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Barbara Valentin
Barbara Valentin (born Ursula Ledersteger; 15 December 1940 – 22 February 2002) was an Austrian actress. She worked in film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Biography Valentin was born in 1940 as Ursula Ledersteger in Vienna, Austria. Her father was the Austrian art director, Hans Ledersteger and her mother the actress, Irmgard Alberti. She had a half-brother, Alfred Ledersteger. She was married to German film director Helmut Dietl. During the early to mid-1980s, Valentin was close friends with Freddie Mercury. She is featured in the music video for the Queen song, It's a Hard Life. During her career, Valentin was nicknamed "the German Jayne Mansfield". On 22 February 2002, Valentin died of a stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ... in Munich, Germany a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Our Man In Jamaica
''Our Man in Jamaica''/''Operation Jamaica'' ( it, A 001, operazione Giamaica) is a 1965 Italian Spanish German international co-production Eurospy adventure film directed by an uncredited Mel Welles. It was credited to for reasons of European funding.p.274 Paul, Louis ''Mel Welles Interview'' ''Tales from the cult film trenches: interviews with 36 actors from horror, science fiction and exploitation cinema'' McFarland, 06/09/2007 Plot Agent 001 Ken Stewart is sent to Jamaica to locate the missing Agent 009 who vanished investigating an arms smuggling operation. After two of Stewart's friends are found dead of electrocution, 001's investigation leads him to an expatriate American criminal who was sentenced to the electric chair but escaped from prison. Seeking revenge, he assembles an army of terrorists based on an island seven miles from Jamaica called Dominica. His arms smuggling is the beginning of a scheme to attack the United States with the aid of Red China and Cuba. The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Bockmayer
Walter Bockmayer (4 July 1948 – 7 October 2014) was a German film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed seven films between 1975 and 1988. His 1978 film '' Flaming Hearts'' was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. He died of lung cancer in 2014. Selected filmography Director *' (1977) *'' Flaming Hearts'' (1978) (Deutscher Filmpreis: Filmband in Silber (Enten-Produktion)) *' (1981) (Deutscher Filmpreis: Filmband in Gold) *' (1983) *' (1988) Actor *''In a Year of 13 Moons ''In a Year of 13 Moons'' (german: In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Volker Spengler. The film was made in response to the suicide of Fassbinder's lover at the time, ...'' (1978), as Seelenfrieda *''Im Himmel ist die Hölle los'' (1984), as Marianne Sommer *' (1988), as Christel von der Post References External links * 1948 births 2014 deaths People from Pirmasens Film people from Rhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flaming Hearts
''Flaming Hearts'' (german: Flammende Herzen) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Walter Bockmayer and Rolf Bührmann. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Michael Rother produced the music for the film which was released the previous year as his debut solo album ''Flammende Herzen''. Plot Peter Huber (Peter Kern), the proprietor of a Bavarian corner newsstand, wins a free trip to New York City in a magazine contest, he is overjoyed. Filled with romantic ideas from the movies, his actual encounter with the gritty realities of the Big Apple are sobering. Nonetheless, he is in for the adventure of his life. First, he meets Karola Faber (Barbara Valentin), the German wife of a U.S. G.I. who has found life in the States not all it's cracked up to be: she has left her husband and makes her living through prostitution. Peter and Karola visit the local German émigré community's Oktoberfest, and win the festival's King and Queen crown. Their priz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Thiele
Rolf Thiele (7 March 1918 – 9 October 1994) was a German film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977. He was born in Ústí nad Labem, Prödlitz, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His 1958 film ''Eva (1958 film), Eva'' was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. His 1964 film ''Tonio Kröger (film), Tonio Kröger'' was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Keepers of the Night'' (1949, dir. Harald Braun) * ''A Day Will Come (1950 film), A Day Will Come'' (1950, dir. Rudolf Jugert) * ' (1951) * ''The Day Before the Wedding'' (1952) * ''Beloved Life'' (1953) * ''His Royal Highness (1953 film), His Royal Highness'' (1953, dir. Harald Braun) * ''She (1954 film), She'' (1954) * ''The Barrings'' (1955) * ''Mamitschka'' (1955) * ''Night of Decision'' (1956, dir. Falk Harnack) * ' (1956) * ''Without You All Is Darkness'' (1956) * ''Scandal in Bad Ischl'' (1957) * ''Confessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women In Hospital
''Women in Hospital'' (german: Frauenstation) is a 1977 West German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Horst Buchholz, Stephen Boyd, and Lillian Müller. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha .... It was the final film of the director Rolf Thiele. Cast References External links * 1977 drama films German drama films West German films Films directed by Rolf Thiele Films set in hospitals Films shot at Bavaria Studios Films based on German novels 1970s German-language films 1970s German films {{1970s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nosratollah Vahdat
Nosratollah Vahdat ( fa, نصرتالله وحدت ; 7 September 1925 – 6 October 2020) was an Iranian comedian, actor, and film director. He is best known in Iran for his Esfahani-accent. Biography Nosratollah Vahdat was born on 7 September 1925 in Isfahan, Pahlavi Iran. He was a pioneer of the Isfahan Theater. In 1964, he won the Golden Dolphin award for his film "The Bride" at the Asian Film Festival. However, after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 he ceased acting. Contemporary actors of his include Parviz Sayyad and Behrouz Vossoughi Khalil Vossoughi ( fa, خلیل وثوقی; born 11 March 1938) known professionally as Behrouz Vossoighi (بهروز وثوقی), is an Iranian actor. He has also worked in television, radio and theater. His work has earned him recognition at .... Filmography *1976 – Naghs-e Fanni () *1977 – () *1977 – (), as actor *1976 – (), as director and actor *1976 – (), as director and actor *1974 – () *1974 – () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Perakis
Nikos Perakis ( el, Νίκος Περάκης; born 11 September 1944) is a Greek writer and film director. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Munich. At that time he worked as a set and costume designer. His 1984 film ''Loafing and Camouflage'' was featured in the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * '' Lina Braake'' (dir. Bernhard Sinkel, 1975) * ' (1976) * ' (1979) * '' Arpa Colla'' (1982) * ''Loafing and Camouflage ''Loafing and Camouflage'' ( el, Λούφα και Παραλλαγή, translit=Lufa kai Paralagi; 1984) is a Greek comedy film directed by Nikos Perakis. It was followed by the motion picture Living Dangerously ( Greek: BiOS + πολιτεία, ...'' (1984) * '' Vios Kai Politeia'' (1987) * '' Prostatis Oikogenias'' (1997) * '' Thiliki etairia'' (1999} * '' The Bubble'' (2001) * '' H Lisa kai oloi oi alloi'' (2003) * '' Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean'' (2005) * '' Psyxraimia'' (2007) * '' Artherapy'' (2010) * '' Loafing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox And His Friends
''Fox and His Friends'' (german: Faustrecht der Freiheit, lit=Freedom's Law of the Jungle; also known as ''Fist-Right of Freedom'') is a 1975 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Fassbinder, Peter Chatel and Karlheinz Böhm. The plot follows the misadventures of a working-class gay man who wins the lottery, then falls in love with the elegant son of an industrialist. His lover tries to mold him into a gilt-edged mirror of upper-class values, and ultimately swindles the easily flattered "Fox" out of his fortune. The film is an incisive look at the relationship between money and emotions. Love is seen as a commodity that can be bought for money and lasts only as long as it is profitable. Plot Franz Bieberkopf is a sweet and unsophisticated working-class gay man who works in a carnival as "Fox, the Talking Head". He finds himself without a job when his boyfriend Klaus, the carnival owner, is arrested for tax fraud. Fox visits his sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Effi Briest (1974 Film)
''Effi Briest'' (also known as ''Fontane Effi Briest''; original title: ''Fontane Effi Briest'' oder ''Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und trotzdem das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen'', literally ''Fontane Effi Briest'' or ''Many people who are aware of their own capabilities and needs just acquiesce to the prevailing system in their thoughts and deeds, thereby confirming and reinforcing it'') is a 1974 West German black-and-white historical drama film directed, written and narrated by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and produced by Juliane Lorenz. Fassbinder adapted the screenplay from German author Theodor Fontane's 1894 novel of the same name about a young 19th century woman whose affair with a charismatic womanizer has long-term effects on her marriage to an older man. The film uses Fontane's words in dialogue, narration and text of letters. Plot The film begins wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha (1974 Film)
''Martha'' is a 1974 drama film made for German television directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It features Margit Carstensen in the title role with Karlheinz Böhm as her abusive husband. It is one of the earliest of Fassbinder's films to be influenced by the American work of Douglas Sirk. The plot was loosely based on a short story "For the Rest of Her Life" by Cornell Woolrich. Plot Martha Heyer, a virginal 31-year-old librarian, is on vacation in Rome with her cold father, a fastidious man who refuses to be touched. At their first stop while touring the city, the Spanish Steps, he suffers a heart attack and dies. Martha soon discovers that her purse, containing all of her money, has been stolen in the confusion. She reaches for help at the German embassy and phones her mother giving her the bad news. Leaving the embassy, Martha crosses the path of a gentleman, who catches her eye – and she his. They are mutually mesmerized but keep going their own ways. Back in her hometown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear Eats The Soul
''Ali: Fear Eats the Soul'' (german: Angst essen Seele auf) is a 1974 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Brigitte Mira and El Hedi ben Salem. The film won the International Federation of Film Critics award for best in-competition movie and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. It is considered to be one of Fassbinder's most powerful works and is hailed by many as a masterpiece. The film revolves around the romance that develops between Emmi, an elderly German woman, and Ali, a Moroccan migrant worker in postwar West Germany. Plot The film takes place an unspecified number of months after the Munich Massacre in West Germany. Emmi, a 60-year-old window cleaner and widow, enters a bar, driven in by the rain and wanting to listen to the music being played inside. A woman in the bar tauntingly suggests Ali, a Moroccan ''Gastarbeiter'' (guest worker) in his late thirties, ask Emmi to dance, to which Emmi accep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
