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Emil Berna
Emil Berna (2 April 1907 – 16 October 2000) was a Swiss cinematographer. He also co-directed one film, the 1952 drama '' Palace Hotel''. For several decades Berna was employed on almost all the major Swiss film productions. He worked on the 1948 MGM film ''The Search'' which was shot on location in Europe.Nolletti p.41 Selected filmography * ''Feind im Blut'' (1931) * ''Fusilier Wipf'' (1938) * ''Constable Studer'' (1939) * '' The Last Chance'' (1945) * ''Madness Rules'' (1947) * ''The Search'' (1948) * ''Swiss Tour'' (1949) * ''Four in a Jeep'' (1951) * ''Heidi'' (1952) * '' Palace Hotel'' (1952) * '' The Village'' (1953) * ''Heidi and Peter ''Heidi and Peter'' (German: ''Heidi und Peter'') is a 1955 Swiss family drama film directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Heinrich Gretler, Elsbeth Sigmund and Thomas Klameth. It was a sequel to the 1952 film ''Heidi'', which was itself an adapta ...'' (1955) * ''Uli the Tenant'' (1955) * ''The Mountains Between Us'' (1956) * ' (1960) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madness Rules
''Madness Rules'' (German: ''Matto regiert'') is a 1947 Swiss crime film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and starring Heinrich Gretler, Heinz Woester and Elisabeth Müller.Fritsche p.31 It is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Friedrich Glauser. Lead actor Gretler reprised his role of the policeman Jakob Studer from the 1939 film ''Constable Studer'', also adapted from a Glauser novel. Production The film was shot between December 1946 and March 1947 at the Bellerive and Rosenhof Studios in Zurich with some location shooting around Königsfelden. The film cost around 395,000 Swiss Francs. Synopsis The police investigate the murder of the head of a mental hospital who had recently been in dispute with his colleague over their treatment of a young patient. Cast * Heinrich Gretler as Constable Jakob Studer * Heinz Woester as Doctor Ernst Laduner * Elisabeth Müller Sister Irma Wasem * Friedrich Braun as Patient * Otto Brefin * Gottlieb Büchi * Zarli Carigiet as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
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The Mountains Between Us
''The Mountains Between Us'' (German: '' Zwischen uns die Berge'') is a 1956 Swiss romantic drama film directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Hannes Schmidhauser, Nelly Borgeaud and Peter Arens.Bock & Bergfelder p.170 Made in Eastmancolor, it was part of the post-war boom in heimatfilm which reached its peak around this period. However the film was a commercial failure and received a poor critical reception. It was shot at the Rosenhof Studios in Zurich and on location around Riederalp and Kippel in Valais and in the Italian capital Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Röthlisberger . Cast * Hannes Schmidhauser as Beat Matter * Nelly Borgeaud as Jacqueline Escher * Peter Arens as Dominik Escher * Heinrich Gretler as Posthalter * Fred Tanner as Korporal Rémy * Heinz Woester as Vater Escher * Max Haufler as Federico * Alfred Schlageter as Kommandant der Garde * Johannes Steiner as Gardekaplan * Erwin Kohlund Erwin Kohlund (1915–1992) was a Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uli The Tenant
''Uli the Tenant'' (German: ''Uli, der Pächter'') is a 1955 Swiss comedy drama film directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Liselotte Pulver, Hannes Schmidhauser and Emil Hegetschweiler.Goble p.996 Based on a classic 1849 novel by Jeremias Gotthelf, it was made as a sequel to the hit 1954 film '' Uli the Farmhand''. The film was shot at the Rosenhof Studios Rosenhof is a hamlet in Coulee Rural Municipality No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located on Range Rd. 123 4 km south of Highway 363, about 15 km south of Swift Current. Demographics In 2010, Rosenhof had a population ... in Zurich and on location across Switzerland. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1955 films 1950s historical comedy-drama films Swiss historical comedy-drama films Swiss German-language films Films directed by Franz Schnyder Films based on Swiss novels Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi And Peter
''Heidi and Peter'' (German: ''Heidi und Peter'') is a 1955 Swiss family drama film directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Heinrich Gretler, Elsbeth Sigmund and Thomas Klameth. It was a sequel to the 1952 film ''Heidi'', which was itself an adaptation of the 1880 novel ''Heidi'' by Johanna Spyri. It was the first Swiss film made in colour and was one of the biggest grossing films in Switzerland for the year. It was shot at the Rosenhof Studios in Zurich and the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Location shooting took place around the Bernese Alps in Western Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Röthlisberger. Plot Two years have passed since Heidi and Klara parted. Klara's plans to visit Heidi never work out. Klara has since suffered a relapse and sometimes has to sit in the chair again. Heidi is doing well at school but Peter prefers to spend his time sledging. Alpöhi comes up with a plan. On December 6, dressed up as Nikolaus, he frightens Peter so much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Village (1953 Film)
''The Village'' (german: Sie fanden eine Heimat) is a 1953 Swiss drama film directed by Leopold Lindtberg. Cast * John Justin as Alan Manning * Eva Dahlbeck as Wanda Piwonska * Sigfrit Steiner as Heinrich Meile * Mary Hinton as Miss Worthington * W. Woytecki as Dr. Stefan Zielinski * Guido Lorraine as Mr. Karginski * Maurice Régamey as Mr. Faure * Helen Horton as Miss Sullivan * Roland Catalano as Signore Belatti * Krystina Bragiel as Anja * Voytek Dolinski as Andrzej * Trevor Hill as Michael Awards ;Won * 3rd Berlin International Film Festival - Bronze Berlin Bear ;Nominated * 1953 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ... References External links * 1953 films Swiss German-language films 1953 drama films Swiss black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi (1952 Film)
''Heidi'' is a 1952 Swiss family drama film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Elsbeth Sigmund, Heinrich Gretler and Thomas Klameth. It is based on the 1880 novel ''Heidi'' by Johanna Spyri. It was followed by a 1955 sequel ''Heidi and Peter''. It was shot at the Rosenhof Studios in Zurich and on location took place in the Graubünden Canton as well as in Basel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting. Plot Heidi lives with her grandfather, Alp-Öhi, in a cottage in the Swiss Alps and enjoys spending time in the mountains with her friend, the goatherd Peter. The village parson visits the Alp-Öhi. He asks him to come to the village along with Heidi, to attend the installation of the new church bells. Around the installation of the bells, the village festival is held and traditionally it is the children who help hoist up the bells, and Heidi should not be absent. In addition, she could make friends with him and with the children of the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four In A Jeep
''Four in a Jeep'' (german: Die Vier im Jeep) is a 1951 Swiss drama film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and Elizabeth Montagu. Cast * Ralph Meeker as Sergeant William Long * Viveca Lindfors as Franziska Idinger * Yossi Yadin as Sergeant Vassili Voroshenko (as Yoseph Yodin) * Michael Medwin as Sergeant Harry Stuart * Albert Dinan as Sergeant Marcel Pasture * Paulette Dubost as Germaine Pasture * Harry Hess as Captain R. Hammon * Eduard Loibner as Hackl, the apartment manager * Hans Putz as Karl Idinger * Geraldine Katt as Steffi, Harry's girl Awards ;Wins * 1st Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear (Drama). * 5th British Academy Film Awards - United Nations Award - for the best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter. ;Nominations * 1951 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Tour
''Swiss Tour'' (or ''Four Days Leave'') is a 1949 American-Swiss drama film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and starring Cornel Wilde, Josette Day and Simone Signoret. It marked the film debut of Liselotte Pulver who went on to be a major star of German cinema during the following decade.Bock & Bergfelder p.378 Plot Cast * Cornel Wilde as Stanley Robin * Josette Day as Suzanne * Simone Signoret as Yvonne * John Baragrey as Jack * Richard Erdman as Eddy * Alan Hale Jr. as Joe * George O. Petrie as Sidney * Leopold Biberti as Walter Hochull * Liselotte Pulver Liselotte Pulver (born 11 October 1929), sometimes credited as Lilo Pulver, is a Swiss actress. Pulver was one of the biggest stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, where she often was cast as a tomboy. She is well known for her hearty a ... as a GI flirt * Robert Bichler * Christiane Martin References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Chance (1945 Film)
''The Last Chance'' (german: Die letzte Chance) is a 1945 Swiss war film directed by Leopold Lindtberg. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prize of the Festival (the Golden Palm). The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In 1943, the Allies have landed in southern Italy, so Allied prisoners of war are transported north by train. When the train is bombed from the air at night, some of the prisoners escape. Englishman Lieutenant Halliday and American Sergeant Braddock stumble across each other in the dark and team up. The next day, they are given a ride in a cart carrying sacks of wheat. The driver manages to talk Italian soldiers out of inspecting his cargo, before letting his passengers off in the countryside. When they reach a river, they split up to search for a boat. The Englishman encounters a pretty young woman washing clothes. The two men get a boat and start rowing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |