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Olaf Fjord
Olaf Fjord (born Ämilian Maximilian Pouch; 3 August 1897 – 19 April 1945) was an Austrian actor, film director and film producer. Selected filmography * '' Der Herzog von Reichstadt'' (1920) * ''Monna Vanna'' (1922) * '' The Ragpicker of Paris'' (1922) * '' Ludwig II'' (1922) title role * ''The Path to God'' (1924) * '' Two People'' (1924) * ''The Stolen Professor'' (1924) * '' The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'' (1924) * ''The Man at Midnight'' (1924) * ''Women Who Fall by the Wayside'' (1925) * '' An Artist of Life'' (1925) * '' Women of Luxury'' (1925) * ''The Company Worth Millions'' (1925) * '' Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand'' (1925) * '' The Man Sold Himself'' (1925) * '' Change of Heart'' (1928) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928) * ''Indizienbeweis'' (1929) * ''The Third Confession'' (1929) * ''Vendetta'' (1929) * '' Erotikon'' (1929) * '' Kamarádské manzelství'' (1930) * '' Tarakanova'' (1930) * '' 1914'' (1931) * '' Kennst Du das Land'' (1931) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graz
Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the population of the Graz larger urban zone (LUZ) stood at 652,654, based on principal-residence status. Graz is known as a college and university city, with four colleges and four universities. Combined, the city is home to more than 60,000 students. Its historic centre ('' Altstadt'') is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe. In 1999, the city's historic centre was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and in 2010 the designation was expanded to include Eggenberg Palace (german: Schloss Eggenberg) on the western edge of the city. Graz was designated the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003 and became a City of Culinary Delights in 2008. Etymology The name of the city, Graz, formerly spelled Gratz, most likely stems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Sold Himself (1925 Film)
''The Man Who Sold Himself'' (german: Der Mann, der sich verkauft) is a 1925 German silent crime drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Hans Mierendorff, Vivian Gibson and Olaf Fjord.Elsaesser, Thomas & Wedel, Michael. ''The BFI companion to German cinema''. British Film Institute, 1999. p. 229. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Robert Neppach. Cast *Hans Mierendorff as Jan Bracca *Vivian Gibson as Marion de L'Orme *Olaf Fjord as Achim von Wehrstädt *Nora Gregor as Daisy Bracca *Harry Lamberts-Paulsen as Chauffeur Plazceck *Bruno Kastner as Count Harden * Robert Garrison as theater director *Erich Kaiser-Titz as Coroner Korn *Helga Molander as Eva *Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting r ... as office wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything For A Woman
''Everything for a Woman'' (German: ''Alles um eine Frau'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Alfred Abel and starring Gustav Diessl, Charlotte Susa and Harry Frank. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin's Halensee.Klaus p.18 Cast * Gustav Diessl as Frederic Keyne, Flugzeuginsustrieller * Charlotte Susa as Blanche, seine Frau * Harry Frank as Chefingenieur Thompson in den Keynewerken * Hans Kettler as Chefpilot Stevens in den Keynewerken * Paul Hartmann as Heinrich Droop, Besitzer einer Tankstelle * Willi Schur as Krüger, sein Monteur * Olaf Fjord as Henry Durand, ein Tänzer * Hubert von Meyerinck as Maxwell, ein dunkler Ehrenmann * Gerhard Bienert as Tim, ein verkrachter Artist * Albert Hörrmann as Tom, ein verkrachter Artist * Anna Müller-Lincke as Frau Winter * Carsta Löck Carsta Löck (28 December 1902 – 9 October 1993) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * '' Refugees'' (1933) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1933) * '' The Double Fiance'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 (film)
''1914'' (german: 1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Albert Bassermann, Hermann Wlach and Wolfgang von Schwindt. The film focuses on the leadership of the Great Powers of Europe in the days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War, culminating in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip.Prawer p. 151–152 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and premiered in the city at the Tauentzien-Palast on 20 January 1931. At the request of the German Foreign Office , logo = DEgov-AA-Logo en.svg , logo_width = 260 px , image = Auswaertiges Amt Berlin Eingang.jpg , picture_width = 300px , image_caption = Entrance to the Foreign Office building , headquarters = Werderscher Mark ... an introduction by was filmed and presented at the start of the film. A special screening was held at the Reichstag on 3 March 1931. Cast Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarakanova (film)
''Tarakanova'' is a 1930 French historical drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Édith Jéhanne, Paule Andral and Olaf Fjord. It depicts the life of Princess Tarakanoff the pretender to the throne of Catherine II in Eighteenth Century Russia.Powrie & Rebillard p.93 Cast * Édith Jéhanne - Tarakanova / Soeur Dosithée * Paule Andral - L'Impératrice Catherine II * Olaf Fjord - Le Comte Alexis Orlof * Rudolf Klein-Rogge - Le Comte Chouvalof * Charles Lamy - Le Prince Charles Kradziwell * Camille Bert - L'Amiral Greigh * Antonin Artaud - Le jeune tzigane * Ernest Ferny - Le Comte Potemkine * Andrew Brunelle - Kansoff See also * ''Princess Tarakanova'' (1910) * ''Princess Tarakanova'' (1938) * '' Shadow of the Eagle'' (1950) * ''The Rival of the Empress ''The Rival of the Empress'' (Italian: ''La rivale dell'imperatrice'') is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Jacopo Comin and Sidney Salkow and starring Richard Greene, Valentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erotikon (1929 Film)
''Erotikon'' is a 1929 silent erotic melodrama film by Czech director Gustav Machatý based on a screenplay by Vítězslav Nezval. Production The shooting started in November 1928. Exterior scenes were shot in Prague and Karlovy Vary. Machatý and his cinematographer Václav Vích used modern American lenses making the image very soft. Production designers were Julius von Borsody and Alexandr Hackenschmied. Cast * Olaf Fjord as George Sydney, a travelling seducer * Ita Rina as Andrea, an innocent girl * Karel Schleichert as Andrea's father, the railway crossing keeper * Theodor Pištěk as Hilbert * Charlotte Susa as Gilda * Luigi Serventi as Jan Release The premiere was held in Karlovy Vary on 27 February 1929. The movie was praised by critics for its Soviet-style montage and visual storytelling through symbolic imagery; however, most journalists criticised its weak story. Versions In 1933 Czech and German sound versions were made with the music by Erno Košťál. Both v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendetta (1929 Film)
''Circumstantial Evidence'' (German: ''Indizienbeweis'') is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Fritz Alberti, Ruth Weyher, Valy Arnheim and Henry Edwards. It is based on the 1886 novel ''Vendetta'' by Marie Corelli. Countess Romani grows bored of her life in Corsica and wishes to go elsewhere. It is also known by the alternative title ''Vendetta''. It premiered on 15 February 1929. Cast *Ruth Weyher as Countess Romani *Olaf Fjord as Georges * Henry Edwards as Count Fabio Romani *Suzy Vernon as Maria Ferrat *Inge Landgut as Stella * Hilde Jennings as Zofe der Gräfin *Bernd Aldor as alter Diener *Félix P. Soler as Hassan Salem *Fritz Alberti as Gerichtspräsident *Paul Nikolaus as Prosecutor *Max Neufeld as Defense lawyer *Otto Kronburger as Kommissar *Valy Arnheim as Detektiv *Karl Elzer Karl Conrad Elzer (2 August 1881 – 30 August 1938) was a German film actor. Elzer was born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and died in Rottach- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Confession
''The Third Confession'' (German: ''Das Geständnis der Drei'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by James Bauer and starring Hertha von Walther, Olaf Fjord and Harry Nestor.Lamprecht p.323 The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Hertha von Walther * Olaf Fjord * Harry Nestor * Betty Astor * Angelo Ferrari * Franz Klebusch * Gyula Szőreghy * Manfred Voss ''Manfred: A dramatic poem'' is a closet drama written in 1816–1817 by Lord Byron. It contains supernatural elements, in keeping with the popularity of the ghost story in England at the time. It is a typical example of a Gothic fiction. B ... References Bibliography * Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme: 1927-1931''. External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by James Bauer German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
