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Josef Peterhans
Josef Thomas Peterhans (4 December 1882 – 3 February 1960) was a German stage and film actor. Biography Peterhans began his stage career in 1902, aged twenty. He began his film acting career with the film ' in 1916. Before acting in films he played at theaters in the province and in Berlin. He served in the military from 1914 to 1917. He continued his career by playing supporting roles in films like ' (1917), ' (1918), ' (1919). In ' he had starred alongside the famous actress Fern Andra. In 1920 he starred in 9 films including ', ', ' and '' The Women House of Brescia''. The last one was rejected by the British Board of Film Classification on grounds of prostitution depicted in the film. Peterhans played a supporting character in the 1925 -directed '' Chronicles of the Gray House''. From 1926 to 1931 he appeared in only two films '' Night of Mystery'' (1927) and ''Panic'' (1928). After the advent of talkies he again became active in the film industry and starred in several f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the Cologne Bonn Region, urban region. Centered on the left bank of the Rhine, left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about southeast of NRW's state capital Düsseldorf and northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. The city's medieval Catholic Cologne Cathedral (), the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world, constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings, is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne, and Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, that has been produced in the city since 1709, and "col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fridericus
''Fridericus'' is a 1937 German historical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber and Lil Dagover. It is based on the life of Frederick II of Prussia.Waldman p. 208 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Brandenburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Main cast * Otto Gebühr as Friedrich II., König von Preußen * Hilde Körber as Wilhelmine – seine Schwester * Lil Dagover as Marquise de Pompadour * Agnes Straub as Czarina Elisabeth * Käthe Haack as Maria Theresia * Bernhard Minetti as Count Wallis, alias Marquis DuVal * Paul Klinger as von Bonin * Carola Höhn as Louise – seine Frau * Paul Dahlke as Field Marshal von Dessau * Lucie Höflich as Frau Büttner * Wilhelm König as Hans – ihr Sohn – Student * Will Dohm as Baron Warkotsch * Paul Westermeier as Musketeer Mampe * Heinrich Schroth as Capt. von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Today Is The Day (film)
''Today Is the Day'' (German: ''Heut' kommt's drauf an'') is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Hans Albers, Luise Rainer and Oskar Karlweis. It features a number of jazz interludes. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Knaake and Julius von Borsody. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. It was shot between December 1932 and January 1933 during the final months of the Weimar Republic. Despite its popular success the incoming Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels described it as "terrible rubbish".Moeller p.65 Due to their Jewish background a number of those involved with the film, including the director Gerron and star Rainer, left Germany after the Nazi takeover. Synopsis Hannes Eckmann, the leader of a Hamburg jazz group heads for Berlin to take part in a competition. He encounters Marita Costa a leader of an all-female band and falls for her. After discovering she is short of a dancer for a performance he steps into the role a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marschall Vorwärts
''Marshal Forwards'' (german: Marschall Vorwärts) is a 1932 German historical war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Paul Wegener, Traute Carlsen and Hans Graf von Schwerin. It portrays the life of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, a German hero of the Napoleonic Wars who was present at the Battle of Leipzig and the Battle of Waterloo. It takes its name from Blücher's contemporary nickname, which came from his aggressive forward-thinking stance. It is part of the Prussian film genre, popular during the Weimair and Nazi eras. Plot Prussia at the time of the Napoleonic attack in the early 19th century. The country can hardly defend itself against the attacks of the French. The battle of Jena and Auerstedt was lost in 1806, Berlin was occupied, King Friedrich Wilhelm III. and Queen Luise have fled to Memel, far in the northeast of the country. Near Ratekau, near Lübeck, the popular old marshal Blücher, a veritable warhorse, had to capitulate to the overwhelming enemy beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poacher (1926 Film)
''The Poacher'' (German: ''Der Wilderer'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Heinrich Schroth, Carl de Vogt and Rudolf Biebrach.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.927 Location shooting took place around Innsbruck and the Dolomites. The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Synopsis After a deer is killed on his estate, a count hires a hunt to track down the poacher he believes is responsible. Cast * Heinrich Schroth as Graf Oetzbach * Carl de Vogt as Werner, Jäger des Grafen * Rudolf Biebrach as Der alte Dorn, Jäger des Grafen * Rudolf Rittner as Andreas Weiler, Bauer in Oetzbach * Helga Thomas as Maria, seine Tochter * Ellen Douglas as Cenz, seine Nichte * Max Maximilian as Franz, sein Knecht * Josef Peterhans Josef Thomas Peterhans (4 December 1882 – 3 February 1960) was a German stage and film actor. Biography Peterhans began his stage career in 1902, aged twenty. He beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunting Of Castle Kitay
''The Haunting of Castle Kitay'' (German: ''Spuk auf Schloß Kitay'') is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Paul Legband and featuring Georg H. Schnell, Gustav Adolf Semler and Kurt Gerron. It marked the start of Gerron's career in feature films and he went on to be a popular screen comedian.Kosta p.172 Cast * Edward Eyseneck as Polizeileutnant Watson * Kurt Gerron as Diener Flipp * Johanna Mund as Lady Kitay * Josef Peterhans as Fürst * Lilly Rodewald as Lady Falcestone * Georg H. Schnell as Lord Kitay * Gustav Adolf Semler Gustav Adolf Semler (14 March 1885 – 24 February 1968) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 41 films between 1918 and 1929. Selected filmography * ''Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne'' (1 ... as Lord Falcestone References Bibliography * Giesen, Rolf. ''The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy''. McFarland, 2019. * Kosta, Barbara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wahnschaffe
''Christian Wahnschaffe'' is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts ''World Ablaze'' (''Weltbrand'') in November 1920 and ''The Escape from the Golden Prison'' (''Die Flucht aus dem goldenen Kerker'') in March 1921. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Jakob Wassermann. The film is extant, and was restored in 2018 by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich Robert A. Dietrich (28 March 1889 – 8 September 1947) was a German art director.Scheunemann p.277 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Student of Prague'' (1913) * '' The Path of De .... Cast Part 1: World Ablaze Part 2: The Escape from the Golden Prison References Bibliography * * External links * * 1920 films 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown And Whip
''Crown and Whip'' (German: ''Um Krone und Peitsche'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Fern Andra and Georg Bluen and starring Andra, Olga Engl and Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Cast * Fern Andra * Olga Engl * Reinhold Schünzel * Wilhelm Diegelmann Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first stage appearance was in 1878 in the chorus for the Frankfurt Opera. In 1881 he debuted at the Frankfurt City Theater, playing King Lear, Will ... * Josef Peterhans * Alice König * Vera Fischer * Rudolf Hilberg References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Fern Andra German black-and-white films Circus films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Storms
''Spring Storms'' or ''Spring Storms in the Autumn of Life'' (German: ''Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens'') is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by and starring Fern Andra. It also features Josef Peterhans and Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 Cast * Fern Andra as Gräfin von Hagen * Josef Peterhans as Baron Joseph Königswart * Reinhold Schünzel as Reinhold, Neffe von Königswart * Hella Thornegg Hella Tornegg was a German stage and film actress. Selected filmography * '' Lehmann's Honeymoon'' (1916) * '' Spring Storms'' (1918) * ''Film Kathi'' (1918) * '' Nocturne of Love'' (1919) * ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' (1919) * ''Blackmailed ... as Reinholds Mutter * Paul Meffert as Vater der Komtesse References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1918 films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Entlassung
''Die Entlassung'' (English title: ''The Dismissal'') is a 1942 German film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner about the dismissal of Otto von Bismarck. It was one of only four films to receive the honorary distinction "Film of the Nation" ("Film der Nation") by the Reich Propaganda Ministry Censorship Office. The success of the 1940 film '' Bismarck'' led to this film as a sequel. The film is also known as ''Bismarck's Dismissal'' in the United Kingdom, ''Schicksalswende'' (West German rerun title) and ''Wilhelm II. und Bismarck'' (new West German title). Plot summary The film shows Bismarck being dismissed by Wilhelm II of Germany and the dilettantes who surround him. An unscrupulous schemer plays on the king's desire to lead and so persuades him to the dismissal. This results in a disastrous two-front war by destroying Bismarck's treaty with Russia and leaving him to lament with the question of who would complete his work. Cast Release and reception The war with R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Tomb (1938 Film)
''The Indian Tomb'' (german: Das indische Grabmal) is a 1938 German adventure film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Philip Dorn, La Jana and Theo Lingen.Goble p.811 It is the sequel to Eichberg's '' The Tiger of Eschnapur''. Plot The sequel to the film The Tiger of Eschnapur shows the hunt for Sitha and Sascha around the world disguised as the Maharaja's journey with Irene Traven and Prince Ramigani, while Fürbringer, Emil Sperling and his wife Lotte Sperling work on the Maharaja's construction projects in India. In Bombay, Ramigani manages to track down Sitha in a second-rate variety show. Before that, however, Sitha can contact Irene Traven. Before the two can speak to each other, Sitha is kidnapped by Prince Ramigani. While the Maharaja travels to Eschnapur with his entourage and shows Irene his country, Ramigani and other nobles of the country forge a revolt with the aim of Ramigani himself becoming the Maharaja. Sitha is taken to a remote mountain castle, but Sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
