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Ottmar Ostermayr
Ottmar Ostermayr (24 October 1886 – 15 December 1958) was a German film producer. He was the brother of Franz Osten and Peter Ostermayr. From 1911 until 1914 he worked for Vienna subsidiary of the French company Eclair. In the 1920s he set up a production company with the film pioneer Oskar Messter.Bock & Bergfelder p.320 He was later employed at the Munich-based Bavaria Film which had been set up by his brother Peter. Selected filmography * ''The Fountain of Madness'' (1921) * '' Volga Volga'' (1928) * '' Napoleon at Saint Helena'' (1929) * '' His Daughter is Called Peter'' (1936) *''The Secret Lie'' (1938) * ''The Eternal Spring'' (1940) * ''Venus on Trial'' (1941) * ''Regimental Music'' (1950) * ''The Cloister of Martins'' (1951) * ''The Crucifix Carver of Ammergau ''The Crucifix Carver of Ammergau'' (german: Der Herrgottschnitzer von Ammergau) is a 1952 West German romantic drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Erich Auer, Elise Aulinger and Willy Rösner. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by population, third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 11th-largest city in the European Union. The Munich Metropolitan Region, city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Northern Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the population density, most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialects, Bavarian dialect area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Lie
''The Secret Lie'' (german: Die fromme Lüge) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Pola Negri, Hermann Braun, and Herbert Hübner. The film's sets were designed by the art directors and Erich Czerwonski Erich Czerwonski (1889–1940) was a German art director.Kreimeier p.73 He designed the sets for around a hundred productions during his career. He died in 1940 after being struck by a train during a blackout. Filmography * '' The Black Panther .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1938 films 1938 drama films German drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Nunzio Malasomma Terra Film films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vulture Wally (1956 Film)
''The Vulture Wally'' (german: Die Geierwally) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Franz Cap and starring Barbara Rütting, Carl Möhner and .Goble p. 775 Based on a popular novel which has had several film adaptations, it is part of the tradition of Heimatfilm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse. Cast * Barbara Rütting as Geierwally * Carl Möhner as Bärenjosef * as Lorenz * Til Kiwe as Vinzenz * Maria Hofen as Luckard * Franz Pfaudler as Höchstbauer * Helga Neuner as Afra * Walter Janssen as Curat * Beppo Schwaiger as Benedikt * Siegfried Rauch as Leander * Gusti Kreissl as Retta * Elinor von Wallerstein as Lammwirtin * Ernst Reinhold as Bartl * Anton Färber as Draxl * Alfons Sailer as Anton * Veronika Fitz as Rosa * Fred Hennings as Pfarrer * Franz Loskarn as Gendarm * Alwin Emmert as Halbweger * Viktor Afritsch as Jagdherr See also * '' The Vulture Wally'' (1921) * ''La Leggenda di Wally'' (1930) * ''La Wally'' (1932, based ... [...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] |
Marriage Strike (1953 Film)
''Marriage Strike'' (german: Ehestreik) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Joe Stöckel and starring Erich Auer, Lore Frisch and Wastl Witt. It is a remake of the 1935 film of the same title directed by Georg Jacoby.Goble p.371 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Upper Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse. Cast *Erich Auer as Ludwig *Lore Frisch as Peppi *Wastl Witt as Bartl *Elise Aulinger as Annamirl *Georg Bauer as Wurzer *Elfie Pertramer as Rosa *Gustl Gstettenbaur as Göppler *Ellen Hille as Mariandl *Beppo Brem as Schubert *Erni Singerl as Barbara *Willy Rösner as mayor *Dely Drexler as housekeeper *Barbara Gallauner as Kramerin *Harry Hertzsch as Zeiger *Gustav Waldau as Pfarrer *Hans Fitz as Bärenwirt *Walter Sedlmayr as Wimpflinger *Gabriele Reismüller as Hanni *Franz Loskarn Franz Loskarn (3 May 1890 – 22 April 1978) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Behind Monaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crucifix Carver Of Ammergau
''The Crucifix Carver of Ammergau'' (german: Der Herrgottschnitzer von Ammergau) is a 1952 West German romantic drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Erich Auer, Elise Aulinger and Willy Rösner. Part of the tradition of heimatfilm, it was based on the 1880 play of the same name by Ludwig Ganghofer. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in the Bavarian Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Seefelder. Plot A rural wood carver is invited by a painter to come to Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ... to study art, leading to tensions with his girlfriend. Cast References External links * 1952 romantic drama films German romantic drama films West German films Films directed by Harald Reinl Films ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cloister Of Martins
''The Cloister of Martins'' (german: Die Martinsklause) is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and starring Willy Rösner, Gisela Fackeldey and Heinz Engelmann.Goble p.173 It is based on the novel of the same title by Ludwig Ganghofer. The film is part of the postwar tradition of heimatfilm in German cinema. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and location shooting, on location around Königssee and Karwendel in the Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Horn (art director), Willi Horn and Carl Ludwig Kirmse. Cast * Willy Rösner as Waze, Verweser im Gadener Land * Gisela Fackeldey as Recka * Heinz Engelmann as Eberwein, Propst von Berchtesgaden * Paul Richter as Sigenot, der Fischer * Ingeborg Cornelius as Edelrot * Ferdinand Anton as Ruedlieb Schönauer * Sepp Nigg as Wambo * Walter Janssen as Waldram * Hubert Kiurina as Henning * Alf Eder as Sindel * Armin Dahlen as Rimiger * Uli Steigberg as Hartwig * Richard Passavant as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regimental Music
''Regimental Music'' (German: ''Regimentsmusik'') is a 1950 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Friedrich Domin and Siegfried Breuer. It was an Überläufer, a film made predominantly during the Second World War but not released until after the fall of the Nazi regime. It was based on the novel ''Die Schuld der Gabriele Rottweil'' by Hans Gustl Kernmayr and it sometimes known by this title. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Rudolf Pfenninger and Ludwig Reiber. The film's direction was originally assigned to Georg Wilhelm Pabst before he was replaced by Rabenalt. Rentschler p.366 Cast * Heidemarie Hatheyer as Gabriele von Wahl * Friedrich Domin as Herr von Wahl * Siegfried Breuer as Dr. Robert Rottweil * Kurt Müller-Graf as Leutnant Rainer von Teschenbach * Gustav Waldau as Onkel Max * Anton Pointner as Heinrich von Stammer * Gabriele Reismüller as Gusti Dankl * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus On Trial
''Venus on Trial'' (german: Venus vor Gericht) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Hannes Stelzer, Hansi Knoteck, and Paul Dahlke. The film was part of the Nazis' campaign against 'degenerate art', and depicts the trial of a young artist who has resisted the trend towards it.Hake p. 59–60 The film was made by Bavaria Film at their Emelka Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Seefelder, Hans Sohnle and Wilhelm Vorwerg. Plot The film is set in the 1920s. Peter Brake, a sculptor, believes modern art to be decadent. He creates a neoclassical-style statue of Venus, which he then buries in a Bavarian field in order to protect the identity of Charlotte, the woman who modelled for it. When it is dug up, experts believe that ''Venus vom Acker ('Venus of the Fields')'' is an ancient statue made by Praxiteles Praxiteles (; el, Πραξιτέλης) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most reno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eternal Spring
''The Eternal Spring'' (german: Der ewige Quell) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Bernhard Minetti and Lina Carstens. It is part of the tradition of Heimatfilm.Hake p. 91 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Rudolf Pfenninger. Cast * Eugen Klöpfer as Lohhofbauer * Bernhard Minetti as Wolfgang Lusinger * Lina Carstens as Lohhofbäuerin * Käte Merk as Maria * Alexander Trojan as Hannes * Hannes Keppler as Ludwig * Albert Hörrmann as Dr. Iwan Wollinsky * Carl Wery as Sprecher der Bauern * Georg Vogelsang as Großknecht * Luis Rainer as Alter Lusinger * Elise Aulinger as Moosbäuerin * Fritz Reiff as Richter * Otto Fassler as 1. Herr der Regierungs-Kommission * Julius Königsheim as Knecht Toni * Ludwig Schmid-Wildy as Wirt * Charles Willy Kayser as 2. Her der Regierungs-Kommission * Heinz Burkart as Juwelier * as Goldschmied * Eugen Schöndorfer as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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