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It Happened In Broad Daylight
( en, It Happened in Broad Daylight) is a 1958 Swiss-West German-Spanish thriller film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The original screenplay was written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, a Swiss playwright and novelist, and the first incarnation of the film is still acclaimed by critics. Heinz Rühmann and Gert Fröbe both starred in the 1958 movie. Plot Matthäi, a senior detective with the Zürich police, is about to take up a post in the Middle East when a call comes in that a peddler has found the body of a little girl in the woods. With the peddler he inspects the site and, when none of the other police volunteer, says he will tell the parents. Distraught, the mother asks him to swear that he will find the killer. He goes to the little girls' school, where another child points out a picture the dead girl had drawn. It shows a tall man in a long black coat, a large black car, a little girl, a horned creature, and some black hedgehogs. The villagers think the peddler was the murderer, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of Olten. Life Dürrenmatt was born in Konolfingen, canton of Bern, the son of a Protestant pastor. His grandfather, Ulrich Dürrenmatt, was a conservative politician. The family moved to Bern in 1935. Dürrenmatt began studies in philosophy, German philology, and German literature at the University of Zürich in 1941, but moved to the University of Bern after one semester where he also studied natural science. In 1943, he decided to become an author and dramatist and dropped his academic career. In 1945–46, he wrote his first play ''It Is Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewald Balser
Ewald Balser (5 October 1898 – 17 April 1978) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1975. He was born in Elberfeld, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria. Partial filmography * ''Jana, the Girl from the Bohemian Forest'' (1935) - Peter * '' The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1938) - Prof. Henrici * ''Detours to Happiness'' (1939) - Thomas Bracht * ''Die unheimlichen Wünsche'' (1939) - Pertignac, Kunsthändler, Rafaéls Freund * ''Liberated Hands'' (1939) - Professor Wolfram * ''Der Weg zu Isabel'' (1940) - Manfred Corner * '' The Masked Lover'' (1940) * ''The Girl from Barnhelm'' (1940) - Major von Telheim * ''Ehe man Ehemann wird'' (1941) - Prof. Hellwig * ''Rembrandt'' (1942) - Rembrandt * ''Der dunkle Tag'' (1943) - Wolf Burkhardt * ''Ein glücklicher Mensch'' (1943) - Professor Lorenz * '' Gabriele Dambrone'' (1943) - Georg Hollberg * ''Der Scheiterhaufen'' (1945) - Amtsricher Dr. Martin * ''Glaube an mich'' (1946) - Prof. Franz Wiesinge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
György Fehér
György Fehér (12 February 1939 – 15 July 2002) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His film '' Szenvedély'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * '' III. Richárd'' (1973) * ''Volpone ''Volpone'' (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-perfor ...'' (1974) * '' Rejtekhely'' (1978) * '' Nevelésügyi sorozat I.'' (1989) * '' Szürkület'' (1990) * '' Szenvedély'' (1998) References External links * 1939 births 2002 deaths Hungarian film directors Male screenwriters Hungarian male writers Writers from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters {{Hungary-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Negrin
Alberto Negrin (born 2 January 1940) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for his historical, nostalgic and political films. Negrin started his career as a fine art photographer. In 1962 he debuted as an assistant stage director, collaborating with Orazio Costa and Giorgio Strehler. In a career spanning over four decades, Negrin has directed over 30 films and series, including the giallo film '' Enigma rosso'' (1978), ''Mussolini and I'' (1985), starring Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins and Susan Sarandon, the TV miniseries '' The Secret of the Sahara'' (1987) (with Ben Kingsley), '' Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair'' (1989) (with Burt Lancaster), ''Tower of the Firstborn'', ''Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano'' (2002), ''Il Cuore nel Pozzo'' (2005) and '' Mi Ricordo Anna Frank''. lett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Berlin International Film Festival
The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swedish film '' Smultronstället'' directed by Ingmar Bergman. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International feature film jury * Frank Capra, director, screenwriter and producer (United States) - Jury President * Joaquim Novais Teixeira, politician, writer and film critic (Portugal) * Jean Marais, actor (France) * Paul Rotha, director (United Kingdom) * L. B. Rao (India) * Duilio Coletti, director and screenwriter (Italy) * Michiko Tanaka, actress (Japan) * Gerhard T. Buchholz, director, screenwriter and producer (West Germany) * Willy Haas, writer (West Germany) * Gerhard Lamprecht, director, screenwriter and producer (West Germany) * Leopold Reitemeister, art historian (West Germany) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winners of the first Berlin International Film Festival in 1951 were determined by a West German panel, with five winners of the Golden Bear, divided by categories and genres. Between 1952 and 1955, the winners of the Golden Bear were determined by the audience members. In 1956, the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films formally accredited the festival, and since then, the Golden Bear has been awarded by an international jury. The award The statuette shows a bear standing on its hind legs and is based on the 1932 design by German sculptor Renée Sintenis of Berlin's heraldic mascot that later became the symbol of the festival. It has been manufactured since either the first or third edition by art foundry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spandau Studios
The Spandau Studios or CCC Studios were film and television studios located in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin. They were established in 1949 following the Second World War by the producer Artur Brauner Artur "Atze" Brauner (born Abraham Brauner; 1 August 1918 – 7 July 2019) was a German film producer and entrepreneur of Polish origin. He produced more than 300 films from 1946. Life and career He was born the oldest son of a Jewish family ... controller of CCC Films, on the site of a former factory.Bergfelder p.106 Following the Occupation of Germany, Soviet occupation of East Germany, most of the major film studios in the capital had fallen into the East Berlin with the exception of the Tempelhof Studios until Brauner opened his own studios. Brauner produced a number of popular genre films over the following decades, including several remakes of Weimar era hits. Space was also rented out to other firms, and the 1960s saw the series of Edgar Wallace films made at Spandau by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonstetten Löwen
Bonstetten may refer to: Places: *Bonstetten, Switzerland, a village of the Canton of Zürich * Bonstetten, Bavaria, a community of Bavaria *von Bonstetten, a historical noble family and Swiss surname **Albrecht von Bonstetten (d. c. 1504), deacon at Einsiedeln and humanist writer **Charles Victor de Bonstetten Charles Victor de Bonstetten (german: Karl Viktor von Bonstetten; 3 September 17453 February 1832) was a Swiss liberal writer. Life Charles Victor was born at Bern in Switzerland to one of its great patrician families on 3 September 1745. He b ... (1745-1832), Swiss writer ** Walter von Bonstetten (1867-1949), Swiss Guide and Scout Movement notable {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 parents had emigrated from Italy. He appeared in 25 films between 1941 and 2004. He starred in the 1976 film '' The Sudden Loneliness of Konrad Steiner'', which was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' After the Storm'' (1948) * ''People in the Net'' (1959) * ' (1960) * '' The Sudden Loneliness of Konrad Steiner'' (1976) * ''The Inventor'' (1981) * ''Lüthi und Blanc '' Lüthi und Blanc'' is a Swiss German language television drama serial (soap opera) of the 1990s and 2000s. It was filmed and produced at locations in Switzerland by Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF. Cast and characters (inclompete) Plot ...'' (television series, 2000–2001) * '' Sternenberg'' (2004) References External links * 1913 births 2004 deaths Swiss male film actors Swiss film directors Swiss peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Hegetschweiler
Emil Hegetschweiler (1887–1959) was a Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ... actor. Filmography Bibliography * Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German''. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Halbrook, Stephen P. ''The Swiss and the Nazis: How the Alpine Republic Survived in the Shadow of the Third Reich''. Casemate Publishers, 2006. External links * 1887 births 1959 deaths Swiss male film actors Male actors from Zürich {{Switzerland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Haller (actress)
Barbara Haller is a former German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ... curler. She is a . Teams References External links * Living people German female curlers German curling champions Year of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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