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Night Of The Twelve
''Night of the Twelve'' (german: Die Nacht der Zwölf) is a 1949 German crime film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Rudolf Fernau, Ferdinand Marian and Mady Rahl.Davidson & Hake p. 60 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich in 1945. It wasn't released before the end of the Second World War, and its eventual premiere took place in 1949. It was one of several crossover films from the Nazi era to debut during the Allied Occupation of Germany. Cast * Rudolf Fernau as Rohrbach, Kriminalrat * Ernst Karchow as Jost, Kriminalkommissar * Kurt Müller-Graf as Heinze, Kriminalinspektor * Ferdinand Marian as Leopold Lanski, Agent * Elsa Wagner as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin * Oskar Sima as Schliemann, Villenbesitzer * Dagny Servaes as Frau von Droste * Mady Rahl as Lily Kruse * Alice Treff as Erika Petzold * Annelies Reinhold as Frau Steffens * Ellen Hille as Elfriede * Adolf Gondrell * Fritz Odemar * Gerhard Bienert * Nicolas Koline * Alois Krüger * Hildegard Flöricke * Alexa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Schweikart
Hans Schweikart (1 October 1895 – 1 December 1975) was a German film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 28 films between 1938 and 1968. He wrote for the film '' The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'', which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Out of the Depths'' (1919) * ''The House on the Moon'' (1921) * '' The Infernal Power'' (1922) * ''The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning'' (1923) * ''Two Children'' (1924) * '' Hunting You'' (1929) * '' Liberated Hands'' (1939) * ''The Girl from Barnhelm'' (1940) * '' The Girl from Fano'' (1941) * '' The Comedians'' (1941 - produced) * ''The Endless Road'' (1943) * ''I Need You'' (1944) * ''Insolent and in Love'' (1948) * '' Night of the Twelve'' (1949) * '' Beloved Liar'' (1950) * '' Melody of Fate'' (1950) * '' That Can Happen to Anyone'' (1952) * '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1953) * ''A House Full of Love'' (1954) * ''The Blue Danube'' (1955) * ''Stage Fright'' (1960) * ''Agatha, Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million Military personnel, personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Air warfare of World War II, Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Überläufer
In Cinema of Germany, German film history, an Überläufer (literally ''defector'') is a film that was in production under the Third Reich but only completed and premiered after the end of the Second World War. The vast majority of such films are romantic comedy, romantic comedies with no reference to the political and military situation of the time. Completed shortly before the end of the war * ''Eyes of Love'' (dir. Alfred Braun) * ''Friday the Thirteenth (1949 film), Friday the Thirteenth'' (dir. Erich Engels) * ''Ghost in the Castle'' (dir. Hans H. Zerlett) * ''How Do We Tell Our Children?'' (dir. Hans Deppe) * ''In the Temple of Venus'' (dir. Hans H. Zerlett) * ''Insolent and in Love'' (dir. Hans Schweikart) * ''Melusine (film), Melusine'' (dir. Hans Steinhoff), released 2014 * ''Quax in Africa'' (dir. Helmut Weiss) * ''Under the Bridges'' (dir. Helmut Käutner) Completed after the end of the war * ''The Appeal to Conscience'' (dir. Karl Anton) * ''The Court Concert (1948 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Wiesner
Arthur Wiesner (1895–1980) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.227 He appeared in twenty eight films and television series. Filmography References Bibliography * Giesen, Rolf. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland & Company, 2003. External links * 1895 births 1980 deaths People from Świdnica People from the Province of Silesia German male film actors German male stage actors 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...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) - Deutsch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Odemar
Fritz Odemar (13 January 1890 – 6 June 1955) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Odemar's father was the actor Fritz Odemar Sr. (Karl Julius Friedrich Odemar; 1858–1926). Selected filmography * '' The Merry Vineyard'' (1927) - Knuzius, Klärchens Verlobter * ''The Devious Path'' (1928) - Möller, Regierungsrat * '' The Last Fort'' (1929) - Lieutenant Brand * '' Crucified Girl'' (1929) * ''Napoleon at Saint Helena'' (1929) - Lt. Nichols * '' Scandalous Eva'' (1930) - Lämmerberg * '' The Song Is Ended'' (1930) - Der Verlager / The Editor * ' (1930) * '' The Stolen Face'' (1930) - Hempel * ''Petit officier... Adieu!'' (1930) - Teschner * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1931) - Fitzke * '' Madame Pompadour'' (1931) - Minister Maurepas * ''1914'' (1931) - Prince Lichnowsky * '' The Man in Search of His Murderer'' (1931) * ''Three Days of Love'' (1931) * ''The Merry Wives of V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Gondrell
Adolf Gondrell (1902–1954) was a German stage and film actor known for his comedy roles. His name is also seen as Adolph Gondrell. After working as master of ceremonies at the Simplizissimus cabaret in Munich, "he bought the cabaret Simpl in 1929 and soon became the most important master of ceremonies outside of Berlin." Selected filmography * ''The Impossible Woman'' (1936) * '' There Were Two Bachelors'' (1936) * ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) * '' The Sinful Village'' (1940) * ''Venus on Trial'' (1941) * ''What Does Brigitte Want?'' (1941) * ''The Little Residence'' (1942) * ''The Endless Road'' (1943) * '' The Millionaire'' (1947) * '' Between Yesterday and Tomorrow'' (1947) * ''Night of the Twelve'' (1949) * '' Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' (1950) * ''Sensation in Savoy'' (1950) * '' Good Fortune in Ohio'' (1950) * ''The Last Shot'' (1951) * ''Scandal at the Girls' School ''Scandal at the Girls' School'' (german: Skandal im Mädchenpensiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annelies Reinhold
Annelies Reinhold (5 January 19176 January 2007) was an Austrian film actress.Giesen p.185 She actively starred in films over a duration of 10 years. Selected filmography * ''The Three Codonas'' (1940) * ''Violanta'' (1942) * ''Paracelsus'' (1943) * ''The Roedern Affair'' (1944) * ''Night of the Twelve'' (1949) * ''Duel with Death'' (1949) * ''A Heart Beats for You'' (1949) * ''King for One Night ''King for One Night'' (german: König für eine Nacht) is a 1950 West German historical comedy film directed by Paul May and starring Anton Walbrook, Willy Fritsch and Annelies Reinhold.Bock & Bergfelder p.134 It was made at the Bavaria Studios ...'' (1950) References Bibliography * Rolf Giesen. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003. External links * 1917 births 2007 deaths Austrian film actresses People from Merano {{Austria-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Treff
Alice Martha Treff (4 June 1906 Р8 February 2003) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1932 and 2001. She was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1932) * '' Melody of Love'' (1932) *''The Green Domino'' (1935) * ''The Girl Irene'' (1936) * '' The Irresistible Man'' (1937) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1938) * '' Mistake of the Heart'' (1939) * '' Wedding in Barenhof'' (1942) * '' Two in a Big City'' (1942) * ''Front Theatre'' (1942) * ''The Endless Road'' (1943) * '' Circus Renz'' (1943) * '' In Those Days'' (1947) * ''Ghost in the Castle'' (1947) * '' Street Acquaintances'' (1948) * '' Dangerous Guests'' (1949) * '' Girls Behind Bars'' (1949) * '' Night of the Twelve'' (1949) * ''Der Auftrag H̦glers'' (1950) * ''My Niece Susanne'' (1950) * '' The Sinful Border'' (1951) * '' That Can Happen to Anyone'' (1952) * ''The Flower of Hawaii'' (1953) * '' Canaris'' (1954) * ''The Silent An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagny Servaes
Dagny Servaes (10 March 1894 – 10 July 1961) was a German-Austrian stage and film actress. In the theatre she appeared in the productions of Max ReinhardtStyan p.89 and Berthold Brecht. Servaes appeared in around sixty films during her career, initially in lead and later in supporting roles. One of her earliest screen performances was in the 1917 propaganda film '' Dr. Hart's Diary''. She also voiced the character of the evil queen in a German language dub of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs made for the Austrian market in 1938. Personal life Servaes was born in Berlin in the German Empire (present day Germany) to parents Martha (née Haese) and Franz Theodor Hubert Servaes. She had with Erwin Goldarbeiter, a daughter, Evi Servaes, who also became an actress in movies and on stage. She had a brother, Roderich Servaes, whose son Arnim became a stage actor as well. Through her father, she was cousins with Vice Admiral Reginald Servaes. She is also distant cousins to En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Sima
Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Born in Hohenau an der March, Lower Austria, Sima attended high school in Vienna. After a brief tour in the army during World War I, he began acting in various theatrical productions in Berlin, Vienna, and other cities in Central Europe. He began his film career in 1921, and appeared in a number of German silent films early on. Sima was frequently cast as the comic villain whose machinations get everyone into trouble, although often his villainous stature was used to more chilling effect. In 1929, Sima married actress Lina Woiwode. The couple remained married until Sima's death. Along with Friedl Czepa, Fred Hennings and Leni Riefenstahl he was identified as being an active supporter of the Nazi Party. After World War II, Sima was a frequent character actor, causing one biographer to write, "... there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. Life and career Born as Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner on 24 January 1881 in Reval, in what is now Tallinn, Estonia, Elsa Wagner pursued training with Maria Spettini in Saint Petersburg, Russia prior to making her acting debut in Berlin, Germany in 1901. In addition to her performances on tour with multiple theater productions, including ''Faust'' and ''Peer Gynt'', she went on to secure roles in more than 140 feature films, including Robert Wiene's ''Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari'' (''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'') and Karl Heinz Martin's ''Von Morgens bis Mitternachts'' ( From Morn to Midnight) in 1920, F. W. Murnau's 1922 ''Das Brennende Acker'' (''The Burning Earth''), Gerhard Lamprecht's '' Die Buddenbrooks'' and Wiene's I.N.R.I. in 1923, and E. R. Dupont's 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
