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Der Andere
''Der Andere'' is a play by Paul Lindau, which was filmed several times, including in 1913 as ''The Other'' by Max Mack, in 1930 as ''The Other'' and ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' by Robert Wiene and in 1933 as ''The Haller Case ''The Haller Case'' (Italian: ''Il caso Haller'') is a 1933 Italian thriller film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Marta Abba, Memo Benassi and Camillo Pilotto.Brizio-Skov p.54 The film is based on the 1893 play ''Der Andere'' by Pau ...'' by Alessandro Blasetti. Plot Staatsanwalt Hallers, a highly feared prosecuting attorney, leads a double life, moonlighting as a criminal. Analie Frieben finds out about his secret, but because of her unsavoury past she is in no position to betray it. Hallers' own ego eventually proves his downfall. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Andere German plays adapted into films 1893 plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lindau
Paul Lindau (3 June 1839 – 31 January 1919) was a German dramatist and novelist. Life and Works Lindau was born in Magdeburg as the son of Carl Lindau, a lawyer (Justizkommissar) whose parents Hertz Levin (a physician) and Henriette Cohen had converted from Judaism to Protestantism. Hertz Levin changed his name to Hermann Lindau after conversion.Wilhelm, Gertraude, "Lindau, Paul" in: ''Neue Deutsche Biographie'' 14 (1985), p. 573-575Online version Paul was educated at Halle, Leipzig, and Berlin. He spent five years in Paris to further his studies, acting meanwhile as foreign correspondent to German papers. After his return to Germany in 1863 he was engaged in journalism in Düsseldorf and Elberfeld. In 1870 he founded ''Das neue Blatt'' at Leipzig; from 1872 to 1881 he edited the Berlin weekly '; and in 1878 he founded the well-known monthly ''Nord und Süd'', which he continued to edit until 1904. Two books of travel, ''Aus Venetien'' (Düsseldorf, 1864) and ''Aus Paris'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other (1913 Film)
''The Other'' (German: ''Der Andere'') is a 1913 German silent thriller film directed by Max Mack and starring Albert Bassermann, Emmerich Hanus and Nelly Ridon. Plot When talking with friends, Dr. Hallers, a well-known lawyer in Berlin, said he was skeptical about fantasies on the split personality: he could never believe something like that. During a ride, however, he has an accident, after which he often falls into a deep sleep from which he awakens with the feeling of having a dual personality. Later, his double starts to rob his apartment with a thief. During the robbery, the police arrives and arrests the thief. Hallers, having fallen asleep, wakes up without remembering anything of what happened. Eventually, the lawyer recovers and marries his fiancée. Cast *Albert Bassermann as Dr. Hallers *Emmerich Hanus as Judge Arnoldy *Nelly Ridon as Agnes, Arnoldy's sister *Hanni Weisse as Amalie, a housemaid *Léon Resemann as Dickert, a burglar *Otto Colott as Dr. Feldmann, medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Mack
Max Mack (1884–1973) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director during the silent era. He is particularly known for his 1913 film ''The Other''. He directed, and co-starred in, an early film adaptation of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' in 1914, called ''Ein Seltsamer Fall'', written by Richard Oswald. During the 1910s, he directed nearly a hundred films in a variety of different genres.Elsaesser & Wedel p.205 Born as Moritz Myrthenzweig in Halberstadt, the Jewish Mack was later forced to emigrate to escape Nazism, and settled in the United Kingdom. His final film was the 1935 quota quickie '' Be Careful, Mr. Smith''. Selected filmography Director * ''The Other'' (1913) * '' The Blue Mouse'' (1913) * ''Where Is Coletti?'' (1913) * ''A World Without Men'' (1914) * ''Ein Seltsamer Fall'' (1914) A film adaptation of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1915) * ''The Confessions of the Green Mask'' (1916) * '' The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' (1921) * ''Quaran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other (1930 Film)
''The Other'' (german: Der Andere) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Fritz Kortner, Käthe von Nagy and Heinrich George. It was based on the 1893 play ''Der Andere'' by Paul Lindau. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Jung & Schatzberg p. 153 A French-language version ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' was shot by Wiene immediately afterwards in the same Berlin studio, but with different actors. Cast * Fritz Kortner as Prosecutor Hallers * Käthe von Nagy as Analie Frieben * Heinrich George as Dickert * Hermine Sterler as Hallers Schwester * Ursula van Diemen as Marion * Eduard von Winterstein as Dr. Koehler * Oskar Sima as Gruenspecht * Julius Falkenstein as Sekretaer Bremer * Paul Bildt as Prof. Wertmann * Otto Stoessel as Medizinalrat Rienhofer * Emil Heyse as Polizeikommissar * Hans Ahrens as Wachtmeister See also * ''The Other (1913 film), The Other'' (1913) * ''The Haller Case'' (1933), an Italian remake References Bibliography * External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prosecutor Hallers
''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (French: ''Le procureur Hallers'') is a 1930 French drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Jean-Max, Colette Darfeuil and Suzanne Delmas. It was the French-language version of the German film ''The Other'' based on the play '' Der Andere'' by Paul Lindau. The two films were made at the same studio in Berlin, with Wiene beginning work on the French version immediately after finishing the German film.Jung & Schatzberg p.163 Cast * Jean-Max as Le procureur Hallers * Colette Darfeuil as Marion * Suzanne Delmas as Emma * Florelle as Agnès * Georges Colin as Miniatur * Henry Krauss as Le psychiatre Köhler * Charles Barrois as Le commissaire * Bill Bocket as Fil de Fer See also * ''The Other'' (1913) * ''The Haller Case ''The Haller Case'' (Italian: ''Il caso Haller'') is a 1933 Italian thriller film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Marta Abba, Memo Benassi and Camillo Pilotto.Brizio-Skov p.54 The film is based on the 1893 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wiene
Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a film director of the silent era of German cinema. He is particularly known for directing the German silent film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' and a succession of other German Expressionism, expressionist films. Wiene also directed a variety of other films of varying styles and genres. Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, Wiene, who was of Jewish descent, fled into exile. Biography Early life Robert Wiene was born in Breslau, in the German Province of Silesia (now the city of Wrocław in Poland), as the elder son of the successful theatre actor Carl Wiene. His younger brother Conrad Wiene, Conrad also became an actor, but Robert Wiene at first studied law at the University of Berlin. Career in Germany In 1908 he also started to act, at first in small parts on stage. His first involvement with film was in 1912, writing and (possibly) directing ''Die Waffen der Jugend''. His most memorable feature films are the horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haller Case
''The Haller Case'' (Italian: ''Il caso Haller'') is a 1933 Italian thriller film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Marta Abba, Memo Benassi and Camillo Pilotto.Brizio-Skov p.54 The film is based on the 1893 play '' Der Andere'' by Paul Lindau. It marked the screen debut of Isa Miranda, who had her breakthrough role the following year in ''Everybody's Woman'' and emerged as the most international-renowned Italian actress of the decade. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Arnaldo Foresti and Alfredo Montori. Cast * Marta Abba as La Rossa * Memo Benassi as Judge Haller * Camillo Pilotto as Gang's leader * Vittorio Vaser as Gang member * Isa Miranda as Badwoman * Cele Abba * Ugo Ceseri * Vasco Creti * Natalia Murray Danesi * Egisto Olivieri * Umberto Sacripante Other film versions * ''The Other'' (January 1913, Germany, directed by Max Mack) * ''The Other'' (August 1930, Germany, directed by Robert Wien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Blasetti
Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film ''Quattro passi fra le nuvole''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era. He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s. Early life Blasetti was born in Rome, where he also died. After studying law at university, Blasetti chose to become a journalist and film critic. He worked for several film magazines and led a campaign for national film production, which had largely ceased by this point. In 1919 he made a brief foray into acting when he appeared as an extra in Mario Caserini's ''Tortured Soul''. Director In 1929 Blasetti made his directorial debut with ''Sun (film), Sun'', a fictional story set against the ongoing draining of the Pontine Marshes. The film was well received at a time when there were few Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Plays Adapted Into Films
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