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Mutter Courage Und Ihre Kinder (film)
''Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder'' (''Mother Courage and Her Children'') is a DEFA film which documents the staging of Bertold Brecht's play of the same name from 1959 to 1961, which Manfred Wekwerth and Peter Palitzsch directed with the Berliner Ensemble, modelled after the original production by Bertolt Brecht and Erich Engel from 1949, with Helene Weigel in the title role. The film, made in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), received a prize at the Locarno Film Festival. History Bertold Brecht had directed his play '' Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder'' with the Berliner Ensemble, together with Erich Engel, in 1949. Manfred Wekwerth worked as his assistant for the production from 1951. After Brecht's death, the film ''Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder'' intended to be a faithful rendering of this model production on stage. It was taken in black and white in 1960 and 1961, with Wekwerth and Peter Palitzsch directing. The film's first presentation was on 10 February 1961, in the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunsthaus Tacheles
The Kunsthaus Tacheles (English: ''Art House Tacheles'') was an art center in Berlin, Germany, a large () building and sculpture park on Oranienburger Straße, in the sub-neighborhood of Spandauer Vorstadt in the Mitte district. Huge, colorful graffiti-style murals were painted on the exterior walls, and modern art sculptures were featured inside. The building housed an artist collective from 1990 until 2012. Originally called Friedrichstraßenpassage, it was built in 1907–1908 as a department store in the Jewish quarter (Scheunenviertel) of Berlin, next to the synagogue. During World War II it served as a Nazi prison for a short while. Under GDR authorities it was later partially demolished. After the Berlin Wall had come down in 1989, it was taken over by artists, who called it ''Tacheles'', Yiddish for "straight talking". The building contained studios and workshops, a nightclub, and a cinema. Outside, the garden featured an open-air exhibition of metal sculptures as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 October 1990. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc. West Germany was formed as a political entity during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II, established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. The FRG's provisional capital was the city of Bonn, and the Cold War era country is retrospectively designated as the Bonn Republic. At the onset of the Cold War, Europe was divided between the Western and Eastern blocs. Germany was divided into the two countries. Initially, West Germany claimed an exclusive mandate for all of Germany, representing itself as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Hollenbeck
Fritz Hollenbeck (23 October 1929 – 2 June 2021) was a German actor, primarily of television.Evermann p.265 His best known work is the title role in the television series ''Uncle Bräsig'' between 1978 and 1980. He married the actress Rotraud Conrad. Selected filmography * ''Der Attentäter'' (1969, TV film) * ''Hamburg Transit'' (1971, TV series) * ' (1972, TV miniseries) * '' Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben'' (1973, TV series) * ' (1975) * ''Uncle Bräsig ''Uncle Bräsig'' (german: Onkel Bräsig) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Otto Wernicke, Heinrich Schroth and Harry Hardt. It marked the film debut of the Swedish actress Kristina Söderbaum who we ...'' (1978–1980, TV series) * '' Helga und die Nordlichter'' (1984, TV series) * '' The Country Doctor'' (1987–2001, TV series) References Bibliography * Jovan Evermann. ''Der Serien-Guide: M-S''. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 1999. External links * 1929 births 2021 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carola Braunbock
Carola Braunbock (1924–1978) was a Bohemian-born East German stage, television and film actress.Rentschler p.326 She was born to an ethnically German family in the newly created Czechoslovakia. Selected filmography * '' Man of Straw'' (1951) * '' Goods for Catalonia'' (1959) * ''Kein Ärger mit Cleopatra'' (1961) * ''Follow Me, Scoundrels'' (1964) * ''Bread and Roses'' (1967) * ''Three Wishes for Cinderella Three Wishes for Cinderella may refer to * ''Three Wishes for Cinderella'' (1973 film), Czechoslovak / East German film ** ''Three Wishes for Cinderella'' (2021 film), Norwegian remake {{disamb ...'' (1973) References Bibliography * Eric Rentschler. ''German Film & Literature''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1924 births 1978 deaths German film actresses German stage actresses German television actresses Actors from Plzeň German Bohemian people People from Plzeň-North District Sudeten German people {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Kube
Horst Kube (1920–1976) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse'' (1955) * ''A Berlin Romance'' (1956) * ''Der Fackelträger'' (1957) * '' Schlösser und Katen'' (1957) * ''Don't Forget My Little Traudel'' (1957) * ''Zwei Mütter'' (1957) * '' The Sailor's Song'' (1958) * '' Sun Seekers'' (1958/1972) * '' The Punch Bowl'' (1959) * '' Special Mission'' (1959) * '' Always on Duty'' (1960) * '' No Trouble with Cleopatra'' (1960) * ''The Sons of Great Bear'' (1966) * '' Schwarze Panther'' (1966) * '' The Banner of Krivoy Rog'' (1967) * ''The Heathens of Kummerow'' (1967) * ''Bread and Roses'' (1967) * ''Spur des Falken'' (1968) * ''Husaren in Berlin ''Husaren in Berlin'' is a 1971 East German film directed by Erwin Stranka. Plot summary Cast *Manfred Krug as Andreas Hatik von Futak * Evelyn Opoczynski as Andrea *István Iglódi *Rolf Herricht as Augustin *Gábor Agárdi * Antol Farka ...'' (1971) External links * 1920 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Kaiser
Wolf Kaiser (26 October 1916 – 22 October 1992) was a German theatre and film actor. He grew up in Switzerland, where he studied chemistry and physiology. In 1937 he was deemed unfit for service in the Wehrmacht, and then went to Berlin where he trained as an actor. Career Kaiser made his stage début in 1941 at the Stadtheater in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, when that country was occupied by Germany. This led to Kaiser's engagement at the Volksbühne in Berlin from 1942 until 1945. Kaiser then had engagements in Frankfurt am Main, Munich and the Schauspiel Leipzig. In 1950 Kaiser returned to Berlin, where Bertolt Brecht recruited him to the Deutsches Theater and the Berliner Ensemble. Kaiser starred as Mack the Knife in Brecht and Weill's ''The Threepenny Opera'' in more than 450 times. Kaiser stayed with the Berliner Ensemble until 1967, becoming one of East Germany's foremost stage actors. Kaiser had acted in films since the Second World War, including roles in Wolfgang Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Christian
Norbert Christian (1925–1976) was a German film and television actor.Brockmann p.235 Selected filmography * '' Once Is Never'' (1955) * ''Thomas Müntzer'' (1956) * ''Goods for Catalonia'' (1959) * '' Italienisches Capriccio'' (1961) * ''Follow Me, Scoundrels'' (1964) * ''Die schwarze Mühle'' (1975, vocal cords for Leon Niemczyk Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor. Niemczyk developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1960s, known for serious dramas, including historical dramas and war films. He appeared in over ...) References Bibliography * Stephen Brockmann. ''A Critical History of German Film''. Camden House, 2010. External links * 1925 births 1976 deaths German male film actors German male television actors Male actors from Berlin {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Busch (actor)
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Busch (22 January 1900 – 8 June 1980) was a German singer and actor. Biography Busch originated from a Kiel worker family. He started in life as a shipyard worker before he decided to make use of his acting and singing talent. Busch first rose to prominence as an interpreter of political songs, particularly those of Kurt Tucholsky, in the Berlin Kabarett scene of the 1920s. He starred in the original 1928 production of Bertolt Brecht's ''Threepenny Opera'', as well as the subsequent 1931 film by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. He also appeared in the movie ''Kuhle Wampe''. A lifelong communist, Busch fled Nazi Germany in 1933, accompanied by his wife, Eva Busch, and with the Gestapo on his heels, initially settling in the Netherlands. By 1938 they had divorced, without acrimony, as their lives diverged. Eva settled in Paris while Ernst initially made his home in the Soviet Union where he worked with Gustav von Wangenheim on the 1935 film "Kämpfer" (''"Fighte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Bienert
Gerhard Max Richard Bienert (8 January 1898 – 23 December 1986) was a German stage and film actor. Gerhard Bienert was born in Berlin, Germany and died in the same city in 1986 at age 88. Selected filmography * ''Duke Ferrante's End'' (1922) * ''Man by the Wayside'' (1923) * ''The Man with the Frog'' (1929) * '' Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness'' (1929) - Untermieter * ''Ludwig II, King of Bavaria'' (1930) - Hesselschwerdt * ''The Blue Angel'' (1930) - Polizist / Policeman * ''Her Majesty the Barmaid'' (1931) - Werkmeister * ''The Man in Search of His Murderer'' (1931) - Policeman * '' Feind im Blut'' (1931) - Mechaniker * '' Inquest'' (1931) - Baumann, Kriminalkommissar * '' M'' (1931) - Criminal Secretary * ''Checkmate'' (1931) - 2. Kommissar * ''Panik in Chicago'' (1931) - Tom * '' The Battle of Bademunde'' (1931) - Feldwebel * '' Berlin-Alexanderplatz'' (1931) - Klempner-Karl * '' Peace of Mind'' (1931) - Unteroffizier Krause * '' Kameradschaft'' (1931) - Deutscher Genda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelika Hurwicz
Angelika Hurwicz (22 April 1922, Berlin – 26 November 1999, Bergen) was a German actress and theatre director. She worked with Bertolt Brecht at his Berliner Ensemble company until 1958, when she moved to West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O .... 1922 births 1999 deaths German stage actresses German theatre directors 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-stage-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Schubert (actor)
Heinz Schubert (12 November 1925 – 12 February 1999) was a German actor, drama teacher and photographer, best known for playing the role of Alfred Tetzlaff in the German television sitcom '' Ein Herz und eine Seele''. Life Schubert was born in Berlin, the son of a master tailor. He went to drama school after his release from captivity as a prisoner of war. In 1951, Bertolt Brecht asked for him directly to join his ''Berliner Ensemble'', where Schubert remained until the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961. From then on, Schubert worked in West Germany in theatre (in Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Berlin) and taught drama; he was first a docent and in 1985 was awarded a professorship at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. In 1958 Schubert also started to work in film, first for DEFA productions, playing the role of the ''Schweizerkas'' that he had been known for in the ''Berliner Ensemble'' in the film version of the Brecht drama. He also acted in fairy stories and the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekkehard Schall
Ekkehard Schall (29 May 1930 in Magdeburg – 3 September 2005 in Berlin) was a German stage and screen actor/director. He was one of the best-known interpreters of Brecht's works and together with Helene Weigel a member of the Berliner Ensemble. Life Schall's first went on stage in 1947 in Magdeburg. After engagements in Frankfurt (Oder) ( Stadttheater Frankfurt (Oder)) and on the Neuen Bühne in Berlin, Bertolt Brecht hired him in 1952 as part of the Berliner Ensemble. Schall played here till 1995, for 14 years as intendant. He played more than 60 roles, for example, ''Ui'' in Brecht's ''Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui'' more than 500 times. Schall was honored in 1959 with the Kunstpreis der DDR, in 1962 and 1979 with the Nationalpreis der DDR. He was married to Brecht's daughter Barbara Brecht-Schall and is the father of actress Johanna Schall. Selected Roles * Ui in ''Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui'' (Brecht) * Galilei in '' Leben des Galil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
