|
List Of German Films Of 1920
References External links IMDB listing for German films made in 1920 {{Cinema of Germany Lists of German films film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual ...
[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 In Film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top three films released in 1920 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events * March 28 - "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford and "Everybody's Hero" Douglas Fairbanks marry, becoming the first supercouple of Hollywood. * August – Jack Cohn, Joe Brandt and Harry Cohn form C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation which would later become Columbia Pictures. * November 27 – '' The Mark of Zorro'', starring Douglas Fairbanks opens. Notable films released in 1920 Austria :For a complete list see: ''List of Austrian films of the 1920s'' * ''Anita'' (aka ''Trance''), directed by Luise Kolm and Jakob Fleck; an obscure adaptation of George Du Maurier's novel ''Trilby'' *''Boccaccio'', directed by Michael Curtiz. *''The Prince and the Pauper'' directed by Alexander Korda. *'' The Scourge of God'' directed by Michael Curtiz. *''The Star of Damascus'' directed by Michael Curtiz. France :For a complete lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Forster
Rudolf Forster (30 October 1884 – 25 October 1968) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1914 and 1968. His autobiography ''Das Spiel, mein Leben'' was published by Propyläen Verlag in 1967. He was born in Gröbming, Austria, and died in Bad Aussee, Austria, five days before his 84th birthday. Selected filmography * ''Lepain'' (1914, 1920, part 1-6) - Detektiv * ''Das Bild der Ahnfrau'' (1916) * ''Frauenruhm'' (1920) * ''Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen'' (1920) - Lucien de Rubempré / Léon Montaguard * ''Der Schieberkönig'' (1920) * ''Kurfürstendamm'' (1920) - Ernst Duffer * ''Fanny Elssler'' (1920) - Gentz * ''Manolescu's Memoirs'' (1920) - Alfons, deren Verlobter * ''Princess Woronzoff'' (1920) * ''Moj'' (1920) * ''The Skull of Pharaoh's Daughter'' (1920) - Dr. Pflüger * ''Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter'' (1920) * ''Anna Karenina'' (1920) - Graf Ljevin * ''Der Mann mit den drei Frauen'' (1920) * ''10 Millionen Volt'' (1921) * ''Die rot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Friedrich Rudolf Klein (24 November 1885 – 29 May 1955), better known as Rudolf Klein-Rogge, was a German film actor, best known for playing sinister figures in films in the 1920s and 1930s as well as being a mainstay in director Fritz Lang's Weimar-era films. He is probably best known in popular culture, particularly to English-speaking audiences, for playing the archetypal mad scientist role of C. A. Rotwang in Lang's ''Metropolis'' and as the criminal genius Doctor Mabuse. Klein-Rogge also appeared in several important French films in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Biography Friedrich Rudolf Klein was born in Cologne, Germany on 24 November 1885. His father, Hermann Rudolf Klein, was a military lawyer who served as (the equivalent of Judge Advocate General) for the 15th Division of the Prussian Army, garrisoned at Cologne. His mother, Maria Bertha Emma Rose, was the daughter of a prominent landowner () in Lichteinen, East Prussia. The elder Klein hoped his son would fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Abel
Alfred Peter Abel (12 March 1879 – 12 December 1937) was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. His best-known performance was as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film ''Metropolis''. Early life Born in Leipzig in the German Empire on 12 March 1879, Alfred Peter Abel was the son of Louis Abel, a peddler, and Anna Maria Selma.Alfred Abel biography Abel had several careers before becoming an actor. In his early adulthood, Abel first studied to be a forester and later studied gardening in Saxon . He changed his area of study to business in hopes of becoming a businessman. A short study of art drafting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Engl
Olga Engl (30 May 1871 – 21 September 1946) was an Austrian-German stage and motion picture actress who appeared in nearly 200 films. Biography Engl was privately educated in an Ursuline monastery and began her acting career at the Prague Conservatory. In August 1887 she made her stage début as Bertha in the play ''Die Verschwörung des Fiesco zu Genua'' in her home town. In 1888, she moved to the city of Danzig and performed in the theatre from 1889 to 1892 then briefly moved to Berlin. From 1892 to 1895 she performed with the court theatre in Munich and from 1895 to 1897 in Hamburg at the Thalia Theater, and from 1897 in Hanover. Engl made her film debut in the 1911 British silent film ''The Adoptive Child'' then returned to Germany and began appearing in German film productions. Her first major role was in the 1913 Carl Froelich-directed biopic ''Richard Wagner''. She would work continually throughout the 1910s and appear in a variety of roles for such directors as Ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otz Tollen
Otz Tollen (9 April 1882 – 19 July 1965) was a German actor and film director. Born in Berlin, he made his film debut in the 1912 Joe May directed film ''In der Tiefe des Schachtes''. His last film role was an appearance in the 1960 Nadja Tiller film '' The Ambassador''. Selected filmography Actor * '' According to Law'' (1919) * ''Curfew'' (1925) * ''The Great Opportunity'' (1925) * ''Wrath of the Seas'' (1926) * ''I Once Had a Comrade'' (1926) * '' Hands Up, Eddy Polo'' (1928) * ''Unternehmen Michael'' (1937) * '' Gewitterflug zu Claudia'' (1937) * '' Patriots'' (1937) * '' Togger'' (1937) * ''Signal in the Night'' (1937) * ''Seven Slaps'' (1937) * '' Eine Nacht im Mai'' (1938) * '' Secret Code LB 17'' (1938) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * ''Jud Süß'' (1940) * ''Der große König'' (1942) * ''The Little Residence'' (1942) * ''The Crew of the Dora'' (1943) * ''The Endless Road'' (1943) * ''The Roedern Affair'' (1944) * '' Kolberg'' (1945) * ''The Court Concert'' (1948) * ''Don' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Count (film)
''The Black Count'' (german: Der schwarze Graf) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Otz Tollen and starring Olga Engl, Alfred Abel, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge.Bock & Bergfelder p. 248 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 – 14 November 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.212 Selected filmography * '' The Black Count'' (1920) * ''The Dance of Love and Happiness'' (1921) * ''The New Paradise'' (1921) * '' The Queen of Whitechapel .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Otz Tollen German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss-born German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' The Last Command'' and '' The Way of All Flesh''. As of , Jannings is the only German ever to have won the category. Jannings is best known for his collaborations with F. W. Murnau and Josef von Sternberg, including the 1930 film ''The Blue Angel'' (''Der blaue Engel'', with Marlene Dietrich. ''The Blue Angel'' was meant as a vehicle for Jannings to score a place for himself in the new medium of sound film, but Dietrich stole the show. Jannings later starred in a number of Nazi propaganda films, which made him unemployable as an actor after the defeat of Nazi Germany. Childhood and youth Jannings was born in Rorschach, Switzerland, the son of Emil Janenz, an American businessman from St. Louis, and his wife Margarethe (''née'' Schwabe), origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, William Tell, and other title characters. Sometime around 1900, Diegelmann relocated to Berlin. Here, he appeared at a variety of theaters, including the Deutsches Theater, the Großes Schauspielhaus, and the Deutsches Künstlertheater. Diegelmann was introduced to film in 1913 by Max Reinhardt. he became a prolific actor of supporting roles, often as a father figure. He performed in the well-known film '' Der Blaue Engel'' (The Blue Angel), where he played a ship captain who flirts with the lead actress (Marlene Dietrich). The final film he starred in was the Theodor Storm adaptation of ''Der Schimmelreiter'' (The Rider on the White Horse). He continued to make stage appearances after this, with his last role being in ''Rembrandt vor Gericht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Böttcher
Hermann Gotthilf Ferdinand Boettcher (12 November 1866 – 7 May 1935) was a German stage and film actor.Hardt p.223 Selected filmography * '' The Man of Action'' (1919) * ''The Swabian Maiden'' (1919) * ''Madame Récamier'' (1920) * ''The Big Light'' (1920) * ''Four Around a Woman'' (1921) * '' The Secret of Bombay'' (1921) * '' Driving Force'' (1921) * ''Bigamy'' (1922) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1922) * ''The Girl from Capri'' (1924) * ''By Order of Pompadour'' (1924) * '' The Mistress of Monbijou'' (1924) * '' The Prince and the Maid'' (1924) * ''Anne-Liese of Dessau'' (1925) * ''Countess Ironing-Maid'' (1926) * '' The Bohemian Dancer'' (1926) * ''Princess Olala'' (1928) * ''Immorality'' (1928) * ''My Heart is a Jazz Band'' (1929) * ''Napoleon at Saint Helena'' (1929) * ''Taxi at Midnight'' (1930) * ''Police Spy 77'' (1930) * ''Retreat on the Rhine'' (1930) * ''Hans in Every Street'' (1930) * ''Marriage in Name Only'' (1930) * ''The Dancer of Sanssouci ''The Dancer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Henning
Hanna Henning (1884–1925) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. She was the most prominent and prolific women director working in the German film industry during the silent era.Foster p.180 Selected filmography * '' Bubi Is Jealous'' (1916) * '' Under the Spell of Silence'' (1916) * ''Poor Little Helga'' (1918) * ''Triumph of Life'' (1919) * ''The Seventeen-Year-Olds'' (1919) * ''The Big Light'' (1920) * ''The Fear of Women'' (1921) * ''The Demon of Kolno'' (1921) * ''On the Red Cliff'' (1922) References Bibliography * Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey. ''Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995. External links *Hanna Henningat filmportal.de filmportal.de is an online database of information related to German film. It includes extensive information on films and filmmakers as well as articles on film issues. The website was released on occasion of the 54th Berlin International Film Fe ... 1884 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Light
''The Big Light'' (german: Das große Licht) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Hanna Henning and starring Hermann Böttcher, Wilhelm Diegelmann, and Emil Jannings.Nelmes & Selbo The art direction was by Hans Sohnle Hans Sohnle (17 September 1895 – 24 March 1976) was a German art director.Chandler p.270 He frequently collaborated with Otto Erdmann on set designs. Selected filmography * ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' The Woman in Doctor's Garb .... Cast In alphabetical order References Bibliography * External links * 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Hanna Henning German silent feature films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920 drama films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
