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Georg Witt
Georg Witt (14 January 1899 – 17 April 1973) was a Russian-born German film producer. Born in Moscow he moved to Germany at a young age. He produced around forty films, including the 1955 Liselotte Pulver comedy ''I Often Think of Piroschka''.Goble p.209 He was the second husband of the actress Lil Dagover. Selected filmography * '' The Adjutant of the Czar'' (1929) * ''Favorite of Schonbrunn'' (1929) * ''The Ring of the Empress'' (1930) * ''The Private Secretary'' (1931) * ''The Typist'' (1931) * ''Thea Roland'' (1932) * ''The Sun Rises'' (1934) * ''Land of Love'' (1937) * ''The Mystery of Betty Bonn'' (1938) * ''The Deruga Case'' (1938) * '' Triad'' (1938) * ''Between the Parents'' (1938) * ''Detours to Happiness'' (1939) * ''Congo Express'' (1939) * ''Tonelli'' (1943) * ''Orient Express'' (1944) * ''The Blue Straw Hat'' (1949) * ''Chased by the Devil'' (1950) * ''I Often Think of Piroschka'' (1955) * ''My Husband's Getting Married Today'' (1956) * ''Salzburg Stories'' (1957) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deruga Case (film)
''The Deruga Case'' (german: Der Fall Deruga) is a 1938 German crime drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Willy Birgel, Geraldine Katt and Dagny Servaes. It is based on the 1917 novel of the same title by Ricarda Huch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam.Klaus p.55 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Ludwig Reiber. Cast * Willy Birgel as Dr. Stefan Deruga * Geraldine Katt as Baroness Mingo Truschkowitz * Dagny Servaes as Baronin Truschkowitz * Georg Alexander as Baron Truschkowitz * Käthe Haack as Marta Schwertfeger * Claire Winter as Ursula Züger * Hans Leibelt as Justizrat Dr. Klemm * Erich Fiedler as Dr. Schelling * Paul Bildt as Landgerichtsvorsitzender Dr. Zeunemann * Walter Franck as Senior Prosecutor * Ernst Karchow as Prosecutor Dr. Noth * Erika von Thellmann as Therese Klinkhardt * Roma Bahn as Valeska Durich * Fritz Odemar as Hofrat Dr. Mäulchen * Leo Peukert as Verzelli * Erich Ziegel as Professor Van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunted Castle (1960 Film)
''The Haunted Castle'' (german: Das Spukschloß im Spessart) is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann. It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. The film is a sequel to ''The Spessart Inn'' (1958) and was followed by '' Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn'' (1967). It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hein Heckroth and Willy Schatz Willy Schatz (1903–1976) was a German art director of Baltic German origin. He designed the sets for numerous film productions in post-war West Germany including Fritz Lang's '' The Tiger of Eschnapur'' and '' The Indian Tomb'' in 1959.Langford p .... Cast References External links * 1960 films 1960s comedy horror films 1960 musical comedy films 1960s fantasy comedy films West German films German musical comedy films German fantasy comedy films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Kurt Hoffmann F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1959 Film)
''The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp'' (German: ''Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte'') is a 1959 West German fantasy comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Nana Osten, Henry Vahl and Ullrich Haupt.Bock & Bergfelder p.122 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Charles Terrot which had previously been made into a British film in 1954. Plot An angel arrives on earth tasked with improving the world. The main task involves conning a pawnbroker (who specialises in old musical instruments) into believing her harp is valuable. This is set up by organising a "chance meeting" in a pub and convincing him, through a man talking, that he could obtain a valuable harp. Cast * Nana Osten as Der Engel * Henry Vahl as Joshua Webmann * Ullrich Haupt as Hinrich Prigge * Matthias Fuchs as Klaas Henning * Tatjana Sais as Frau Henning * Dunja Movar as Lissy Haverkamp * Eva Vaitl as Frau Haverkamp * Hans Cossy as Herr Hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spessart Inn
''The Spessart Inn'' (german: Das Wirtshaus im Spessart) is a 1958 West German musical comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann. It starred Liselotte Pulver and Carlos Thompson. Plot In the late years of the 18th century, Felix and Peter, two journeymen, are travelling across the Spessart hills to Würzburg. Scared of the bandits that plague these parts, especially after a brief encounter with them, the two are glad to find an inn in the middle of the forest. However, it turns out that they have wandered into a den of thieves. The owners are in league with the bandits, who this very night plan to abduct Franziska, the Comtesse von Sandau, who is travelling through the forest with a group including her fiancé, Baron Sperling. Their coach is waylaid by a trap and the bandits direct them to the nearby inn. The waitress warns the journeymen of impending danger and they pass on the warning to the nobles. During the night, the brigands arrive. To escape, the Comtesse switches places wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salzburg Stories
''Salzburg Stories'' (German: ''Salzburger Geschichten'') is a 1957 West German romantic comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Marianne Koch, Paul Hubschmid and Peter Mosbacher.Bock & Bergfelder p.253 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. Cast * Marianne Koch as Konstanze * Paul Hubschmid as Georg * Peter Mosbacher as Karl * Richard Romanowsky as Leopold * Adrienne Gessner as Karoline * Eva Maria Meineke as Emily * Helmuth Lohner as Franz * Frank Holms as Bob * Anneliese Egerer as Mizzi * Otto Storr as Mr. Namarra * Michl Lang as Bootsführer auf dem Königssee * Claire Reigbert as Mrs. Namarra * Franzl Lang as Jodler * Liesl Karlstadt as Vroni * Franz-Otto Krüger as Hotelmanager * Theodor Danegger as Kellner * Karl Hanft as Ferdl * Petra Unkel * José Held as Pianist * Vera Complojer as Marktfrau See also *''A Salzburg Comedy ''A Salzburg Comedy'' or ''Little Border Traffic'' (german: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Husband's Getting Married Today
''My Husband's Getting Married Today'' (german: Heute heiratet mein Mann) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Johannes Heesters and Paul Hubschmid.Reimer & Reimer p.233 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios near Munich and in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. Cast * Liselotte Pulver as Thesi Petersen * Johannes Heesters as Robert Petersen * Paul Hubschmid as Georg Lindberg * Gustav Knuth as Karl Nielsen * Charles Regnier as Niki Springer * Gundula Korte as Karin Nielsen * Eva Maria Meineke as Betsy * Ingrid van Bergen as Ulla Radtke, Mannequin * Ernst Waldow as Direktor Wilhelm Anders * Lina Carstens as Tante Erna * Margarete Haagen as Schwester Theophenia * Werner Finck as Dr. Agartz, Zahnarzt * Fritz Hinz-Fabricius as Chefarzt des Krankenhauses * Herta Saal Herta may refer to the following: Given name * Herta Anitaș (born 1967) Romanian rower and Olympic medalist * Herta Bothe (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chased By The Devil
''Chased by the Devil'' (german: Vom Teufel gejagt) is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Hans Albers, Willy Birgel and Lil Dagover.Hake p. 224 A doctor discovers a new medical cure with dangerous side effects, and takes the drug himself to test its limitations. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Botho Hoefer Botho Hoefer (1880–1958) was a German art director.Parrill p.231 Selected filmography * '' The Golden Plague'' (1921) * '' Lucrezia Borgia'' (1922) * '' Louise de Lavallière'' (1922) * '' The Evangelist'' (1924) * '' The Hobgoblin'' (1924) * .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1950 films West German films German crime drama films 1950 crime drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Victor Tourjansky Medical-themed films Mad scientist films Bavaria Film films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Straw Hat
''The Blue Straw Hat'' (german: Der blaue Strohhut) is a 1949 West German period comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Margot Hielscher, Karl Schönböck and Mady Rahl.Goble p. 324 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in the city's Nymphenburg Palace Park. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin Max Mellin (1904–1977) was a German art director.Jacobsen & Prinzler p.275 Selected filmography * ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (1933) * ''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' (1934) * '' Playing with Fire'' (1934) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) * ''Fresh ... and Max Seefelder. It is based on the play of the same title by Friedrich Michael. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1949 films West German films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Victor Tourjansky Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1940s historical comedy films German historical comedy films German films based on plays Films set i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orient Express (1944 Film)
''Orient Express'' (german: Orient-Express) is a 1944 German thriller film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Siegfried Breuer, Gusti Wolf and Rudolf Prack.Wiesenthal p. 28 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Cast * Siegfried Breuer as Baron Erich Hübner * Gusti Wolf as Sonja Promshek * Rudolf Prack as Franz Schulz * Lisa Siebel as Frau Dr. Inge Geldern * Paul Dahlke as Police Commisar Iwanowitsch * Oskar Sima as Mischa Kowa, reporter * Joseph Offenbach as Inspector Kosta Balaban * Hilde Sessak as Vera Voneitz, aka Vera Pamalet * Lotte Lang as Mizzi Treff * Nicolas Koline as Der Schlafwagenschaffner * Heini Handschumacher as Holzer, private detective * Albert Lippert as Franko, lawyer * Tibor Halmay as Jango * Georg Vogelsang as Anton Brukenhauser * Viktor Afritsch as Garwinsky * Walther Jung Walther is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a German form of Walter, which is derived from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonelli (film)
''Tonelli'' is a 1943 German drama film directed by Victor Tourjansky and starring Ferdinand Marian, Winnie Markus and Mady Rahl.Bock& Bergfelder p. 346 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ... and at the Deutsches Theater in the city. Cast References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1943 films 1943 comedy-drama films German comedy-drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1940s German-language films Films directed by Victor Tourjansky Circus films Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios German black-and-white films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo Express (film)
''Congo Express'' (german: Kongo-Express) is a 1939 German adventure film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Marianne Hoppe, Willy Birgel. and René Deltgen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Koehn. Location shooting took place on railway lines close to Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1939 adventure films 1930s romance films German adventure films German romance films Films of Nazi Germany Films directed by Eduard von Borsody Films with screenplays by Ernst von Salomon UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1930s German-language films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |