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Ellen Schwiers
Ellen Schwiers (11 June 1930 – 26 April 2019) was a German actress of stage, film, and television. She was featured in world premieres of plays by Dürrenmatt and Frisch at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, and appeared as Buhlschaft in '' Jedermann'' at the Salzburg Festival. In a career from 1949 to 2015, she also appeared in more than 200 films and television shows, including popular series such as ''Tatort''. She also directed plays, founded a touring theatre company in 1982, and was Intendant of a festival from 1984. Career Schwiers was born in Stettin on 11 June 1930, the daughter of , a travelling actor who trained her. Her earliest theatre engagement was at the Theater Koblenz from 1949, and she was then engaged by Heinz Hilpert at the Theater Göttingen in 1953. Her first major role was the title role in Lessing's ''Minna von Barnhelm''. She played in the world premieres of Dürrenmatt's ' and Frisch's ' at the Schauspielhaus Zürich. She was internationally reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport and Poland's seventh-largest city. As of December 2021, the population was 395,513. Szczecin is located on the river Oder, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania. The city is situated along the southwestern shore of Dąbie Lake, on both sides of the Oder and on several large islands between the western and eastern branches of the river. Szczecin is adjacent to the town of Police and is the urban centre of the Szczecin agglomeration, an extended metropolitan area that includes communities in the German states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Szczecin is the administrative and industrial centre of West Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the site of the University of Szczecin, Pomeranian Medical Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna Von Barnhelm
''Minna von Barnhelm or the Soldiers' Happiness'' (german: Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück, ) is a ''lustspiel'' or comedy by the German author Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It has five acts, was begun in 1763 and completed in 1767 – its author put the year 1763 on the official title page, presumably to emphasize that the recent Seven Years' War plays a major part in the play, which is set on 22 August 1763. It is one of the most important comedies in German literature. It was first performed in 1767 by the Hamburg National Theatre, where Lessing worked as a dramaturg. Plot Wounded and dishonourably discharged from the Prussian Army and threatened by financial troubles and serious bribery allegations, Major von Tellheim waits at a Berlin hotel, with his servant, Just, for the outcome of his trial. His penniless condition is because repayment of a large sum advanced to the government during the recent war is being held up and his honor in making the loan questioned. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Bells Sound Clearly
''When the Bells Sound Clearly'' (German: ''Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen'') is a 1959 Austrian comedy drama film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Willy Birgel, Ellen Schwiers and Teddy Reno.Bock & Bergfelder p.43 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Zehetner. Cast * Willy Birgel as Graf von Warthenberg * Ellen Schwiers as Susanne Weiden * Teddy Reno as Singer * Michael Ande as Michael * Annie Rosar as Alma * Loni von Friedl as Hanna * Senta Wengraf as Maria * Rudolf Carl as Der Polizist * Hermann Thimig as Dr. Mersmann * Lola Urban-Kneidinger as Frau Roesner * Alfred Costas as Maxi * Paul Horn as Bürgermeister * Wiener Sängerknaben The Vienna Boys' Choir (german: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countr ... as Sängerknaben References Bibliography * Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cow And I (film)
''La Vache et le Prisonnier'' (English version: ''"The Cow and I"'') is a French-Italian tragicomedy film from 1959, starring Fernandel and directed by Henri Verneuil, that is based on Jacques Antoine's 1945 novel, ''Une histoire vraie'' (''A True Story''). It tells the story of a French prisoner of war in World War II forced to work on a farm in Germany who decides to escape by walking away with a cow he calls Marguerite (''Daisy'' in English). The most successful film in France in 1959, with over 8 million seats sold, it was also the most successful film of Fernandel's career. Plot Charles Bailly, a French prisoner of war in Germany in the summer of 1943, decides to escape from the farm where he is forced to work and go home to France. Observing that a man with a cow and a milk pail passes unnoticed in the Bavarian countryside, his plan is to take one (whom he names Marguerite) and to walk with her to Stuttgart, where he will leave her and hide aboard a train for France. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arms And The Man (1958 Film)
''Arms and the Man'' or ''Heroes'' (german: Helden) is a 1958 West German historical comedy film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and based on the 1894 play of the same name by George Bernard Shaw. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Plot 1865: Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group's attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he's got the wrong ammunition for his cannon and has to flee. His flight leads him right into the bedroom of his enemy's fiancée. Cast See also * List of submissions to the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Germany has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Anastasia
''The Story of Anastasia'' and in the UK, ''Is Anna Anderson Anastasia?'' (German: ''Anastasia, die letzte Zarentochter''), is a German film directed by Falk Harnack. The 1956 film is based on the true story of Anna Anderson, who was pulled from the Landwehr Canal in Berlin in 1920 and later claimed to be Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. The entire family was executed in the Russian Revolution, but this was not confirmed until their graves were discovered in 1991 and 2007. The American film ''Anastasia'', directed by Anatole Litvak and featuring Ingrid Bergman appeared the same year."The Problem of Anastasia: Two films on a single pitiful theme", ''The Times'' (February 20, 1957), p. 11 Cast * Lilli Palmer as Anna Anderson / Anastasia * Ivan Desny as Gleb Botkin * Rudolf Fernau as Serge Botkin * Tilla Durieux as the Tsar's mother * Dorothea Wieck as Grand Duchess Olga Romanov * Ellen Schwiers as ''Princess Katharina'' ( Xenia Leeds) * Käthe Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Bernina
''The King of Bernina'' (german: Der König der Bernina) is a 1957 Austrian-Swiss historical drama film directed by Alfred Lehner and starring Helmuth Schneider, Waltraut Haas and Walter Janssen.von Dassanowsky p. 171 The film's sets were designed by the art director Nino Borghi. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Location shooting took place in the Swiss Alps. The film was made using Agfacolor. It was based on a classic novel which had previously been filmed in Hollywood as '' Eternal Love'' (1929) by Ernst Lubitsch. Set during the Napoleonic era, it is part of the heimatfilm tradition of the post-war years. It is also a re-envisioning of the mountain film genre. Cast * Helmuth Schneider as Markus * Waltraut Haas as Cilgia Tass * Walter Janssen as Prister Tass * Heinrich Gretler as Landrat * Franz Messner as Konrad * Erich Dörner as Golci Zigeuner * Ellen Schwiers as Pia * Leopold Esterle as Dreschner Kaufmann * Inge Konradi as Monika * Sepp Rist as Vater Gruber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Time And Eternity
''Between Time and Eternity'' (german: Zwischen Zeit und Ewigkeit) is a 1956 West German-Spanish Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Lilli Palmer, Willy Birgel and Carlos Thompson. It was International co-production, co-produced with Spain as part of a growing trend in European production. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. It was shot in Eastmancolor. Cast References External links * 1956 romantic drama films German romantic drama films West German films Spanish romantic drama films Films directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt Films about diseases 1950s German films 1950s German-language films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandits Of The Autobahn
''Bandits of the Autobahn'' (german: Banditen der Autobahn) is a 1955 West German crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Hans Christian Blech and Paul Hörbiger.Generic Histories of German Cinema: Genre and Its Deviations p.140 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. The art director Albrecht Becker worked on designing the film's sets. The film was distributed by the German subsidiary of Columbia Pictures. Cast * Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Eva Berger * Hans Christian Blech as Willi Kollanski * Paul Hörbiger as Vater Heinze * Karl Ludwig Diehl as Polizeirat Gerber * Hermann Speelmans as Hauptwachtmeister Lüdecke * Wolfgang Wahl as Franz Möller * Charles Regnier as Paul Barra * Klaus Kammer as Bubi * Hans Schwarz Jr. as Schorsch * Ellen Schwiers as Else Möller * Ursula Justin as Margot * Erich Scholz as Kurt Heinze * Wolf Ackva as Polizeikommissar Breslau * Fritz Wagner as Wolfgang Hinz * Joseph Offenbach as Friseur * Wolfgang Neuss as Chansonnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Hoffmann
Kurt Hoffmann (12 November 1910 – 25 June 2001) was a German film director, the son of Carl Hoffmann. He directed 48 films between 1938 and 1971. He ran a production company Independent Film along with Heinz Angermeyer. His 1958 film ''Wir Wunderkinder'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival and his 1960 film '' The Haunted Castle'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1961 film ''The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi ''The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'' (german: Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi) is a 1961 Swiss-West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian and Martin Held. It is based on the 1952 play with the ...'' was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffmann, Kurt 1910 births 2001 deaths Film people from Freiburg im Breisgau People from the Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelfth Night
''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with the Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion, with plot elements drawn from the short story "Of Apollonius and Silla" by Barnabe Rich, based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first recorded public performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio. Characters * Viola – a shipwrecked young woman who disguises herself a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doktor Martin (German TV Series)
''Doktor Martin'' is a German television comedy drama series produced by production company Phoenix Film for the German television channel ZDF. The first series was broadcast in July 2007, the second in July 2009. The series is an adaptation of the British television series Doc Martin, which is broadcast on the British television channel ITV. Synopsis Axel Milberg plays Dr. Martin Helling, a vascular surgeon from Berlin who hangs up his job because of a phobia of blood, so he moves to the East Frisian village of Neuharlingersiel for a new beginning. However, everything is very different from his city life; there is no hassle in the practice, patients prefer to stay for a cup of tea. The comedy of the series is mostly centred on the peculiarities of the villagers. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * '' 4 Blocks'' ( TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * '' Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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