hermann Wlach and Wolfgang von Schwindt. The film focuses on the leadership of the Great Powers of Europe in the days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War, culminating in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip.Prawer p. 151–152 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and premiered in the city at the Tauentzien-Palast on 20 January 1931. At the request of the German Foreign Office , logo = DEgov-AA-Logo en.svg , logo_width = 260 px , image = Auswaertiges Amt Berlin Eingang.jpg , picture_width = 300px , image_caption = Entrance to the Foreign Office building , headquarters = Werderscher Mark ... an introduction by was filmed and presented at the start of the film. A special screening was held at the Reichstag on 3 March 1931. Cast Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reckless Youth (1931 Film)
''Reckless Youth'' (german: Leichtsinnige Jugend) is a 1931 German film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Camilla Horn, Walter Rilla and Alfred Gerasch.Beckman p. 256 It was made by Paramount Pictures at the Joinville Studios in Paris as a remake of the company's American film '' Manslaughter''. Cast * Camilla Horn as Lydia Thorne * Walter Rilla as Dan O'Bannon, Prosecutor * Alfred Gerasch as Dr. Albee, Lawyer * Grit Haid as Ellinor * Hertha von Hagen as Miß Bennett * Marguerite Roma as Bessie * Harald Smith * Jaro Fürth as Pierce * Elisabeth Bechtel as 1. Aufseherin * Vera Baranovskaya as * Eugen Jensen Eugen Jensen (1871–1957) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He worked frequently in the Austrian and German cinemas during the silent era in supporting roles in films such as ''The Love of Jeanne Ney'' (1927).Eisner p.351 Following the Anchlu ... as Morson * Josef Bunzl as Peters * Maroth Marothy as Forster * Emil Ritter as Kommissar References Bibliog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father And Son (1930 Film)
''Father and Son'' (german: Väter und Söhne) is a 1930 German-Swedish film directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Rudolf Rittner, Franziska Kinz and Martin Herzberg.Parish & Pitts p. 360 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vilhelm Bryde. A separate Swedish-language film was released the following year. Cast * Rudolf Rittner as Harald Hilding Markurell, the Innkeeper * Franziska Kinz as Mrs. Karin Markurell * Martin Herzberg as Johann Markurell * Alfred Gerasch as Karl-Magnus de Lorche * Carl Balhaus as Louis de Lorche * Elfriede Borodin as Brita, the niece of Karl-Magnus * Ernst Gronau as Sven Ström, the Barber * Artur Retzbach as Per Ström, his brother, the School Janitor * Philipp Manning as Principal * Gustav Rickelt as the Dean. School Censor * Ernst Dernburg Ernst Dernburg (born Erich Wilhelm Franz Hermann Calow; 4 April 1887 – 23 September 1969) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.198 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon At Saint Helena
''Napoleon at Saint Helena'' (german: Napoleon auf Sankt Helena) is a 1929 German silent historical film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Werner Krauss, Hanna Ralph, and Albert Bassermann. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin with location shooting in Marseille and St. Helena. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Zander and Karl Weber. Plot The film depicts the final years of Napoleon between 1815 and 1821 during his period of exile on the British Atlantic island of Saint Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ... following his defeat at Waterloo. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic German historical drama films German silent feature films 1920s historical drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From The Provinces
''The Girl from the Provinces'' (German:''Das Mädel aus der Provinz'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by James Bauer.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 9'' p.585 The art direction was by Robert A. Dietrich. Cast In alphabetical order * Fred Doederlein as Bert * Anita Dorris as Steffi von der Heydt / Marikke Klotz * Maria Forescu as Zimmervermieterin * Alfred Gerasch as Dr. Harras * Hermine Sterler Minna Stern (20 March 1894 – 25 May 1982), known professionally as Hermine Sterler, was a German-American actress whose career spanned both the silent and the talkie film eras on two continents. Career Sterler, who appeared in several Ho ... as Magda Ronacher References External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by James Bauer German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Of Madame Pompadour
''Spy of Madame Pompadour'' (German: ''Marquis d'Eon, der Spion der Pompadour'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Karl Grune and starring Liane Haid, Fritz Kortner and Alfred Gerasch.Klossner p.360 It portrays the life of the eighteenth century figure Marquis d'Eon. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich by Bavaria Film. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Willy Reiber. Cast * Liane Haid as Marquis d'Eon * Fritz Kortner as Zar Paul von Rußland * Alfred Gerasch as Louis XV - König von Frankreich * Agnes Esterhazy as Madame Pompadour * Mona Maris as Die Zarin * Dene Morel as Lord Hatfield * Karl Graumann as Prinz Conti * Nikolai Malikoff as Der russische Gesandte * Philipp Manning Philipp Manning (23 November 1869 – 9 April 1951) was a British-born German actor. He was born in Lewisham to a British father and a German mother. He was sent to Germany for his education and settled there. He often played British c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette (1928 Film)
''Odette'' (german: Mein Leben für das Deine) is a 1928 German silent drama film based upon the play by Victorien Sardou, directed by Luitz-Morat, and starring Francesca Bertini, Warwick Ward, and Simone Vaudry.Goble p. 408 Bertini would star in two other adaptations of the play, '' Odette'' (1916) and '' Odette'' (1934). The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. Cast * Francesca Bertini as Odette * Warwick Ward as Graf Georg de Clermont-Latour, ihr Mann * Simone Vaudry as Jacqueline, beider Tochter * Fred Solm as Marquis Gaston de Meyran * Fritz Kortner as Frontenac * Angelo Ferrari Angelo Ferrari (14 August 1897 – 15 June 1945) was an Italian actor known for his work in German cinema. Selected filmography * ''The Nude Woman'' (1922) * ''The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * ''Pr ... as Cardeilhan * Alfred Gerasch as Philippe La Hoche References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
