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Erich Grave
Erich Grave (1891–1955) was a German art director.Giesen p.213 Selected filmography * ''Behind the Altar'' (1927) * ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (1935) * ''Maria the Maid'' (1936) * ''The Call of the Jungle'' (1936) * '' A Night in May'' (1938) * '' The Fire Devil'' (1940) * '' My Wife Theresa'' (1942) * ''Bravo Acrobat!'' (1943) * ''The Enchanted Day'' (1944) * ''Paths in Twilight'' (1948) * ''Gaspary's Sons'' (1948) * ''I'll Never Forget That Night'' (1949) * ''The Guilt of Doctor Homma'' (1951) * ''The Uncle from America'' (1953) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1954) * ''Clivia ''Clivia'' is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Common names are Natal lily or bush lily. They are herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants, with g ...'' (1954) References Bibliography * Giesen, Rolf. '' Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003. External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as well as the second most populous city in the area of the former East Germany after (East) Berlin. Together with Halle (Saale), the city forms the polycentric Leipzig-Halle Conurbation. Between the two cities (in Schkeuditz) lies Leipzig/Halle Airport. Leipzig is located about southwest of Berlin, in the southernmost part of the North German Plain (known as Leipzig Bay), at the confluence of the White Elster River (progression: ) and two of its tributaries: the Pleiße and the Parthe. The name of the city and those of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin. Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The city sits at the intersection of the Via Regia and the Via Imperii, two important medieval trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bravo Acrobat!
''Bravo Acrobat!'' (german: Akrobat Schööön!) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Charlie Rivel, Clara Tabody, and Karl Schönböck. A circus clown rises to stardom. The film was loosely based on the Spanish-born Rivel's own life.Hull, David Stewart. ''Film in the Third Reich: A Study of the German Cinema, 1933–1945''. University of California Press, 1969. p. 250. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave Erich Grave (1891–1955) was a German art director.Giesen p.213 Selected filmography * ''Behind the Altar'' (1927) * ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (1935) * ''Maria the Maid'' (1936) * ''The Call of the Jungle'' (1936) * '' A Night in May'' (193 .... Cast References External links * Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1943 comedy films Films directed by Wolfgang Staudte Tobis Film films Films shot at Johannisthal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Seventh Flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany. ** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence. **Germany takes formal possession of its new African territories. * January 2 – A. L. Drummond of New York is appointed Chief of the Treasury Secret Service. * January 4 – The Earl of Zetland issues a declaration regarding the famine in the western counties of Ireland. * January 5 **The Australian shearers' strike, that leads indirectly to the foundation of the Australian Labor Party, begins. **A fight between the United States and Indians breaks out near Pine Ridge agency. ** Henry B. Brown, of Michigan, is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. **A fight between railway strikers and police breaks out at Motherwell, Scotland. * January 6 – Encounters continue, between strikers and the authorities at Glasgow. * January 7 ** General Miles' force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clivia (film)
''Clivia'' is a 1954 West German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Claude Farell, Peter Pasetti and Paul Dahlke.Bock & Bergfelder p. 194 It is an adaptation of the 1933 operetta ''Clivia'' by Nico Dostal and is part of the subgenre of operetta films. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Mallorca. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Weber and Erich Grave. Synopsis In order for her revue troupe to be able to enter a South American country singer Clivia marries a local cattle baron Cattle baron is a historic term for a local businessman and landowner who possessed great power or influence through the operation of a large ranch with many beef cattle. Cattle barons in the late 19th century United States were also sometimes re .... However, it turns out that troupe's leader has plans to over the country's president. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1954 films 1954 musical films German mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Abduction Of The Sabine Women (1954 Film)
''The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (german: Der Raub der Sabinerinnen) is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Gustav Knuth, Fita Benkhoff and Paul Hörbiger.Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. ''The A to Z of German Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. p. 177. . The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann Warm, Erich Grave and Paul Markwitz. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Bavaria. Cast *Gustav Knuth as Emanuel Striese *Fita Benkhoff as Frau Striese *Paul Hörbiger as Professor Martin Gollwitz *Loni Heuser as Frau Friederike Gollwitz *Anneliese Kaplan as Renate Gollwitz *Bully Buhlan as Charly Gross *Ernst Waldow as Emil Gross *Willi Rose as mayor *Ruth Stephan as Maid Rosa * Wolfgang Müller as Friedrich *Edith Hancke as Fräulein Müller-Muthesius *Hans Stiebner as Perchtramer *Jakob Tiedtke as Chief baker *Herbert Weissbach as Professor of Biology *Margitta Sonke as Iphigenie Striese *Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Uncle From America
''The Uncle from America'' (german: Der Onkel aus Amerika) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hans Moser, Georg Thomalla and Joe Stöckel. It was based on a play by Ferdinand Altenkirch which had previously been made into the 1932 film ''No Money Needed''. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave and Walter Kutz Walter Kutz (1904 – 1983) was a German art director.Langford p.223 Selected filmography * ''Nora'' (1944) * '' Dreaming'' (1944) * ''The Silent Guest'' (1945) * ''And the Heavens Above Us'' (1947) * ''Nights on the Nile'' (1949) * ''The Chaste .... Cast References External links * 1953 comedy films German comedy films West German films Films directed by Carl Boese German films based on plays Remakes of German films Films shot at Spandau Studios German black-and-white films 1950s German films 1950s German-language films {{1950s-Germany-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guilt Of Doctor Homma
''The Guilt of Doctor Homma'' (german: Die Schuld des Dr. Homma) is a 1951 West German crime film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Werner Hinz, Ilse Steppat and Viktoria von Ballasko.Noack p. 292 It was shot at Göttingen Studios and on location around Hanover. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave Erich Grave (1891–1955) was a German art director.Giesen p.213 Selected filmography * '' Behind the Altar'' (1927) * ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (1935) * '' Maria the Maid'' (1936) * '' The Call of the Jungle'' (1936) * '' A Night in May'' .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1951 films 1951 crime drama films 1950s legal drama films German crime drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Paul Verhoeven (Germany) Films set in prison Constantin Film films German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films shot at Göttingen Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Never Forget That Night
''I'll Never Forget That Night'' (german: Diese Nacht vergess ich nie) is a 1949 German comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer (director), Johannes Meyer and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Winnie Markus and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p. 267 It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave. Cast * Gustav Fröhlich as Dr. Paul Schröter * Winnie Markus as Eva Surén * Paul Henckels as Dr. Max Schröter * Hardy Krüger as Eugen Schröter * Jester Naefe as Yvonne Rödern * Ernst Waldow as Camillo Brause * Hans Schwarz Jr. as Franz Bauer * Inge Landgut as Lucie * Charlotte Witthauer as Josefa Bauer * Albert Florath as Hendrick Surén * Willi Schaeffers as Hugo Morall * Hans Richter (actor), Hans Richter as Dick Jaefferson * Elise Aulinger as Therese * Ludwig Dose as Attila Kornewitz * Carl Voscherau as Gemeindevorsteher Kußmaul * Hans Harloff * Herbert A.E. Böhme as Polizist * Detlev Lais as Sänger References Bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaspary's Sons
''Gaspary's Sons'' (german: Die Söhne des Herrn Gaspary) is a 1948 German drama film directed by Rolf Meyer and starring Lil Dagover, Hans Stüwe and Inge Landgut.Bock & Bergfelder p. 77 It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg and location shooting, on location at Kleinwalsertal in western Austria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave. Synopsis In 1933, a family is divided when the father and one son emigrate to Democracy, democratic Switzerland while the mother and other son remain in Nazi Germany. The two branches of the family develop along very different paths. Cast * Lil Dagover as Margot von Korff * Hans Stüwe as Robert Gaspary * Anneliese von Eschstruth as Sylvia Genris * Harald Holberg as Hans Gaspary * Michael Tellering as Günther von Korff * Inge Landgut as Christine * Hans Zesch-Ballot as Dr. Grove * Elise Aulinger as Frau Seelenmayr * John Pauls-Harding as Pit * Käte Pontow as Tinchen * Walther Jung * Katharina Mayberg Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paths In Twilight
''Paths in Twilight'' (german: Wege im Zwielicht) is a 1948 West German drama film directed by and starring Gustav Fröhlich.Bock & Bergfelder p. 139 It also features Sonja Ziemann and Benno Sterzenbach. It is part of the rubble film tradition made in Germany in the wake of the Second World War. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios outside Hamburg and on location in Hannover. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave. Synopsis The film portrays the lives of three youths in immediate post-war Hannover who are homeless and try to make a living on the black market. When they are falsely connected with a murder they flee the city to the countryside where a sympathetic mayor offers them a fresh start. Cast * Gustav Fröhlich as Otto Lukas * Johanna Lepski as Edith Siems * Sonja Ziemann as Lissy Stenzel * Benno Sterzenbach as Stefan Kolb * Gerd E. Schäfer as Peter Wille * Alfred Laufhütte as Sepp Lauterjung * Axel Scholtz as Erwin Putzke * Hubert Endlein * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted Day
''The Enchanted Day'' (german: Der verzauberte Tag) is a 1944 German romantic drama film directed by Peter Pewas and starring Winnie Markus, Hans Stüwe and Ernst Waldow.O'Brien p. 221 It explores the romantic ambitions of two women who work at a kiosk in a railway station. The film was made at the Babelsberg Studios by Terra Film one of Germany's four dominant production companies. The film's sets were designed by Erich Grave. The film's release was considerably delayed by Joseph Goebbels' Propaganda ministry after an initial screening in 1944 led to numerous objections. Attempts to improve it meant it was not released before the end of the Second World War. It finally premiered in Sweden in 1947 before going on general release in West Germany in 1951. Cast * Winnie Markus as Christine Schweiger * Hans Stüwe as Professor Albrecht Götz * Ernst Waldow as Rudolf Krummholz * Eva Maria Meineke as Anni * Hans Brausewetter as Wasner * Carola Toelle as Frau Schweiger * Karl Etlinge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
