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Fritz Reiff
Fritz Reiff (1888–1953) was a German stage and film actor.Volker p. 354 Primarily a theatre actor, he appeared in a number of films made by the Munich-based company Bavaria Film Bavaria Film is a German film production and film distribution, distribution company. It is one of Europe's largest film production companies, with some 30 subsidiaries. History The studios were founded in 1919, when Munich-raised film produc ... in small, supporting parts. Filmography References Bibliography * Klaus Volker. ''Fritz Kortner''. Hentrich, 1987. External links * 1888 births 1953 deaths German male film actors German male stage actors {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Empire
The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary empire led by an emperor, although has been used in German to denote the Roman Empire because it had a weak hereditary tradition. In the case of the German Empire, the official name was , which is properly translated as "German Empire" because the official position of head of state in the constitution of the German Empire was officially a "presidency" of a confederation of German states led by the King of Prussia who would assume "the title of German Emperor" as referring to the German people, but was not emperor of Germany as in an emperor of a state. –The German Empire" ''Harper's New Monthly Magazine''. vol. 63, issue 376, pp. 591–603; here p. 593. also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, as well as simply Germany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Barnhelm
''The Girl from Barnhelm'' (german: Das Fräulein von Barnhelm) is a 1940 German historical comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Käthe Gold, Ewald Balser and Fita Benkhoff. It is an adaptation of the 1767 play ''Minna von Barnhelm'' by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (, ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the developmen ....Klossner p. 150 Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1940 films Films of Nazi Germany German historical comedy films 1940s historical comedy films German films based on plays Films set in the 1760s Films set in Prussia 1940s German-language films Films directed by Hans Schweikart German black-and-white films Bavaria Film films 1940 comedy films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Deaths
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. ** The Central Intelligence Agency, CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the Unidentified flying object, UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Upr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Births
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 – In West O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immortal Light
''Immortal Light'' (german: Unvergängliches Licht) is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Rudolf Forster, Cornell Borchers and Volker von Collande.Bock & Bergfelder p. 487 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi A. Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1951 films 1951 drama films German drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt Films shot at Bavaria Studios Films scored by Ralph Benatzky German black-and-white films Films set in France 1950s German films {{Arthur Maria Rabenalt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night's Intoxication
''One Night's Intoxication'' (german: Rausch einer Nacht) is a 1951 West German romantic drama film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Christl Mardayn, Richard Häussler and Paul Dahlke.Goble p. 54 In Austria it was known by the title ''Alexa''. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Cast * Christl Mardayn as Frau Siebel gen. Alexa * Richard Häussler as Axel Peterson * Paul Dahlke as Generaldirektor Siebel * Gertrud Kückelmann as Inge Siebel, Musikstudentin * Ulrich Beiger as Dr. Felix Fichtner * Elise Aulinger as Johanna, Hausangestellte bei Siebel * Fritz Reiff as Generaldirektor Wittemann * Georg Vogelsang as Schäfer, Nachtportier * Paul Henckels as Fritz, Oberkellner * Herta Worell as Petra, Bardame * Mady Rahl as Charlott, Bardame * Margarete Slezak Margarete Slezak (9 January 1901 – 30 August 1953) was an Austro-German singer and actress.Newman & Kirtley p. 340 She was the sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regimental Music
''Regimental Music'' (German: ''Regimentsmusik'') is a 1950 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Friedrich Domin and Siegfried Breuer. It was an Überläufer, a film made predominantly during the Second World War but not released until after the fall of the Nazi regime. It was based on the novel ''Die Schuld der Gabriele Rottweil'' by Hans Gustl Kernmayr and it sometimes known by this title. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Rudolf Pfenninger and Ludwig Reiber. The film's direction was originally assigned to Georg Wilhelm Pabst before he was replaced by Rabenalt. Rentschler p.366 Cast * Heidemarie Hatheyer as Gabriele von Wahl * Friedrich Domin as Herr von Wahl * Siegfried Breuer as Dr. Robert Rottweil * Kurt Müller-Graf as Leutnant Rainer von Teschenbach * Gustav Waldau as Onkel Max * Anton Pointner as Heinrich von Stammer * Gabriele Reismüller as Gusti Dankl * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Endless Road
''The Endless Road'' (german: Der Unendliche Weg) is a 1943 German biographical film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Eva Immermann and Hedwig Wangel. It portrays the life of Friedrich List, a German who emigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century. Unusually the film was overtly pro-American at a time when the two countries were at war. This was possibly because the Nazi leadership hoped to shortly join the Americans in an anti-Soviet alliance and wanted to encourage warmer feelings between the two nations. Another pro-American (and anti-British) film about Thomas Paine was planned, but never made.Hull p. 261 It was made by Bavaria Film, one of the four major German film companies of the era. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle Hans Sohnle (17 September 1895 – 24 March 1976) was a German art director.Chandler p.270 He frequently collaborated with Otto Erdmann on set designs. Selected filmography * '' The Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Heaven And Earth (1942 Film)
''Between Heaven and Earth'' (german: Zwischen Himmel und Erde) is a 1942 German historical drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Werner Krauss, Gisela Uhlen and Wolfgang Lukschy. It is based on the 1856 novel of the same title by Otto Ludwig which had previously been made into a 1934 film by Bavaria Film.Goble p.295 The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in the Rhineland The Rhineland (german: Rheinland; french: Rhénanie; nl, Rijnland; ksh, Rhingland; Latinised name: ''Rhenania'') is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section. Term Historically, the Rhinelands .... Production costs totaled more than . Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1942 films Films of Nazi Germany 1940s German-language films Films directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus On Trial
''Venus on Trial'' (german: Venus vor Gericht) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Hannes Stelzer, Hansi Knoteck, and Paul Dahlke. The film was part of the Nazis' campaign against 'degenerate art', and depicts the trial of a young artist who has resisted the trend towards it.Hake p. 59–60 The film was made by Bavaria Film at their Emelka Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Seefelder, Hans Sohnle and Wilhelm Vorwerg. Plot The film is set in the 1920s. Peter Brake, a sculptor, believes modern art to be decadent. He creates a neoclassical-style statue of Venus, which he then buries in a Bavarian field in order to protect the identity of Charlotte, the woman who modelled for it. When it is dug up, experts believe that ''Venus vom Acker ('Venus of the Fields')'' is an ancient statue made by Praxiteles Praxiteles (; el, Πραξιτέλης) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most reno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Fano
''The Girl from Fano'' (german: Das Mädchen von Fanö) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Gustav Knuth.Hake p. 215 The film is based on a novel by Günther Weisenborn and is set amongst the fishing community of the Danish island of Fanø. Cast * Brigitte Horney as Patricia * Joachim Gottschalk as Fischer Ipke * Gustav Knuth as Fischer Frerk * Viktoria von Ballasko as Ipkes Frau Angens * Gerhard Bienert as Hinnerk * Paul Bildt as Kapellmeister Breitling * Helmut Brasch as Klaus * Karl Dannemann as Bootsmann * Walter Hillbring as Bootsverleiher * Luise Hohorst as Krankenschwester * Fritz Hoopts as Leuchtturmwärter Jens * Hans Kraft as Reisender * Wilhelm P. Krüger as Dusenschön * Justus Paris as Dr. Sperling * Joachim Pfaff as Kind * Fritz Reiff as Patentanwalt * Heddo Schulenburg as Schiffsjunge * Charlotte Schultz as Berthe * Isa Vermehren as Volig * Franz Weber as Friseur * Paul Wegener as Ulerk Ohm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eternal Spring
''The Eternal Spring'' (german: Der ewige Quell) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Bernhard Minetti and Lina Carstens. It is part of the tradition of Heimatfilm.Hake p. 91 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Rudolf Pfenninger. Cast * Eugen Klöpfer as Lohhofbauer * Bernhard Minetti as Wolfgang Lusinger * Lina Carstens as Lohhofbäuerin * Käte Merk as Maria * Alexander Trojan as Hannes * Hannes Keppler as Ludwig * Albert Hörrmann as Dr. Iwan Wollinsky * Carl Wery as Sprecher der Bauern * Georg Vogelsang as Großknecht * Luis Rainer as Alter Lusinger * Elise Aulinger as Moosbäuerin * Fritz Reiff as Richter * Otto Fassler as 1. Herr der Regierungs-Kommission * Julius Königsheim as Knecht Toni * Ludwig Schmid-Wildy as Wirt * Charles Willy Kayser as 2. Her der Regierungs-Kommission * Heinz Burkart as Juwelier * as Goldschmied * Eugen Schöndorfer as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
