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Leo Connard
Leo Connard (born Isak Leopold Kohn; 28 August 1860 – after 1928) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1916 to 1928. Selected filmography References External links * 1860 births 1931 deaths Austrian male stage actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Jewish Austrian male actors 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the country's southwest, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economic centre of Baranya County, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs. A city dating back to ancient times, settled by the Celts and the Romans, it was made an episcopal see in early medieval Hungary. It has University of Pécs, the oldest university in the country, and is one of its major cultural centers. It has a rich cultural heritage from the age of a 150-year Ottoman occupation. It is historically a multi-ethnic city where many cultures have interacted through 2000 years of history. In recent times, it has been recognized for its cultural heritage, including being named as one of the European Capital of Culture cities. Name The earliest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, it was the third most populous monarchy in Europe after the Russian Empire and the United Kingdom. Along with Prussia, it was one of the two major powers of the German Confederation. Geographically, it was the third-largest empire in Europe after the Russian Empire and the First French Empire (). The empire was proclaimed by Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II in 1804 in response to Napoleon's declaration of the First French Empire, unifying all Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg possessions under one central government. It remained part of the Holy Roman Empire until the latter's dissolution in 1806. It continued fighting against Napoleon throughout the Napoleonic Wars, except for a period between 1809 and 1813, when Austria was first all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jettchen Gebert's Story
''Jettchen Gebert's Story'' (German:''Jettchen Geberts Geschichte'') is a 1918 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Mechthildis Thein, Conrad Veidt and Leo Connard.Soister p.50 It is a lost film. Cast * Mechthildis Thein as Jettchen Gebert * Conrad Veidt as Doktor Friedrich Köstling * Leo Connard as Salomon Gebert * Martin Kettner as Ferdinand Gebert * Julius Spielmann as Jason Gebert * Clementine Plessner as Rikchen, Salomons Frau * Else Bäck as Hannchen, Ferdinands Frau * Max Gülstorff as Onkel Eli * Helene Rietz as Tante Minchen * Robert Koppel as Julius Jakoby aus Bentschen * Ilka Karen as Pinchen, Julius Schwester * Hugo Döblin as Onkel Naphtali * Fritz Richard Fritz Richard (born Josef Richard Löwit; 17 November 1869 – 9 February 1933) was an Austrian actor and theatre director. Fritz Richard was born as Josef Richard Löwit in Chotěboř, Austria-Hungary into a Jewish family. Richard trained as a ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henriette Jacoby
''Henriette Jacoby'' is a 1918 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Mechthildis Thein, Conrad Veidt and Leo Connard. It is the sequel to '' Jettchen Gebert's Story''. It is a lost film. Cast * Mechthildis Thein as Jettchen Gebert * Conrad Veidt as Doktor Friedrich Köstling * Leo Connard as Salomon Gebert * Martin Kettner as Ferdinand Gebert * Julius Spielmann as Jason Gebert * Clementine Plessner as Rikchen * Else Bäck as Hannchen * Max Gülstorff as Onkel Eli * Helene Rietz as Tante Minchen * Robert Koppel as Julius Jakoby aus Bentschen * Ilka Karen as Pinchen * Hugo Döblin as Onkel Naphtali * Fritz Richard Fritz Richard (born Josef Richard Löwit; 17 November 1869 – 9 February 1933) was an Austrian actor and theatre director. Fritz Richard was born as Josef Richard Löwit in Chotěboř, Austria-Hungary into a Jewish family. Richard trained as a ... References Bibliography * John T. Soister. ''Conrad Veidt on Screen: A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Arche
''Die Arche'' (''The Ark'') is a 1919 silent science fiction film starring Leo Connard and directed by Richard Oswald. It is a two-part German epic based upon a novel by Werner Scheff Werner Scheff (1888–1947) was a German novelist and screenwriter. He is particularly noted as a prolific writer of sports fiction.Jensen p. 98 Following the Nazi Party's rise to power, he emigrated and died in London in 1947. Selected filmogra .... It follows the story of a near future in which civilization has been destroyed. Cast References * External links * 1919 films 1910s science fiction films German science fiction films Films of the Weimar Republic German black-and-white films German silent feature films Apocalyptic films Films directed by Richard Oswald Comets in film 1910s German films Silent science fiction films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Different From The Others
''Different from the Others'' (german: Anders als die Andern) is a silent German melodramatic film produced during the Weimar Republic. It was first released in 1919 and stars Conrad Veidt and Reinhold Schünzel. The story was co-written by Richard Oswald and Magnus Hirschfeld, who also had a small part in the film and partially funded the production through his Institute for Sexual Science. The film was intended as a polemic against the then-current laws under Germany's Paragraph 175, which made homosexuality a criminal offense. It is believed to be the first pro-gay film in the world. Censorship laws were enacted in reaction to films like ''Anders als die Andern'' and by October 1920 only doctors and medical researchers could view it. Prints of the film were among the many "decadent" works burned by the Nazis after they came to power in 1933. The cinematography was by Max Fassbender, who two years previously had worked on '' Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray'', one of the earliest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitechapel (film)
''Whitechapel'' is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Guido Herzfeld, Hans Mierendorff, and Otto Gebühr. The film was set around a variety theatre in London's East End suburb of Whitechapel Whitechapel is a district in East London and the future administrative centre of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a part of the East End of London, east of Charing Cross. Part of the historic county of Middlesex, the area formed .... Cast References Bibliography * * External links * 1920 films 1920 crime films German crime films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by E. A. Dupont Films set in London German black-and-white films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallenstein (film)
''Wallenstein'' is a 1925 German silent historical film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Fritz Greiner, Eduard von Winterstein, and Ernst Rückert.Kasten p. 95 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. It depicts the life of the Imperial General Albrecht von Wallenstein during the Thirty Years War. It was released in two separate parts, as was common for epics The Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) is a set of software tools and applications used to develop and implement distributed control systems to operate devices such as particle accelerators, telescopes and other large sci ... during the era. Cast References Bibliography * External links * * 1925 films 1920s historical films 1920s biographical films German historical films German biographical films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Rolf Randolf German silent feature films Films set in the 1630s Films based on works by Friedrich Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women You Rarely Greet
''Women You Rarely Greet'' (german: Frauen, die man oft nicht grüßt) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Alfons Fryland, and Leo Connard Leo Connard (born Isak Leopold Kohn; 28 August 1860 – after 1928) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1916 to 1928. Selected filmography References External links * 1860 births 1931 dea .... Cast References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Frederic Zelnik German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Hari (1927 Film)
''Mata Hari: The Red Dancer'' (german: Mata Hari, die rote Tänzerin), often shortened on release to ''Mata Hari'', is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Wolfgang Zilzer and Fritz Kortner. It depicts the life and death of the German World War I spy Mata Hari. It was the first feature-length portrayal of Hari. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin with sets designed by Alfred Junge. Cast * Magda Sonja as Mata Hari * Wolfgang Zilzer as Erzherzog Oskar * Fritz Kortner as Graf Bobrykin * Mathias Wieman as Grigori * Emil Lind as Defense lawyer * Eduard Rothauser as Military Auditor * Max Maximilian as Kosaken Unteroffizier * Leo Connard as Polizeihofrat * Elisabeth Bach as Mata Hari's Indische Dienerin * Dorothea Albu as Dancer * Alexander Murski * Hermann Wlach * Lewis Brody * Eberhard Leithoff * Georg Paeschke * Zlatan Kasherov * Carl Zickner * Nico Turoff * Georg Gartz See also *''Mata Hari'' (1931) *'' Mata Hari, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1860 Births
Year 186 ( CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 186 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 * Peasants in Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under Maternus. * Roman governor Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers. New Zealand * The Hatepe volcanic eruption extends Lake Taupō and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence). Births * Ma Liang, Chinese official of the Shu Han state (d. 222) Deaths * April 21 – Apollonius the Apologist, Christian martyr * Bian Zhang, Chinese official and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Deaths
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
