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Carl Hoffmann
Carl Hoffmann (9 June 1885, in Neisse – 13 July 1947) was a German cinematographer and film director. Selected filmography Cinematographer * '' The Vice'' (1915) * ''Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917) * '' Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * ''The Plague of Florence'' (1919) * '' Der Herr der Liebe'' (1919) * ''The Woman with Orchids'' (1919) * '' Madness'' (1919) * ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * ''The Head of Janus'' (1920) * ''Patience'' (1920) * '' Figures of the Night'' (1920) * ''Kurfürstendamm'' (1920) * '' Der Graf von Cagliostro'' (1920) * '' The Eyes of the World'' (1920) * ''Lady Hamilton'' (1921) * '' The Lord of the Beasts'' (1921) * '' The House on the Moon'' (1921) * '' The Conspiracy in Genoa'' (1921) * '' Country Roads and the Big City'' (1921) * '' The Flight into Death'' (1921) * '' Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler'' (1922) * ''A Dying Nation'' (1922) * ''Money in the Streets'' (1922) * ''Madame de La Pommeraye's Intrigues'' (1922) * ''The Stone Rider'' (1923) * ''Siegfried' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nysa, Poland
Nysa (german: Neisse or ''Neiße'', szl, Nysa) is a town in southwestern Poland on the Eastern Neisse (Polish language, Polish: ''Nysa Kłodzka'') river, situated in the Opole Voivodeship. With 43,849 inhabitants (2019), it is the capital of Nysa County. It comprises the urban portion of the surrounding Gmina Nysa. Historically the town was part of Upper Silesia. History Nysa, one of the oldest towns in Silesia, was probably founded in the 10th century. The name of the Nysa Kłodzka , Nysa river, from which the town takes its name, was mentioned in 991, when the region formed part of the Duchy of Poland (966–1025) , Duchy of Poland under Mieszko I of Poland. A Polish stronghold was built in Nysa in the 11th and 12th century due to the proximity of the border with the Duchy of Bohemia , Czech Duchy. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it became part of the Duchy of Silesia, and from the 14th century it functioned as the capital of the Duchy of Nysa, administered by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lord Of The Beasts
''The Lord of the Beasts'' (german: Der Herr der Bestien ) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Ernst Wendt and starring Carl de Vogt, Cläre Lotto, and Anna von Palen. It premiered in 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 constitue ... on 17 August 1921.Grange p. 96 Cast References Bibliography * External links * * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Ernst Wendt 1921 drama films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varieté
''Variety'' (german: Varieté , also known by the alternative titles ''Jealousy'' or ''Vaudeville'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont based on the 1912 novel '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' by Felix Hollaender. The trapeze scenes are set in the Berlin Wintergarten theatre. The camera swings from long shot to close-up, like the acrobats. The story was loosely remade by Dupont as the 1931 German sound film '' Salto Mortale''. Plot In the film, Jannings portrays "Boss Huller", a former trapeze artist who was badly injured in a fall from the high wire and who now runs a seedy carnival with his wife (Maly Delschaft) and their child. Huller insists that the family take in a beautiful stranger ( Lya De Putti) as a new sideshow dancer, with whom he develops a new trapeze number. He falls in love with the new star, and the story ends in tragedy. Cast * Emil Jannings as Boss Huller * Maly Delschaft as wife of Boss * Lya De Putti as Bertha * Warwick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Nibelungen
''Die Nibelungen'' ("The Nibelungs") is a two-part series of silent fantasy films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924, consisting of ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried'' and ''Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge''. The scenarios for both films were co-written by Lang's then-wife Thea von Harbou, based upon the epic poem ''Nibelungenlied'' written around AD 1200. ''Die Nibelungen'' received its UK premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where it played for 40 performances between 29 April and 20 June 1924. ''Siegfried'' was released in the United States on 23 August 1925, premiering at the Century Theatre in New York City in the short-lived Phonofilm sound-on-film process. ''Kriemhild's Revenge'' was released in the U.S. in 1928. Plot summary ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried's Death'' The title character Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, masters the art of forging a sword at the shop of Mime. Siegfried hears the tales of the kingdom of Burgundy, the kings who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Woman (1924 Film)
''The Other Woman'' (German: ''Die Andere'') is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Xenia Desni, Fritz Alberti and Hildegard Imhof.Grange p.177 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in a variety of locations including Nice, Southampton and Tangier. Cast * Xenia Desni as Georgette * Fritz Alberti as Mills * Elsie Fuller as Blanche * Hugo Werner-Kahle as Jan Terbrooch * Didier Aslan as Von Soria * Hildegard Imhof * Lina Paulsen * Franz Schönfeld * Gustav Adolf Semler Gustav Adolf Semler (14 March 1885 – 24 February 1968) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 41 films between 1918 and 1929. Selected filmography * ''Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne'' (1 ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried (film)
''Die Nibelungen'' ("The Nibelungs") is a two-part series of silent fantasy films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924, consisting of ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried'' and ''Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge''. The scenarios for both films were co-written by Lang's then-wife Thea von Harbou, based upon the epic poem ''Nibelungenlied'' written around AD 1200. ''Die Nibelungen'' received its UK premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where it played for 40 performances between 29 April and 20 June 1924. ''Siegfried'' was released in the United States on 23 August 1925, premiering at the Century Theatre in New York City in the short-lived Phonofilm sound-on-film process. ''Kriemhild's Revenge'' was released in the U.S. in 1928. Plot summary ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried's Death'' The title character Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, masters the art of forging a sword at the shop of Mime. Siegfried hears the tales of the kingdom of Burgundy, the kings w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stone Rider
''The Stone Rider'' (german: Der steinerne Reiter) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Lucie Mannheim and Gustav von Wangenheim.Bock & Bergfelder p. 248 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Cast * Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Der Herr vom Berge * Lucie Mannheim as Hirtin * Gustav von Wangenheim as Jäger * Georg John as Pförtner * Emilia Unda as Schaffnerin * Grete Berger as Mutter der Hirtin * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Lautensänger * Paul Biensfeldt as Pförtner * Otto Framer as Begleiter des Herrn vom Berge * Emil Heyse as Befreundete Burgherr * Fritz Kampers * Martin Lübbert as Bräutigam * Anni Mewes as Braut * Hans Sternberg as Kellermeister des Burgherrn * Erika von Thellmann Erika von Thellmann (1902–1988) was an Austrian actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career.Fritsche p.254 Selected filmography * '' The Stone Rider'' (1923) * '' Marriage Strike'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame De La Pommeraye's Intrigues
''Madame de La Pommeraye's Intrigues'' (German: ''Die Intrigen der Madame de La Pommeraye'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Olga Gsowskaja, Margarete Schlegel and Grete Berger. The film was produced by Russo Film, a short-lived company backed by Decla-Bioscop which aimed to adapt literary works for the screen. The film was released shortly after Decla-Bioscop had been absorbed into the larger UFA group. It was based on a story by Denis Diderot. It premiered at the Tauentzienpalast on 20 January 1922.Hardt p.226 Cast * Olga Gzovskaya as Madame Pommeraye * Margarete Schlegel as Jeanette d'Aisnon * Grete Berger as Madame d'Aisnon - Her Mother * Alfred Abel Alfred Peter Abel (12 March 1879 – 12 December 1937) was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. His best-known performance was as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang' ... * Paul Hartmann References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money In The Streets
''Money in the Streets'' (German: ''Das Geld auf der Strasse'') is a 1922 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Liane Haid, Liesl Stillmark and Max Ralph-Ostermann.Grange p.111 The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna. Cast * Liane Haid * Liesl Stillmark * Max Ralph-Ostermann * Alfred Neugebauer * Robert Valberg * Max Devrient *Jaro Fürth * Julius Strebinger * Josef Moser * Heinrich Eisenbach * Eugen Klöpfer * Reinhold Schünzel * Hugo Werner-Kahle Hugo Werner-Kahle (5 August 1882 – 1 May 1961) was a German stage and film actor (and sporadically, a movie director). He appeared in around a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Midnight'' (1918) * '' The Bracelet'' (191 ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1922 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dying Nation
''A Dying Nation'' or ''Dying Peoples'' (german: Sterbende Völker) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Robert Reinert and starring Paul Wegener, Otto Gebühr, and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts ''Heimat in Not'' and ''Brennendes Meer''. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer and Walter Reimann. It was shot 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 .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Robert Reinert German silent feature films 1922 drama films German drama films German black-and-white films Films shot at Bavaria Studios Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gambler
The Gambler may refer to: *Gambler, a person who gambles Film and television Films * ''The Gambler'' (1919 film), a German silent film * ''The Gambler'' (1938 film), a German film * ''The Gambler'' (1958 film), a French-Italian film * ''Gambler'' (film), a 1971 Indian Bollywood film directed by Amarjeet * ''The Gambler'' (1974 film), an American film starring James Caan and Paul Sorvino * ''The Gambler'' (film series), a 1980–1994 American TV movie series starring Kenny Rogers, based on his song "The Gambler" * ''The Gambler'' (1989 film), a Russian film directed by Sergei Bodrov * ''The Gambler'' (1995 film), a Bollywood film directed by Dayal Nihalani * ''The Gambler'' (1997 film), a Dutch-Hungarian-British film about Dostoyevsky writing his novella, directed by Károly Makk * ''The Gambler'' (2013 film), a Lithuanian film directed by Ignas Jonynas * ''The Gambler'' (2014 film), an American remake of the 1974 film Television episodes * "The Gambler" (''He-Man and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flight Into Death
''The Flight into Death'' (German: ''Der Flug in den Tod'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Bruno Ziener and starring Ernst Winar, Gertrude Welcker and Josefine Dora. It premiered in Berlin on 22 July 1921.Grange p.95 Cast * Gertrude Welcker * Ernst Winar * Josefine Dora * Ernst Dernburg * Hans Felix * Mabel May-Yong Mabel May-Yong (born Alice Mabel Auguste Scharrer, 1884-1945?)CabinetCard.wordpress. ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.External links * 1921 films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
