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Escape From East Berlin
''Escape from East Berlin'' is a 1962 American-West German thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner Klemperer. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels and Ted Haworth. Plot The story takes place in East Berlin soon after the Berlin Wall is built, and is based on an actual escape on January 24, 1962. Kurt Schröder is a chauffeur to East German Major Eckhardt and his seductive wife Heidi, with whom he is having an affair. One night he sees a friend, Günther Jurgens, who works at the garage where Kurt has the Major's car maintained, drive his tow-truck through a gate and get killed trying to escape to the west. Günther's sister, Erika, comes looking for Günther when he doesn't return, and is told that Kurt saw him last night. She then goes to Kurt's house, where he lives with his mother, Uncle Albrecht (a musician), sister Ingeborg and kid brother H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of films noirs he made in the 1940s, such as ''The Killers'' (1946). Early life Siodmak was born in Dresden, Germany, the son of Rosa Philippine (née Blum) and Ignatz Siodmak and the brother of Curt, Werner and Roland. His parents were both from Jewish families in Leipzig (the myth of his American birth in Memphis, Tennessee was necessary for him to obtain a visa in Paris during World War II). He worked as a stage director and a banker before becoming editor and scenarist for Curtis Bernhardt in 1925 (Bernhardt directed a film of Siodmak's story ''Conflict'' in 1945). At twenty-six he was hired by his cousin, producer Seymour Nebenzal, to assemble original silent movies from stock footage of old films. Siodmak worked at this for two years before he persuaded Nebenzal to finance his first feature, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Haworth
Edward S. Haworth (September 26, 1917 – February 18, 1993) was an American production designer and art director. Active from 1950 to 1992, he was the production designer or art director on more than 50 feature films. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for ''Sayonara'' (1957) and was nominated for the same award for five other films: '' Marty'' (1955), ''Some Like It Hot'' (1959), ''Pepe'' (1960), '' The Longest Day'' (1962), and 'What a Way to Go!'' (1964). Early years Haworth was born in Cleveland in 1917 and grew up in the suburb of Willoughby, Ohio. His father, William, was a playwright and theatrical producer. He attended the University of Southern California. Art direction Haworth began working in the motion picture business as an illustrator, set designer, and assistant art director at Warner Brothers. His first screen credit as art director was in 1951 on Alfred Hitchcock's '' Strangers on a Train''. He earned his first Academy Award nomination for ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Films
The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with ''Lawrence of Arabia'' winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1962 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February – Warner Bros. buy the film rights for ''My Fair Lady'' for the unprecedented sum of $5.5 million plus 47¼% of the gross over $20 million. * May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. * June 18 – MCA Inc. finalize their merger with Decca-Universal. * July 25 – Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox, becomes president, replacing Spyros Skouras. Skouras becomes chairman of the board. * August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose. * September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's ''War and Peace'' begins and will continue for another 5 years. * October 5 – '' Dr. No'' launch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Dehne
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helma Seitz
Helma Seitz (23 February 1913 – 11 July 1995) was a German actress. She appeared in twenty-six films and television shows between 1962 and 1988. Filmography References External links * 1913 births 1995 deaths German film actresses People from Offenbach am Main {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Waitzmann
Kurt Waitzmann (30 January 1905 – 21 May 1985) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1937 and 1969. Selected filmography * ''Unternehmen Michael'' (1937) - Oblt. Weber * '' Urlaub auf Ehrenwort'' (1938) - Gefreiter Dr. Wegener * '' The Marriage Swindler'' (1938) - Mathias Schröder * ''Mordsache Holm'' (1938) - Dr. Bernd Körner, Assessor * ''Eine Frau kommt in die Tropen'' (1938) - Kurt v. Köllinghausen * '' By a Silken Thread'' (1938) - Junger Rechtsanwalt * ''Die Stimme aus dem Äther'' (1939) - Dr. Hannes Bolshausen * ''Mann für Mann'' (1939) - Arzt * ''My Daughter Doesn't Do That'' (1940) - Willy Dahlmann * '' Between Hamburg and Haiti'' (1940) - Gustav Petersen * ''Krach im Vorderhaus'' (1941) - Kuhlmann, Architekt * '' Somewhere in Berlin'' (1946) * '' The Time with You'' (1948) - Ein junger Mann * ''Tragödie einer Leidenschaft'' (1949) - Sergey * ''Verspieltes Leben'' (1949) - Friedrich von Siebenmühlen * ''The Murder Trial of Docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Fischer
Kai Fischer (born 18 March 1934) is a German film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1955 and 1999. Selected filmography * ''Operation Sleeping Bag'' (1955) * '' The Bath in the Barn'' (1956) * '' Sand, Love and Salt'' (1957) * ''Für zwei Groschen Zärtlichkeit'' (Call Girls) (1957) * ''The Spessart Inn'' (1958) * '' Heart Without Mercy '' (1958) * ''I Was All His'' (1958) * ''Girls of the Night'' (1958) * ' (1958) * ' (1958) * ' (1958) * ''Girls for the Mambo-Bar'' (1959) * ''Uncle Was a Vampire'' (1959) * ''Freddy and the Melody of the Night'' (1960) * ''The Hellfire Club'' (1960) * '' Too Hot to Handle'' (1960) * '' The Bashful Elephant'' (1961) * ''Escape from East Berlin'' (1962) * ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color : '' (1963) * '' Room 13'' (1964) * ''Bullets Don't Argue'' (1964) * ' (1966, TV miniseries) * ''The Strangler of the Tower'' (1966) * '' Man on the Spying Trapeze'' (Anónima de asesinos) (1966) * ''Maneater of Hydra'' (1967) * ' (1968) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Janson (actor)
Horst Janson (born 4 October 1935) is a German actor. Career Horst Janson's career started with the film '' The Buddenbrooks'' in 1959. He also featured in Helmut Käutner’s '' A Glass of Water'' (''Das Glas Wasser'', 1960). He also appeared in films such as ' (''The Cry of the Wild Geese'', 1961), ''Das Riesenrad'' (1961), and Robert Siodmak’s ''Escape from East Berlin'' (1962). Among his English-language films are the Hammer Film production ''Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter'' (1974) and ''Murphy's War'' (1971, with Peter O'Toole and Philippe Noiret). He has appeared in many other feature films, including spaghetti westerns with Franco Nero, Eli Wallach and other international productions with Roger Moore, Tony Curtis, Anthony Perkins, Charles Bronson and Robert Wagner. On television, Janson appeared on the show ''Der Bastian'' (1973). Janson has appeared in numerous other works for both film and television. Some of the TV series he worked on were: '' Salto Mortale'' (1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Tober
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 play b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Fritz
Bruno Fritz (4 March 1900 – 12 June 1984) was a German actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1934 to 1971. Selected filmography References External links * 1900 births 1984 deaths German male film actors Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor people {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Edith Käthe Elisabeth Schultze-Westrum (30 December 1904 – 20 March 1981) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1932 and 1979. These included the role of Mrs. Hudson in the 1962 film ''Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace''. Selected filmography * '' Kiki'' (1932) * ''The Time with You'' (1948) - Fürsorgehelferin * ''Tragödie einer Leidenschaft'' (1949) - Frau Berowska * ''Heimliches Rendezvous'' (1949) - Fräulein Diethof * ''Verspieltes Leben'' (1949) - Elisabeth von Kanzler * ''Chased by the Devil'' (1950) - Schwester Grete * ''Das ewige Spiel'' (1951) * ''Captive Soul'' (1952) * ''House of Life'' (1952) - Josepha Spratt * ''The Great Temptation'' (1952) - Frau Riebold * ''Zwerg Nase'' (1953) - Hexe * ''I and You'' (1953) - Mutter Erdmann * '' Love and Trumpets'' (1954) - Frau von Barro * ''Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben'' (1954) - Sekretärin (uncredited) * ''The Beginning Was Sin'' (1954) - Mutter der Rosalia * ''La Paura'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Schell (actor)
Carl "Dutchie" Schell (2 December 1924 – 28 February 2020) was a Canadian judoka who played a significant role in the development of judo in Canada, especially New Brunswick. Schell established the first judo club in New Brunswick at the Saint John YMCA in 1958, then co-founded the Shimpokai Judo Club with Harry Thomas, John Crawford, Doug Kearns, and Ken Meeting in Saint John in 1959. He also founded the New Brunswick Kodokan Black Belt Association in 1961, served as its President and in other executive roles, served as Atlantic vice-president of Judo Canada, and coached the New Brunswick judo team. Schell was inducted into the Saint John Sports Hall of Fame in 2000, the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 2003, and the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. Publications * See also * Judo in New Brunswick *Judo in Canada * List of Canadian judoka This is a list of prominent Canadian judoka, including members of the Judo Canada Hall of Fame, lifetime members of Judo Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |