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Archduke John (film)
''Archduke John'' (german: Erzherzog Johann) is a 1929 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Igo Sym, Xenia Desni and Paul Biensfeldt.Von Dassanowsky p. 37 It portrays the life of Archduke John of Austria, a nineteenth century member of the Habsburg Dynasty. It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location in Styria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger. Cast * Igo Sym as Erzherzog Johann * Xenia Desni as Anna Plochl, Postillon von Aussee * Paul Biensfeldt as Kaiser Ferdinand I. * Hans Homma as Fürst Metternich, Staatskanzler * Werner Pittschau as Graf Ferdinand Prokesch * Carl Auen as Der Herrnhofbauer * Max Maximilian as Franz Plochl, K.k.Posthalter Aussee * Paul Askonas as Graf Arnhorst, Metternichts rechte Hand * Victor Kutschera The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Neufeld
Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Selected filmography Screenwriter * '' After the Ball'' (1932) Actor * '' The Wedding of Valeni'' (1914) * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1914) * ''With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland'' (1915) * ''On the Heights'' (1916) * ''Summer Idyll'' (1916) * '' The Black Hand'' (1917) * '' Don Cesar, Count of Irun'' (1918) * ''The Ancestress'' (1919) * '' Doctor Ruhland'' (1920) * '' Let the Little Ones Come to Me'' (1920) * '' The Voice of Conscience'' (1920) * ''The Dancing Death'' (1920) * ''Eva, The Sin'' (1920) * ''The Master of Life'' (1920) * '' The Woman in White'' (1921) * ''The Dead Wedding Guest'' (1922) * ''Confessions of a Monk'' (1922) * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) * '' The Priest from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and clockwise, from the southwest, by the Austrian states of Carinthia, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, and Burgenland. The state capital is Graz. Etymology The March of Styria derived its name from the original seat of its ruling Otakar dynasty: Steyr, in today's Upper Austria. In German, the area is still called "Steiermark" while in English the Latin name "Styria" is used. The ancient link between Steyr and Styria is also apparent in their nearly identical coats of arms, a white Panther on a green background. Geography * The term "Upper Styria" (german: Obersteiermark) refers to the northern and northwestern parts of the federal-state (districts Liezen, Murau, Murtal, Leoben, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag). * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Silent Feature Films
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1929 Films
The following is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on. * February 1 – ''The Broadway Melody'' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that will run until 1940. * February 18 – The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are announced for the year ended August 1, 1928. * March 3 – William Fox announces that he has taken control of Loews Inc., including its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, buying shares from Marcus Loew's widow and sons and Nicholas Schenck for $50 million. The acquisition eventually falls through. * May 16 – The first Academy Awards are distributed at The Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Strassny
Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin and, less commonly, Francis. Fritz (Fryc) was also a name given to German troops by the Entente powers equivalent to the derogative Tommy. Other common bases for which the name Fritz was used include the surnames Fritsche, Fritzsche, Fritsch, Frisch(e) and Frycz. Below is a list of notable people with the name "Fritz." Surname *Amanda Fritz (born 1958), retired registered psychiatric nurse and politician from Oregon *Al Fritz (1924–2013), American businessman *Ben Fritz (born 1981), American baseball coach *Betty Jane Fritz (1924–1994), one of the original players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *Clemens Fritz (born 1980), German footballer *Edmund Fritz (before 1918–after 1932), Austrian actor, film director, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Kutschera
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * ''Victor'' (2008 film), a 2008 TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * ''Viktor'' (film), a 2014 Franco/Russian film Music * ''Victor'' (album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation originally a subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company ** Victor Entertainment, or JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, a Japanese record label ** Victor Interactive So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Askonas
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, Byzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Maximilian
Max Maximilian (born Franz Kuhn; 23 September 1885 – 25 June 1930)Landesarchiv Berlin, Sterberegister StA Schöneweide, Nr. 196/1930 was a German singer, actor and director.Waldman p.141 Career Maximilian was born in Cologne and began his career as a singer and stage actor. He made his stage debut on 20 October 1905 at the Stadttheater Passau performing in operettas. In 1906 he moved to the Studienhaus in Coburg, in 1907 to Pirmasens, in 1908 to the Meininger Residenztheater, and in 1909 as an operetta singer at the Bochum City Theater. In 1910 he followed a call to Speyer, and 1911 to Wittenberge, where he was also allowed to stage plays as a director, and in 1912 to Munich, where he stayed until 1914 and also proved himself as a director and actor. In the last few years before the outbreak of World War I, Max Maximilian turned to the new medium of film. There he covered the entire range of supporting roles: he played fathers and subordinate service providers, seamen and mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Auen
Carl Theodor Auen (16 February 1892 – 23 June 1972) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1938. Auen was a member of the Militant League for German Culture and also a member of the Advisory Council (Präsidialrat) of the president of the Reichsfilmkammer.Ernst Klee: ''Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, S. 21. Selected filmography * ''Die geheimnisvolle Villa'' (1914) * '' The Dagger of Malaya'' (1919) * ''The Panther Bride'' (1919) * ''The Swabian Maiden'' (1919) * '' The Howling Wolf'' (1919) * '' The Sins of the Mother'' (1921) * '' The Shadow of Gaby Leed'' (1921) * '' The Diadem of the Czarina'' (1922) * '' The Cigarette Countess'' (1922) * '' The Unwritten Law'' (1922) * ''Lyda Ssanin'' (1923) * ''The Men of Sybill'' (1923) * '' The Girl from Hell'' (1923) * '' Set Me Free'' (1924) * '' The Game of Love'' (1924) * ''The Old Ballroom'' (1925) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klemens Von Metternich
Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternich, was a conservative Austrian statesman and diplomat who was at the center of the European balance of power known as the Concert of Europe for three decades as the Austrian Empire's foreign minister from 1809 and Chancellor from 1821 until the liberal Revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation. Born into the House of Metternich in 1773 as the son of a diplomat, Metternich received a good education at the universities of Strasbourg and Mainz. Metternich rose through key diplomatic posts, including ambassadorial roles in the Kingdom of Saxony, the Kingdom of Prussia, and especially Napoleonic France. One of his first assignments as Foreign Minister was to engineer a détente with France that included the marriage of Napoleon to the Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Homma
Hans Homma (1874–1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He also directed a number of silent films. Homma was known for his work at Vienna's Burgtheater.Shand p.222 Filmography Actor * ''Queen Draga'' (1920) - Dr. White * ''The Hands of Orlac'' (1924) - Dr. Serral * ''The Woman of Yesterday and Tomorrow'' (1928) * '' Modellhaus Crevette'' (1928) * '' Archduke John'' (1929) - Fürst Metternich, Staatskanzler * ''Die Dame auf der Banknote'' (1929) * ''The Monte Cristo of Prague'' (1929) - Examining Judge * ''Spring Parade'' (1934) - Ein Hofrat (uncredited) * ''Leap into Bliss'' (1934) - Braun - Geschäftsführer * '' The Secret of Cavelli'' (1934) - General von Ketterer * ''Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten'' (1935) - Herr Rainer, Pauls Vater * '' Last Love'' (1935) - Direktor der Wiener Oper * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1935) - Fürst Franz von Hohenau * ''Unsterbliche Melodien'' (1936) - Director vom Theater an der Wien * ''Flowers from Nice ''Flowers from Nice'' (Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand I Of Austria
en, Ferdinand Charles Leopold Joseph Francis Marcelin , image = Kaiser Ferdinand I.jpg , caption = Portrait by Eduard Edlinger (1843) , succession = Emperor of AustriaKing of Hungary , moretext = ( more...) , cor-type = Coronations , coronation = , reign = 2 March 1835 , predecessor = Francis I , successor = Franz Joseph I , succession1 = Head of the ''Präsidialmacht'' Austria , reign-type1 = In office , reign1 = 2 March 1835 – , predecessor1 = Francis I , successor1 = Franz Joseph I , spouse = , house = Habsburg-Lorraine , father = Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor , mother = Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily , birth_date = , death_date = , birth_place = Vienna, Austria , death_place = Prague, Austria-Hungary , burial_place = Imperial Crypt , signature = Signatur Ferdinand I. (Österreich).PNG , religion = Roman Catholicism Ferdinand I (german: Ferdinand I. 19 Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
