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Marianne Koch
Marianne Koch (; born 19 August 1931) is a German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician. Career Between 1950 and 1971, Koch appeared in more than 65 films. She had numerous leading roles in the German cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1954 American thriller '' Night People'', she appeared in a supporting role alongside Gregory Peck. Koch also had major roles in the Hollywood films ''Four Girls in Town'' and ''Interlude'', both released in 1957. She remains perhaps best-known internationally for Sergio Leone's 1964 production ''A Fistful of Dollars'', which showcased her with Clint Eastwood as a civilian tormented by ruthless local gangsters, torn between her husband and child and the villains. In Germany, she was probably best-known for her many years of participation as one of the regular panelists in the highly popular TV game sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fistful Of Dollars
''A Fistful of Dollars'' ( it, Per un pugno di dollari, lit=For a Fistful of Dollars titled on-screen as ''Fistful of Dollars'') is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, alongside Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, José Calvo, Antonio Prieto, and Joseph Egger. The film, an international co-production between Italy, West Germany, and Spain, was filmed on a low budget (reported to be $200,000), and Eastwood was paid $15,000 for his role. Released in Italy in 1964 and then in the United States in 1967, it initiated the popularity of the Spaghetti Western genre. It was followed by '' For a Few Dollars More'' and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', also starring Eastwood. Collectively, the films are known as the "''Dollars Trilogy''", or the "''Man with No Name Trilogy''" after the United Artists publicity campaign referred to Eastwood's character in all three films as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Schindler (doctor)
Rudolf Schindler (1888–1968) was a German physician, who practiced medicine as a gastroenterologist. He is regarded widely as the "father of gastroscopy." He was born in Berlin. During the First World War he described numerous diseases involving the human digestive system. He wrote the illustrated textbook, ''Lehrbuch und Atlas der Gastroskopie'' (''Textbook and Atlas of Gastroscopy''). Between 1928 and 1932 Schindler worked with the Berlin-based instrument-maker and technician, Georg Wolf, on the development of the first semi-flexible gastroscope, which allowed a greater range for examination, facilitating diagnosis and some treatments without abdominal surgery. With the rise of the Nazi party he was arrested. Upon his release in 1934, he made his way to the United States of America. He settled in Chicago, Illinois, and practiced medicine there until 1943. He then relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he continued his work in gastroenterology until his retirement. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Teufels General
''The Devil's General'' (german: Des Teufels General) is a 1955 black and white West German film based on the play of the same title by Carl Zuckmayer. The film features Curd Jürgens as General Harras, Marianne Koch, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, and Harry Meyen. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Plot Nazi Germany in 1941. The title character is ''Luftwaffe'' General Harras, a highly decorated World War I veteran contemptuous of the Third Reich and the World War II attempt to conquer Europe. Initially courted by '' SS'' officials, he continually mocks the Nazi leadership, which leads to friends turning into enemies and suspicion from ''SS'' and Gestapo of what may be treason. He is temporarily arrested by order of Heinrich Himmler and, after his release, is determined to break his deal with the devil. He backs the sabotage action of his flight engineer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig II (1955 Film)
''Ludwig II'' (German: ''Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs'') is a 1955 West German historical drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring O.W. Fischer, Ruth Leuwerik and Marianne Koch. It is based on the life of the nineteenth century ruler Ludwig II of Bavaria. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. The film was shot in technicolor at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by the art director Hein Heckroth and Fritz Lück. Location shooting took place at the historic residences of Ludwig II Herrenchiemsee, Neuschwanstein Castle and Hohenschwangau Castle. Cast * O.W. Fischer as Ludwig II * Ruth Leuwerik as Elisabeth, Empress of Austria * Marianne Koch as Princess Sophie * Paul Bildt as Richard Wagner * Friedrich Domin as Otto von Bismarck * Rolf Kutschera as * Herbert Hübner as von Pfistermeister * Robert Meyn as Professor Dr. Gudden * Rudolf Fernau as Prince Luitpold von Bayern * Willy Rösner as Minister von Lutz * Klaus Kinsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubertus Castle (1954 Film)
''Hubertus Castle'' (german: Schloß Hubertus) is a 1954 German drama film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Friedrich Domin, Marianne Koch and Heinz Baumann. It is based on the 1895 novel '' Hubertus Castle'' by Ludwig Ganghofer. The novel had previously been made into a 1934 film and was later adapted for the screen again in 1973.Goble p. 173 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by Wolf Englert and Carl Ludwig Kirmse. Cast * Friedrich Domin as Graf Egge * Marianne Koch as Geislein * Heinz Baumann as Tassilo * Raidar Müller-Elmau as Willy * Lil Dagover as Baronin Kleesberg * Michael Heltau as Maler Forbeck * Paul Richter as Jäger Honegger * Karl Hanft as Jäger Schipper * Gustav Waldau as Diener Moser * Renate Hoy as Anna Herweg * Erika Remberg as Lieserl * Walter Janssen as Arzt * Georg Bauer Georgius Agricola (; born Georg Pawer or Georg Bauer; 24 March 1494 – 21 November 1555) was a German Humanist scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Trumpets (1954 Film)
''Love and Trumpets'' (german: Liebe und Trompetenblasen) is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Hans Holt, Nadja Tiller and Marianne Koch.Bock & Bergfelder p.477 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around Sirmione on Lake Garda in Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. Cast * Hans Holt as Peter von Salis * Nadja Tiller as Ninon Careli Star * Marianne Koch as Bettina von Brixen * Adolf Gondrell as Stahl * Krista Keller as Therese * Franz Muxeneder as Hupp * Gunnar Möller as Nikolaus von Laffen * Brigitte Rau * Willy Reichert * Sepp Rist * Edith Schultze-Westrum as Frau von Barro * Helen Vita * Ernst Waldow as Oberst von Küchlin * Helmut Weiss Helmut Weiss (January 25, 1907 – January 13, 1969) was a German actor, screenwriter, and film director. He was notable for directing '' Tell the Truth'' the first film produced in what was to become the future West Germany after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poacher (1953 Film)
''The Poacher'' (German: ''Der Wildschütz'' or ''Die große Schuld'') is a 1953 Austrian-German drama film directed by Alfred Lehner and starring Renate Mannhardt, Kurt Heintel Kurt Heintel (1924–2002) was an Austrian film and television actor.Fritsche p. 241 Selected filmography * ''Vagabonds'' (1949) * '' A Devil of a Woman'' (1951) * '' Hannerl'' (1952) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1953) * '' The Poacher'' (1953 ... and Karl Fischer.Fritsche p.246 Cast References Bibliography * Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013. External links * 1953 films 1953 drama films Austrian drama films German drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Austrian black-and-white films German black-and-white films Films directed by Alfred Lehner 1950s German films {{Austria-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monastery's Hunter (1953 Film)
''The Monastery's Hunter'' (german: Der Klosterjäger) is a 1953 West German historical drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Erich Auer, Marianne Koch and Paul Hartmann.Bock & Bergfelder p. 237 It is based on the 1892 novel of the same title by Ludwig Ganghofer which had previously been made into a 1920 silent film and a 1935 sound film. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around the Königssee, the Dolomites, Rome and Dalmatia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ... Carl M. Kirmse. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1953 films 1950s historical drama films German historical drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandal At The Girls' School
''Scandal at the Girls' School'' (german: Skandal im Mädchenpensionat) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Erich Kobler and starring Walter Giller, Günther Lüders and Joachim Brennecke.Bock & Bergfelder p. 157 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Arne Flekstad. Synopsis Some men have to dress up in drag in order to hide away in a female boarding school. Cast * Walter Giller as Paul Heller * Günther Lüders as Josef Freudinger * Joachim Brennecke as Ferdinand Dorn * Marianne Koch as Marina von Leithen * Erika von Thellmann as Pensionats-Direktorion * Fritz Odemar as Fürst Maximilian * Ernst Waldow as Oberst von Leithen * Karin Andersen as Gerda * Marianne Wischmann as Rita * Adolf Gondrell as Obergardist Lukasch * Petra Unkel as Mariechen Dorn * Viktor Afritsch as Sekretär Stieglitz * Helmuth M. Backhaus as Kommentator * Käthe Itter as Frl. Schön * Harry Hertzsch as Wirt * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Clouds Over The Dachstein
''Dark Clouds Over the Dachstein'' (German: ''Wetterleuchten am Dachstein'') is a 1953 Austrian-German drama film directed by Anton Kutter and starring Gisela Fackeldey, Eduard Köck and Marianne Koch.Fritsche p.248 Cast * Gisela Fackeldey as Jutta, die Herrin vom Salzerhof * Eduard Köck as Schäfer, genannt 'Tiroler' * Marianne Koch as Christl, die junge Magd * Pero Alexander as Hannes Khäls von Khälsberg, Großknecht * Joseph Egger * Jutta Bornemann as Cilly, Hausmagd * Hans Brand * Hans Hais Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ... * Etta Werner * Otto Glaser * Harry Kupetz * Hans Loitzl as Peter * Lucia Maierl * Margarethe Jandl * Oskar Hillbrand * Lothar Burmester References Bibliography * Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chaste Libertine
''The Chaste Libertine'' (german: Der keusche Lebemann) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Georg Thomalla, Joe Stöckel and Grethe Weiser.Holmstrom p.209 It was based on a popular stage farce of the same title by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach which had previously been turned into the 1931 film '' The Night Without Pause''. It was made at the Spandau Studios of Artur Brauner's CCC Films. The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. Synopsis When his wife suspects Julius Seibold her circus-owning husband of having an affair, he tries to allay her suspicions by suggesting that it is really his young assistant Max who is having a relationship with the woman, and that he is in fact a playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Friend The Thief
''My Friend the Thief'' (german: Mein Freund, der Dieb) is a 1951 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Hans Söhnker, Vera Molnar and Hardy Krüger.Bock & Bergfelder p.451 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. Cast * Hans Söhnker as Percy * Vera Molnar as Nina * Hardy Krüger as Bimbo * Olga Tschechowa as Percys Schwester * Theodor Danegger as Franz * Käthe Haack as Angela * Marianne Koch as Resl * Edgar Ludovici * Friedel Mumme * Heini Müller * Waus * Benno Sterzenbach * Charles Wirts Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
