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Georg Haentzschel
Georg Haentzschel ( 23 December 1907, Berlin – 12 April 1992, Cologne) was a German pianist, broadcaster, composer and arranger. Haentzschel studied at the Stern Conservatoire in Berlin and made a career which eventually left him as the last remaining representative composer from what he considered the golden age of German film music. He worked equally happily as a jazz pianist, regularly collaborating with the similarly gifted Peter Igelhoff. He directed the Deutsche Tanz-und-Unterhaltungsorchester (German Dance and Entertainment Orchestra). After the war, he moved to West Germany and worked in Cologne. Haentzschel's most famous film score, for the wartime extravaganza '' Münchhausen'' (1943) recalls his mentor Theo Mackeben. The score is flooded with romantic melody and effective scoring. Representative work may be heard in many other film scores, such as ''Via Mala'' (released 1948), ''Annelie'' (1941) and ''Robinson soll nicht sterben''. He was killed during the 1992 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Charming Young Lady (film)
''The Charming Young Lady'' (german: Bezauberndes Fräulein) is a 1953 West German musical comedy film directed by Georg Thomalla and starring Thomalla, Herta Staal and Gisela Fackeldey.Bock & Bergfelder p.546 It is in the operetta film tradition and is based on the 1933 stage work of the same title by Ralph Benatzky. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in the city including around Wannsee. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rolf Zehetbauer. Cast * Georg Thomalla as Paul Norman * Herta Staal as Annette * Gisela Fackeldey as Rosette * Wilfried Seyferth as Felix Bernard * Irene Adam as Hanni, Schülerin von Felix * Carin Bäumler as Lilo, Schülerin von Felix * Hans Leibelt as Schokoladenkönig Braun * Käte Pontow as Luise, seine Tochter * Ingrid Rentsch as Eva, Schülerin von Felix * Karl Schönböck as Hektor Kranz * Petra Unkel as Julie, Hausmädchen * Ursula von Manescul as Christa, Schülerin von Felix * Ernst Waldow Ernst Waldow (22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Berlin
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Deaths
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ideal Woman
''The Ideal Woman'' (German: ''Die ideale Frau'') is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Martin Benrath and Boy Gobert. Bock & Berfgelder p.24 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Fritz Maurischat. Location shooting took place around Landshut and in Monaco. Synopsis Fanny Becker, the mayor of Rosenburg, meets a former lover and is tempted to resume her romance with him, but eventually decides to remain with her husband (the leader of the opposition in Rosenburg). Cast * Ruth Leuwerik as Fanny Becker * Martin Benrath as Axel Jungk * Boy Gobert as Jaroslaw Martini * Friedrich Domin as Justizrat Becker * Agnes Windeck as Frau Jungk * Heinrich Gretler as Stadtrat Niggelmann * Paul Hoffmann as Stadtdirektor Rechnitz * Lukas Ammann as Butler * Hellmuth Haupt as Toni Adam * Käthe Itter Käthe Itter (1907–1992) was a German film, television and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marili
''Marili'' is a 1959 West German romantic comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Sabine Sinjen, Paul Hubschmid and Helmuth Lohner.Bock & Bergfelder p.61 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location at Berchtesgaden in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Hennings and Erich Kettelhut. It was made in Eastmancolor. Cast * Sabine Sinjen as Marili * Paul Hubschmid as Robert Orban * Helmuth Lohner as Peter Markwart * Hanne Wieder as Ella Roland * Ernst Schröder as Waldemar Heller * Leonard Steckel as Ludwig Ostertag * Ursula Gütschow as Englischlehrerin * Käte Jaenicke as Köchin * Hilde Schönborn as Schneiderin * Erich Dunskus as Bühnenportier * Maria Axt as Kesse Dame * Helmut Ahner as Mixer * Annie Pauker as 1. Tischdame * Inge Kühl as 2. Tischdame * Rudolf Vogel as Berthold Glubb See also * ''Marika Marika is a feminine given name of Polish, Greek, and Japanese origin. It has its origin in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Sold Himself (1959 Film)
''The Man Who Sold Himself'' (german: Der Mann, der sich verkaufte) is a 1959 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hildegard Knef, Hansjörg Felmy and Antje Weisgerber.Bock & Bergfelder p.33 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut (1 November 1893 – 13 March 1979) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his s ... and Johannes Ott. Cast References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1959 films 1959 crime films German crime films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Josef von Báky Films about journalists Films shot at Wandsbek Studios 1950s German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanie (film)
''Stefanie'' is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Carlos Thompson, Sabine Sinjen and Rainer Penkert.Davidson & Hake p. 241 It was followed by a 1960 sequel ''Stefanie in Rio''. Cast * Sabine Sinjen as Stefanie Gonthar * Carlos Thompson as Architekt Pablo Guala * Rainer Penkert as Hannes Gonthar * Peter Vogel as Andreas Gonthar * Mady Rahl as Sonja * Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Wirtschafterin Frau Hantke * Lore Hartling as Pablos Schwester Blanca Guala * Christiane Maybach as Gabriele * Gisela Fackeldey as Verkäuferin * Fritz Eberth as Zwei-Meter-Türhüter * Benno Hoffmann as Herr "Großer Bär" * Veronika Götz as Dicke Emma * Wolfgang Kühne as Lehrer * Hilde Volk as Lehrerin Frl. Borsig * Anneliese Würtz as Frau Mohrendiek * Helmuth Lohner Helmuth Lohner (24 April 1933 – 23 June 2015) was an Austrian actor, theatre director, and from 1997 to 2006 director of the Theater in der Josefstadt. Early life Born in Vienna, Lohner initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confess, Doctor Corda
''Confess, Doctor Corda'' (german: Gestehen Sie, Dr. Corda) is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hardy Krüger, Elisabeth Müller and Lucie Mannheim. It is considered to be a film noir, one of a number made in Germany during the decade.Spicer p.110 It was shot at the Spandau Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut and Helmut Nentwig. A Doctor goes to a meet a young woman in a park at night, only to find that she has been murdered before he got there. The police consider him the prime suspect, and put him under considerable pressure to confess. Cast * Hardy Krüger as Dr. Fred Corda * Elisabeth Müller as Beate Corda * Lucie Mannheim as Mrs. Bieringer * Hans Nielsen as Dr. Nagel * Fritz Tillmann as Dr. Pohlhammer * Eva Pflug as Gabriele Montag * Rudolf Fernau as Professor Schliessmann * Siegfried Lowitz as Inspektor Guggitz * Emmy Burg as Oberin * Lore Hartling as Schwester Antonia * Paul Edwin Roth as Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precocious Youth
''Precocious Youth'' (german: Die Frühreifen) is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Heidi Brühl, Christian Doermer and Christian Wolff.Hake p. 115 The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and Paul Markwitz. Cast * Heidi Brühl as Inge * Christian Doermer as Wolfgang * Christian Wolff as Freddy * Jochen Brockmann as Vikar Englert * Paul Esser as Herr Messmann * Richard Häussler as Herr Rau * Ilse Fürstenberg as Frau Messmann * Peter Kraus as Guenther * Sabine Sinjen as Hannelore * Harald Dietl as Heini * Harry Wüstenhagen as Abteilungsleiter Hennig * Jürgen Graf Jürgen Graf (born 15 August 1951) is a Swiss author, former teacher and Holocaust denier. Since August 2000 he has been living in exile, and is currently living in Russia, working as a translator, with his wife. Background Born in Basel, Graf s ... as Butzi * Cathrin Heyer as Helga * Claus Peter Lüttgen as Jochen * Peter Nijinskij as Jonny * Walter Koch as Kalle * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Day Of Spring
''The First Day of Spring'' (german: Der erste Frühlingstag) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Luise Ullrich, Paul Dahlke and Ingeborg Schöner.Parish p.505 It was based on the 1935 play ''Call It a Day'' by the British writer Dodie Smith. It was made at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. Cast * Luise Ullrich as Dolly * Paul Dahlke as Robert Hiller * Ingeborg Schöner as Vera * Matthias Fuchs as Martin * Angelika Meissner as Lilo * Fita Benkhoff as Käthe * Robert Freitag as Bruno * Gustav Fröhlich as Paul Frank * Heli Finkenzeller as Edith * Brigitte Grothum as Trixi * Blandine Ebinger as Elsi * Carla Hagen as Fanny * Lori Leux as Oma * Katharina Mayberg as Bettina Morelli * Kurt Roy as Albert * Lou Seitz as Martha * Horst Willer as Fred See also * ''Call It a Day ''Call It a Day'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
