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Carl Otto Bartning
Carl Otto Bartning (2 September 1909 – 11 November 1983) was a German film editor. He edited the 1959 film ''The Bridge''.Langford p.230 Selected filmography * '' One Hour of Happiness'' (1931) * ''The Adventurer of Tunis'' (1931) * ''A Crafty Youth'' (1931) * '' Under False Flag'' (1932) * '' The Emperor's Waltz'' (1933) * ''Typhoon'' (1933) * ''Peer Gynt'' (1934) * ''A Night of Change'' (1935) * ''Forget Me Not'' (1935) * '' The Night With the Emperor'' (1936) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1936) * '' Boccaccio'' (1936) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1936) * '' Fanny Elssler'' (1937) * '' His Best Friend'' (1937) * ''Seven Slaps'' (1937) * ''Gasparone'' (1937) * '' Nanon'' (1938) * '' The Impossible Mister Pitt'' (1938) * ''A Hopeless Case'' (1939) * ''D III 88'' (1939) * ''The Lost One'' (1951) * ''The Colourful Dream'' (1952) * ''The Dancing Heart'' (1953) * ''The Stronger Woman'' (1953) * ''Consul Strotthoff'' (1954) * '' A Life for Do'' (1954) * ''The Witch'' (1954) * '' Alibi'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boccaccio (1936 Film)
''Boccaccio'' is a 1936 German historical musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Gina Falckenberg, and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte Otto Hunte (9 January 1881 – 28 December 1960) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Hunte is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his set designs on the ea .... Plot Boccaccio is an operetta that relates how Nazis conceived the Italian Renaissance. The Ferrara's residents are carried up in a tide of emotion and physical passion. Before long, the town is in chaos. Background The film was produced by Universum-Film AG Berlin under the production management of Max Pfeiffer between mid-February and mid-April 1936 in the Ufa studios in Neubabelsberg and premiered on August 11, 1936, in the UFA-Palast (Berlin). The film music was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consul Strotthoff
''Consul Strotthoff'' (german: Konsul Strotthoff) is a 1954 West German romantic drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Willy Birgel, Inge Egger, and Carl Wery.Bock & Bergfelder p. 43 It is also known by the alternative title of ''Melody Beyond Love''. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. Synopsis In Salzburg a love triangle develops around a pretty music student working as a tour guide A tour guide (U.S.) or a tourist guide (European) is a person who provides assistance, information on cultural, historical and contemporary heritage to people on organized sightseeing and individual clients at educational establishments, religio .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1954 films 1954 romantic drama films German romantic drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Erich Engel Films set in Salzburg Films set in Hamburg German black-and-white films 1950s Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stronger Woman
''The Stronger Woman'' (german: Die Stärkere) is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Gertrud Kückelmann, Hans Söhnker and Antje Weisgerber.Reimer, Robert C. ''Cultural History Through a National Socialist Lens: Essays on the Cinema of the Third Reich''. Camden House, 2002. p. 258. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location at the Schloss Büdingen. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. Synopsis After a car accident confines her to a wheelchair and halts her career, an opera singer suspects that her architect husband has begun an affair with an attractive young interior designer he has met. Cast *Gertrud Kückelmann as Sybille Erler *Hans Söhnker as Jochen Faber * Antje Weisgerber as Elisabeth Faber *Paul Henckels as Draaden *Tilly Lauenstein as Dr. Hanna Claassen *Tilla Durieux as Mutter der Fürstin * Heinz Klingenberg as Fürst von Hartefeld-Rosenau *Elsa Wagner as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dancing Heart
''The Dancing Heart'' (german: Das tanzende Herz) is a 1953 West German historical musical comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Gertrud Kückelmann, Gunnar Möller, and Wilfried Seyferth.Bock & Bergfelder p. 216 It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film was shot using Agfacolor. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz Walter Kutz (1904 – 1983) was a German art director.Langford p.223 Selected filmography * ''Nora'' (1944) * '' Dreaming'' (1944) * ''The Silent Guest'' (1945) * '' And the Heavens Above Us'' (1947) * ''Nights on the Nile'' (1949) * '' The Cha .... Plot Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1953 films 1953 musical comedy films 1950s historical comedy films German historical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner Films set in the 19th century Films shot at Tempe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colourful Dream
''The Colourful Dream'' (german: Der bunte Traum) is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Josef Meinrad and Ursula Grabley. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with some location shooting in Italy. The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. It was made in Gevacolor. Synopsis The plot concerns two aspiring young women performers, an actress and an ice skater, who after a failed tour of Italy attempt to get publicity in the newspapers. Partial cast * Vera Molnar as Marina *Josef Meinrad as Tobby Busch *Felicitas Busi as Ditta Bodin *Walter Giller as Benno *Ursula Grabley as Gloria Gelblich *Oskar Sima as Director Gelblich *Hans Olden as Richard Haller *Ethel Reschke as Mary Miller *Hubert von Meyerinck as Brandini *Madelon Truß as Stella Lauri *Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost One
''The Lost One'' (german: Der Verlorene) is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Peter Lorre and starring Lorre, Karl John and Renate Mannhardt. It is an art film in the film noir style, based on a true story. Lorre wrote, directed, and starred in this film, his only film as director or writer. The film's translated name has been used as the title of his biography. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Some scenes were shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg, while location shooting took place around the city. Plot The story is told through a series of flashbacks. Dr. Rothe (Peter Lorre) is a German scientist doing secret research for the Nazi government during World War II. After he discovers that his fiancée has been selling secrets to the Allies, he murders her. This is covered up by the German government. After the war, Rothe is working under an alias as a doctor for displaced persons. After seeing one of the Nazi officers who helped cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D III 88
''D III 88'' (sometimes written as ''DIII 88'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and Hans Bertram and starring Christian Kayßler, Otto Wernicke and Heinz Welzel. It was made as a propaganda film with the support of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring, and was the last of a series of Nazi aviation films to be made before the outbreak of World War II. It was one of the most commercially successful films released during the Nazi era. It was praised by Joseph Goebbels as "an irreproachable film of national destiny". The title, referring to the serial number of the Albatros D.III flown by one of the characters in the World War I, was an attempt to re-inforce the propaganda link between the modern Luftwaffe and that of World War I.Paris p. 95 Synopsis Two extraordinary young pilots engage in a competitive rivalry and also fight over the same girl. In an effort to show off both fly into a dangerous storm, damaging their planes and are suspended from duty. They are fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hopeless Case
''A Hopeless Case'' (german: Ein hoffnungsloser Fall) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Hannes Stelzer. The film's sets were designed by Karl Weber. Synopsis A determined female medical student at Berlin University resists the advances of her professor, single-mindedly concentrating on her chosen profession. She then sails to Argentina with her true love, fellow student who the Professor has arranged to be sent there to try and get out of the way. Cast * Jenny Jugo as Jenny * Karl Ludwig Diehl as Professor Dr. Bruchsal * Hannes Stelzer as Hans Faber * Leo Peukert as Jennys Vater * Axel von Ambesser as Verehrer * Heinz Salfner as Diener * Theodor Danegger as Gotthelf Matthias * Josefine Dora as Emma Matthias * Hans Richter as Student * Erik Ode as Student * Julia Serda * Frida Richard * Gustav Waldau * Werner Pledath Trivia On 14 March 1939, Adolf Hitler summoned Emil Hácha, President of Czechoslovakia to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Impossible Mister Pitt
''The Impossible Mister Pitt'' (German: ''Der unmögliche Herr Pitt'') is a 1938 German adventure crime film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Willi Schur, Leopold von Ledebur and Hilde Weissner. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location off the coast of Split in Croatia. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was based on the novel of the same title by Georg Mühlen-Schulte who also worked on the screenplay.Goble p.337 Synopsis Two men, Tom and Tim escape from a Tunisian prison where they had been doing hard labour after being arrested following a brawl and not having correct identity documents. They board a luxury yacht and encounter Lucienne and her father Thomas Cay. Tom impersonates a man called Pitt who is engaged to Lucienne and she, taking a liking to him, plays along. He soon uncovers a plot to sabotage the yacht. Cast * Harry Piel as Tom * Willi Schur as Tim * Leopold von Lede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanon (1938 Film)
''Nanon'' is a 1938 German historical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Erna Sack, Johannes Heesters and Dagny Servaes.Goble p. 484 It is based on the original operetta ''Nanon'' by Richard Genée which had a libretto by F Zell, although the music for this film was specially commissioned from Alois Melichar. It was produced by the giant German studio UFA, and is part of a cycle of operetta films made during the 1930s. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was a remake of the 1924 silent film of the same title. Cast * Erna Sack as Nanon Patin * Johannes Heesters as Marquis Charles d'Aubigne * Dagny Servaes as Ninon de l'Enclos * Kurt Meisel as Hector * Otto Gebühr as Jean Baptiste Molière * Oskar Sima as Marquis de Marsillac * Karl Paryla as Louis XIV * Berthold Ebbecke as Pierre * Ursula Deinert as Tänzerin * Clemens Hasse as Francois Patin * Paul Westermeier as 1. Korporal * Armin Schweizer as 2. Korporal * Oskar Höcker as 3. Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasparone (film)
''Gasparone'' is a 1937 German musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and . It is based on the operetta ''Gasparone'' by Carl Millöcker with a libretto by F Zell and Richard Genée. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location in Croatia. Cast *Marika Rökk as Ita *Johannes Heesters as Erminio Bondo * as Sindulfo * as Carlotta *Oskar Sima as Massaccio *Leo Slezak as Nasoni *Rudolf Platte as Benozzo *Elsa Wagner as Zenobia *Ursula Herking as Sora *Arnim Suessenguth as Jucundus *Ernst Behmer as Sokrates *Erwin Biegel as man with white clove *Erich Kestin Erich Kestin (25 June 1895 – 22 May 1969) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 50 films shows between 1930 and 1953. Selected filmography * ''Dolly Gets Ahead'' (1930) * '' The Tiger Murder Case'' (1930) * ''The Stolen Face'' (19 ... as adjutant to the Police Prefect *Paul Schwed as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
