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Life Begins At Eight
''Life Begins at Eight'' (German: ''Das Leben beginnt um acht'') is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Michael Kehlmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna Matz and Helmut Wildt. It is an adaptation of the 1940 play '' The Light of Heart'' by Emlyn Williams, previously adapted into a 1942 Hollywood film ''Life Begins at Eight-Thirty''.Goble p.838 The action is moved from the play's setting of London to Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Berthel and Johannes Ott. Completed in late 1961, it premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin early in the New Year. Synopsis A former stage star, struggling with the decline of his career and a drinking problem, lives with his daughter Cattrin. A young composer falls in love with her and manages to secure her father some work. However his demons ultimately overwhelm him and he commits suicide, freeing his daughter to live her own life. Cast * O.E. Hasse as Mac Thomas * Johanna Matz as Cattrin, seine Tochter * ...
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Michael Kehlmann
Michael Kehlmann (21 September 1927 – 1 December 2005) was an Austrian television film director and theatre director, screenwriter and actor. During 1951–1953, Kehlmann was the manager of the "Kleines Theater im Konzerthaus", Vienna. He was awarded the J.-Kainz Medal in 1966, the Ehrenmedaille der Stadt Wien in 1966 and the Austrian Honorary Cross for Science and Art in 2002. Kehlmann's television directing credits included ''Jack Mortimer'', ''Einen Jux will er sich machen'', ''Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald'', ', ''Hiob'', and ''Tatort''. He was the father of writer Daniel Kehlmann. Credits Director (Film) *1960: ' *1962: ''Life Begins at Eight'' *1967: ''Kurzer Prozess'' Director (Television) *1954: ''Die Wäscherin des Herrn Bonaparte'' — (based on '' Madame Sans-Gêne'') *1954: ''Künstlerpech'' *1954: ''Jedem die Seine'' *1954: ''Klavier zu verkaufen'' *1955: ''La Brige und das Gesetz'' — (based on a play by Georges Courteline) *1955: ''Die Dynastie hat Ausgang'' ...
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Marmorhaus
The Marmorhaus (English: Marble House) is a former cinema located on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Opened in 1913, it takes its name from a large marble façade. Designed by the architect Hugo Pál, the walls of the foyer and auditorium were decorated by the expressionist artist Cesar Klein. During the silent era it frequently functioned as a venue for premieres of new films. These included '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'', ''Johannes Goth'', ''The Woman in Heaven'', ''The Head of Janus'', '' Genuine'', ''Four Around a Woman'', ''Wandering Souls'', and '' The Haunted Castle''.Kreimeier p.74 Owned by the giant UFA company for many years, it was later developed into a multiplex Multiplex may refer to: * Multiplex (automobile), a former American car make * Multiplex (comics), a DC comic book supervillain * Multiplex (company), a global contracting and development company * Multiplex (assay), a biological assay which measu .... In 2001 the cinema was closed and the property sold ...
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