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Karl Haacker
Karl Haacker (25 July 1890 – 15 December 1945) was a German art director active in designing film sets during the Weimar and Nazi eras.Eisner p.351 He is sometimes credited as Carl Haacker. Selected filmography * '' The Student of Prague'' (1935) * ''A Wedding Dream'' (1936) * ''The Night With the Emperor'' (1936) * '' Dangerous Game'' (1937) * '' The Citadel of Warsaw'' (1937) * ''A Girl Goes Ashore'' (1938) * ''Nanette'' (1940) * '' Beloved Augustin'' (1940) * ''Our Miss Doctor ''Our Miss Doctor'' (german: Unser Fräulein Doktor) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Albert Matterstock and Heinz Salfner.Hake p. 204–208 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's se ...'' (1940) References Bibliography * Lotte H. Eisner. ''The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt''. University of California Press, 2008. External links * 1890 births 1945 deaths German art direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Citadel Of Warsaw (1937 Film)
''The Citadel of Warsaw'' (German: ''Die Warschauer Zitadelle'') is a 1937 German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Lucie Höflich, Werner Hinz and Viktoria von Ballasko. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Haacker and Hermann Warm. It is based on the play ''Tamten'' by Gabriela Zapolska, previously made into the 1930 film '' The Citadel of Warsaw''.Goble p.515 Synopsis In Warsaw, then part of the Russian Empire, Konrad a patriotic revolutionary is targeted by the secret police official Colonel Korniloff. Cast * Lucie Höflich as Frau Welgorska * Werner Hinz as Konrad - ihr Sohn * Claire Winter as Martha - ihre Tochter * Viktoria von Ballasko as Anna Lasotzka * Paul Hartmann as Oberst Korniloff * Peter Elsholtz as Botkin - sein Adjutant * Hans Leibelt as General Horn * Walter Richter as Oberleutnant Strelkoff * Eduard Wesener as Leutnant Nikoforoff * Agnes Straub as Matalkowska * Maria Sazarina as Józia * Erich Ziegel as Dr. Bogd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Deaths
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Miss Doctor
''Our Miss Doctor'' (german: Unser Fräulein Doktor) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Albert Matterstock and Heinz Salfner.Hake p. 204–208 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Haacker and Karl Weber. Synopsis A male teacher at a school slowly comes to appreciate one of his female colleagues both as a teacher and a woman. Cast * Jenny Jugo as Dr. Elisabeth Hansen * Albert Matterstock as Dr. Karl Klinger * Heinz Salfner as Der Direktor * Hans Schwarz Jr. as Turnlehrer Jahnke * Hans Richter as Heinz Müller, Primaner * Gustav Waldau as Schuldiener Nießer * Josefine Dora as Frau Nießner * Hugo Werner-Kahle as Der Schulrat * Werner Pledath as Der Chefarzt der Klinik * Paul Bildt as Ein Universitätsprofessor * Gunnar Möller as Ernst Schultze, Sextaner * Rainer Penkert as Bierlinger, Primaner * Rudolf Reinhard as Hans Vogelsang, Sextaner * Horst Rossius as Fritz Bührle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beloved Augustin (1940 Film)
''Beloved Augustin'' (german: Der liebe Augustin) is a 1940 historical drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Michael Bohnen, and Hilde Weissner. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Haacker and Karl Weber. It was shot on location in Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST .... Cast References External links * Films of Nazi Germany German historical films 1940s historical films Films set in Vienna Films set in the 1680s Films directed by E. W. Emo Terra Film films German black-and-white films Biographical films about musicians Cultural depictions of Austrian men Cultural depictions of folk musicians 1940s German films {{Historic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanette (film)
''Nanette'' is a 1940 German musical film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Hans Söhnker and Albrecht Schoenhals.Bock & Bergfelder p. 228 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Haacker and Karl Weber. Cast * Jenny Jugo as Nanette Dürwaldt * Hans Söhnker as Alexander Patou * Albrecht Schoenhals as Georg Miller * Olga Limburg as Frau Klose * Hans Schwarz Jr. as Gustav * Flockina von Platen as Schauspielerin * Siegfried Breuer as 1. Schauspieler * Hans Stiebner as Julius, Wirt * Anton Pointner as 2. Schauspieler * Karl Hannemann as Bühnenportier * Dolly Raphael as Kassiererin * Annemarie Korff as Sekretärin * Günther Markert as Sekretär * Emmy Wyda as Ältere Dame * Henry Lorenzen Henry Lorenzen (8 February 1899 – 22 September 1961) was a Danish film actor.Giesen p.199 Selected filmography * ''Girls of Today'' (1933) * ''The Champion of Pontresina'' (1934) * ''Tales from the Vienna Woods'' (1934) * ''Punks Arrives from ... as Inspizien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Girl Goes Ashore
''A Girl Goes Ashore'' (german: Ein Mädchen geht an Land) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Günther Lüders and Heidi Kabel.Kreimeier p. 287 It is set in the port city of Hamburg and was partly shot on location there. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin as well as in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Haacker and Willy Schiller. Cast In alphabetical order: * Franz Arzdorf as Dr. Ried * Herbert A.E. Böhme as Friedrich Semmler * Erich Feldt as Heinrich Semmler * Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Erna Quandt * Berta Gast as Amalie Stürmer * Erika Glässner as Frau Juhl, Widow * Karl Günther as Walter Stürmer * Heidi Kabel as Inge * Carl Kuhlmann as Jonny Hasenbein * Lotte Lang as Maid * Günther Lüders as Krischan * Alfred Maack as Quandt * Hans Mahler as Hein Groterjahn * Edith Meinhard * Claus Michahelles as Rolfi Semmler * Luise Morland as Grete Schilling * Maria Paudler as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Game (1937 Film)
''Dangerous Game'' (german: Gefährliches Spiel) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Harry Liedtke and Karl Martell.Bock & Bergfelder p. 228 The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Haacker and Hermann Warm Hermann Warm was a German art director for films. Born in 1889 (died 1976) in Berlin, Germany, Warm was an important figure in the expressionist movement of the 1920s. Warm entered the German film industry in 1912 after working on-stage for a whil .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1937 films 1937 comedy films German comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Erich Engel German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Empire
The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary empire led by an emperor, although has been used in German to denote the Roman Empire because it had a weak hereditary tradition. In the case of the German Empire, the official name was , which is properly translated as "German Empire" because the official position of head of state in the constitution of the German Empire was officially a "presidency" of a confederation of German states led by the King of Prussia who would assume "the title of German Emperor" as referring to the German people, but was not emperor of Germany as in an emperor of a state. –The German Empire" ''Harper's New Monthly Magazine''. vol. 63, issue 376, pp. 591–603; here p. 593. also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, as well as simply Germany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night With The Emperor
''The Night With the Emperor'' (german: Die Nacht mit dem Kaiser) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Richard Romanowsky, and Friedrich Benfer. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Film in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Haacker and Hermann Warm.Klaus p.160 The film is set in 1808 at the Congress of Erfurt The Congress of Erfurt was the meeting between Napoleon, Emperor of the French, and Alexander I, Emperor of All Russia, from Tuesday 27 September to Friday 14 October 1808 intended to reaffirm the alliance concluded the previous year with the .... Cast References Bibliography * * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. External links * 1936 films 1930s historical comedy films German historical comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Erich Engel Films set in 1808 Films set in Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Wedding Dream
''A Wedding Dream'' (German: ''Ein Hochzeitstraum'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Ida Wüst, Heinz Salfner and Inge List. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Film in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Haacker and Hermann Warm. Plot Taking place just after the First World War in Poland close to the border with Russia where a widow runs a successful inn. She has made enough money and now wishes to settle down and marry a nobleman, which will consequently allow her daughter Vera to make a good social match. However things go wrong during a holiday on the French Riviera when her daughter falls in love with a chauffeur instead of the prince she had planned for her. To cap it all she discovers that the supposed nobleman she herself has married is in fact just a servant. Cast *Ida Wüst as Frau Polenska *Heinz Salfner as Fürst Narischkin * Inge List as Vera Polenska *Ferdinand Marian as Paul Puschkinow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
