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Hansjörg Felmy
Hansjörg Felmy (born Hans-Jörg Hellmuth Felmy; 31 January 1931 – 24 August 2007) was a German actor. He appeared in 50 films and television shows between 1957 and 1995. Films like ''Der Stern von Afrika'' and ''Wir Wunderkinder'' made him a well-known actor in the late 1950s. He starred in the film ''The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'' (1961), which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. In the popular German television crime series ''Tatort'' he played police investigator Heinz Haferkamp from 1974 to 1980. In an international film appearance, he played the Stasi officer Heinrich Gerhard in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Torn Curtain'' (1966) who hunts the leading characters played by Julie Andrews and Paul Newman. In his last years he suffered from osteoporosis. He died in Eching, Landshut, Eching near Munich. Felmy was the son of the German airforce general Hellmuth Felmy (1885 - 1965). Selected filmography * ''Der Stern von Afrika'' (1957) - Robert Franke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Without Mercy
''Heart Without Mercy'' () is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Barbara Rütting, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Hinz.Hake p.117 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Cast * Barbara Rütting as Anja Wegener * Hansjörg Felmy as Ulrich Rombach * Werner Hinz as Friedrich Rombach * Hans Nielsen as Dr. Waagemann * Margarete Haagen as Mimi Busse * Corny Collins as Hilde Wegener * Günter Pfitzmann as Dr. Knoll * Josef Dahmen as Kriminalrat Dorn * Lotte Brackebusch as Frau Wegener * Elly Burgmer * Wilhelm Walter * Manfred Kunst * Kai Fischer as Christa * Henry Vahl Henry Vahl (1897–1977) was a German stage, film and television actor.Ball & Spiess p.162 From 1958 he was a star of the Ohnsorg-Theater in Hamburg. His younger brother Bruno Vahl-Berg was also an actor. Selected filmography * '' The Muzzle'' ... as Gärtner Volmer References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirates Of The Mississippi (film)
''The Pirates of the Mississippi'' (German: ''Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi'') is a Western film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Brad Harris and Sabine Sinjen. A Eurowestern, it was a co-production between West Germany, France and Italy. Based on the 1848 novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, the film was the first pairing of Brad Harris and Tony Kendall with Gianfranco Parolini as a second unit director. Kendall reprised his role of Chief Black Eagle in ''Black Eagle of Santa Fe'' (1965). The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Berthel and Johannes Ott. Plot Based on an island in the Mississippi River a pirate gang terrorize the town of Helena and the steamboats. Sheriff James Lively can't stop pirate boss Kelly from tricking the Cherokees into helping him attack a steamboat with a precious cargo. Cast * Hansjörg Felmy as Sheriff James Lively * Brad Harris as Tom Cook * Sabine Sinjen as Evelyn * Horst Frank as Kelly * Doro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Station Six-Sahara
''Station Six-Sahara'' is a 1963 British-West German drama film directed by Seth Holt and starring Carroll Baker, Peter van Eyck and Ian Bannen. It is a remake of the 1938 film '' S.O.S. Sahara'', which had been based on a play by Jean Martet. Plot Martin takes a job and heads out into the Sahara Desert to a pumping station operated by a U.S. oil company. The truck taking him there is carrying an empty coffin for a pumping station worker killed on the job; Martin is his replacement. Martin has signed a 5-year work contract. The station is run by an authoritarian named Kramer, a disillusioned American with German roots. Martin and Kramer do not get along well. Apart from Fletcher, a noisy jokester, Martin's co-workers include uptight British ex-major Macey and Santos, a silent Spaniard who prefers to be left to his work. There are many factors that start to make the work Martin and the men are doing very tiring and gruesome. The boiling heat, the eye-drying dust, and the lack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Years Of The Thorwalds
''The Happy Years of the Thorwalds'' (German: ''Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds'') is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and , starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hansjörg Felmy and Dietmar Schönherr.Bock & Bergfelder p.40 It is based on J.B. Priestley's 1937 play ''Time and the Conways'', with the setting shifted from Britain to Germany. It portrays two family gatherings - the first in 1913 during the German Empire before the First World War and the second in 1932 in the dying days of the Weimar Republic before the Nazi takeover. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. Cast * Elisabeth Bergner as Frau Thorwald * Hansjörg Felmy as Peter Thorwald * Dietmar Schönherr Dietmar Otto Schönherr (; 17 May 1926 – 18 July 2014) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1944 and 2014. He was famous for playing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shadows Grow Longer
''The Shadows Grow Longer'' () is a 1961 Swiss-West German drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film was shot in Zurich and at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Vorwerg. Main cast * Hansjörg Felmy as Max * Luise Ullrich as Frau Diethelm * Barbara Rütting as Christa Andres * Fred Tanner as Dr. Borner * Loni von Friedl as Erika Schöner * Iris Erdmann as Hilde * Renja Gill as Anni * Bella Neri as Schoolgirl * as Barbara * Carola Rasch as Bessie * Elisabeth Roth as Schoolgirl Steffie * as Helene See also * List of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Switzerland has submitted 46 films for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacred Waters (1960 Film)
''Sacred Waters'' (German: ''An heiligen Wassern'') is a 1960 Swiss drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Cordula Trantow and Hanns Lothar. It was based on a novel by Jakob Christoph Heer, which had previously been made into a film in 1932. Plot The mountain farmers in the remote and arid village of St. Peter in the Swiss canton of Valais rely on the nearby glacier for their water supply. A wooden canal system extends from the glacier to the village. This exposed canal, subject to constant weathering, requires frequent repairs. Since the canal was built along steep cliffs, repair work there is extremely dangerous and has claimed several lives. For this reason, the residents of the (fictional) village refer to the water as "sacred water" with reverence. Once again, an avalanche destroys the water canal. According to the village's law, the person responsible for the perilous repair is chosen by lottery among all the male villagers. After "Presi" H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ambassador (1960 Film)
''The Ambassador'' () is a 1960 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Nadja Tiller, Hansjörg Felmy and James Robertson Justice. The film's sets were designed by Fritz Maurischat, Arno Richter and Hermann Warm. Cast *Nadja Tiller as Helen Cuttler *Hansjörg Felmy as Jan Möller *James Robertson Justice as Robert Morrison *Irene von Meyendorff as Ruth Ryan *Günther Schramm as Jim Cowler *Joseph Offenbach as Monsieur Labiche *Ilse Trautschold *Harald Maresch as Burgsteller * as Bill Clark *Brigitte Rau as Dorothy, secretary *Hans Leibelt as President of the Republic *Eva Pflug as Miss Caldwell *Walter Tarrach as Protokollchef *Ingeborg Wellmann *Käte Alving *Heinz Spitzner *Hans Paetsch *Wilhelm Borchert (actor), Wilhelm Borchert as minister of foreign affairs References External links * West German films German drama films 1960 drama films Films directed by Harald Braun Films based on Austrian novels Foreign films set in the United States Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brainwashed (film)
''Brainwashed'' (original title ''Schachnovelle'', "Chess Novella") is a 1960 German drama film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Curt Jürgens, Claire Bloom and Hansjörg Felmy. It is based on Austrian author Stefan Zweig's novella ''The Royal Game''. Plot Chess world champion Centowic wants to travel by ship to an important chess tournament. However, the ship's departure is delayed by the belated arrival of a mysterious and obviously anxious passenger accompanied by Bishop Ambrosse. During the trip, passengers ask grumpy Centowic to play a chess game, which he reluctantly agrees to. Centowic's opponents are about to lose the match. However, the mysterious passenger, who accidentally joins the scene, intervenes and helps them to turn the match into a draw. Centowic is amazed to not have ever seen the stranger, who, as he says, has just had his first chess piece in his hands, at any important tournament. A flashback tells the stranger's story: He is Werner von Basil, an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buddenbrooks (1959 Film)
''The Buddenbrooks'' () is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Hansjörg Felmy, Nadja Tiller. It was released in two parts.Nowell-Smith p.149 It is an adaptation of the 1901 novel of the same name by Thomas Mann. The art director Robert Herlth designed the film's sets. It was filmed at the Wandsbek Studios. Location shooting took place in Hamburg and Lübeck. Main cast * Hansjörg Felmy as Thomas Buddenbrook * Liselotte Pulver as Antonia "Tony" Buddenbrook / Grünlich * Nadja Tiller as Gerda Arnoldsen / Buddenbrook * Hanns Lothar as Christian Buddenbrook * Lil Dagover as Elisabeth Buddenbrook * Werner Hinz as Jean Buddenbrook * Rudolf Platte as Herr Wenzel * Günther Lüders as Corle Smolt * Robert Graf as Bendix Grünlich * Wolfgang Wahl as Hermann Hagenström * Gustav Knuth as Diederich Schwarzkopf * Joseph Offenbach as Bankier Kesselmeyer * Paul Hartmann as Pastor Kölling * Hans Leibelt as Dr. Friedrich Grabow * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forests Sing Forever
''The Forests Sing Forever'' (German: ''Und ewig singen die Wälder'') is a 1959 Austrian Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Paul May and starring Gert Fröbe, Hansjörg Felmy and Joachim Hansen (actor), Joachim Hansen. It was followed by a 1960 sequel ''The Inheritance of Bjorndal''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Leo Metzenbauer, and it was filmed at the Bjølstad Farm. Cast *Gert Fröbe as Dag sen. *Hansjörg Felmy as Tore *Joachim Hansen (actor), Joachim Hansen as young Dag *Carl Lange (actor), Carl Lange as Mr. von Gall *Anna Smolik as Elisabeth von Gall *Hans Nielsen (actor), Hans Nielsen as Major Barre *Maj-Britt Nilsson as Adelheid *Elisabeth Epp as Jungfer Kruse *Jürgen Goslar as Lt. Margas *Hanns Ernst Jäger as Der Hoveländer *Hilde Schreiber as Seine Tochter Borghild *Fritz Hinz-Fabricius as Pfarrer Ramer *Franz Schafheitlin as Kaufmann Holder - Schwager des alten Dag *Peter Schmidberger as Jörn Vielfalt of Björndal References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People In The Net
''People in the Net'' (), also known as ''Unwilling Agent'', is a 1959 West German Cold War spy film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Johanna von Koczian and Hannes Messemer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 306 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Max Seefelder. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Cast * Hansjörg Felmy as Klaus Martens * Johanna von Koczian as Gitta Martens * Hannes Messemer as Braun * Ingeborg Schöner as Marianne Gardella * as Daisy Winter * Hanns Lothar as Stefan * Gernot Duda as Janos * Klaus Havenstein as Beamter * Peter Lühr as Dr. Becker * Walter Sedlmayr * Willy Semmelrogge as Lauer * Olga von Togni as Olga Hajek * Max Mairich as Fischer * Alexander Hunzinger as Wagentritt * Paul Verhoeven as Karel * Helmut Brasch as Grasdorffer * Ettore Cella Ettore Cella (12 September 1913 – 1 July 2004) was a Swiss actor and film director. He was naturalised as a Swiss citizen in 1930, as his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
