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Armin Schweizer
Armin Schweizer (28 April 1892 – 8 October 1968) was a Swiss actor. Schweizer was born in Zurich, Switzerland and died there at age 76 Selected filmography * ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1918) * '' The Galley Slave'' (1919) * ''The Mayor of Zalamea'' (1920) * ''Stradivari'' (1935) * '' August der Starke'' (1936) * ''Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) * ''Kleine Scheidegg'' (1937) * ''The Mountain Calls'' (1938) * '' Nanon'' (1938) * ''Bachelor's Paradise'' (1939) * ''Constable Studer'' (1939) * '' Who's Kissing Madeleine?'' (1939) * ''The Three Codonas'' (1940) * ''Jakko'' (1941) * ''Riding for Germany'' (1941) * '' Münchhausen'' (1943) * '' Young Hearts'' (1944) * ''Madness Rules'' (1947) * ''An Everyday Story'' (1948) * '' After the Storm'' (1948) * ''Heidi'' (1952) * ''Bandits of the Autobahn'' (1955) * '' Bäckerei Zürrer'' (1957) * ''William Tell William Tell (german: Wilhelm Tell, ; french: Guillaume Tell; it, Guglielmo Tell; rm, Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riding For Germany
''Riding for Germany'' (german: Reitet für Deutschland) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Willy Birgel, Gertrud Eysoldt and Gerhild Weber. A German cavalry officer, badly injured during the First World War, emerges as a leading competitor in post-war equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: * Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ... events. Cast References External links * Films of Nazi Germany German sports drama films 1940s sports drama films Films about horses Horse sports in film Films directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt Films set in 1918 Films set in the 1920s UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1941 drama films 1940s German-language films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Male Film Actors
Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland *Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss International Air Lines ** Swiss Global Air Lines, a subsidiary *Swissair, former national air line of Switzerland *.swiss alternative TLD for Switzerland See also *Swiss made, label for Swiss products *Swiss cheese (other) *Switzerland (other) *Languages of Switzerland, none of which are called "Swiss" *International Typographic Style, also known as Swiss Style, in graphic design *Schweizer (other), meaning Swiss in German *Schweitzer, a family name meaning Swiss in German *Swisse Swisse is a vitamin, supplement, and skincare brand. Founded in Australia in 1969 and globally headquartered in Melbourne, and was sold to Health & Happiness, a Chinese company based in Hong Kong previously known as Biostime International, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Deaths
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tell (1960 Film)
''William Tell'' (german: Wilhelm Tell) is a 1960 Swiss adventure film directed by Michel Dickoff and Karl Hartl and starring Robert Freitag, Wolfgang Rottsieper and Alfred Schlageter. It is based on the traditional folk story of William Tell. The film was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Robert Freitag as Wilhelm Tell * Wolfgang Rottsieper as Gessler * Alfred Schlageter as Walter Fürst * Hannes Schmidhauser as Arnold von Melchtal * Leopold Biberti as Werner Stauffacher * Maria Becker as Gertrud Stauffacher * Heinz Woester as Attinghausen * Georges Weiss as Rudenz * Birke Bruck as Berta von Bruneck * Zarli Carigiet as Baumgarten * Helen Hesse as Baumgartnerin * Paul Bühlmann as Rudi * Inigo Gallo Inigo Gallo (2 November 1932 – 15 December 2000) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions. Life and work Born in Zürich, Canton of .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandits Of The Autobahn
''Bandits of the Autobahn'' (german: Banditen der Autobahn) is a 1955 West German crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Hans Christian Blech and Paul Hörbiger.Generic Histories of German Cinema: Genre and Its Deviations p.140 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. The art director Albrecht Becker worked on designing the film's sets. The film was distributed by the German subsidiary of Columbia Pictures. Cast * Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Eva Berger * Hans Christian Blech as Willi Kollanski * Paul Hörbiger as Vater Heinze * Karl Ludwig Diehl as Polizeirat Gerber * Hermann Speelmans as Hauptwachtmeister Lüdecke * Wolfgang Wahl as Franz Möller * Charles Regnier as Paul Barra * Klaus Kammer as Bubi * Hans Schwarz Jr. as Schorsch * Ellen Schwiers as Else Möller * Ursula Justin as Margot * Erich Scholz as Kurt Heinze * Wolf Ackva as Polizeikommissar Breslau * Fritz Wagner as Wolfgang Hinz * Joseph Offenbach as Friseur * Wolfgang Neuss as Chansonnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi (1952 Film)
''Heidi'' is a 1952 Swiss family drama film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Elsbeth Sigmund, Heinrich Gretler and Thomas Klameth. It is based on the 1880 novel ''Heidi'' by Johanna Spyri. It was followed by a 1955 sequel ''Heidi and Peter''. It was shot at the Rosenhof Studios in Zurich and on location took place in the Graubünden Canton as well as in Basel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting. Plot Heidi lives with her grandfather, Alp-Öhi, in a cottage in the Swiss Alps and enjoys spending time in the mountains with her friend, the goatherd Peter. The village parson visits the Alp-Öhi. He asks him to come to the village along with Heidi, to attend the installation of the new church bells. Around the installation of the bells, the village festival is held and traditionally it is the children who help hoist up the bells, and Heidi should not be absent. In addition, she could make friends with him and with the children of the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Storm (1948 Film)
''After the Storm'' (German: ''Nach dem Sturm'') is a 1948 drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Maria Schell. It was made as a co-production between Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, based on a novella by Carl Zuckmayer. Shooting took place at the Bellerive Studios in Zurich and on location in Ascona, Salzburg and Monte San Salvatore in Ticino. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Furrer and Otto Niedermoser. Plot A talented young female musician tries to rebuild her life having been imprisoned during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ....Robert, Reimer, & Reimer, Carol. ''The A to Z of German Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. p. 45. . Cast References External links * Austrian drama films Swiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Everyday Story
''An Everyday Story'' (german: Eine alltägliche Geschichte) is a 1948 drama film directed by Günther Rittau and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Simson and Karl Schönböck.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 The film was produced in 1944, towards the end of the Second World War, but was not given a release until DEFA in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany, Soviet Zone distributed it four years later. It received its Austrian release the following year, and finally in West Germany in 1950. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte and Karl Vollbrecht. Synopsis A novelist completes what he considers to be his masterpiece, but the publisher tells him instead to write an everyday story. Cast * Gustav Fröhlich as Bernd Falkenhagen * Marianne Simson as Anneliese Schwarz * Karl Schönböck as Herbert Winkler * Margot Jahnen as Susi Liebig * Hans Brausewetter as Werner, Direktor Exzelsior-Verlag * Paul Henckels as Spaziergänger * Hans Leibelt as Annelieses Vater * Käth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madness Rules
''Madness Rules'' (German: ''Matto regiert'') is a 1947 Swiss crime film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and starring Heinrich Gretler, Heinz Woester and Elisabeth Müller.Fritsche p.31 It is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Friedrich Glauser. Lead actor Gretler reprised his role of the policeman Jakob Studer from the 1939 film ''Constable Studer'', also adapted from a Glauser novel. Production The film was shot between December 1946 and March 1947 at the Bellerive and Rosenhof Studios in Zurich with some location shooting around Königsfelden. The film cost around 395,000 Swiss Francs. Synopsis The police investigate the murder of the head of a mental hospital who had recently been in dispute with his colleague over their treatment of a young patient. Cast * Heinrich Gretler as Constable Jakob Studer * Heinz Woester as Doctor Ernst Laduner * Elisabeth Müller Sister Irma Wasem * Friedrich Braun as Patient * Otto Brefin * Gottlieb Büchi * Zarli Carigiet as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
