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Bernhard Wicki
Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 – 5 January 2000) was an Austrian actor and film director. Life and career Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such topics as art history, history and German literature. In 1938, he transferred to the drama school of the Staatliches Schauspielhaus in Berlin. In 1939, because of his membership in the ''Bündische Jugend'', he was imprisoned for many months in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. After his release, he moved to Vienna, then in 1944 to Switzerland. After World War II, he starred in many films, including ''Die letzte Brücke'' (1953) and '' Es geschah am 20. Juli'' (1955). He was also a photographer. His first attempt at directing came three years later with the documentary ''Warum sind sie gegen uns?'' (1958). He became internationally famous with his 1959 anti-war film ''Die Brücke'', which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1961 he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 11th B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Pölten
Sankt Pölten (; Central Bavarian: ''St. Pödn''), mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten, is the capital and largest city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria, with 55,538 inhabitants as of 1 January 2020. St. Pölten is a city with its own statute (or '' Statutarstadt'') and therefore it is both a municipality and a district in the ''Mostviertel''. Geography The city lies on the Traisen river and is located north of the Alps and south of the Wachau. It is part of the ''Mostviertel'', the southwest region of Lower Austria. Subdistricts St Pölten is divided into the following subdistricts: Altmannsdorf, Dörfl at Ochsenburg, Eggendorf, Ganzendorf, Hafing, Harland, Hart, Kreisberg, Matzersdorf, Mühlgang, Nadelbach, Oberradlberg, Oberwagram, Oberzwischenbrunn, Ochsenburg, Pengersdorf, Pottenbrunn, Pummersdorf, Ragelsdorf, Ratzersdorf at the Traisen, Reitzersdorf, Schwadorf, Spratzern, St Georgen on the Steinfelde, St Pölten, Stattersdorf, Steinfeld, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morituri (1965 Film)
''Morituri'' (also known as ''The Saboteur: Code Name Morituri'') is a 1965 war film about the Allied sabotage during World War II of a German merchant ship carrying rubber, a critical product during the war. The film stars Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Martin Benrath, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard and Wally Cox. It was directed by Bernhard Wicki. The filming occurred almost exclusively on an old German freighter. Plot Robert Crain (Marlon Brando) is a wealthy German engineer and pacifist who fled to India under a fabricated Swiss identity after being conscripted into the ''Wehrmacht'' at the start of World War II. He is blackmailed by English Colonel Statter (Trevor Howard) and the Allies of World War II, Allies into participating in a plan to seize a shipment of rubber, which is in short supply and essential for both sides' war efforts, that will soon be carried by the German merchant ship ''Ingo'' from Japan to Nazi-occupied Bordeaux. As all German merchant ships are under order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mosquito (film)
''The Mosquito'' (german: Die Mücke) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Walter Reisch and starring Hilde Krahl, Margot Hielscher and Gustav Knuth.Reimer & Reimer p.177 It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and the Wansbek Studios in Haburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rolf Zehetbauer. Plot Cast * Hilde Krahl as Vilma * Margot Hielscher as Jeanette * Gustav Knuth as Karrari * Bernhard Wicki as Hugo * Walter Janssen as Lotsch * Herbert Wilk as Sekretär * Blandine Ebinger as Frau von Felde * Isolde Hinz as Mimi * Ingeborg Christiansen as Ertha * Carl Voscherau as Fremdenführer * Axel Monjé * Charlotte Ander Charlotte Ander (born Charlotte Andersch, 14 August 1902 – 5 August 1969) was a German actress. She was born in Berlin, the daughter of German stage/film couple and . Ander was trained at the Berliner Staatstheater. Ander was a star in the ... References Bibliogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoners Of Love (1954 Film)
''Prisoners of Love'' (german: Gefangene der Liebe) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Curd Jürgens, Annemarie Düringer and Bernhard Wicki.Moeller p.258 It revolves around the story of a married couple separated by the Second World War. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut and Johannes Ott. Synopsis During the closing stage of the Second World War Willi Kluge and Maria got married, but only got to spend a few hours together before they were separated by wartime events. Maria finally returns home having spent eight years in Soviet captivity. She also brings a small child she had conceived during the difficult time of her imprisonment. Her husband is devastated by this betrayal and files for divorce. Ultimately he is able to overcome this reaction, and the couple reconcile. Cast * Curd Jürgens as Willi Kluge * Annemarie Düringer as Maria, seine Frau * Bernhard Wicki a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circus Of Love
''Circus of Love'' (german: link=no, Rummelplatz der Liebe) is a 1954 drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Eva Bartok, Curd Jürgens and Bernhard Wicki.Hayes p.152 It was made as a co-production between West Germany and the United States. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. It was produced by King Brothers and released in West Germany by RKO Pictures. A separate English-language version ''Carnival Story'' was shot simultaneously. Cast * Eva Bartok as Lilli * Curd Jürgens as Toni * Bernhard Wicki as Franz * Robert Freitag as Richard * Willi Rose as Karl * Ady Berber as Groppo the Wildman * Helene Stanley as Lore * Jacob Möslacher as The Dwarf * Josef Schneider as The Sword-swallower * Amalie Lindinger as The Fat Lady * Ly Maria as The Snake Lady * Anni Trautner as The Bearded L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Heart Full Of Love
''Young Heart Full of Love'' (german: Junges Herz voll Liebe) is a 1953 West German family drama film directed by Paul May and starring Heinrich Gretler, Hans Brenner and Lore Frisch.Holmstrom p. 210 Much of the film was shot on location in and around Obergurgl and the Ötztal Alps in the Austrian Tyrol. Synopsis After losing his parents in an avalanche, a boy becomes devoted to the animals on his farm. Cast * Heinrich Gretler as Großvater Moosleitner * Hans Brenner as Hansi Moosleitner 'Haflingersepp' * Lore Frisch as Mariele Moosleitner * Bernhard Wicki as Vitus Zingerl * Armin Dahlen as Junglehrer Gstreiner * Rudolf Carl as Altlehrer Sagschnöller * Paul Hörbiger as Landesstallmeister * Hermann Kowan as Rauthaler * Wolf Ackva as Tonio Rossi * Werner Lieven Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Postmeister
''Der Postmeister'' (English: ''The Postmaster'' or ''The Stationmaster'') is a 1940 Austrian-German film directed by Gustav Ucicky. Released during the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it depicts Russians in a sympathetic light, unlike their depiction in such films as ''Frisians in Peril'' before or ''GPU'' after.Erwin Leiser, ''Nazi Cinema'' p43 It was very loosely based on ''The Station Master'', an 1831 short story from ''The Belkin Tales'' series by Alexander Pushkin. It was remade in 1955 as '' Dunja''. An earlier version was the French film ''Nostalgie'' (1938) with Harry Baur, directed by Victor Tourjansky. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It was made in German-occupied Austria by the Wien Film company, and distributed by the UFA concern. At the Venice Film Festival, ''Der Postmeister'' won the Mussolini Cup for best foreign film. Plot The daughter of a stationmaster falls in love with a cavalry captain. He persuades her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider's Web (1989 Film)
''Spider's Web'' () is a 1989 West German film directed by Bernhard Wicki. It is based on the 1923 novel by Joseph Roth. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination. The film was the last submission by West Germany, due to German reunification in 1990, Germany competed at the 63rd Academy Awards as a single country. The film was also entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film centers on young right-wing Leutnant (lieutenant) Theodor Lohse (Ulrich Mühe) who suffers personal and national humiliation during the downfall of the German Empire and the subsequent German Revolution of 1918 as the aftermath of World War I, from whence on he pledges revenge on all those he blames for the new times: Democrats, socialists, and Jews. Thus, he becomes increasingly active in the right-wing underground of the early Weimar Republic, joining an organization called "S II" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conquest Of The Citadel
''The Conquest of the Citadel'' (german: Die Eroberung der Zitadelle) is a 1977 West German drama film directed by Bernhard Wicki. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * András Fricsay Kali Son as Hermann Brucker * Antonia Reininghaus as Alessandra * Armando Brancia as Rodolfo Battipana * Dieter Kirchlechner as Niccolo Battipana * Ivan Desny as Faconi * Kostas Papanastasiou as Yamalakis * Kurt Mergenthal as Iker * Vittoria Di Silverio as Rosa Battipana * Assunta De Maggi as Sophia * Elena De Maggi Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Velik ... as Lucia References External links * 1977 films 1977 drama films German drama films West German films 1970s German-language films Films directed by Bernhard Wicki Films based on German no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Visit (1964 Film)
''The Visit'' is a 1964 French, Italian, German and American international co-production film distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Bernhard Wicki and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Julien Derode. The film's stars Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn also served as coproducers. The screenplay was written by Ben Barzman and adapted by Maurice Valency based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1956 play ''Der Besuch der alten Dame'' (literally, ''The Visit of the Old Lady''). At the film's end, protagonist Serge Miller's life is spared, but in the original play, the character (named Alfred Ill) is killed. Along with Bergman and Quinn, the cast includes Irina Demick, Paolo Stoppa, Hans Christian Blech, Romolo Valli, Valentina Cortese, Claude Dauphin and Eduardo Ciannelli. Bergman and Quinn would later costar again in the 1970 romantic melodrama ''A Walk in the Spring Rain''. Plot Karla Zachanassian, a fabulously wealthy woman, returns to a decaying village that she had been fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Marton
Andrew Marton (born Endre Marton; 26 January 1904 – 7 January 1992) was a Hungarian-American film director. In his career, he directed 39 films and television programs, and worked on 16 as a second unit director, including the chariot race in '' Ben Hur'' (1959). Life and career Marton was born in Budapest, Hungary. After high-school graduation in 1922 he was taken by Alfréd Deésy to Vienna to work at Sascha-Film, mostly as an assistant editor. After a few months, he rose the attention of director Ernst Lubitsch, who convinced him to try Hollywood. Marton returned to Europe in 1927, and worked as the main editor of the Tobis company in Berlin, and later as an assistant director in Vienna. He directed his ''Two O'Clock in the Morning'', first feature film, in 1929 in Great Britain. He joined a German expedition to Tibet in 1934, where he filmed ''Demon of the Himalayas''. Marton cited that he was Jewish as a reason that the film could not be released with his name as director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Annakin
Kenneth Cooper Annakin, Order of the British Empire, OBE (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009) was an England, English film director. His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like ''Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'', ''Battle of the Bulge (1965 film), Battle of the Bulge'', ''The Biggest Bundle of Them All'' and ''Monte Carlo or Bust!''. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures. Biography Annakin was born in and grew up in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire where he attended the local Beverley Grammar School, grammar school. After leaving school he became a trainee income tax inspector in the city of Hull. Annakin subsequently decided to emigrate to New Zealand, and travelled around the world in a variety of jobs. He was Compere (host), compere and stage manager of Eugene permanent wave, Permanent Waving Company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
