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Irene Von Meyendorff
Irene von Meyendorff (6 June 1916 – 28 September 2001) was a Russian-born German-British actress. Biography Irene von Meyendorff was of Baltic German origin, born in 1916 in Tallinn (then Reval, Russia), Estonia as the eldest child of a German-Baltic aristocrat. Her birth name and title was Baroness Irene Isabella Margarete Pauline Caecila von Meyendorff. In the early 1930s she moved to Berlin to work as a cutter in the UFA film studios of Babelsberg. Her beauty soon landed her first film roles and the attention of Joseph Goebbels. Being purported to represent the purest ideal of Aryan beauty, the actress portrayed mostly noble patricians. The sale of her promotional postcards shows that she was the number one pin-up girl among the German Army during World War II. She was cast by propaganda director Veit Harlan twice: in 1944 in ''Opfergang'' and in 1945 in '' Kolberg''. The production of these elaborately produced colour films was strictly supervised by Goebbels; ''Kolberg'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic Germans
Baltic Germans (german: Deutsch-Balten or , later ) were ethnic German inhabitants of the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, in what today are Estonia and Latvia. Since their coerced resettlement in 1939, Baltic Germans have markedly declined as a geographically determined ethnic group. However, it is estimated that several thousand people with some form of (Baltic) German identity still reside in Latvia and Estonia. Since the Middle Ages, native German-speakers formed the majority of merchants and clergy, and the large majority of the local landowning nobility who effectively constituted a ruling class over indigenous Latvian and Estonian non-nobles. By the time a distinct Baltic German ethnic identity began emerging in the 19th century, the majority of self-identifying Baltic Germans were non-nobles belonging mostly to the urban and professional middle class. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Catholic German traders and crusaders (''see '') began settling in the eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wibbel The Tailor (1939 Film)
''Wibbel the Tailor'' (German: ''Schneider Wibbel'') is a 1939 German historical comedy film directed by Viktor de Kowa and starring Erich Ponto, Fita Benkhoff and Irene von Meyendorff. It is an adaptation of the 1913 play '' Wibbel the Tailor'' by Hans Müller-Schlösser.Goble p.338 It is set in Düsseldorf during its occupation by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Cast * Erich Ponto as Anton Wibbel the tailor * Fita Benkhoff as Fin, his wife * Irene von Meyendorff as Klementine, nicknamed 'Tinchen' * Friedrich Benfer as André * Theo Lucas as Mölfes * Günther Lüders as tailor journeyman Peter Zimpel / Heinz Zimpel * Lotte Rausch as Mariechen * Ludwig Schmitz as Drögendiek * Albert Florath as Totengräber * Eva Tinschmann as Frau Heubes * Paul Heidemann as Kommissar * Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Pangdich * Hubert von Meyerinck as Knillich * Walter Lieck as Fitzkes * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Heubes * S.O. Schoening as Picard * Max Wilmsen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Birch Trees On The Heath
''Three Birch Trees on the Heath'' (German: ''Drei Birken auf der Heide'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Margit Saad, Sonja Sutter and Helmuth Schneider. It was one of 54 heimatfilm produced that year, as the genre's popularity reached its peak.Boa & Palfreyman p.214 The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels. The film was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location around Lüneburg Heath outside the city. Plot Cast * Margit Saad as Susanna, Zigeunerin * Sonja Sutter as Rose Heidkämper * Helmuth Schneider as Hans Freese, Revierförster * Albert Matterstock as Jan Wedekind, Verleger * Rolf Wanka as Ernö, Zigeunerprimas * Irene von Meyendorff as Ada Wedekind * Paul Henckels as Vater Heidkämper, Imker * Albert Florath as Pastor Mettelmann * Carsta Löck as Meta, Haushälterin bei Wedekind * Robert Meyn as Rackebrand, Forstmeister * Hubert Hilten as Mirko, junger Zigeuner * Bum Krüger as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday In Tyrol
''Holiday in Tyrol'' (german: Ferien in Tirol or ) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Hans Söhnker, Edith Mill and Michael Ande.Parish p.220 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter. Main cast * Hans Söhnker as Robert von Stetten * Edith Mill as Anna Retzer * Michael Ande as Rosmarin von Stetten / Thymian Retzer * Therese Giehse as Mutter Lindner, Witwe * Irene von Meyendorff as Charlie * Beppo Brem as Bürgermeister Kunzel * Wastl Witt as Herr Kramer * Lina Carstens as Frau Kramer * William Trenk as Franz, Diener * Petra Unkel as Vroni * Marianne Brandt as Huberbäuerin * Bruno Hübner as Dorflehrer * Erika von Thellmann as Frieda * Erna Großmann as Klara * Maren Bielenberg Maren may refer to: * Maren (name), includes a list of people who have the given name and surname * Maren, Netherlands * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Wronski
''Captain Wronski'' (german: Rittmeister Wronski) is a 1954 West German spy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Willy Birgel, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, and Antje Weisgerber. A Polish officer works undercover in 1930s Berlin to discover Nazi Germany's plans against his homeland. The film is very loosely based on 's book about Jerzy Sosnowski. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Fritz Maurischat. The casting of Birgel in the title role referenced his best-known performance during the Nazi era when he had played another Rittmeister in ''Riding for Germany ''Riding for Germany'' (german: Reitet für Deutschland) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Willy Birgel, Gertrud Eysoldt and Gerhild Weber. A German cavalry officer, badly injured during the First World Wa ...'' (1941). Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1954 films 1950s spy drama films German spy dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of An Unknown Woman (film)
''Portrait of an Unknown Woman'' (german: Bildnis einer Unbekannten) is a 1954 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, O. W. Fischer and Irene von Meyendorff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 282 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Madrid and Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber Ludwig Reiber (1904–1979) was a German art director.Capua p.159 The veteran Reiber worked on film and television set design from the silent era to the early 1970s. He was employed by the Munich-based Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios. He wor ... and Max Seefelder. Synopsis A potential scandal breaks out when an artists adds the head of the wife of a diplomat to a nude painting he is working on. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1954 films 1954 romantic comedy films German romantic comedy films West German films Films directed by Helmut Käutner Adultery in films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cousin From Nowhere (1953 Film)
''The Cousin from Nowhere'' (german: Der Vetter aus Dingsda) is a 1953 West German operetta film directed by Karl Anton and starring Vera Molnar, Gerhard Riedmann and Grethe Weiser. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and on location around Markgröningen, Tübingen, Bietigheim and Bad Urach. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut (1 November 1893 – 13 March 1979) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his s ... and Max Vorwerg. It is based on the 1921 operetta '' The Cousin from Nowhere'' composed by Eduard Künneke. Cast References External links * West German films German musical films 1953 musical films Operetta films Films based on operettas Films directed by Karl Anton Remakes of German films German black-and-white films Films scored by Eduard Kün ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poison In The Zoo
''Poison in the Zoo'' (german: Gift im Zoo) is a 1952 West German thriller film directed by Hans Müller and Wolfgang Staudte and starring Irene von Meyendorff, Carl Raddatz and Petra Peters. Production During production in 1951, the director Wolfgang Staudte was removed and replaced when the West German authorities refused to consider it eligible for state subsidies unless Staudte declare that he would no longer work for the DEFA studios of the Communist East German state. Staudte, who had made several major productions for DEFA, refused and was replaced by Müller.Schissler p. 297 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in the city's Tierpark Hagenbeck. The film's sets were designed by Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Synopsis After a series of mysterious deaths of animals at a zoo the police are called in to investigate. Cast * Irene von Meyendorff as Vera Pauly * Carl Raddatz as Dr. Martin Rettberg * Petra Peters as Jutta Flamm * Ernst Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Rare Lover
''A Rare Lover'' or ''Pikanterie'' (german: Eine seltene Geliebte) is a 1950 West German romance film directed by Alfred Braun and starring Susanne von Almassy, Irene von Meyendorff and Curd Jürgens.Bock & Bergfelder p.232 The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler. It was shot in Belgium, Paris, Geneva and West Berlin. Synopsis The film is set in Paris and concerns the publication of a racy new novel. Cast * Susanne von Almassy as Gabrielle Courtois * Irene von Meyendorff as Hortense Clairmont * Curd Jürgens as Sascha Borotraz * Hubert von Meyerinck as Poule, Verlege * Hans Olden as Bankpräsident * Carl-Heinz Schroth as Pierre, Diener * Marina Ried as Angèle, Zofe * Elisabeth Flickenschildt Elisabeth Ida Marie Flickenschildt (16 March 1905 – 26 October 1977) was a German actress, producer and author. She appeared in dozens of German language films and television productions between 1935–1976. Flickenschildt was born in Hamburg ... as Madame La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Orplid Mystery
''The Orplid Mystery'' or ''Epilogue'' (german: Epilog: Das Geheimnis der Orplid) is a 1950 West German thriller film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, and O.E. Hasse. The film did not perform well at the box office on its release.Davidson & Hake p. 50 It was made at the Spandau Studios of CCC Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler Emil Hasler (November 8, 1901 – January 15, 1986) was a German art director who worked on more than a hundred films during his career. These included a number of Weimar classics such as ''Diary of a Lost Girl, M'' and ''The Blue Angel''.Prawe .... Cast References Bibliography * * External links * 1950 films 1950s spy thriller films German spy thriller films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Helmut Käutner Seafaring films German black-and-white films Films shot at Spandau Studios 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Without A Title
''Film Without a Title'' (German: ''Film ohne Titel'') is a 1948 German comedy film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hans Söhnker, Hildegard Knef and Irene von Meyendorff.Shandley p.159 It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich in the American Zone of Occupation. Location shooting took place around Lüchow-Dannenberg in Lower Saxony. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Max Seefelder. Plot Cast * Hans Söhnker as Martin Delius * Hildegard Knef as Christine Fleming * Irene von Meyendorff as Angelika Rösch * Erich Ponto as Herr Schichtholz * Carl Voscherau as Bauer Fleming * Carsta Löck as Frau Schichtholz * Fritz Wagner as Jochen Fleming * Käte Pontow as Helene * Willy Fritsch as himself (Actor) * Fritz Odemar as Screenwriter * Peter Hamel as himself (Director) * Annemarie Holtz as Viktoria Luise Winkler * Hildegard Grethe as Bäuerin Fleming * Margarete Haagen as Haushälterin Emma * Werner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann (film)
Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". Its English language equivalent is John. It is uncommon as a surname. People People with the name Johann include: A–K * Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804), German composer * Johann Adam Reincken (1643–1722), Dutch/German organist * Johann Adam Remele (died 1740), German court painter * Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1649–1697) * Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783), German Composer * Johann Altfuldisch (1911—1947), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes * Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1654–1704), German Orientalist * Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), Czech composer * Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723), Austrian architect * Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748), S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
