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List Of German Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Germany has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since the creation of the award in 1956. The award is handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. Each year, the Academy invites countries to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. However, because of Germany's status as a divided country throughout much of the second half of the 20th century, West Germany and East Germany competed separately in the Best Foreign Language Film category until 1990. With eight nominations and one win, West Germany was far more successful than East Germany, whose only nomination was received in 1976 for '' Jacob the Liar'', a film which the Moscow International Film Festival had refused to screen. West Germany received four consecuti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker Schloendorff
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Volker may refer to: * Volker (name), including a list of people with the given name or surname * Volker, Kansas City, a historic neighborhood in Kansas City * Volker Boulevard, Kansas City * ''Alien Nations'' (German: ''Die Völker''), a real-time strategy video game released in 1999 See also * VolkerWessels, a Dutch construction company ** VolkerRail, a railway infrastructure services company based in Doncaster, England, owned by VolkerWessels * Voelcker (other) * Voelker (other) Voelker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Joe Voelker (Born 1987), and Mike Voelker (Born 1982), Famous brothers from Florida * Bobby Voelker (born 1979), American mixed martial artist * Christopher Voelker (born 1961), Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowhere In Africa
''Nowhere in Africa'' (german: Nirgendwo in Afrika) is a 2001 German drama film that was written and directed by Caroline Link. The screenplay is based on the 1995 autobiographical novel of the same name by Stefanie Zweig. It tells the story of the life in Kenya of a German-Jewish family that emigrated there in 1938 to escape persecution in Nazi Germany. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the 2001 German Film Award ''(Deutscher Filmpreis)'' in five categories, including Best Fiction Film. Plot In 1938, the Redlich family flees to Kenya from Leobschütz in Silesia, Nazi Germany, to escape the increasing persecution of the Jews. Walter, a former lawyer, finds work as a farm manager and sends for his family. His wife Jettel has trouble adjusting to life in Africa, although their daughter Regina quickly adapts to her new environment, easily learning the language of the country and showing interest in local culture. Regina soon forms a close ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 In Film
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arms And The Man (1958 Film)
''Arms and the Man'' or ''Heroes'' (german: Helden) is a 1958 West German historical comedy film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and based on the 1894 play of the same name by George Bernard Shaw. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Plot 1865: Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group's attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he's got the wrong ammunition for his cannon and has to flee. His flight leads him right into the bedroom of his enemy's fiancée. Cast See also * List of submissions to the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Germany has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Academy Awards
The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The show's producer, Jerry Wald, started cutting numbers from the show to make sure it ran on time. He cut too much material and the ceremony ended 20 minutes early, leaving Jerry Lewis to attempt to fill in the time. Eventually, NBC cut to a re-run of a sports show. The film '' Gigi'' won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight (set by ''Gone with the Wind'' and tied by ''From Here to Eternity'' and ''On the Waterfront''). It would be short-lived, however, as '' Ben-Hur'' broke the record with eleven Oscars the following year. ''Gigi'' was the last film until ''The Last Emperor'' (1987) to win Best Picture without any acting nominations. It also had the biggest clean sweep at the time, winning all nine of its nominations, a record that would be tied by ''The Last Emperor''. This record was broken in 2003 when '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' won all 11 of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 In Film
The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals '' South Pacific'' and '' Gigi'', the latter of which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' is an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis. ''Le Beau Serge'' is credited as the first French New Wave feature. * February 16 – ''In the Money'' by William Beaudine is released. It will be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946. * February 27 – Harry Cohn, the remaining founder of Columbia Pictures and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies. * The second installment of Sergei Eisenstein's ''Ivan the Terrible (1944 film), Ivan the Terrible'' is officially released, having previously been shel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil Strikes At Night
''The Devil Strikes at Night'' (german: Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam) is a 1957 West German film directed by Robert Siodmak. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and is based on the true story of Bruno Lüdke. It is a highly fictionalized account of the hunt for serial killer Bruno Lüdke, as he murders women during the last year or two of World War II. In one of the crimes a man is arrested who is obviously innocent. An investigator who starts to get a thread which leads to the real killer is frustrated by Nazi authorities who feel that revealing the truth will undermine the people's faith in their supposedly infallible system. The detective story gradually becomes a story about the evils of political propaganda and corruption. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gottfried Will and Rolf Zehetbauer. Location shooting took place in Berlin and Munich. Cast * Claus Holm as Kriminalkommissar Axel Kersten * Annemarie Düringer as Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Academy Awards
The 30th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 26, 1958, to honor the best films of 1957. The Oscar for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium was awarded to Pierre Boulle for ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'', despite the fact that he did not know English. The actual writers, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson were blacklisted at the time and did not receive screen credit for their work. Foreman and Wilson have since been acknowledged by the Academy for their contributions. '' Peyton Place'' tied the record for the most nominations without a win (9) set by ''The Little Foxes'' (1941). This record would stand until 1977 when '' The Turning Point'' received 11 nominations without a win, which is the record to date (''The Color Purple'' tied the record in 1985). ''Peyton Place'' also set the record for most unsuccessful acting nominations with five; this record has been tied once, by '' Tom Jones'' at the 36th Academy Awards. This was the first time all five Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 In Film
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1957 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1957 films in various countries. Events * February 1 – RKO ceases domestic distribution of feature films which is taken over by Universal Pictures. * May – Ingmar Bergman's ''The Seventh Seal'' wins the Special Jury Prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. * June 6 – Jerry Lewis appears in his first film without Dean Martin in ''The Delicate Delinquent''. * June – United Artists rejoins the Motion Picture Association of America, following an expansion of the MPAA code appeals board members. The board had previously denied ''The Man With the Golden Arm'' a Production Code seal in 1955, leading UA to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain From Köpenick (1956 Film)
''The Captain from Köpenick'' (german: Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and based upon the 1931 play '' The Captain of Köpenick'' by Carl Zuckmayer. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German impostor who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the Captain from Köpenick. It was nominated for the 29th Academy Awards in the category Best Foreign Language Film. It was shot by Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Cast * Heinz Rühmann as Wilhelm Voigt *Martin Held as Dr. Obermüller *Hannelore Schroth as Mathilde Obermüller * Willy A. Kleinau as Friedrich Hoprecht *Leonard Steckel as Adolph Wormser *Friedrich Domin as Jail Director * Erich Schellow as Capt. von Schlettow *Walter Giller as Willy Wormser *Wolfgang Neuss as Kallenberg *Bum Krüger as Schutzmann Kilian *Josep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Academy Awards
For the 29th Academy Awards, the Best International Feature Film was introduced as a competitive category, instead of only a Special Achievement Award. The first winner in this new category was Federico Fellini's ''La Strada'' with Anthony Quinn, receiving a further nomination for Best Original Screenplay. This was the first year that all of the five Best Picture nominees were in color, and the first Oscar telecast to be videotaped for later broadcast, for those network affiliates that didn't want to broadcast the event live. All of the Best Picture nominees were large-scale epics: ''The King and I'', George Stevens' ''Giant'', Cecil B. DeMille's ''The Ten Commandments'' (the highest-grossing film of the year), William Wyler's '' Friendly Persuasion'', and the winner, ''Around the World in 80 Days''. The trend toward blockbusters and colorful spectaculars was established for years to come, as ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'', '' Gigi'', and '' Ben-Hur'' followed as Best Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 In Film
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine. * January 25– 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Moscow. * February 16 – The 1956 World Figure Skating Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
