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Maria Forescu
Maria Forescu (15 January 1875 28 October 1947) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian opera singer and film actress. During the silent and talkies era of the German cinema, she appeared in several movies as a supporting actress. When Adolf Hitler came to power, Forescu, like other Jews of that period, was barred from her profession. Living undercover during the later years of World War II, she survived the Holocaust and died in 1947 in East Berlin. Biography Forescu was born Maria Füllenbaum on 15 January 1875, in Czernowitz, Austria-Hungary. She attended a boarding school in Paris. She studied singing, music and drama at the Prague Conservatory. Around the turn of the century, she debuted as an operetta singer and soon became a well known member of the renowned Viennese Carl Theater. She also performed in several of the tours organized by the theater throughout Europe. Then she went to Berlin, where she appeared at the theater of the West, at the Operetta Theater, and the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czernowitz
Chernivtsi ( uk, Чернівці́}, ; ro, Cernăuți, ; see also other names) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upper course of the Prut river in the Southwestern Ukrainian territory. Chernivtsi serves as the administrative center for the Chernivtsi raion, the Chernivtsi urban hromada, and the oblast itself. In 2021, the Chernivtsi population, by estimate, is and the latest census in 2001 was 240,600. The first document that refers to this city dates back to 1408, when Chernivtsi was a town in the region of Moldavia, formerly as a defensive fortification, and became the center of Bukovina in 1488. In 1538, Chernivtsi was under the control of the Ottoman Empire, and the Turkish control lasted for two centuries until 1774, when Austria took control of Bukovina in the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War. Chernivtsi (known at that time as ) became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmportal
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 Festival on 11 February 2005. ''filmportal.de'' was revised and expanded in 2011/2012. Content The database provides information on about 85 000 German cinema and television films (as of June 2015) from 1895 to the present. About 8 000 films are presented in detail with content descriptions, stills and/or posters. In addition, ''filmportal.de'' catalogues about 190 000 names of filmmakers, 5 000 of these entries feature a biography. The lexical information is supplemented by trailers, film clips from German classics, and, increasingly, full-length films. Moreover, editorial texts link the information with the history of film in the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany and the GDR. Organising institutions ''filmportal.de'' was established by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Industrialist
''The Great Industrialist'' (german: Der Großindustrielle) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Fritz Kaufmann and starring Walter Brügmann, Maria Forescu and Erich Kaiser-Titz.Krautz p. 209 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraenke. Cast * Walter Brügmann as Harry W. Marton * Maria Forescu as Gesellschafterin * Erich Kaiser-Titz as John Johnston * Erna Morena * Claire Rommer * Kurt Vespermann Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Career Vespermann was born into an actor's family in Culmsee, West Prussia, Imperial Germany today Chełmża, Poland. Already his great-grandparents were ac ... References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984. External links * 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Fritz Kaufmann German black-and-white films 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania, The Woman In Chains
''Tania, the Woman in Chains'' (german: Tanja, die Frau an der Kette) is a 1922 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Friedrich Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz, and Heinrich Peer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer. Cast *Lya Mara as Tanja Fedorovna *Erich Kaiser-Titz *Heinrich Peer *Fritz Schulz (actor), Fritz Schulz *Maria Forescu *Erik Wirl *Harry Berber *Sophie Pagay *Paul Hansen (tenor), Paul Hansen References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Frederic Zelnik German silent feature films German black-and-white films German drama films 1922 drama films Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Circle Of Death
''The Circle of Death'' (German: ''Der Todesreigen'') is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by William Karfiol and starring Johannes Riemann, Olga Tschechowa and Albert Steinrück.Grange p.116 The film's sets were designed by the art director Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast * Johannes Riemann as ''Leonid Lowitsch Rumin'' * Olga Tschechowa as ''Olga Petrowna'' * Albert Steinrück as ''Lebedow, Reitknecht'' * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as ''Konstantin Chrenow'' * Fritz Kampers as ''Leo Maximow'' * Rudolf Del Zopp * Lilly Eisenlohr * Olga Engl * Ida Fane * Maria Forescu * Eduard Koffler * Robert Leffler * Clementine Plessner * Paul Rehkopf Paul Anton Heinrich Rehkopf (21 May 1872 – 29 June 1949) was a German actor. He was born in Braunschweig and died in Braunschweig, Germany Selected filmography * ''Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) * ''Film Kathi'' (1918) * ''Lorenzo Burghardt'' ... * Robert C. Rohde * Hedwig Schröder * Sylvia Torf References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Montez, The King's Dancer
''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' (german: Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola Montez. The film was produced by Richter's own production company, but was released by the dominant German distributor UFA. A previous biopic ''Lola Montez'' had been released in 1919, starring Leopoldine Konstantin Leopoldine Konstantin (born Leopoldine Eugenie Amelie Konstanti; 12 March 1886 – 14 December 1965) was an Austrian actress. She played in Frank Wedekind's ''Spring Awakening'' (1907), Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1907), ''A Winter's Tal .... Plot summary Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1922 films 1920s biographical films German biographical films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Willi Wolff Films set in Munich Films set in Barcelona Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabitha, Stand Up
''Tabitha, Stand Up'' or ''Tabitha, Arise!'' (German: ''Tabea, stehe auf!'') is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Lotte Neumann, Maria Forescu and Guido Herzfeld.Grange p.132 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Winter. Cast * Lotte Neumann * Maria Forescu * Guido Herzfeld * Peter Ihle * Theo Lucas * Loni Nest * Peter Nielsen * Paul Otto * Karl Platen * Dora Schlüter * Julia Serda * Walter von Allwoerden * Hans Heinrich von Twardowski * Hugo Werner-Kahle Hugo Werner-Kahle (5 August 1882 – 1 May 1961) was a German stage and film actor (and sporadically, a movie director). He appeared in around a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Midnight'' (1918) * '' The Bracelet'' (1918 ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Robert Dinesen German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Of Destiny
''The Call of Destiny'' (german: Der Ruf des Schicksals) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni, Fritz Kortner, and Ernst Hofmann Ernst Karl Heinrich Hofmann (7 December 1880 – 27 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' The White Roses'' (1916) * '' Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917) * '' Countess Kitchenmaid'' (1918) * '' Ikarus, the Flying Man .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Johannes Guter German silent feature films German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stranger From Alster Street
''The Stranger from Elster Street'' (German: ''Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Alfred Tostary and starring Margit Barnay, Olaf Storm and Eduard von Winterstein. It premiered in Berlin on 7 June 1921.Grange p.94 Cast * Margit Barnay * Olaf Storm * Eduard von Winterstein * Maria Forescu * Ilka Grüning * Frida Richard * Wilhelm Diegelmann * Georg John * Hermann Picha * Josefine Dora * Emil Mamelok Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *'' Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *'' Emil and the Detecti ... * Harry Gondi * Berta Christians-Klein References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanity Unleashed
''Humanity Unleashed'' (german: Die entfesselte Menschheit) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Joseph Delmont and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Paul Hartmann and Carl de Vogt. The film portrays a violent leftist attempt to seize power. However, its location shooting in the streets of Berlin coincided with the rightist Kapp Putsch.Rogowski p. 48 The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. Cast * Eugen Klöpfer as Karenow, Russian agitator * Paul Hartmann as Michael Klarenbach, engineer & director of chemical factory * Gertrude (Trude) Hoffman as Rita, Clarenbach’s wife * Carl de Vogt as Winterstein, former officer, Karenow’s supporter * Emil Lind as Leutenholz, editor of the “Red Torch” * Hermann Bachmann as Director Turenius, owner of ammunitions factory * Arthur Bergen as Franziskus Turenius, his son * Marion Illing as Camilla, Winterstein’s mistress * Rosa Valleti as leader of the mob, prostitute *Georg John as Fritz Breese, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veritas Vincit (film)
''Veritas Vincit'' is a 1919 German silent historical film directed by Joe May and starring Mia May, Johannes Riemann, and Magnus Stifter. It was made as an epic in three episodes, similar to D. W. Griffith's ''Intolerance''.Hake p.44 The first takes place in Ancient Rome, the second during the Renaissance and the third shortly before the First World War. Although not released until Spring 1919, it had been made during the final months of the war the previous year. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Leni and Siegfried Wroblewsky. It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin and on location around the city. Cast * Mia May as Helena / Ellinor / Komtessa Helene * Johannes Riemann as Lucfius / Ritter Lutz von Ehrenfried / Prinz Ludwig * Magnus Stifter as Decius * Emil Albes as Flavius * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Tullulus * Ferry Sikla as Fucius Asinius * Paul Biensfeldt as Digulus * Georg John as Blinder Senator * Leopold Bauer as Meister Heinrich, der G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dancer (1919 Film)
''The Dancer'' (German: ''Der Tänzer'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Lil Dagover.Bock & Bergfelder p.77 Cast In alphabetical order * Irmgard Bern * Theodor Burghardt * Lil Dagover * Maria Forescu * Hugo Froelich * Walter Janssen as Der Tänzer * Ria Jende * Adolf Klein * Klein-Meinhardt * Eugen Klöpfer * Margarete Kupfer * Aenderly Lebius * Ena Mar * Frida Richard * Margarete Schön Margarete Schön (born Margarethe Schippang; 7 April 1895 – 26 December 1985) was a German stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly fifty years. She is internationally recognized for her role as Kriemhild in director Fritz Lang's '' Di ... * Gertrude Welcker References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Carl Froelich German silent feature films Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
