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Ellen Plessow
Ellen Plessow (born as Helene Wiemuth Penning on 12 January 1891, in Oldenburg – 2 September 1967, in West Berlin) was a German actress. Plessow attended the conservatory in Hanover and played in Berlin theatres. Starting in the 1920s she played often amusing roles in silent films. Filmography * '' The Girl from the Rhine'' (1922) * '''' (1922) * '''' (1922) ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Berlin
West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under military occupation until German reunification in 1990, the territory was claimed by the West Germany, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) which was heavily disputed by the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. However, West Berlin de facto aligned itself politically with the FRG on 23 May 1949, was directly or indirectly represented in its federal institutions, and most of its residents were citizens of the FRG. West Berlin was formally controlled by the Western Allies and entirely surrounded by the Soviet Union, Soviet-controlled East Berlin and East Germany. West Berlin had great symbolic significance during the Cold War, as it was widely considered by westerners an "island of free world, freedom" and America's most loyal counterpa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fiddler Of Florence
''The Fiddler of Florence'' (german: Der Geiger von Florenz) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Conrad Veidt, and Nora Gregor. The film was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location around Lake Lugano in Italy. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. It reunited Bergner and Veidt who had starred together in the successful '' Husbands or Lovers'', also directed by Czinner. Synopsis A girl escapes from her strict Swiss school and heads for Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilan .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films 1926 comedy films German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Paul Czinner Films wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanon (1938 Film)
''Nanon'' is a 1938 German historical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Erna Sack, Johannes Heesters and Dagny Servaes.Goble p. 484 It is based on the original operetta ''Nanon'' by Richard Genée which had a libretto by F Zell, although the music for this film was specially commissioned from Alois Melichar. It was produced by the giant German studio UFA, and is part of a cycle of operetta films made during the 1930s. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was a remake of the 1924 silent film of the same title. Cast * Erna Sack as Nanon Patin * Johannes Heesters as Marquis Charles d'Aubigne * Dagny Servaes as Ninon de l'Enclos * Kurt Meisel as Hector * Otto Gebühr as Jean Baptiste Molière * Oskar Sima as Marquis de Marsillac * Karl Paryla as Louis XIV * Berthold Ebbecke as Pierre * Ursula Deinert as Tänzerin * Clemens Hasse as Francois Patin * Paul Westermeier as 1. Korporal * Armin Schweizer as 2. Korporal * Oskar Höcker as 3. Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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