|
Franz Eckstein
Franz Eckstein (2 April 1878 – February 1945) was a German screenwriter and film director of the silent era.Reimer & Reimer p.215 He made a number of films for the National Film company during the 1920s. He was married to the actress Rosa Porten, sister of Henny Porten. Selected filmography * ''The Newest Star of Variety'' (1917) * ''The Coquette (film), The Coquette'' (1917) * ''Film Kathi'' (1918) * ''Not of the Woman Born'' (1918) * ''Lotte Lore'' (1921) * ''Your Brother's Wife'' (1921) * ''You Are the Life'' (1921) * ''Your Bad Reputation'' (1922) * ''Maud Rockefeller's Bet'' (1924) * ''Battle of the Butterflies'' (1924) * ''Hedda Gabler (1925 film), Hedda Gabler'' (1925) * ''The Girl from Abroad'' (1927) References Bibliography * Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. ''The A to Z of German Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. External links * 1878 births 1945 deaths Film people from Leipzig {{Germany-film-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Film Kathi
''Film Kathi'' (German: ''Die Filmkathi'') is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Franz Eckstein and Rosa Porten and starring Porten, Reinhold Schünzel and Paul Rehkopf.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 Cast * Anna Hänseler * Rosa Porten * Paul Rehkopf * Reinhold Schünzel * Emil Sondermann * Hella Tornegg * Emmy Wyda Emmy Wyda (2 March 1876 – 22 January 1942) was a German actress. She appeared in more than eighty films from 1913 to 1941. Selected filmography References External links * 1876 births 1942 deaths German film actresses German si ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1918 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Franz Eckstein Films directed by Rosa Porten German black-and-white films 1918 comedy films German comedy films Silent comedy films 1910s German films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – ''The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year reign (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 – The British fleet enters Turkish waters, and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul, but does not carry out the threat. * Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Abroad
''The Girl from Abroad'' (German: ''Das Mädchen aus der Fremde'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Carl Auen, Frida Richard and Albert Steinrück. The film was made by , a German production company backed by the Soviet Union. It attracted little attention in the press, and soon disappeared from cinemas.Murray p. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast * Carl Auen * Frida Richard * Albert Steinrück * Hermann Picha * Lydia Potechina * Nikolai Malikoff * Carl Drews Carl Drews (27 January 1894 – 3 September 1983 ) was a German cinematographer. Selected filmography * '' The Last Kolczaks'' (1920) * '' Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921) * ''The Secret of the Mummy'' (1921) * '' The Eternal Struggle'' (1921) * ' ... * Robert Garrison * Georges Blanvalet * Ada Ruffo * Sylvia Torf References Bibliography * Murray, Bruce Arthur. ''Film and the German Left in the Weimar Republic: From Caligari to Kuhle Wampe''. Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedda Gabler (1925 Film)
''Hedda Gabler'' is a 1925 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Asta Nielsen, Paul Morgan (actor), Paul Morgan and Frida Richard.Reimer & Reimer p.214 It is based on Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play ''Hedda Gabler''. Cast * Asta Nielsen as Hedda Gabler, Ehefrau von Tesman * Paul Morgan (actor), Paul Morgan as Dr. Jürgen Tesman * Frida Richard as Juliane Tesman, die Tante * Albert Steinrück as Gerichtsrat Brack * Gregori Chmara as Eilert Lövborg * Käthe Haack as Thea Elvsted * Olga Limburg as die rote Diana * Jeanette Bethge as Berte, Dienstmädchen * Karl Balta References Bibliography * Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. ''The A to Z of German Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. External links * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Franz Eckstein German silent feature films German films based on plays Films based on works by Henrik Ibsen German black-and-white films National Film films German drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Butterflies
''Battle of the Butterflies'' (german: Die Schmetterlingsschlacht) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Asta Nielsen, Reinhold Schünzel and Hans Brausewetter.Grange p. 183 It is based on a play by Hermann Sudermann. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films based on works by Hermann Sudermann Films directed by Franz Eckstein National Film films German black-and-white films 1924 drama films German drama films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud Rockefeller's Bet
''Maud Rockefeller's Bet'' (german: Maud Rockfellers Wette) is a 1924 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Eriksen and starring Rita Clermont, Karl Elzer and Erich Kaiser-Titz.Grange p. 178 Cast In alphabetical order * Rita Clermont as Maud * Karl Elzer as John Rockefeller * Erich Kaiser-Titz as Mac Williams * Vera Skidelsky as Alice * Kurt Vespermann Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Career Vespermann was born into an actor's family in Culmsee, West Prussia, Imperial Germany today Chełmża, Poland. Already his great-grandparents were ac ... as Bill Wellwood References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Erich Eriksen German silent feature films 1924 comedy films German comedy films German black-and-white films National Film films Silent comedy films 1920s Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Bad Reputation
''Your Bad Reputation'' (german: Ihr schlechter Ruf) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Werner Funck, Olga Limburg and Paul Graetz.Caneppele p. 56 The film's sets were designed by the art director Adolf von Marées. Cast * Werner Funck as Baron Herbert von Melzow * Olga Limburg as Sascha von Rothenburg * Paul Graetz as Robert Zenker * Vicky Werckmeister as Olga * Olga Engl as Frau von Gellin * Karl Falkenberg as Assessor von Heer * Hermann Vallentin Hermann Vallentin (24 May 1872 – 18 September 1945) was a German actor. Biography Hermann Vallentin was born in Berlin in 1872. He was the son of a Jewish timber merchant and factory owner, Felix Vallentin. He was the older brother of actress ... as Baron von Karwitz * Rosa Porten References Bibliography * Paolo Caneppele. ''Entscheidungen der Tiroler Filmzensur 1919-1920-1921: mit einem Index der in Tirol verbotenen Filme 1916–1922''. Film Archiv Austria, 2002. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are The Life
''You Are the Life'' (German: ''Du bist das Leben'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Erna Morena, Uschi Elleot and Lya De Putti.Bock & Bergfelder p.83 The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Gunther. Cast * Erna Morena * Uschi Elleot * Lya De Putti * Olga Engl * Werner Funck * Ernst Pittschau Ernst Pittschau (5 October 1883 – 2 June 1951) was a German stage and film actor. Biography Pittschau, whose father's name was also named Ernst Pittschau, a stage actor, received an education in business and had a brief career selling dental p ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Franz Eckstein German silent feature films German black-and-white films National Film films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Brother's Wife
''Your Brother's Wife'' (German: ''Deines Bruders Weib'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Olaf Storm, Olga Limburg and Margarete Schlegel.Feld p.386 Cast * Werner Funck * Olga Limburg * Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg * Emil Rameau * Margarete Schlegel * Olaf Storm Olaf Storm, pseudonym of Kurt Theodor von Kann (10 January 1894 – 11 or 12 March 1931) was a German film actor of the silent era. Storm was a star of early German cinema, playing the lead in films such as '' The Stranger from Alster Street'' ... References Bibliography * Friedrich Feld. ''Fritz Rosenfeld, Filmkritiker''. Filmarchiv Austria, 2007. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Franz Eckstein German black-and-white films Films based on German novels National Film films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte Lore
''Lotte Lore'' is a 1921 German silent film, historical film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Erna Morena, Alfred Abel, and Margarete Schlegel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 1 Cast In alphabetical order References Bibliography * External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Franz Eckstein German silent feature films German black-and-white films National Film films 1920s historical films German historical films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Of The Woman Born
''Not of the Woman Born'' (German: ''Der nicht vom Weibe Geborene'') is a 1918 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and Rosa Porten and starring Ferry Eschenauer, Helene Stein, and Conrad Veidt.Bock & Bergfelder p.497 Cast * Ferry Eschenauer as Junker Caspar * Helene Stein as Sibyllas Kammerfrau Brigitte * Conrad Veidt Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German film actor who attracted early attention for his roles in the films ''Different from the Others'' (1919), '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), and ''The Man Who Laugh ... as Satan * Rolf Nordegg as Konrad * Hermann Seldeneck as Ulrich Freiherr von Eynsidel * Ly Neumann as Tochter Walpurga * Ernst Wehlau as Graf Hermann von Castell * Gustav Schmitt as alter Diener * Sylva Mann as junge Zigeunerin Prisca References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
