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Hans Zesch-Ballot
Hans Zesch-Ballot (20 May 1896 – 1 September 1972) was a German film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ....Goble p.255 Filmography References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1896 births 1972 deaths Actors from Dresden German male film actors 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth largest by area (after Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne), and the third most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. Dresden's urban area comprises the towns of Freital, Pirna, Radebeul, Meissen, Coswig, Radeberg and Heidenau and has around 790,000 inhabitants. The Dresden metropolitan area has approximately 1.34 million inhabitants. Dresden is the second largest city on the River Elbe after Hamburg. Most of the city's population lives in the Elbe Valley, but a large, albeit very sparsely populated area of the city east of the Elbe lies in the West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands (the westernmost part of the Sudetes) and thus in Lusatia. Many boroughs west of the Elbe lie in the foreland of the Ore Mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter In The Woods (1936 Film)
''Winter in the Woods'' (German: ''Waldwinter'', "Forest Winter") is a 1936 German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Viktor Staal, Hansi Knoteck and Hans Zesch-Ballot. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin. 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 .... It was remade in 1956 under the same title.Williams p.150 Cast References Bibliography * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. * Williams, Alan. ''Film and Nationalism''. Rutgers University Press, 2002. External links * 1936 films 1936 drama films German drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Fritz Peter Buch Films set in Prussia Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Of Decision (1938 Film)
''The Night of Decision'' (german: Die Nacht der Entscheidung) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Pola Negri, Hans Zesch-Ballot and Sabine Peters. The film was Negri's final production in Nazi Germany, made at the time of the Munich Crisis.Kotowski p. 180 It was an independent film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Günther Artur Günther (1893–1972) was a German art director.Giesen p.202 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during a lengthy career. Selected filmography * '' When the Dead Speak'' (1917) * '' Ikarus, the Flying Man'' (1918) * ''Alrau .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1938 films 1938 drama films German drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Nunzio Malasomma German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films scored by Lothar Brühne {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freight From Baltimore
''Freight from Baltimore'' (german: Fracht von Baltimore) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Hans Hinrich and starring Hilde Weissner, Attila Hörbiger, and Hans Zesch-Ballot. Interiors were shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.60 The film's sets were designed by the art directors and Erich Czerwonski. It was partly shot on location at the Port of Hamburg The Port of Hamburg (german: Hamburger Hafen, ) is a seaport on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, from its mouth on the North Sea. Known as Germany's "Gateway to the World" (''Tor zur Welt''), it is the country's largest seaport by volume .... Cast References Bibliography * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1938''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. * External links * 1938 films Films of Nazi Germany German drama films 1938 drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Hans Hinrich Terra Film films Films shot in Hamburg Seafaring films German black-and-white films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fools In The Snow
''Fools in the Snow'' (German: ''Narren im Schnee'') is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Anny Ondra, Paul Klinger and Gisela Schlüter. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in South Tyrol in the Dolomites.Klaus p.156-57 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Günther. Cast * Anny Ondra as Dorothee Heinemann * Paul Klinger as Toni Notnagel * Gisela Schlüter as Margot * Paul Richter as Dr. Hans Sieck * Eva Tinschmann as Ottilie Konstantin * Willi Schaeffers as Professor Konstantin * Thorby Wörndle as Der lange Tobias * Karel Stepanek as Rolf Pinkenkötter * Paul Heidemann as Baron Göckler * Edna Greyff as Lisa 'Krümel' * Günther Vogdt as Gustl 'Knirps' * Werner Schott as Der Sonderbare * Hans Zesch-Ballot as Vater Heinemann * Rudolf Vones as Der schöne Valentino * Beppo Brem as Hausdiener Franzl * Hermine Ziegler as Wirtschafterin Rosa * Josef Eichheim Josef T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heimat (1938 Film)
''Heimat'' is a 1938 Cinema of Germany, German historical film, historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Zarah Leander, Heinrich George and Ruth Hellberg. The film's melodramatic storyline portrays the return of a leading singer to her hometown, where her father wishes her to settle down and marry. It is based on the 1893 play ''Heimat (play), Heimat'' by Hermann Sudermann. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Schroedter and Walter Haag. Froelich won the Venice Film Festival#Award for Best Director, award for best director at the 1938 Venice Film Festival for this film. Synopsis The opera singer Maddalena had been cast out by her family after they learned she was to bear the child of a banker von Keller who had seduced and abandoned her. Her return to her native city has her father warn her to remain away, because she is a threat to her family, and her sister Marie's wedding. However, von Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Impossible Mister Pitt
''The Impossible Mister Pitt'' (German: ''Der unmögliche Herr Pitt'') is a 1938 German adventure crime film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Willi Schur, Leopold von Ledebur and Hilde Weissner. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location off the coast of Split in Croatia. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was based on the novel of the same title by Georg Mühlen-Schulte who also worked on the screenplay.Goble p.337 Synopsis Two men, Tom and Tim escape from a Tunisian prison where they had been doing hard labour after being arrested following a brawl and not having correct identity documents. They board a luxury yacht and encounter Lucienne and her father Thomas Cay. Tom impersonates a man called Pitt who is engaged to Lucienne and she, taking a liking to him, plays along. He soon uncovers a plot to sabotage the yacht. Cast * Harry Piel as Tom * Willi Schur as Tim * Leopold von Lede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger Of Eschnapur (1938 Film)
''The Tiger of Eschnapur'' (originally ''Der Tiger von Eschnapur'') is a 1938 German film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Philip Dorn, La Jana and Theo Lingen. It was followed by a second part '' The Indian Tomb'' which was released the same year. Cast *Philip Dorn as Maharadscha von Eschnapur * La Jana as Maharani von Eschnapur *Alexander Golling as Prinz Ramigani, Vetter des Maharadscha *Theo Lingen as Emil Sperling * Kitty Jantzen as Irene Traven *Gustav Diessl as Sascha Demidoff, Abenteurer *Hans Stüwe as Peter Fürbringer, Architekt *Karl Haubenreißer as Gopal *Albert Hörrmann as Ragupati, in Diensten Ramiganis *Rosa Jung as Myrrha, Vertraute der Maharani * S.O. Schoening as Leibarzt Dr. Putri *Gisela Schlüter as Lotte Sperling *Hans Zesch-Ballot as Fjedor Borodin, Abenteurer *Harry Frank as Mischa Borodin, Abenteurer *Gerhard Dammann as Neugieriger Gast auf Fürbringers Fest *Hertha von Walther as Gast auf Fürbringers Fest *Carl Auen as Indischer Nobiler *J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tango Notturno
''Tango Notturno'' is a 1937 German drama film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Pola Negri, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Lina Carstens. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Böhm (art director) and Erich Czerwonski. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film made a hit of Pola Negri's rendition of the song "Ich hab' an dich gedacht" (lyrics by Hans-Fritz Beckman, music by Hans-Otto Borgmann Hans-Otto Borgmann (20 October 1901 – 26 July 1977) was a German film music composer during the Third Reich. He joined Universum Film AG, UFA as a silent film music conductor in 1928, and became head composer by 1931. A melody he had compose ...) which gave its title to the film.Bogusław Drewniak ''Polen und Deutschland 1919–1939: Wege und Irrwege'' 1939 "Zu einem gewissen Erfolg wurde in der Zeit der großen Tangomanie in Europa „Tango Notturno" (1937) in der Regie von Fritz Kirchoff und mit dem Schlager von Hans Otto Borgmann, der dem Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condottieri (film)
''Condottieri'' is a 1937 Italian historical drama film directed by Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Loris Gizzi and Laura Nucci. It portrays the life of Giovanni de' Medici, a celebrated condottiere of the sixteenth century. A separate German-language version was also made. The film received 9.6 million lire of funding from the Italian government, as part as a major drive by the Fascist authorities to develop the Italian film industry (which also involved the construction of the large Cinecittà complex in Rome). Along with ''Scipio Africanus'', the film was an attempt to harness history to support the Fascist regime's current policies. ''Condottieri'' drew parallels between the dictator Benito Mussolini and the historical figure of de' Medici, portraying both as unifying Italy. The film's elaborate sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi and Erich Grave, while Herbert Ploberger produced the costumes. Cast *Luis Trenker as Giovanni de' Medici *Loris Gizzi as Malatesta *Laura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night With The Emperor
''The Night With the Emperor'' (german: Die Nacht mit dem Kaiser) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Richard Romanowsky, and Friedrich Benfer. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Film in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Haacker and Hermann Warm.Klaus p.160 The film is set in 1808 at the Congress of Erfurt The Congress of Erfurt was the meeting between Napoleon, Emperor of the French, and Alexander I, Emperor of All Russia, from Tuesday 27 September to Friday 14 October 1808 intended to reaffirm the alliance concluded the previous year with the .... Cast References Bibliography * * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. External links * 1936 films 1930s historical comedy films German historical comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Erich Engel Films set in 1808 Films set in Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
