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High Treason (1929 German Film)
''High Treason'' (German: ''Hochverrat'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Gerda Maurus, Gustav Fröhlich and Harry Hardt. The film is set in pre-Revolution Russia. Maurus' performance was contrasted favourably with her appearance in Fritz Lang's ''Woman in the Moon'' by the magazine ''Film und Volk''.Kreimeier p.167 The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann. Cast * Gerda Maurus as Vera * Gustav Fröhlich as Wassil Gurmai * Harry Hardt as Fürst Iwan Stolin * Olga Engl as Fürstin Stolin seine Mutter * Leopold von Ledebur as Grossfürst Kyrill, der Governeur * Rudolf Biebrach as Oberst Petroff * Ossip Darmatow as Graf Starschenski * Félix de Pomés as Nimirski * Harry Frank Harry Frank (15 October 1896 – 12 December 1947) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' In den Goldfeldern von Nevada'' (1920) * '' Das wandernde Bild'' (1920) * ''The Wandering Image'' (1920) * '' Four Around a Woman'' (1921) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Meyer (director)
Johannes Meyer (13 August 1888 – 25 January 1976) was a German screenwriter and film director. He directed a number of films during the Weimar, Nazi and post-War eras, most notably ''Fridericus'' (1936), one in a series of epics about Frederick the Great.Richards p.316 Selected filmography * ''Horrido'' (1924) * ''The Poacher (1926 film), The Poacher'' (1926) * ''Guilty (1928 film), Guilty'' (1928) * ''High Treason (1929 German film), High Treason'' (1929) * ''The Blonde Nightingale'' (1930) * ''The Rhineland Girl'' (1930) * ''The Tiger Murder Case'' (1930) * ''Ash Wednesday (1931 film), Ash Wednesday'' (1931) * ''Alarm at Midnight'' (1931) * ''I'll Stay with You (film), I'll Stay with You'' (1931) * ''Two Heavenly Blue Eyes'' (1932) * ''Under False Flag (1932 film), Under False Flag'' (1932) * ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (1933) * ''Die kleine Schwindlerin'' (1933) * ''There Is Only One Love'' (1933) * ''Black Fighter Johanna'' (1934) * ''The Fugitive from Chicago'' (1934) * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. The rise of the Russian Empire coincided with the decline of neighbouring rival powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Qajar Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Qing China. It also held colonies in North America between 1799 and 1867. Covering an area of approximately , it remains the third-largest empire in history, surpassed only by the British Empire and the Mongol Empire; it ruled over a population of 125.6 million people per the 1897 Russian census, which was the only census carried out during the entire imperial period. Owing to its geographic extent across three continents at its peak, it featured great ethnic, linguistic, religious, and economic diversity. From the 10th–17th centuries, the land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Silent Feature Films
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1929 Drama Films
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Films Of The Weimar Republic
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Films
The following is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on. * February 1 – ''The Broadway Melody'' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that will run until 1940. * February 18 – The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are announced for the year ended August 1, 1928. * March 3 – William Fox announces that he has taken control of Loews Inc., including its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, buying shares from Marcus Loew's widow and sons and Nicholas Schenck for $50 million. The acquisition eventually falls through. * May 16 – The first Academy Awards are distributed at The Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Frank
Harry Frank (15 October 1896 – 12 December 1947) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' In den Goldfeldern von Nevada'' (1920) * ''Das wandernde Bild'' (1920) * ''The Wandering Image'' (1920) * ''Four Around a Woman'' (1921) * ''The Passion of Inge Krafft'' (1921) * ''Marizza'' (1922) * '' The Girl Without a Homeland'' (1927) * '' Escape from Hell'' (1928) * ''The Case of Prosecutor M'' (1928) * ''Give Me Life'' (1928) * '' Mikosch Comes In'' (1928) * ''Pawns of Passion'' (1928) * '' Almenrausch and Edelweiss'' (1928) * ''High Treason'' (1929) * ''The Great Longing'' (1930) * ''Rag Ball'' (1930) * '' The Tiger Murder Case'' (1930) * '' The Rhineland Girl'' (1930) * ''Madame Bluebeard'' (1931) * '' Kampf um Blond'' (1932) * ''Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (1932) * '' Life Begins Tomorrow'' (1933) * ''The Hymn of Leuthen'' (1933) * ''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' (1934) * ''What Am I Without You'' (1934) * '' Everything for a Woman'' (1935) * ''Black Fighter Johanna'' (1934) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix De Pomés
Félix de Pomés (5 February 1892 – 17 July 1969) was a Spanish footballer, fencer and film actor. Pericos Online (in Spanish) In football, he represented and played for clubs including and in the 1910s, during the sport's amateur era in the country. He competed at the |
Ossip Darmatow
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Rudolf Biebrach
Rudolf Biebrach (24 November 1866 – 5 September 1938) was a German actor and film director. He directed over 70 films between 1909 and 1930; and he appeared as an actor in nearly 110 films between 1909 and 1938. In his youth, Biebrach had worked for some years as an Engraving, engraver. He got his first engagement as an actor in Gießen during 1890/1891. After a long career as a stage actor, Biebrach managed to become a successful director and character actor in the German film during the 1910s. He directed many films with Henny Porten and Lotte Neumann. Selected filmography Actor * ''No Sin on the Alpine Pastures (1915 film), No Sin on the Alpine Pastures'' (1915) * ''The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * ''The Giant's Fist'' (1917) * ''Mountain Air (film), Mountain Air'' (1917) * ''The Homecoming of Odysseus (1918 film), The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1918) * ''The Blue Lantern'' (1918) * ''The Ringwall Family'' (1918) * ''The Salamander Ruby'' (1918) * ''The Lady, the Devil and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Von Ledebur
Leopold von Ledebur (18 May 1876 – 22 August 1955) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''The Serenyi'' (1918) * ''Midnight'' (1918) * ''The Foolish Heart'' (1919) * ''The Golden Lie'' (1919) * '' The Gambler'' (1919) * ''The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1919) * ''The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (1919) * '' All Souls'' (1919) * ''Devoted Artists'' (1919) * ''The Carousel of Life'' (1919) * ''Only a Servant'' (1919) * ''The Last Sun Son'' (1919) * ''The Fairy of Saint Ménard'' (1919) * '' The Enchanted Princess'' (1919) * '' Die Spieler'' (1920) * ''Christian Wahnschaffe'' (1920) * ''In the Whirl of Life'' (1920) * '' World by the Throat'' (1920) * ''The Skull of Pharaoh's Daughter'' (1920) * ''Waves of Life and Love'' (1921) * ''The Adventure of Doctor Kircheisen'' (1921) * ''Count Varenne's Lover'' (1921) * '' The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' (1921) * '' The House on the Moo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willi Herrmann
Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * ''Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921) * ''The Maharaja's Victory'' (1923) * '' The Third Watch'' (1924) * '' Ship in Distress'' (1925) * '' The King and the Girl'' (1925) * '' The Man on the Comet'' (1925) * ''The Fire Dancer'' (1925) * ''Nick, King of the Chauffeurs'' (1925) * ''Frisian Blood'' (1925) * ''People in Need'' (1925) * ''Eyes Open, Harry!'' (1926) * ''The Good Reputation'' (1926) * ''German Hearts on the German Rhine'' (1926) * ''Bismarck 1862–1898'' (1927) * ''The Lorelei'' (1927) * ''On the Banks of the River Weser'' (1927) * '' Night of Mystery'' (1927) * '' The Merry Farmer'' (1927) * ''Circus Renz'' (1927) * ''The Last Performance of the Circus Wolfson'' (1928) * ''Give Me Life'' (1928) * ''The King of Carnival'' (1928) * ''The Beloved of His Highness'' (1928) * ''Song'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
