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Edith Hancke
Edith Hancke (; 14 October 1928 – 4 June 2015) was a German stage, film and television actress. Life and career Edith Hancke, daughter of a bank clerk, grew up in Berlin-Charlottenburg. She received an education at the Lettehaus and, at the age of 20, attended Marlise Ludwig's acting school at Wilmersdorfer Wilhelmsaue. She received her first engagements at Berlin theaters beginning in 1948. She made guest appearances at the Renaissance Theater, the Deutsches Theater, the Schlosspark Theater, the Schillertheater, the Theater am Kurfürstendamm and the Berliner Komödie, among others. Her real profession remained the theater. Several times she received the Golden Curtain, the award for the most popular actress in Berlin. Edith Hancke also performed for two years as a member of the cabaret Die Stachelschweine. She appeared in 150 episodes of the popular radio entertainment series Pension Spreewitz on RIAS. Even at the age of 72, she starred in the play Fenster zum Flur for one ...
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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 ...
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Spring In Berlin
''Spring in Berlin'' (german: Frühling in Berlin) is a 1957 West German romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Sonja Ziemann, Gerhard Riedmann, and Gardy Granass. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location across the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Wilhelm Vorwerg Wilhelm Vorwerg (1899–1990) was a German art director who designed the sets for over fifty films including a number of Rialto Film's series of Edgar Wallace adaptations in the 1960s.Bergfelder p.256 Selected filmography * '' In the Name of th .... Cast References External links * West German films German romantic comedy films 1957 romantic comedy films Films directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt Films shot in Berlin Films set in Berlin 1950s German-language films 1950s German films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ...
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Don't Tell Me Any Stories
''Don't Tell Me Any Stories'' (german: Erzähl mir nichts, translation=''Tell Me Nothing'') is a 1964 West German comedy film directed by Dietrich Haugk and starring Heidelinde Weis, Karl Michael Vogler and Georg Thomalla.Bergfelder p.214 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Trentino. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Englert and Bruno Monden. It was shot in Eastmancolor. Cast * Heidelinde Weis as Martine Dörner * Karl Michael Vogler as Dr. Nikolaus Feyl * Georg Thomalla as Hugo Bach * Ursula von Borsody as Rosalinde Bach * Thomas Reiner as Dr. Waldemar Hecht * Alice Treff as Die Tante * Lothar Röhrig as Johann Sebastian 'Wastl' Bach * Hans Stadtmüller as Ein Münchner * Alfred Pongratz as Emmerich Mehler * Stefan Patkai as Singender Barpianist * Ulrich Beiger Ulrich Beiger (26 August 1918 – 18 September 1996) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' The Little Residence'' (1942) - Möller * '' The Trip to Marr ...
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Holiday In St
A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or tradition of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by governments, religious institutions, or other groups or organizations. The degree to which normal activities are reduced by a holiday may depend on local laws, customs, the type of job held or personal choices. The concept of holidays often originated in connection with religious observances or associated with traditions. The intention of a holiday was typically to allow individuals to tend to religious duties associated with important dates on the calendar. In most modern societies, however, holidays serve as much of a recreational functions as any other weekend days or activities. In many societies, there are important distinctions between holidays designated ...
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Breakfast In Bed (film)
''Breakfast in Bed'' (german: Frühstück im Doppelbett) is a 1963 German comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring O.W. Fischer, Liselotte Pulver and Ann Smyrner.Bock & Bergfelfer p. 62 The wife of a newspaper editor grows sick of his frequent absences. It was shot at the Spandau Studios and on location in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Ernst Schomer. Cast * O.W. Fischer as Henry Clausen * Liselotte Pulver as Liane Clausen * Lex Barker as Victor H. Armstrong * Ann Smyrner as Claudia Westorp * Ruth Stephan as Cilly * Edith Hancke as Mrs. Müller * Loni Heuser Loni Heuser (January 22, 1908 in Düsseldorf – March 6, 1999 in Berlin) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * ''Liebe in Uniform'' (1932) * '' The Hour of Temptation'' (1936) - Barsängerin * ''Abenteuer im Grandhotel'' (1943) - He ... as Melanie References Bibliography * External links * 1963 films 1963 romantic comedy films German ...
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Beloved Impostor (1961 Film)
''Beloved Impostor'' (German: ''Geliebte Hochstaplerin'') is a 1961 German comedy film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Nadja Tiller, Walter Giller, Elke Sommer and Dietmar Schönherr. It is based on a play by Jacques Deval. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg with location shooting aboard the ocean liner '' SS Hanseatic''. Cast *Nadja Tiller as Martine Colombe *Walter Giller as Robert Bolle *Elke Sommer as Barbara Shadwell *Dietmar Schönherr as David Ogden *Loni Heuser as Mrs. Ogden *Ljuba Welitsch as Celia Shadwell *Rainer Penkert as Ship paymaster *Frank Freytag as Mr. Stanford *Stanislav Ledinek as Adam, bodyguard *Manfred Steffen as Bernhard, bodyguard *Kurt Zips as Caesar, bodyguard *Edith Hancke Edith Hancke (; 14 October 1928 – 4 June 2015) was a German stage, film and television actress. Life and career Edith Hancke, daughter of a bank clerk, grew up i ...
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The Strange Countess
''The Strange Countess'' (german: Die seltsame Gräfin) is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Lil Dagover, Joachim Fuchsberger and Marianne Hoppe. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel of the same title, and is part of a long-running series of Wallace adaptations produced by Rialto Film. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at the Schloss Ahrensburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Helmut Nentwig. Cast * Lil Dagover as Lady Leonora Moron (title role) * Joachim Fuchsberger as inspector Michael 'Mike' Dorn * Brigitte Grothum as Margaret Lois Reedle * Marianne Hoppe as Mary Pinder * Rudolf Fernau as Dr. Tappatt * Richard Häussler as Chesney Praye * Edith Hancke as Lizzy Smith * Eddi Arent as Lord Selwyn 'Selly' Moron * Fritz Rasp as solicitor Shaddle * Reinhard Kolldehoff as Oliver Frank aka John Addams * Alexander Engel as patient * Klaus Kinski as Bresset * Albert Bessler as prison ...
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The Marriage Of Mr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ...
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I Learned That In Paris
''I Learned That in Paris'' (German: ''Das hab ich in Paris gelernt'') is a 1960 West German musical comedy film directed by Thomas Engel and starring Chris Howland, Christa Williams and Gisela Trowe.Bock & Bergfelder p.53 Cast * Chris Howland as Fred Miller * Christa Williams as Dr. Brigitte Freyer * Gisela Trowe as Clarissa Wedell * Dieter Borsche as Bernhard Wedell, ihr Mann * Harald Juhnke as Mathias Mai, Lawyer * Carl-Heinz Schroth as Faktotum Neumann * Werner Fuetterer as Hubert Wüstenhagen * Hans Nielsen as Professor Giselius * Erwin Linder as Dr. Knapp * Lotte Rausch as Hilde * Maria Sebaldt as Lydia * Birgit Bergen as Betty * Edith Hancke * Kurt Klopsch * Karl Kramer * Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum * Maria Litto Maria Litto (1919–1996) was a German ballet dancer, choreographer and film actress. In 1970, she pioneered dance programming on German television. Early life Born in Ovenhausen, Höxter, on 9 September 1919, Litto attended the town's primary and ... * ...
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Of Course, The Motorists
''Of Course, the Motorists'' (german: Natürlich die Autofahrer) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Maria Perschy and Erik Schumann.Hake p. 120 The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. Cast * Heinz Erhardt as PHW Eberhard Dobermann * Maria Perschy as Karin Dobermann * Erik Schumann as Walter Schliewen * Ruth Stephan as Jutta Schmalbach * Trude Herr as Frau Rumberg, Fahrlehrerin * Margitta Scherr as Gisela * Edith Hancke as Autofahrerin * Arne Madin as Felix Dobermann * Ralf Wolter as Oberwachtmeister * Willy Maertens as Film-Regisseur * Bob Iller as Quizmeister * Hans Paetsch as Polizeipräsident * Jöns Andersson as Jugendlicher (Nr. 3) * Klaus Behrendt as Toningenieur beim Polizeifest * Peter Frankenfeld as Karl Bierbaum * Frank Duval as Singer * Geschwister Duval as Gesang * María Duval as Singer * Friedel Hensch und die Cyprys as Gesang * Karl-Heinz Gerdesmann as 2. LKW-Fahrer * Max Giese as Modera ...
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Peter Shoots Down The Bird
''Peter Shoots Down the Bird'' (german: Peter schießt den Vogel ab) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Germaine Damar and Maria Sebaldt. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Heinrich Weidemann. Plot Peter Schatz is a porter at a hotel where he is very popular with all the guests. However, he struggles to get along with the hotel director, who is a bit of a pedantic tyrant and feared by all staff, and switchboard lady Renate of another hotel. Beside his work he has ambitions to travel the world. When he inherits a larger sum of money from a former hotel guest in gratitude for his services to her and her dog, his colleague Mathilde suggests he could go on a ski trip into a posh ski resort in the Austrian Alps. At first his attempt to book a room in the Grand Hotel in Zürs am Arlberg is futile, as they are completely booked, so he comes up with ...
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Court Martial (1959 Film)
''Court Martial'' (german: Kriegsgericht) is a 1959 West German war drama film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Karlheinz Böhm, Christian Wolff and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 48 It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... Ernst H. Albrecht. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1959 films 1959 drama films 1950s war drama films German war drama films 1950s German-language films German black-and-white films West German films Anti-war films about World War II Films about capital punishment Films about miscarriage of justice Films based on non-fiction books Films directed by Kurt Meisel Military courtroom films World War II naval fi ...
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