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Gerd Michael Henneberg
Gerd Michael Henneberg (14 July 1922 – 1 January 2011) was a German actor and theater director. Biography Gerd Henneberg's father, Richard, was a theater director. After the young Heeneberg took private acting classes, he debuted on stage at age sixteen, in the Leipzig Theater. Afterwards, he worked in the Aschaffenburg Theater and later became a member of the cast in the German National Theater in Weimar, where he remained until after the end of World War II. In 1948, Henneberg moved to East Berlin. He appeared on the stages of the Schiffbauerdamm Theater and the People's Theater, but finally settled in the Maxim Gorky Theater. Henneberg's most recognized performance was that of Scanlon of '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', a character he depicted more than four hundred times. On 5 October 1960, he was awarded the People's Artist Prize. In 1960, he was named manager of the Neustrelitz Theater. In February 1962 he assumed the same duties in the Dresden Theater. Henne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg, was buried in the city's cathedral after his death. Magdeburg's version of German town law, known as Magdeburg rights, spread throughout Central and Eastern Europe. In the Late Middle Ages, Magdeburg was one of the largest and most prosperous German cities and a notable member of the Hanseatic League. One of the most notable people from the city is Otto von Guericke, famous for his experiments with the Magdeburg hemispheres. Magdeburg has been destroyed twice in its history. The Catholic League sacked Magdeburg in 1631, resulting in the death of 25,000 non-combatants, the largest loss of the Thirty Years' War. During the World War II the Allies bombed the city in 1945 and destroying much of it. After World War II the city belonged t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Süddeutsche Zeitung
The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of SZ is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and social-democrat. History On 6 October 1945, five months after the end of World War II in Germany, the ''SZ'' was the first newspaper to receive a license from the US military administration of Bavaria. Thfirst issuewas published the same evening, allegedly printed from the same (repurposed) presses that had printed ''Mein Kampf''. The first article begins with: Declines in ad sales in the early 2000s was so severe that the paper was on the brink of bankruptcy in October 2002. The Süddeutsche survived through a 150 million euro investment by a new shareholder, a regional newspaper chain called Südwestdeutsche Medien. Over a period of three years, the newspaper underwent a reduction in its staff, from 425 to 307, the closing of a regional edition in Düsseldor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Fackelträger
''Der Fackelträger'' is an East German black and white film directed by Johannes Knittel. It was released in 1957. Cast * Hermann Kiessner as Dr. Sänger * Loni Michelis as Frau Sänger * Friedrich Gnaß as Kabische * Harry Hindemith as Dr. Hartmann * Horst Kube as Johannes * Ruth Maria Kubitschek as Dora * Georg Thies as Gottfried * Margret Homeyer as Ingeborg * Norbert Christian as Assessor Großkopf * Charlotte Brummerhoff as Bittrich * Horst Schönemann as Dr. Schleitz * Wolf von Beneckendorff as Prosecutor General * Hans W. Hamacher as Senator * Annemarie Hase Annemarie Hase (1900 – 1971) was a German actress and cabaret artist. She emerged as a star during the Weimar Republic, but because she was Jewish she faced increasing persecution following the Nazi takeover in 1933. In 1936 she went into exile ... as Ziebusch External links * 1957 films East German films 1950s German-language films German black-and-white films 1950s German films {{1950s-German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spielbank-Affäre
''Spielbank-Affäre'' is an East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ... film. It was released in 1957. The film is set in West Germany, starring actors from the West German film industry. External links * 1957 films East German films 1950s German-language films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…
''Berlin, Schoenhauser Corner'' (german: Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…) is an East German crime film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1957. Plot summary Dieter, Angela, Kohle and Karl-Heinz are part of a group of delinquent youths who prowl Schönhauser Allee, in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg. The four, each with their troubled life, are often in trouble with the police. Karl-Heinz steals an identity document and uses it to enter West Berlin, where he murders a man while committing armed robbery. The police suspect that his friends assisted him. When he returns, Kohle and Dieter confront Karl-Heinz about an unpaid debt; he threatens them both with a pistol, and Kohle knocks him unconscious. Karl-Heinz recovers and runs away, but Dieter and Kohle believe they have killed Karl-Heinz. Kohle and Dieter get assistance in fleeing to West Berlin, and stay in a home with other young men in the western sector of the city. They plan to get to the Federal Republic of Germany. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissy (film)
''Lissy'' is a 1957 East German film directed by Konrad Wolf, based on a novel by Franz Carl Weiskopf. It was released on 30 May 1957. Plot Lissy Schroeder, a working-class girl in Berlin, marries Alfred, a clerk. In 1932, Alfred is fired by his Jewish boss. Despite having ties to the Communist party through Lissy's brother Paul, the previously apolitical Alfred joins the Nazi party. After Hitler gains power, Paul is shot by the Nazis, causing Lissy to question the country's and her husband's politics and where her loyalties truly lie. Cast * Sonja Sutter Sonja Sutter (17 January 1931 – 1 June 2017) was a German film actress. She was one of the few actors that was allowed to appear in productions in both East and West Germany. She is remembered for her role as Fraulein Rottenmeier in the German ... as Lissy Schröder / Frohmeyer * Horst Drinda as Alfred Frohmeyer * Hans-Peter Minetti as Paul Schröder * Kurt Oligmüller as Kaczmierczik * Gerhard Bienert as Vater Schrö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crucible (1957 Film)
''The Crucible'' (french: Les Sorcières de Salem, german: Die Hexen von Salem or ''Hexenjagd'') is a 1957 joint Franco-East German film production directed by Raymond Rouleau with a screenplay adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre from the 1953 play ''The Crucible'', by Arthur Miller. Plot 1692, Salem, Massachusetts. John Proctor is the only member in the town's assembly who resists the attempts of the rich to gain more wealth at the expense of the poor farmers, thus incurring the wrath of deputy governor Danforth. Proctor's sternly puritanical wife, Elizabeth, is sick and has not shared his bed for months, and he was seduced by his maid, Abigail. When he ends his affair with her, Abigail and several other local girls turn to slave Tituba. Reverend Parris catches the girls in the forest as they partake in what appears to be witchcraft. Abigail and the rest deny it, saying that they have been bewitched. A wave of hysteria engulfs the town, and Danforth uses the girls' accusations to instig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Millionen Der Yvette
''Die Millionen der Yvette'' is an East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ... film. It was released in 1956. Cast External links * 1956 films East German films 1950s German-language films 1950s German films German black-and-white films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Tapfere Schneiderlein
''Das tapfere Schneiderlein'' is an East German fantasy film directed by Helmut Spieß. It was released in 1956. Cast * Kurt Schmidtchen as Das tapfere Schneiderlein * Christel Bodenstein as Traute * Horst Drinda as Prinz Eitel * Fred Kronström as König Griesgram * Gerd Michael Henneberg as Schatzmeister Gier * Fred Wolff as Leibdiener Zimperlich * Fred Mahr as Gärtner Sommer * Wolf Kaiser as 1. Riese * Gerhard Frei as 2. Riese * Ellen Plessow as Schneidermeisterin * Fredy Barten Fredy is a given name, and may refer to: * Fredy Bareiro (born 1982), Paraguayan football player * Fredy Montero Colombian footballer with Sounders FC * Fredy Barth (born 1979), Swiss racing driver * Fredy Glanzmann (born 1963), Swiss Nordic combin ... as Schneidermeister * Helene Riechers as Musfrau * Christian Balhaus as Knappe Thilo * Waltraud Kramm as Junge Bäuerin External links * 1956 films 1950s children's fantasy films German children's fantasy films East German films 1950s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Müntzer (film)
''Thomas Muentzer'' is a 1956 East Germany, East German film about the life of the 16th-century Protestantism, Protestant theologian and peasant leader Thomas Muentzer, directed by Martin Hellberg. Plot In 1519, the teachings of Martin Luther sweep through the German principalities. They are welcomed by the peasants, who hope that the new doctrines will help to liberate them from the oppressive yoke of the nobility and the magistrates. The young pastor Thomas Muentzer embraces Lutheranism, but he is more radical in his support for the peasants. In 1523, Muentzer arrives in Allstedt to assume the office of the local pastor. When a local villager is arrested after assaulting an overseer who tried to rape his sister, the priest helps him escape. He also carries a first Mass in German rather than Latin, and preaches his flock to destroy all the saints' icons in the local chapel, which he deems to be heretical. The people burn it down. The local baron retaliates by destroying the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heimliche Ehen
''Heimliche Ehen'' is a 1956 East German comedy film directed by Gustav von Wangenheim. It stars Paul Heidemann and Gerd Michael Henneberg. Cast * Paul Heidemann as Trucks * Gerd Michael Henneberg as Fischer * Siegfried Hömke as Junger Bauer * Helga Jordan as Hanni * Hans Klering as Knetsch * Waltraud Kogel as Sekretärin Sellger * Gisela Kugland as Sekretärin * Franz Kutschera as Raugraff * Otto Lange as Bauer * Marga Legal as Frau Oberlin * Werner Lierck as Fahrer Max * Erich Loesche as Maurer * Armin Mueller-Stahl as Norbert * Wilhelm Nickel as Alter Wächter * Reinhold Pasch Reinhold is a German male given name. This German name is originally from "Reinold", composed of two elements. The first is from ''ragin'', meaning "the (Germanic) Gods" and ''wald'' meaning "powerful". This name was popularised by the ancient Ge ... as Mitarbeiter Lehmann References External links * 1956 films 1956 comedy films German comedy films East German films 1950s German-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polizeiruf 110
''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series likened to Poirot. The name links to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), and after the dissolution of Deutscher Fernsehfunk the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series ''Tatort'', and quickly became a public favorite. In contrast with other television crime series in which killings are practically the primary focus, while ''Tatort'' handled homicide cases, the cases handled in the GDR TV's ''Polizeiruf'' were more often more frequent crimes such as domestic violence, extortion, fraud, theft and juvenile delinquency, as well as alcoholism, child abuse and rape. Contrary to ''Tatort'', which concentrated on the primary characters and their private lives, police procedure was the center of attention of ''Polizeiruf'', espe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
