Casanova (1918 Film)
''Casanova'' is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Alfréd Deésy and starring Deesy in the title role. For years, this film was listed in reference books as a Bela Lugosi film, since originally Star Films advertised that Lugosi was set to play Casanova. He was replaced, however, at the last minute by the director Alfred Deesy, who decided to play the role himself. If indeed Lugosi shot any scenes for this film, they did not wind up in the finished product. The film nevertheless still turns up occasionally in Lugosi's filmography, perhaps bacause Lugosi had played Casanova previously on the Hungarian stage.Rhodes, Gary D., with Richard Sheffield (2007). ''Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares''. Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers. p. 343. ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 Cast In alphabetical order * Péter Andorffy as Hilmer * Viktor Costa * Norbert Dán as Prince Roland * Alfréd Deésy as Casanova * László Faludi as Paul * Tessza Fodor * Annie Góth as Princess Felsenburg * Sandy Igolits as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfréd Deésy
Alfréd Deésy (22 September 1877 – 18 July 1961) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 77 films between 1915 and 1947. Deésy also appeared as an actor in 28 films between 1913 and 1960. Biography Deésy was born Alfréd Kämpf in Dés, Austria-Hungary (now Dej, Romania); his stage name means "from Dés," much as "Lugosi" means "from Lugos." At the turn of the twentieth century, Deésy was making his name as a prominent actor on the Hungarian stage. Deésy became interested in the potential of motion pictures early, and in 1911 became co-manager of the Apollo movie theater in Debrecen. The following year, Deésy began submitting scenarios to fledgling Hungarian film concerns, and in 1913 he made his debut as screen actor. His directorial career began with ''Csak semmi botrányt!'' (1915), produced by Star-film, a Hungarian film company over which Deésy ultimately took control and operated until 1919, when the Hungarian film industry was nat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Károly Vass (cinematographer)
Károly Vass (1896–1953) was a Hungarian cinematographer. He worked in Germany during the silent era where he was often credited as Karl Vass.Krautz p.147 Selected filmography * ''Casanova'' (1918) * ''Lili'' (1918) * ''The Hustler'' (1920) * ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (1922) * ''The Island of Tears'' (1923) * '' Paganini'' (1923) * ''The Wonderful Adventure'' (1924) * ''Should We Get Married?'' (1924) * ''The Hanseatics'' (1925) * ''Ballettratten'' (1925) * ''Two and a Lady'' (1926) * ''The Island of Forbidden Kisses'' (1927) * '' The Hunt for the Bride'' (1927) * '' Vacation from Marriage'' (1927) * '' Intoxicated Love'' (1927) * '' Nameless Woman'' (1927) * ''Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That'' (1928) * ''Sweet Pepper'' (1929) * ''The Night Without Pause'' (1931) * '' Grandstand for General Staff'' (1932) * ''The Call of the Jungle'' (1936) * ''Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other la ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema pri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bela Lugosi
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''Son of Frankenstein'' (1939) and his roles in many other horror films from 1931 through 1956. Lugosi began acting on the Hungarian stage in 1902. After playing in 172 different productions in his native Hungary, Lugosi moved on to appearing in Hungarian silent films in 1917. He had to suddenly emigrate to Germany after the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919 because of his former socialist activities (organizing a stage actors' union), leaving his first wife in the process. He acted in several films in Weimar Germany, before arriving in New Orleans as a seaman on a merchant ship, then making his way north to New York City and Ellis Island. In 1927, he starred as Count Dracula in a Broadway adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ila Lóth
Ila Lóth, born: ''Mária Rónai'' (28 May 1900 – 21 September 1975) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1918 and 1973. She was born in Budapest, Hungary (Austria-Hungary) and died in Budapest. In 1923, she married Győző János Rohoczy Storer. Through her daughter Judit, she is grandmother of an actress Sunnyi Melles, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. Selected filmography * ''Az Élet királya'' (1917) * ''Lili'' (1918) * '' Küzdelem a létért'' (1918) * ''Casanova'' (1918) * '' Yamata'' (1919) * ''Under the Mountains ''Under the Mountains'' (Hungarian: ''Hegyek alján'') is a 1920 Hungarian silent drama film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Oszkár Dénes, Ila Lóth and László Mihó. Cast * Oszkár Dénes - Sebastiano, földbirtokos * Ila Lóth ...'' (1920) * '' For Love and Crown'' (1922) References External links * 1900 births 1975 deaths Hungarian film actresses Hungarian silent film actresses 20th-century H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Camilla Von Hollay
Camilla von Hollay (born Kamilla Borbála Hollay; 11 July 1899 – 9 February 1967) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1930. She was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' A Régiséggyüjtö'' (1917) * ''Casanova'' (1918) * ''Az Élet királya'' (1917) * ''The Fire Ship'' (1922) * ''The Stolen Professor'' (1924) * '' Passion'' (1925) * '' Madame Wants No Children'' (1926) * '' Superfluous People'' (1926) * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1926) * '' A Sister of Six'' (1926) * '' The Queen of the Baths'' (1926) * '' At the Edge of the World'' (1927) * ''The Weavers'' (1927) * '' The Salvation Army Girl'' (1927) * '' Break-in'' (1927) * ''Potsdam'' (1927) * ''The Duty to Remain Silent'' (1928) * ''The Green Alley'' (1928) * '' When the Mother and the Daughter'' (1928) * ''Immorality'' (1928) * ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (1928) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Béla Lugosi Filmography
Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), best known for the original screen portrayal of Bram Stoker's Count Dracula, Dracula in 1931, was in many movies during the course of his 39-year film career. He appeared in films made in his native Hungary, Germany and New York before re-locating to Hollywood in 1928. Films are listed in order of release. (see Bela Lugosi for his biography.) 1910s This is a list of confirmed film roles Lugosi has performed in. Some films from other filmography sources have not been included here such as Star Film's ''Casanova (1918 film), Casanova'' (1918), ''Lulu (1918 film), Lulu'' (1918) and ''Lili (1917 film), Lili'' (1917), all of which had announced that Lugosi would appear in them, but Lugosi was apparently dropped from the cast before production began. 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s Television/ Radio *''Intimate Interviews'' (1932) interviewed on radio by Dorothy West *''Hollywood on Parade No. A-8'' (1933) a 10-minute comedy skit/ short subject with Bonnie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1918 Films
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events *January 27 – Tarzan makes his film debut in ''Tarzan of the Apes''. *March 10 – Warner Bros. release their first produced picture, ''My Four Years in Germany''. *July – The animated ''The Sinking of the Lusitania'' is one of the first examples of animation being used for something other than comedy. *Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the Motion Picture Patents Company disbands. *Louis B. Mayer arrives in Los Angeles and forms Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation. *28 mm safety standard film, designed by Alexander Victor, becomes one of the earliest film formats to use "safety film" film base, bases in order to safeguard the amateur market against nitrate fires. Top-grossing films (U.S.) Notable films released in 1918 Argentina *''Buenos Aires tenebroso'', directed by Juan Glize *''En un día de gloria'', directed by Mario Gallo and Alberto Traversa *''La garra porteña'', direct ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hungarian Black-and-white Films
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Hungarian Silent Films
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Films About Giacomo Casanova
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Films Set In The 18th Century
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |