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Attack On Baku
''Attack on Baku'' (german: Anschlag auf Baku) is a 1942 German thriller film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Willy Fritsch, René Deltgen, and Fritz Kampers. The film was intended as anti-British propaganda during the Second World War. It is noted for its set designs by Otto Hunte, who showed a fascination for modern technology in his depiction of the oil town. The film was shot on location in German-allied Romania, and at Babelsberg Studio in Berlin. Synopsis Azerbaijan, 1919. The British hope to secure control of the vast oil fields around Baku by launching a series of terrorist Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ... attacks on them. Hans Romberg, a German who is working as a security officer, battles with the British chief agent Captain Forbes and his asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Kirchhoff
Fritz Kirchhoff (1901–1953) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director. He was a noted director during the Nazi era, directing film such as the anti-British propaganda thriller ''Attack on Baku'' (1942). His 1942 film ''5 June'', showing the German defeat of France in 1940, was banned by Joseph Goebbels for unclear reasons, although it has been speculated it was to avoid offending the Vichy government. After the Second World War Kirchhoff set up his own production company in Hamburg. Selected filmography Director * ''Tango Notturno'' (1937) * ''My Friend Barbara'' (1937) * ''When Women Keep Silent'' (1937) * ''Shadows Over St. Pauli'' (1938) * ''Why Are You Lying, Elisabeth?'' (1939) * '' Three Wonderful Days'' (1939) * ''The Eternal Spring'' (1940) * ''Attack on Baku'' (1942) * ''5 June'' (1942) * '' When the Young Wine Blossoms'' (1943) * ''A Wife for Three Days'' (1944) * '' One Day'' (1945) * ''Only One Night'' (1950) Producer * ''The Girl from the South Seas'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babelsberg Studio
Babelsberg Film Studio (german: Filmstudio Babelsberg), located in Potsdam-Babelsberg outside Berlin, Germany, is the second oldest large-scale film studio in the world only preceded by the Danish Nordisk Film (est. 1906), producing films since 1912. With a total area of about and a studio area of about it is Europe's largest film studio. Hundreds of films, including Fritz Lang's ''Metropolis'' and Josef von Sternberg's ''The Blue Angel'' were filmed there. More recent productions include ''V for Vendetta'', '' Captain America: Civil War'', ''Æon Flux'', '' The Bourne Ultimatum'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Inglourious Basterds'', ''Cloud Atlas'', ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'', ''The Hunger Games'', ''Isle of Dogs'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''. Today, Studio Babelsberg remains operational mainly for feature film productions. It also acts as producer on German productions and co-producer on international high-budget productions. Since January 2022 it has been owned by TPG Real Estate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Enge
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellmut Helsig
Hellmut is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Hellmut Andics (1922–1998), Austrian journalist, publicist, and writer * Hellmut Bunge (1920–2006), Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross *Hellmut von der Chevallerie (1896–1965), General of the Infantry in the German Wehrmacht during the World War II * Sigismund Hellmut von Dawans (1899–1944), general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the German Cross in Gold *Hellmut Diwald (1924–1993), German historian and Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg *Hellmut Federhofer (1911–2014), Austrian musicologist *Hellmut Flashar (born 1929), German philologist and translator * Hellmut Fritzsche (born 1927), American physicist *Hellmut Geissner (1926–2012), German scholar of speech and rhetoric *Hellmut von Gerlach (1866–1935), German journalist and politician *Hellmut G. Haasis (born 1942), German h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Brennecke
Joachim Brennecke (6 December 1919 – 6 September 2011) was a German stage and film actor. During the Second World War he had prominent roles in Nazi propaganda films such as ''Attack on Baku'' and ''5 June''.Kreimeier p.347 Selected filmography * ''Zwei Welten'' (1940) * ''Wunschkonzert'' (1940) * ''Above All Else in the World'' (1941) * '' U-Boote westwärts'' (1941) * ''Attack on Baku'' (1942) * ''5 June'' (1942) * ''Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute'' (1950) * ''The Guilt of Doctor Homma'' (1951) * ''A Heidelberg Romance'' (1951) * '' Shooting Stars'' (1952) * ''The Day Before the Wedding'' (1952) * ''I'm Waiting for You'' (1952) * ''I Can't Marry Them All'' (1952) * ''House of Life'' (1952) * '' Such a Charade'' (1953) * ''Scandal at the Girls' School'' (1953) * ''The Empress of China'' (1953) * '' The Cousin from Nowhere'' (1953) * ''The Crazy Clinic'' (1954) * ''Sun Over the Adriatic'' (1954) * ''The Inn on the Lahn'' (1955) * ''I'll See You at Lake Constance ''I'll See You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Janssen
Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * ''Wandering Souls'' (1921) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * ''Peter the Great'' (1922) * ''What Belongs to Darkness'' (1922) * '' Lust for Life'' (1922) * ''Carousel'' (1923) * ''La Boheme'' (1923) * '' The Love of a Queen'' (1923) * ''Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) * ''Tragedy'' (1925) * ''The Great Duchess'' (1926) * ''Fräulein Mama'' (1926) * ''Only a Dancing Girl'' (1926) * '' Sword and Shield'' (1926) * ''Women of Passion'' (1926) * '' The House of Lies'' (1926) * '' The Queen of Spades'' (1927) * ''The Little Slave'' (1928) * ''It's You I Have Loved'' (1929) * ''The Night Belongs to Us'' (1929) * '' Black Forest Girl'' (1929) * '' The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (1929) * ''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (1930) * ''The Singing City'' (1930) * ''Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aribert Wascher
Aribert ( it, Ariberto) is a Germanic given name, from ''hari'' ("host") and ''beraht'' ("bright"). It may refer to: *Aribert (archbishop of Milan) *Prince Aribert of Anhalt (1866–1933), regent of Anhalt *Aribert Heim (1914–1992), Austrian Schutzstaffel (SS) doctor, also known as Dr. Death and Butcher of Mauthausen *Aribert Heymann (1898–1946), German field hockey player *Aribert Mog (1904–1941), German actor *Aribert Reimann (born 1936), German composer, pianist and accompanist *Aribert Wäscher (1895–1961), German actor See also Herbert (given name) Herbert is a Germanic given name, from '' harja-'' "army", "warrior" or "noble, sublime", and ''beraht'' "bright" or "shining" (compare Robert). See also Heribert and Aribert, other given names with the same roots. People named Herbert *Saint Herb ... {{given name German masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Ponto
Erich Johannes Bruno Ponto (14 December 1884 – 14 February 1957) was a German film and stage actor. Career Erich Ponto was born in Lübeck as the son of a merchant. After his family had moved to Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, he attended the gymnasium secondary school in Altona and upon his Abitur exam began a study of pharmacy at the University of Munich, where he went to lectures delivered by Nobel prize laureate Wilhelm Röntgen. He worked for a few years as a pharmacist, but was already passionate about acting during his university time – he started to take acting lessons and eventually became a full-time actor. Ponto gave his debut on stage at the Stadttheater Passau in 1908, followed by engagements in Nordhausen, Reichenberg (Liberec), and Düsseldorf. From 1914 to 1947 he was a member of the Hoftheater Dresden ensemble (Staatstheater Dresden from 1918), in the season 1946/47 also as intendant. On stage his most famous role was that of J.J. Peachum in the original production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte Koch
Lotte Koch (9 March 1913 – 26 May 2013) was a Belgian-born German film actress. She emerged as a star during the Nazi era, appearing in the 1944 drama '' The Black Robe''. Following the Second World War she appeared in several rubble films including ''And the Heavens Above Us'' (1947) with Hans Albers.Shandley p.211 Selected filmography * '' Lumpaci the Vagabond'' (1936) * ''The Heart of a Queen'' (1940) * '' Friedemann Bach'' (1941) * ''Attack on Baku'' (1942) * ' (1943) * '' The Black Robe'' (1944) * ''And the Heavens Above Us'' (1947) * '' Morituri'' (1948) * ''Search for Majora'' (1949) * ''Madonna in Chains'' (1949) * ''Captain Bay-Bay ''Captain Bay-Bay'' (german: Käpt'n Bay-Bay) is a 1953 West German musical comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Hans Albers, Bum Krüger and Lotte Koch. It is in the style of an operetta film. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Stud ...'' (1953) References Bibliography * Hake, Sabine. ''Popular Cinema of the Third Reich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bildt
Paul Hermann Bildt (19 May 1885 – 13 March 1957) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Devil in Silk'' (1956) * ''Ich suche Dich'' (1956) * ''The Plot to Assassinate Hitler'' (1955) * '' The Dark Star'' (1955) * '' Reaching for the Stars'' (1955) * ''Ludwig II'' (1955) * ''Sky Without Stars'' (1955) * ''Son Without a Home'' (1955) * ''Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben'' (1954) * ''The Missing Miniature'' (1954) * ''The Angel with the Flaming Sword'' (1954) * '' As Long as You're Near Me'' (1953) * ''The Stronger Woman'' (1953) * '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1953) * ''Toxi'' (1952) * '' No Greater Love'' (1952) * ''All Clues Lead to Berlin'' (1952) * ''The Great Temptation'' (1952) * ''Father Needs a Wife'' (1952) * '' Heart of Stone'' (1950) * ''The Council of the Gods'' (1950) * ''Don't Dream, Annette'' (1949) * ''The Beaver Coat'' (1949) * '' Blum Affair'' (1948) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrorist
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants (mostly civilians and neutral military personnel). The terms "terrorist" and "terrorism" originated during the French Revolution of the late 18th century but became widely used internationally and gained worldwide attention in the 1970s during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Basque conflict, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The increased use of suicide attacks from the 1980s onwards was typified by the 2001 September 11 attacks in the United States. There are various different definitions of terrorism, with no universal agreement about it. Terrorism is a charged term. It is often used with the connotation of something that is "morally wrong". Governments a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
