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Eugen Hamm
Eugen Hamm (3 April 1869 – 6 May 1944) was a German cinematographer. Selected filmography * '' Blonde Poison'' (1919) * ''Diamonds'' (1920) * '' The Black Count'' (1920) * ''The Skull of Pharaoh's Daughter'' (1920) * '' The Love Corridor'' (1921) * '' The Woman in the Trunk'' (1921) * ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * ''The Riddle of the Sphinx'' (1921) * ''Fratricide'' (1922) * '' Esterella'' (1923) * '' The Beautiful Girl'' (1923) * ''Christopher Columbus'' (1923) * '' Za La Mort'' (1924) * ''Mountain of Destiny'' (1924) * ''Girls, Beware! ''Girls, Beware!'' (German: ''Mädchen, hütet Euch!'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Valy Arnheim and starring Gritta Ley, Egon von Jordan and Hanni Weisse.Lange p.105 The film's sets were designed by the art director August ...'' (1928) Bibliography * Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999. External links * 1869 births 1944 deaths German ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with director’s vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is less common when the director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Girl (1923 Film)
''The Beautiful Girl'' (german: Das schöne Mädel) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Hella Moja, Fritz Richard and Ilka Grüning. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse. Cast *Hella Moja as Gött's daughter *Fritz Richard as old Gött *Ilka Grüning as Frau Gött *Walter Rilla as Franz, Gött's son *Margit Barnay as Gött's daughter *Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Wyslicenus *Ernst Pröckl as Student Kunze *Heinz Salfner as Prof. Wessely * Alfred Haase as Baron von Riemer *Ludwig Hartau as Rubiner, department store owner *Dora Bergner as Frau Rubiner, his wife *Hermann Blaß as Balduin, photograph *Fred Immler as gentleman *Ludwig Rex as doctor *Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting r ... as antiquearian Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Cinematographers
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law ** Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * '' The German'', a 2008 short film * " The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Deaths
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1869 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton is the first woman to testify before the United States Congress. * January 21 – The P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization for women, is founded at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. * January 27 – The Republic of Ezo is proclaimed on the northern Japanese island of Ezo (which will be renamed Hokkaidō on September 20) by remaining adherents to the Tokugawa shogunate. * February 5 – Prospectors in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, discover the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the "Welcome Stranger". * February 20 – Ranavalona II, the Merina Queen of Madagascar, is baptized. * February 25 – The Iron and Steel Institute is formed in Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls, Beware!
''Girls, Beware!'' (German: ''Mädchen, hütet Euch!'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Valy Arnheim and starring Gritta Ley, Egon von Jordan and Hanni Weisse.Lange p.105 The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. Cast * Gritta Ley * Egon von Jordan * Hanni Weisse * Valy Arnheim * Eugen Burg * Toni Ebärg * Olga Engl * Rudolf Lettinger * Iwa Wanja Iwa Wanja (10 October 1905 – 26 June 1991) was a Bulgarian actress based in Germany. She moved to Berlin to pursue her career, appearing in around thirty German films. Married to Norbert Schultze, German composer, best remembered for having writ ... References Bibliography * Hans-Jürgen Lange. ''Otto Rahn und die Suche nach dem Gral: Biografie und Quellen''. Arun, 1999. External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Valy Arnheim 1928 drama films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Of Destiny
''Mountain of Destiny'' (german: Berg des Schicksals) is a 1924 German silent drama film written and directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Hannes Schneider, Frida Richard, Erna Morena, and Luis Trenker. The film is about an alpinist who falls to his death while climbing a dangerous peak. His son later succeeds where his father had failed. The film was released in the United Kingdom with the title ''The Mountaineers''. After seeing ''Mountain of Destiny'', Leni Riefenstahl, then a dancer, decided she wanted to start appearing in films. She got in touch with Fanck and starred in his 1926 film '' The Holy Mountain''. Plot After a mountaineer is killed attempting to climb a difficult mountain, his son dreams of conquering the peak that has defeated his father. But his mother makes him promise never to attempt it. Events eventually force her to release him from the promise, and he ascends the mountain successfully. Cast *Hannes Schneider as Bergsteiger *Frida Richard as Bergsteiger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Za La Mort (film)
''Za La Mort'' (german: Der Traum der Zalavie, it, Il sogno di Za la Vie) is a 1924 German-Italian silent action film directed by Emilio Ghione and starring Ghione, Fern Andra and Magnus Stifter. It is part of a series of silent films featuring the pulp hero Za La Mort.Burke p. 61 Cast * Fern Andra as Schauspielerin Perla Cristal / Prinzessin Perla * Emilio Ghione as Maler Prof. Antonio Butty / Zalamort * Magnus Stifter Magnus Stifter (23 January 1878 – 8 September 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in 85 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Vienna, Austria. Selected filmogr ... as Bildhauer Prof. Rudens / König Jaromir der Finstere * Henry Sze as Geheimsekretär Hatsuma * Kally Sambucini as Maja / Zalavie * Ernst Rückert as Der verbannte Prinz * Robert Scholz References Bibliography *Burke, Frank. ''A Companion to Italian Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2017. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Columbus (1923 Film)
''Christopher Columbus'' (german: Christoph Columbus) is a 1923 German silent historical film directed by Márton Garas and starring Albert Bassermann, Elsa Bassermann and Tamara Duvan. It depicts the Discovery of America by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492. Cast In alphabetical order * Albert Bassermann - Columbus * Elsa Bassermann - Columbus's wife * Tamara Duvan - Queen Isabella * Arpad Odry * Imre Pethes - King Ferdinand II. * Ludwig Rethey - Guardian of La Rábida * Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur - Duke of Medina-Celli * Ferenc Szécsi - Diego * Carola Toelle Carola Toelle (born Henriette Dorothea Helene Karola Toelle; 2 April 1893 – 28 January 1958) was a German stage and film actress. She was the elder sister of the actress Uschi Elleot. Selected filmography * '' Johannes Goth'' (1920) * ''Haza ... - Maria, Tochter des Herzogs Bibliography * Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esterella (film)
''Esterella'' is a 1923 German silent film directed by Joe Francis.Rège p.412 Cast In alphabetical order * Jane Denins * Maria Forescu * Helmut Göze * Lissi Lind * Marga Reck as Esterella * Ludwig Rex * Eduard Rothauser Eduard Rothauser (1876–1956) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austrian-born Germans, German actor. Selected filmography * ''The Man in the Cellar'' (1914) * ''The Princess of Urbino'' (1919) * ''Nobody Knows (1920 film), Nobody Knows'' (1920) ... References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Joe Francis German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blonde Poison
''Blonde Poison'' (german: Blondes Gift) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Hubert Moest and starring Hedda Vernon, Paul Hartmann, and Olga Engl.Bock & Bergfelder p. 433 The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art director. Along with Erich Zander he designed the sets for most of the films made by director Veit Harlan during the Nazi era.Noack p.145 Selected filmography * '' Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * '' Blonde P .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1919 films Banned films in Nazi Germany Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Hubert Moest 1919 drama films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1910s German films 1910s German-language films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fratricide (film)
''Fratricide'' (German: ''Brudermord'') is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Lilly Flohr, Willy Kaiser-Heyl and Robert Scholz.Grange p.117 The film's sets were designed by the art director Mathieu Oostermann. Cast * Victor Colani * Lilly Flohr * Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Professor Vanhagen * Martha Orlanda Martha ( Hebrew: מָרְתָא) is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem. She was witness ... * Robert Scholz as Dr. Harry Kellerburg References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Wolfgang Neff German silent feature films German black-and-white films 1922 drama films German drama films Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
