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Herbert Knaup
Herbert Knaup (born 23 March 1956) is a German film and television actor. He is perhaps best-known to international audiences for his supporting roles in '' Run Lola Run'' (1998) and ''The Lives of Others'' (2006). Selected filmography * ''Coda'' (1978, Short) * '' Jaipur Junction'' (1982) .... Tommy * ''Waller's Last Trip'' (1989) .... Waller (jung) * ' (1994) .... Karl Simon * '' Brother of Sleep'' (1995) .... Cantor Goller / Choirmaster Goller * '' Warshots'' (1996) .... Jan Loy * ''Father's Day'' (1996) .... Thomas * ' (1997) .... Kamphausen * '' Run Lola Run'' (1998) .... Vater * '' Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen'' (1998) .... Markus * ''Jimmy the Kid'' (1998) .... Dortmunder * ''Fever'' (1998) .... Doermer * ' (1999) .... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * ''Südsee, eigene Insel'' (1999) .... Albert * ''Ne günstige Gelegenheit'' (1999) .... Lorenz Kellermann * ''Ordinary Decent Criminal'' (2000) .... De Heer * ''Marlene'' (2000) .... Rudolf Sieber * ''Nuremberg'' (2000, TV Mini- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonthofen
Sonthofen is the southernmost Town#Germany, town of Germany, located in the Oberallgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. Neighbouring Oberstdorf is situated 14 km farther south but is not classified as a town. In 2005, Sonthofen was awarded "Alpenstadt des Jahres" (Alpine city of the year). The town has 21,300 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2015). Sonthofen is widely known for its milk and cheese products and as a tourist destination. History Findings show that the Sonthofen area was already inhabited from the Stone Age to the Roman Empire. In the 6th/7th century, Germanic Alemanni, Alamans settled in the area at the foot of the Kalvarienberg. On the top of the hill, one suspects an old Thing (assembly), Thing site. Sonthofen was first mentioned in a document in 1145. It had held the market right with important proprietary rights since 1429. In 1803, when the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg was German mediatisation, mediatised, Sonthofen came to Bavaria. In 1804 Sonthof Castle b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowhere In Africa
''Nowhere in Africa'' (german: Nirgendwo in Afrika) is a 2001 German drama film that was written and directed by Caroline Link. The screenplay is based on the 1995 autobiographical novel of the same name by Stefanie Zweig. It tells the story of the life in Kenya of a German-Jewish family that emigrated there in 1938 to escape persecution in Nazi Germany. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the 2001 German Film Award ''(Deutscher Filmpreis)'' in five categories, including Best Fiction Film. Plot In 1938, the Redlich family flees to Kenya from Leobschütz in Silesia, Nazi Germany, to escape the increasing persecution of the Jews. Walter, a former lawyer, finds work as a farm manager and sends for his family. His wife Jettel has trouble adjusting to life in Africa, although their daughter Regina quickly adapts to her new environment, easily learning the language of the country and showing interest in local culture. Regina soon forms a close ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Appétit (film)
''Bon Appétit'' is a 2010 romantic drama film directed by David Pinillos and written by Juan Carlos Rubio, David Pinillos, and Paco Cabezas. The story is based on a young Spanish chef working at a prestigious restaurant in Zürich, Switzerland. He falls in love with a work-partner but she is in love with their boss. The film features Unax Ugalde and Nora Tschirner. Plot Daniel (Unax Ugalde) is a young and ambitious Spanish chef who just realized his dream: working at a famous restaurant managed by star chef Thomas Wackerle (Herbert Knaup). Due to his extraordinary talent, Daniel soon progresses in Wackerle's demanding kitchen. He is attracted to Hanna (Nora Tschirner), the attractive sommelier of the restaurant. One evening, Daniel and Hanna are walking in the city, talking about life, love, and relationships. Daniel expresses his opinion that love is not at all like a romantic movie. After saying this, Hanna kisses Daniel. This unexpected situation provides a turning point in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Cotton (film)
''Jerry Cotton'' is a 2010 German action comedy film directed by Philipp Stennert and Cyrill Boss and starring Christian Tramitz, Christian Ulmen and Mónica Cruz. It is a re-boot of the Jerry Cotton series of films. FBI agent Jerry Cotton fights crime in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un .... On December 17 and 26 2012 it was shown on HBO Asia in Original German language with English subtitles. Cast References External links * 2010 films 2010 action comedy films 2010s buddy comedy films 2010s crime comedy films 2010s gang films 2010s parody films Buddy comedy films German action comedy films German crime comedy films 2010s German-language films Films set in the United States 2010s police comedy films Films based on German novels 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Maximilian Joseph In Bavaria
Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888), known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a Duke in Bavaria, junior branch of the royal House of Wittelsbach who were Kings of Bavaria, and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music. He is most famous today as the father of Elisabeth in Bavaria, Empress Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi") and great-grandfather of King Leopold III of Belgium. Life Maximilian Joseph was born at Bamberg, the only son of Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786–1837) and his wife, Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789-1823). On 9 September 1828, at Tegernsee, Maximilian Joseph married Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, the sixth daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, his father's cousin. They had ten children. In 1834 he purchased Possenhofen Castle on Lake Starnberg; this was his major residence for the rest of his life. In 1838 he acquired Unterwittelsbach Castle (today housing a "Sisi" museum) near the site of Burg Wittelsbach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisi (miniseries)
''Sisi'' ( it, Sissi) is a 2009 Austrian-Italian-German biographical drama television miniseries directed by Xaver Schwarzenberger and starring Cristiana Capotondi in the title role. It was produced by Sunset, Publispei, RAI and EosTV, with a budget of about 11 million euros. It depicts real life events of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Plot Part 1 The first part takes place from 1853, when Elisabeth got engaged to Franz Joseph, to 1857, when her first-born daughter Sophie dies. Elisabeth, known as Sisi, grew up in Bavaria for 16 years. Reluctantly, she accompanies her mother and her older sister Helene to Bad Ischl, where Helene, known as Néné, is to be betrothed to the Emperor of Austria, the 23-year-old Franz Joseph I. However, he falls in love with Elisabeth, and although she is reluctant for Néné's sake, Sisi reciprocates his feelings. Franz ’mother, Archduchess Sophie, is reluctant to see this, but faces the new situation: Sisi should be "re-educated" to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Du Bist Nicht Allein
''Du bist nicht allein'' is a 2007 German comedy film directed by Bernd Böhlich. Cast External links * 2007 comedy films 2007 films German comedy films 2000s German-language films 2000s German films {{2000s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crusade In Jeans (film)
''Crusade in Jeans'' ( nl, Kruistocht in spijkerbroek) is a 2006 Dutch film directed by Ben Sombogaart. It is an adaptation of the book '' Crusade in Jeans'' by Thea Beckman. Plot Dolf is a 15-year-old boy from Rotterdam who plays for the junior national football team. At the beginning of the film, Dolf and his team are playing an important championship game against the Belgian team in the German city of Speyer. They were trailing by a goal, and got the chance to equalise in the final minutes which Dolf blew. Dolf's mother works in a research centre in Rotterdam where a time machine has been developed. It allows an object, animal or person to be moved to a specified time and place in the past, and to bring them back again. But, a person moving to the past can only return to the present by being at an exact location at an exact time. Furthermore, a special medication is needed daily to stay alive in the past. Dolf decides to go back in time one day to replay the match, since he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atomised (film)
''Atomised'' (german: Elementarteilchen; also known as ''The Elementary Particles'') is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Oskar Roehler and produced by Oliver Berben and Bernd Eichinger. It is based on the novel '' Les Particules élémentaires'' by Michel Houellebecq. The film stars Moritz Bleibtreu as Bruno, Christian Ulmen as Michael, Martina Gedeck as Christiane, Franka Potente as Annabelle, and Nina Hoss as Jane. The film had its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in Germany in February 2006. In contrast to the book setting in Paris, the film was shot entirely and is mainly situated in various places in Germany. Cities and states in Germany used for filming included Thuringia and Berlin. Contrary to the book, the film does not have cultural pessimism as a main theme, and it has an alternative ending. Plot The film focuses on Michael (Michael Djerzinski) and Bruno and their disturbed sexuality. They are half-brothers who are very different from each other. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes And His Brothers
''Agnes and His Brothers'' (german: Agnes und seine Brüder) is a 2004 film directed by Oskar Roehler. Plot Three very different siblings: Hans-Jörg, a librarian who is a sex addict; Werner, a politician in a troubled marriage with a son who enjoys discrediting his father; Martin, who is now Agnes after having a gender-reassignment operation. Agnes works as a dancer and is suffering from unrequited love. Cast * Martin Weiß as Agnes Tschirner * Moritz Bleibtreu as Hans-Jörg Tschirner * Herbert Knaup as Werner Tschirner * Katja Riemann as Signe * Tom Schilling as Ralf * Suzan Anbeh as Desiree * Vadim Glowna as Günther * Margit Carstensen as Roxy * Lee Daniels as Henry * Marie Zielcke as Nadine * Oliver Korittke as Rudi * Martin Semmelrogge as Manni Moneto * Martin Feifel as Hannes * Sven Martinek as Jürgen * Til Schweiger Tilman Valentin Schweiger (; born 19 December 1963) is a German actor, voice actor and filmmaker. He runs his own production company, Barefoot F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laertes (Hamlet)
Laertes is a character in William Shakespeare's c. 1600 play ''Hamlet''. Laertes is the son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia. In the final scene, he mortally stabs Hamlet with a poison-tipped sword to avenge the deaths of his father and sister, for which he blamed Hamlet. While dying of the same poison, he implicates King Claudius. The Laertes character is thought to be originated by Shakespeare, as there is no equivalent character in any of the known sources for the play. His name is taken from Laërtes, father of Odysseus in Homer's ''Odyssey''. Role in the play In the first act, Laertes is warning Ophelia against Hamlet's romantic pursuit of her, saying Hamlet will soon lose his desire for her, and that it is not Hamlet's own choice but the king's as to whom he will marry. Before Laertes returns to France from Denmark, returning to Denmark only to attend the coronation of King Claudius, his father, Polonius, gives him advice to behave himself in France. During Laert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angst (2003 Film)
''Angst'' (in English: ''fear'') () is a 2003 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, starring André Hennicke, Marie Bäumer and Vadim Glowna. It follows a stage director who goes through a personal crisis. Cast * André Hennicke as Robert * Marie Bäumer as Marie * Vadim Glowna as Klaus * Hilde von Mieghem as Brigitte * Hermann Beyer as Marie's father * Jutta Hoffmann as Marie's mother * Christoph Waltz as psychoanalyst * Herbert Knaup as Wolfgang * as Markus * Michaela Hinnenthal as Gregor's mother * Peter Benedict as dramaturge * Nina Petri as psychiatrist * Catherine Flemming as mother * Eva Habermann as Laura * Ingrid van Bergen as Hannelore K. Production The film was produced through Neue Bioskop Film Produktions & Vertrieb, TV 60 Filmproduktion and Bayerischer Rundfunk. Filming took place in Berlin and Wolfen from 9 April to 5 June 2002. Release The film premiered on 14 February 2003 in competition at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival The 53rd annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
