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George Jacoby
Georg Jacoby (23 July 1882 – 21 February 1964) was a German film director and screenwriter. , bfi.org.uk; accessed 11 December 2016. Biography Jacoby was born in Mainz, Germany, the son of (1855-1925), a German comedic , who concentrated largely on creating s, such as '' The Duchess of Athens'' (1883) and ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainz
Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Mainz on the left bank, and Wiesbaden, the capital of the neighbouring state Hesse, on the right bank. Mainz is an independent city with a population of 218,578 (as of 2019) and forms part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Mainz was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans in the 1st century BC as a military fortress on the northernmost frontier of the empire and provincial capital of Germania Superior. Mainz became an important city in the 8th century AD as part of the Holy Roman Empire, capital of the Electorate of Mainz and seat of the Elector of Mainz, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, the Primate (bishop), Primate of Germany. Mainz is famous as the birthplace of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlene Dietrich
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in Josef von Sternberg's ''The Blue Angel'' (1930) brought her international acclaim and a contract with Paramount Pictures. She starred in many Hollywood films, including six iconic roles directed by Sternberg: ''Morocco'' (1930) (her only Academy Award nomination), ''Dishonored'' (1931), '' Shanghai Express'' and ''Blonde Venus'' (both 1932), ''The Scarlet Empress'' (1934) and '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1935), ''Desire'' (1936) and ''Destry Rides Again'' (1939). She successfully traded on her glamorous persona a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swabian Maiden
''The Swabian Maiden'' (Swabian German: ''Das Schwabemädle'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and Ernst Lubitsch and starring Ossi Oswalda, Carl Auen and Hermann Böttcher. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Cast *Ossi Oswalda as Lorle Schmied *Carl Auen as Uhrmachergeselle Christoph Bühler *Fritz Achterberg as Sohn Fred Hausegger *Hermann Böttcher Hermann Gotthilf Ferdinand Boettcher (12 November 1866 – 7 May 1935) was a German stage and film actor.Hardt p.223 Selected filmography * '' The Man of Action'' (1919) * ''The Swabian Maiden'' (1919) * '' Madame Récamier'' (1920) * '' The Big ... as Kammerherr *Aenderly Lebius as Fabrikbesitzer Ferdinand Hausegger *Paul Passarge as Uhrmacher Johann Schmied *Frl. von Basch as Hertha von Lossow References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby Films directed by Ernst Lubitsch German comedy films 1919 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carousel Of Life
''The Carousel of Life'' (German: ''Das Karussell des Lebens'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke, and Reinhold Schünzel. In the United States, it is also known by the alternative title of ''The Last Payment''. It is now considered to be a lost film. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Plot As described in a film magazine, Iola, a beautiful woman of the Latin Quarter, marries a rich cattle owner Pedro Maurez from South America to live in peace and happiness. The arrival of young Parisian Paul Durand whets her interest again in the old haunts of Paris. When her husband is slain in an uprising of laborers, she is again thrown on her own resources. She travels to Paris with the young businessman and, upon their arrival, she is sheltered by the youth's father Henri (Patry). Here she meets her former husband Jules Lambert who is secretary to Henri. The former husband, by his wife Iola's extravagance, had bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seeds Of Life (film)
''The Seeds of Life'' (german: Keimendes Leben) is a German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Emil Jannings, Hanna Ralph, and Hans Junkermann. It was released in three parts. The third part in the series was released as ''Moral und Sinnlichkeit''. It was made by the PAGU company at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast *Emil Jannings as James Fraenkel, Börsenmarktler / John Smith, amerikanischer Ingenieur *Hanna Ralph as Marietta Fraenkel, Fabrikbesitzer *Hans Junkermann as Friedrich Wechmar *Martha Angerstein-Licho as Frau Wechmar *Marga Lindt as Frau von Borowicz *Adolf Klein as Dr. Thiel, Hausarzt bei Wechmars * Grete Diercks as Liese Bräer *Grete Sellin as Anna Beckmann *Toni Zimmerer as Karl Beckmann *Victor Janson as Graf Moros *Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flyer From Goerz
''The Flyer from Goerz'' (German: ''Der Flieger von Goerz'') is a 1918 German silent war film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Ellen Richter, Harry Liedtke and Johannes Müller.Das Ufa-Buch p.32 Cast * Ellen Richter as Giunetta * Harry Liedtke Harry Liedtke (12 October 1882 – 28 April 1945) was a German film actor. Early life Liedtke was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a merchant as the seventh out of 12 children. After the death of his father in 1896, he grew up in an orphanage ... as Fliegeroberleutnant * Johannes Müller as Mario References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock & Michael Töteberg. ''Das Ufa-Buch''. Zweitausendeins, 1992. External links * 1918 films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby German war films 1918 war films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Vermeulen, The Miller Of Flanders
''Jan Vermeulen, the Miller of Flanders'' (German: ''Jan Vermeulen, der Müller aus Flandern'') is a 1917 German silent war drama film directed by Georg Jacoby. It was made as a propaganda film by the German film agency BUFA, which generally specialised in making documentaries but also made feature films such as this and ''Dr. Hart's Diary''.Fuhrmann, Wolfgang ''Imperial Projections: Screening the German Colonies''. Berghahn Books, 2015. p. 261. Location shooting took place around Bruges and Ghent in German-occupied Belgian Flanders. Cast *Richard Bruno as Müller Jan Vermeulen *Rose Veldtkirch as Müllerin Marianne Vermeulen *Karl Berger as Arzt Genesius *Fred Immler as Lehrer Johann Freihardt *Alfred Jürgens as Sohn Pieter Vermeulen *Léo Lasko Léo Lasko (1885–1949) was a German screenwriter and film director of the silent and early sound eras. As Lasko was of Jewish descent he was classified as a "non- Aryan" by the Nazis. Following their 1933 takeover he was ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unusable (film)
''Unusable'' (German: ''Unsühnbar'') is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Adele Sandrock and Grete Diercks. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Cast *Adele Sandrock Adele Sandrock (; born Adele Feldern-Förster; 19 August 1863 – 30 August 1937) was a German-Dutch actress. After a successful theatrical career, she became one of the first German movie stars. Early life Sandrock was born in Rotterdam, Ne ... as die Mutter *Toni Zimmerer as ihr Sohn * Johannes Müller as ihr Sohn * Grete Diercks References External links * Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby German drama films 1917 drama films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios German black-and-white films Films set on the German home front during World War I Silent drama films Silent war films 1910s German films 1910s German-language films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rübezahl's Wedding
''Rübezahl's Wedding'' (German: ''Rübezahls Hochzeit'') is a 1916 German silent fantasy drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and Paul Wegener and starring Wegener, Lyda Salmonova, and Georg Jacoby. It was the first in a trilogy of fairytale films made by Wegener also including '' Hans Trutz in the Land of Plenty'' and ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin''. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in a variety of settings, including mountain shots in the Riesengebirge and a farm near Dresden. The film's sets were designed by Gliese. Cast In alphabetical order *Arthur Ehrens as Count *Rochus Gliese as hairdresser *Hedwig Gutzeit as Buschgrossmutter *Georg Jacoby as inspector *Emilie Kurz as Gouvernante *Marianne Niemeyer as grandmother *Lyda Salmonova as Elfe *Ernst Waldow as tutor *Paul Wegener as Rübezahl See also *Rübezahl Rübezahl ( pl, Liczyrzepa, Duch Gór, Karkonosz, Rzepiór, or Rzepolicz; cs, Krakonoš) is a folkloric mountain spirit ( wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogdan Stimoff
''Bogdan Stimoff'' is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Georg Reimers, Lotte Medelsky, and Carl Goetz. It was made as a co-production between Bulgaria, Germany and the Austrian Empire, the allied Central Powers of the First World War. Location shooting took place around the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Cast *Georg Reimers as Bogdan Stimov *Lotte Medelsky as Ana *Carl Goetz Carl Goetz (10 April 1862 – 15 August 1932) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in around seventy films during the silent and early sound eras. Goetz was of a Jewish background.Prawer p.213 He is particularly noted for his role in ... as Selskiyat idiot *Alfred Valters *Marietta Pikaver * Hans Lackner *Fritz Wrede *Josef Rehberger *Viktor Franz * Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria as himself * Tsaritsa Eleonore of Bulgaria as herself References External links * Bulgarian silent films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dancer (1915 Film)
''The Dancer'' (german: Die Tänzerin) is a 1915 German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Leopoldine Konstantin, and Bruno Kastner. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Cast *Adolf Baumann *Ludwig Hartau *Tatjana Irrah *Bruno Kastner *Leopoldine Konstantin *Max Laurence Friedrich Rudolf Max Laurence (5 August 1852 – 26 May 1926) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Where Is Coletti?'' (1913) * '' The Dancer'' (1915) * '' Hans und Hanni'' (1915) * '' Mountain Air'' (1917) * '' Diary of a ... References External links * Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby German drama films 1915 drama films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios German black-and-white films 1910s dance films Silent drama films 1910s German films 1910s German-language films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Are Better Diplomats
''Women Are Better Diplomats'' (german: Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten) is a 1941 German musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Willy Fritsch and Aribert Wäscher. It was based on a novel by Hans Flemming. The film was the first German feature film to be made in colour, and was one of the most expensive films produced during the Third Reich. The film met with a positive public response and was among the most popular German films of the early war years. Plot A dancer named Marie-Luise Pally is sent on a diplomatic mission to the Frankfurt Parliament in an attempt to stop her uncle's casino in Homburg shutting down. The film is set in the German revolutions of 1848–1849. Cast Production The production period for ''Women Are Better Diplomats'' was both long and expensive, as the production team encountered various difficulties during the making of the film. It took longer to produce than any other Universum Film AG (Ufa) production,Bruns, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
