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Amphitryon (film)
''Amphitryon'' is a 1935 German musical film. Written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, it is based on plays by Molière, Plautus, and Heinrich von Kleist, which in turn are based on Greek mythology. The film is known by a variety of other names: ''Amphitryon – Happiness from the Clouds'', ''Amphitryon – Aus den Wolken kommt das Glück'' in Austria, ''Amfitryon'' in Greece, ''Anfitrione'' in Italy, ''Det gudomliga äventyret'' in Sweden. ''Amphitryon'' was filmed in Ufa-Atelier, Neubabelsberg, from 2 February 1935 – May 1935. It was one of UFA's many multiple-language version films: a French version, ''Les dieux s'amusent'' (The gods are having fun), was shot at the same time. Synopsis Amphitryon is a Theban general away at war. The god Jupiter disguises himself as Amphitryon to seduce Amphitryon's wife, Alkmene. Cast *Willy Fritsch as Jupiter / Amphitryon * Paul Kemp as Merkur / Sosias *Käthe Gold as Alkmene *Fita Benkhoff as Andria *Adele Sandrock as Juno * Hilde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhold Schünzel
Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in St. Pauli, the poorest part of Hamburg. Despite being of Jewish ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the Nazis to continue making films for several years until he eventually left in 1937 to live abroad. Life in Germany Reinhold Schünzel (or Schuenzel) started his career as an actor in 1915 with a role in the film ''Werner Krafft''. He directed his first film in 1918's ''Mary Magdalene (1920 film), Mary Magdalene'' and in 1920 directed ''The Girl from Acker Street'' and ''Catherine the Great (1920 film), Catherine the Great''. He was one of Germany's best-known silent film stars after World War I, a period during which films were significantly influenced by the consequences of the war. Schünzel performed in both comedies and dramas, often appearing as a villain or a powerful and corrup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neubabelsberg
Babelsberg () is the largest quarter (''Stadtteil'') of Potsdam, the capital city of the German state of Brandenburg. The affluent neighbourhood named after a small hill on the Havel river is famous for Babelsberg Palace and Park, part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as for Babelsberg Studio, a historical centre of the German film industry and the first large-scale movie studio in the world. History A settlement on the small Nuthe creek was first mentioned in the 1375 ''Landbuch'' (domesday book) by Emperor Charles IV of Luxembourg, who also ruled as Margrave of Brandenburg since 1373. Then called ''Neuendorf'' (New Village) after its former West Slavic name ''Nova Ves'', it was shelled several times and was severely damaged during the Thirty Years' War. In the mid-18th century the new village of Nowawes was founded by King Frederick II of Prussia and settled with Protestant Bohemian deportees, predominantly weavers who as desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Boenisch
Hilde may refer to: *Hilde (given name) * ''Hilde'' (film), a 2009 German biopic film * MV ''Hilde'', a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker * Tom Hilde (born 1987), Norwegian ski jumper Characters *Hilde (Soulcalibur), a character in the ''Soul'' series *Hilde Schbeiker, a character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' *Hilde (7 days), a character in "7 days" mobile game See also *Hild (other) Hild or Hildr may refer to: * Hildr or Hild is one of the Valkyries in Norse mythology, a personification of battle * Hild or Hilda of Whitby is a Christian saint who was a British abbess and nun in the Middle Ages * Hild (Oh My Goddess!), the ult ... * Hilda (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Ann
Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer Theatre and film * ''Annie'' (musical), a 1977 musical ** ''Annie'' (1982 film) *** ''Annie'' (1982 film soundtrack) *** '' Annie: A Royal Adventure!'', a 1995 telefilm sequel ** ''Annie'' (1999 film) *** ''Annie'' (1999 film soundtrack) ** ''Annie'' (2014 film) *** ''Annie'' (2014 film soundtrack) * ''Annie'' (1976 film), a British-Italian film Music * ''Annie'' (Anne Murray album) (1972) * "Annie" (song), a 1999 song by Our Lady Peace * "Annie", a song by SafetySuit * "Annie", a song by Pete Townshend from ''Rough Mix'' * "Annie", a 1972 song by Sutherland Brothers * "Annie", a 1995 song by Elastica from the album ''Elastica'' Other uses * Cyclone Annie (other) * ''Annie'' (locomotive) * ''Annie'' (sloop), a ship bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilma Bekendorf
Vilma is a feminine first name. People named Vilma include: * Vilma Abrahamsson (born 1999), Swedish football player * Vilma Bánky (1901–1991), Hungarian silent film actress * Vilma Bardauskienė (born 1953), Lithuanian long jumper * Vilma Beck (1810–1851), Hungarian writer and freedom fighter * Vilma Charlton (born 1946), Jamaican sprinter * Vilma Cibulková (born 1963), Czech film and stage actress * Vilma Degischer (1911–1992), Austrian actress * Vilma Ebsen (1911–2007), American musical theatre and film actress, sister of actor Buddy Ebsen * Vilma Egresi (1936–1979), Hungarian sprint canoer * Vilma Espín (1930–2007), Cuban revolutionary, feminist and chemical engineer, wife of Raúl Castro * Vilma Ferrán (1940–2014), Argentine actress * Vilma G. Holland (1928–2005), Puerto Rican artist * Vilma Hollingbery (born 1932), British actress * Vilma Hugonnai (1847–1922), Hungarian medical doctor * Vilma Rose Hunt (1926–2012), Australian scientist and writer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Hildebrand
Emma Minna Hilde Hildebrand (10 September 1897 – 12 May 1976) was a German actress born in Hanover, Germany on 10 September 1897. She died at the age of 78 in Grunewald, Berlin, on 27 May 1976. Selected filmography * ''Die Scheidungsehe'' (1920, Short) *''Der Herr Papa'' - Else (1921) * ''Es bleibt in der Familie'' (1922, Short) as Schauspielerin Molly * ''Schwarzwaldkinder'' (1922) as Liesbeth, Tochter von Nikodemus Grieshaber * ''Lohengrins Heirat'' (1922) as Elsa * ''Hotel zum goldenen Engel'' (1922) as Ella *''Der Herr Landrat'' (1922) as Molli Jolli * ''The Dealer from Amsterdam'' (1925) as Susi * ''Sechs Mädchen suchen Nachtquartier'' (1928) * ''The Gallant Hussar'' (1928) Vilma von Noszty * ''Rasputins Liebesabenteuer'' (1928) Dirne Gregubowa * ''Meine Frau, seine Frau'' (1931, Short) * '' Different Morals'' (1931) Cora Petry * ''The Fate of Renate Langen'' (1931) as Marion * ''Arme, kleine Eva!'' (1931) as Erna Steindamm * ''Panic in Chicago'' (1931) as Susy Owen * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adele Sandrock
Adele Sandrock (; born Adele Feldern-Förster; 19 August 1863 – 30 August 1937) was a German-Dutch actress. After a successful theatrical career, she became one of the first German movie stars. Early life Sandrock was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the daughter of the German merchant Eduard Sandrock (1834–1897) and his Dutch wife, Johanna Simonetta ten Hagen (1833–1917). With sister Wilhelmine (1861-1948) and brother Christian (1862–1924), she grew up in Rotterdam, and, after her parents' divorce on 15 November 1869, in Berlin. Career In 1878 at the age of fifteen, Sandrock made her debut as Selma in ''Mutter und Sohn'' by Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer. In Berlin she met the famous Meiningen Ensemble and achieved success at the theatre of Meiningen, where her first role was Luise in Friedrich Schiller's ''Intrigue and Love'', followed by further engagements in Moscow, Wiener Neustadt, and Budapest. In 1889, she had her breakthrough at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fita Benkhoff
Fita Benkhoff (1 November 1901 – 26 October 1967) was a German actress. Life Benkhoff was born in 1901. In the 1920s the actress Louise Dumont separated from her husband. Dumont was attached to a number of young actresses including Benkhoff, Hanni Hoessrich and Luise Rainer. It has been presumed that Dumont was bisexual.omedy_[film_directed_by_Arthur_Maria_Rabenalt_and_starring_Ellen_Schwa_...''_(1948) *_''The_Time_with_You">ilm_directed_by_Arthur_Maria_Rabenalt">ilm.html"_;"title="omedy_[film">omedy_[film_directed_by_Arthur_Maria_Rabenalt_and_starring_Ellen_Schwa_...''_(1948) *_''The_Time_with_You''_(1948) *_''Trouble_Backstairs_(1949_film).html" ;"title="The_Time_with_You.html" ;"title="ilm directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt">ilm.html" ;"title="omedy omedy_[film_directed_by_Arthur_Maria_Rabenalt_and_starring_Ellen_Schwa_...''_(1948) *_''The_Time_with_You">ilm_directed_by_Arthur_Maria_Rabenalt">ilm.html"_;"title="omedy_[film">omedy_[film_directed_by_Arthur_Maria_Rabenalt_an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Käthe Gold
Käthe Gold (11 February 1907 – 11 October 1997) was an Austrian actress. Born in Vienna, she trained in that city as an actress and then went to Bern, Breslau (now Wrocław) and Munich. In 1932 she went to Berlin, where she remained until 1944. It was during those years that she had her greatest successes on the stage in plays such as Goethe's ''Faust'' (Gretchen), Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' (Ophelia), and Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'' (Nora). In 1944, Gold went to Zurich, and in 1947 she returned to Vienna, where she played at the Burgtheater. Gold's stage career prevented her from appearing in many movies. Of the few films in which she did act, ''Amphitryon'' (1935, playing Alkmene), ''The Girl from Barnhelm'' (1940) and, after the war, ''Rose Bernd'' (1957) and ''Karl May'' (a 1976 biopic about Karl May) are notable. On TV she played Linda opposite Heinz Rühmann in a 1968 German language version of Arthur Miller's ''Death of a Salesman''. She also had two guest appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kemp (actor)
Paul Kemp (20 May 1896 – 13 August 1953) was a German stage and film actor. Kemp worked as a piano accompaniest for silent films, and then served as an ambulance driver on the Western Front during the First World War. Post-war he moved into acting on the stage in Düsseldorf and Hamburg. His career really took off when he moved to Berlin in 1929, appearing in the hit stage version of the novel ''Menschen im Hotel'' by Vicki Baum. He made his film debut in 1930, shortly after the introduction of sound film. He appeared prolifically in German and Austrian films until his death in 1953. Selected filmography * ''Cyanide'' (1930) - Kuckuck * ' (1930) - Aufnahmeleiter * '' The King of Paris'' (1930) * ''Rag Ball'' (1930) - Priem * ''The Great Longing'' (1930) - Regieassistent Mopp * ''Dolly Gets Ahead'' (1930) - Jack * ''The Blonde Nightingale'' (1930) - Hirschfield * ''The Threepenny Opera'' (1931) - Mackie Messers Platte * ''Seitensprünge'' (1931) - Anton Schiller * '' M'' (1931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkmene
In Greek mythology, Alcmene () or Alcmena (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκμήνη or Doric Greek: Ἀλκμάνα, Latin: Alcumena means "strong in wrath") was the wife of Amphitryon by whom she bore two children, Iphicles and Laonome. She is best known as the mother of Heracles, whose father was the god Zeus. Alcmene was also referred to as Electryone (Ἠλεκτρυώνη), a patronymic name as a daughter of Electryon. Mythology Background According to the '' Bibliotheca'', Alcmene was born to Electryon, the son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Tiryns and Mycenae or Medea in Argolis. Her mother was Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus and Astydamia.Apollodorus2.4.5/ref> Other accounts say her mother was Lysidice, the daughter of Pelops and Hippodameia,Plutarch, '' Lives'' Theseu7.1/ref> or Eurydice, the daughter of Pelops. According to Pausanias, the poet Asius made Alcmene the daughter of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle. Hesiod describes Alcmene as the tallest, most beautiful wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jupiter (mythology)
Jupiter ( la, Iūpiter or , from Proto-Italic language, Proto-Italic "day, sky" + "father", thus "sky father" Greek: Zeus, Δίας or Zeus, Ζεύς), also known as Jove (genitive case, gen. ''Iovis'' ), is the sky god, god of the sky and god of thunder, thunder, and Pantheon (gods), king of the gods in ancient Roman religion and Roman mythology, mythology. Jupiter was the chief deity of Roman state religion throughout the Roman Republic, Republican and Roman Empire, Imperial eras, until Constantine the Great and Christianity, Christianity became the dominant religion of the Empire. In Roman mythology, he negotiates with Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, to establish principles of Roman religion such as offering, or sacrifice. Jupiter is usually thought to have originated as a sky god. His identifying implement is the thunderbolt and his primary sacred animal is the eagle, which held precedence over other birds in the taking of auspices and became one of the most comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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