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Gero Wecker
Gero Wecker (1923–1974) was a German film producer.Giesen p.183 In the post-Second World War era he produced populist entertainment films for the West German market. Career Wecker founded Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH in 1953. The company was based in Göttingen, Germany. Selected filmography * ''The Immenhof Girls'' (1955) * ''Three Girls from the Rhine'' (1955) * ''Without You All Is Darkness'' (1956) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1957) * ''The Girl Without Pyjamas'' (1957) * ''Different from You and Me'' (1957) * ''Court Martial'' (1959) * '' Bombs on Monte Carlo'' (1960) * ''The White Spider'' (1963) * ''The Twins from Immenhof'' (1973) * ''Spring in Immenhof'' (1974) Personal In August 1947, Wecker married Carola Bornée (born 1924), with whom he had two daughters, Cornelia (born 1948) and Angela (born 1952). Gero and Carola divorced in 1961. Gero Wecker then, in the 1960s, married actress Karin Jacobsen Karin Jacobsen (1924–1989) was a German actress and screenwriter.Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göttingen
Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911. General information The origins of Göttingen lay in a village called ''Gutingi, ''first mentioned in a document in 953 AD. The city was founded northwest of this village, between 1150 and 1200 AD, and adopted its name. In Middle Ages, medieval times the city was a member of the Hanseatic League and hence a wealthy town. Today, Göttingen is famous for its old university (''Georgia Augusta'', or University of Göttingen, "Georg-August-Universität"), which was founded in 1734 (first classes in 1737) and became the most visited university of Europe. In 1837, seven professors protested against the absolute sovereignty of the House of Hanover, kings of Kingdom of Hanover, Hanover; they lost their positions, but be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Different From You And Me
''Different from You and Me (§175)'' (german: Anders als du und ich (§175)) is a 1957 feature film on the subject of homosexuality directed by Veit Harlan. The film was subject to censorship in Germany, and several scenes had to be altered before it could be released. Plot ''Different from You and Me (§175)'' centers around the well-to-do Teichmann family in Berlin. Klaus, the 17-year-old son of Werner and Christa Teichmann, has begun to lead a life that increasingly worries his parents. Although he is an outstanding student, Klaus spends most of his free time with Manfred, a low academic achiever raised by a relatively poor single mother. The two boys share an interest in the arts, and Manfred has just published a poem in the local newspaper. Klaus has to protect Manfred from classroom bullies who attack him for his effeteness. The Teichmanns become even more concerned when they learn that Manfred has introduced Klaus to the antique dealer Boris Winkler, who hosts decaden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Film Producers
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1974 Deaths
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Births
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Karin Jacobsen
Karin Jacobsen (1924–1989) was a German actress and screenwriter.Goble p.242 She was married to the actor Carl-Heinz Schroth and the film producer Gero Wecker. Selected filmography * ''Artists' Blood'' (1949) * ''Furioso'' (1950) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1952) * ''Men at a Dangerous Age'' (1954) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1954)ʎ * ''The Bordello ''The Bordello'' (german: Das Freudenhaus) is a 1971 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Karin Jacobsen, Herbert Fleischmann and Gisela Peltzer.Goble p.770 Cast * Karin Jacobsen as Rosi * Herbert Fleischmann as Leop ...'' (1971) References Bibliography * Baer, Hester. ''Dismantling the Dream Factory: Gender, German Cinema, and the Postwar Quest for a New Film Language''. Berghahn Books, 2012. External links * 1924 births 1989 deaths German stage actresses German film actresses German television actresses People from Düren Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia 20th-century German s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring In Immenhof
''Spring in Immenhof'' (german: Frühling auf Immenhof) is a 1974 West German family film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Heidi Brühl, Horst Janson and Olga Tschechowa.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 It is the fifth and last of the series of Immenhof films, part of the heimatfilm tradition. It marked the final film appearance of the veteran actress Olga Tschechowa. Cast * Heidi Brühl as Brigitte 'Dalli' Voss * Horst Janson as Alexander Arkens * Birgit Westhausen as Billy * Bettina Westhausen as Bobby * Olga Tschechowa as Großmutter * Giulia Follina as Sigrid * Katharina Brauren as Mutter Carsten * Vera Gruber as Stine * Henry Vahl as Wedderkopp-Vater * Franz Schafheitlin as Dr. Tiedemann * Günter Lüdke as Ole * Wolfram Schaerf as Henning Holm * Alexander Grill as Döberlein * Thomas Balzer as Hasso * Esther Rudat as Eva * Martina Glietz Martina may refer to: People * Martina (given name), a female form of Martin, including a list of people with the given name Marti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twins From Immenhof
''The Twins from Immenhof'' (german: Die Zwillinge vom Immenhof) is a 1973 West German family drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Heidi Brühl, Horst Janson and Olga Tschechowa.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 Set in Schleswig-Holstein, the film is in the post-war Heimatfilm tradition. It is part of the series of Immenhof films, continuing on from a trilogy of 1950s films in which Brühl had starred. It was followed by a sequel ''Spring in Immenhof'' the following year. Cast * Heidi Brühl as Brigitte 'Dalli' Voss * Horst Janson as Alexander Arkens * Olga Tschechowa as Großmutter Arkens * Birgit Westhausen as Sibylle 'Billy' Arkens * Bettina Westhausen as Roberta 'Bobby' Arkens * Jutta Speidel as Anke * Katharina Brauren as Mutter Karstens, Mutter Dorfkrug * Vera Gruber as Stine * Bernd Herzsprung as Klaus * Franz Schafheitlin as Dr. Tiedemann, Tierarzt * Günter Lüdke as Ole * Alexander Hegarth as Chef von Brigitte Voss * Rudolf W. Marnitz as Briefträger Bormeister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Spider (1963 Film)
''The White Spider'' (german: Die weiße Spinne) is a 1963 West German crime thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Horst Frank. It is based on a novel of the same name by the Czech writer Louis Weinert-Wilton. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Location shooting took place in London, Hamburg and West Berlin West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under mi .... It was made and promoted to look like a German Edgar Wallace movie, using the same director and several actors from the Wallace film series. Plot When Muriel Irvine's husband is killed in an automobile accident after a night of gambling, she discovers that he had previously dramatically increased his life insurance coverage. The insurance comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombs On Monte Carlo (1960 Film)
''Bombs on Monte Carlo'' (german: Bomben auf Monte Carlo) is a 1960 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Eddie Constantine, Marion Michael and Gunther Philipp. The film was based on a novel by Fritz Reck-Malleczewen which had already between adapted as a film in 1931 as '' Bombs on Monte Carlo''. Location shooting took place in Monaco, Nice and at the Schleissheim Palace in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Niko Matul. Cast *Eddie Constantine as Captain Eddie Cronen *Marion Michael as Princess Marina *Gunther Philipp as Dr. Swaart *Gunnar Möller as Burg *Barbara Laage as Olga *Dominique Wilms as Giuletta *Denise Grey as Contesse Tamm * Albert Préjean as ward *Viktor de Kowa Viktor de Kowa (also spelled Victor de Kowa, born Victor Paul Karl Kowalczyk; 8 March 1904 – 8 April 1973) was a German stage and film actor, chanson singer, director, narrator, and comic poet. Life He was born the son of a farmer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Martial (1959 Film)
''Court Martial'' (german: Kriegsgericht) is a 1959 West German war drama film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Karlheinz Böhm, Christian Wolff and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 48 It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... Ernst H. Albrecht. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1959 films 1959 drama films 1950s war drama films German war drama films 1950s German-language films German black-and-white films West German films Anti-war films about World War II Films about capital punishment Films about miscarriage of justice Films based on non-fiction books Films directed by Kurt Meisel Military courtroom films World War II naval fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Without Pyjamas
''The Girl Without Pyjamas'' (german: Das Mädchen ohne Pyjama) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Hans Quest and starring Ingeborg Christiansen, Bert Fortell and Elma Karlowa.Hermanni p.315 Cast * Ingeborg Christiansen as Irma * Bert Fortell as Eddy Blohm * Elma Karlowa as Eva * Bum Krüger as Egon Bruchsal * Christiane Maybach as Marion Klenk * Gunther Philipp as Dr. Engelbert Moll * Willi Rose * Oskar Sima as Direktor Klenk * Alice Treff as Frau Schickedanz * Erika von Thellmann as Tante Wilhelmine * Charlotte Witthauer as Fräulein Rübsahm * Wolfgang Völz Wolfgang Otto Völz (16 August 1930 – 2 May 2018) was a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, TV shows, feature films (especially German films based on Edgar Wallace works) and taped radio shows. He was also a very prolifi ... as Assistant von Dr. Moll References Bibliography * Horst O. Hermanni. ''Das Film ABC Band 5: Von La Jana bis Robert Mulligan''. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
