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Otto Tausig
Otto Tausig (13 February 1922 – 10 October 2011) was an Austrian writer, director and actor. Although he usually appeared in German language films, he also played in English language films such as ''Love Comes Lately'', and in French language films such as '' La Reine Margot'' and ''Place Vendôme''. Life and career Tausig was the son of Jewish female author Franziska Tausig. When the Nazis annexed Austria in 1938, she managed to send 16-year-old Otto to England in answer to an advertisement for factory workers which had been posted in ''The Times''.Frank-Burkhard Habel, Volker Wachter: ''Das große Lexikon der DDR-Stars'', Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2002, The two were eventually reunited in Vienna in 1948. Tausig returned to Austria in 1946 and enrolled in the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. In 1948 he began as an actor, director and chief editor at the New Theatre in the Scala. The New Theatre closed in 1956, after which Tausig worked at the Deutsches Theater and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Everyman's Feast
''Everyman's Feast'', also known as ''Jedermanns Fest'', is a 2002 Austrian drama film written and directed by . It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot Jan Jedermann (played by Klaus Maria Brandauer) is an ingenious fashion designer, but also an unscrupulous showman. He dies in a car accident and ruminates during his last hours about how one more night in his life could have gone by. He just cannot accept that Death comes to get him on the evening of his greatest triumph, a fashion show set on the roof of the Vienna Opera. He makes a pact with Death, allowing him to remain among the living at least until the morning. Cast * Klaus Maria Brandauer as Jan Jedermann * Juliette Gréco as Yvonne Becker * Redbad Klynstra as Daniel * Sylvie Testud as Sophie * Alexa Sommer as Isabelle * Veronika Lucanska as Cocaine * Susan Lynch Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is a Northern Irish actress. three-times an IFTA Award winner, she also won the British Independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham's Gold
''Abraham's Gold'' (german: Abrahams Gold) is a 1990 German drama film directed by Jörg Graser. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Hanna Schygulla – Barbara "Bärbel" Hunzinger * – Karl Lechner * Daniela Schötz – Annamirl Hunzinger * – Huntziger * – Lechnerin * – Probst, Bürgermeister * Otto Tausig Otto Tausig (13 February 1922 – 10 October 2011) was an Austrian writer, director and actor. Although he usually appeared in German language films, he also played in English language films such as '' Love Comes Lately'', and in French language fi ... – Pfarrer * – Polizist * – Polizist * – Verkäuferin * – Köchin * Toni Gierl – Köchin References External links * 1990 films 1990 drama films 1990s German-language films Films directed by Jörg Graser Films about the aftermath of the Holocaust German drama films 1990s German films {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurzer Prozess
''Kurzer Prozess'' is a 1967 German crime film directed by Michael Kehlmann. Cast * Helmut Qualtinger - Inspektor Pokorny * Gudrun Thielemann - Karin Nieburg * Alexander Kerst - Wolfert * Bruni Löbel - Fräulein Schebesta * Franz Stoss - Ministerialrat Gassinger * Kurt Sowinetz - Wokupetz * - Frau Nagler * Walter Kohut - Herr Nagler * Hertha Martin - Frau Janisch * Willy Harlander - Polizeibeamter Janisch * Siegfried Breuer Jr. - Vogel * Fritz Eckhardt Fritz Eckhardt (born Linz, 30 November 1907; died Klosterneuburg, 31 December 1995) was an Austrian actor, director, and writer. He is remembered for playing the lead role as ''chief inspector Marek'' in the Österreichischer Rundfunk version o ... - Raimond Höfler * - Stefanitsch References External links * 1967 films 1967 crime films German crime films West German films Police detective films Films set in Austria Films based on British novels 1960s German films {{1960s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestroy Theatre Prize
The Nestroy Theatre Prize is an Austrian theatre award named after the poet Johann Nestroy Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and .... In 2000, the city of Vienna decided to combine two less noticed theatre awards: the Kainz Medal and the Nestroy Ring for Viennese Satire. The prize honours outstanding achievements at the Viennese and other Austrian theatres. The prize has been awarded annually in eight up to fourteen categories. Its ceremony is held in Vienna and broadcast live on national television. Categories * Best German-language performance * Best direction * Best equipment * Best actress * Best actor * Best supporting role * Best young talent * Best off production * Best play – Authors prize * Lifetime achievement * Special prize * Audience award * Best federal state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Cross Of Honour For Science And Art, 1st Class
The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian Decoration for Science and Art" was established by the National Council as an honour for scientific or artistic achievements by Federal Law of May 1955 ( Federal Law Gazette No. 96/1955 as amended BGBl I No 128/2001). At the same time, the National Council also established the "Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art", which is awarded as "Cross of Honour, First Class" (German: ''Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse'') and "Cross of Honour" (German: ''Ehrenkreuz''). While not technically counted as lower classes of the Decoration for Science and Art, these crosses are nevertheless affiliated with it. Divisions Decoration for Science and Art The number of living recipients of the Decoration for Science and Art is limited to a maximum of 72 at any on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Kreisky Award
The Bruno Kreisky Prize for Human Rights is a biennial award created in October 1976 on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Bruno Kreisky. The laureates are rewarded for their achievements in the field of human rights. The prize was divided in 1993 into a human rights prize (between 7000 and 30,000 Euros) and a prize in recognition of merit. The Bruno Kreisky Foundation for Human Rights''has awarded in 14 conferments more than 130 individuals, institutions and human rights projects for outstanding services to the development and protection of international human rights and extraordinary achievements in the area of humanitarian aid. The prize winners are chosen both by the board of trustees of the Bruno Kreisky Foundation and by an international jury. Laureates 1979 * Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez, Chile * Arie Lova Eliav, Israel * Issam Sartawi, Palestine * Archbishop Miguel Obando y Bravo, Nicaragua * Hildegard Goss-Mayr and Jean Goss, Austria/France * Christiaan F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestroy 2009 (33), Otto Tausig, David Larible
Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and his work reflects the new liberal spirit then spreading throughout Europe. Career Nestroy was born in Vienna, where he was a law student from 1817 to 1822, before abandoning his studies to become a singer. He joined the Theater am Kärntnertor, beginning with Sarastro in ''The Magic Flute'' on 24 August 1822. After a year of singing in Vienna, he went to Amsterdam where he appeared in baritone roles for two years at the local German Theatre. From 1825 to 1831 he accepted engagements to sing and act in Brünn, Graz, Pressburg, Klagenfurt, Vienna and Lemberg. He then returned to his native Vienna and started to write and continued to perform. Nestroy's career as a playwright was an immediate success: his 1833 play ''Der böse Geist Lumpazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna Central Cemetery
The Vienna Central Cemetery (german: Wiener Zentralfriedhof) is one of the largest cemeteries in the world by number of interred, and is the most well-known cemetery among Vienna's nearly 50 cemeteries. The cemetery's name is descriptive of its significance as Vienna's biggest cemetery, not of its geographic location, as it is not in the city center of the Austrian capital, but on the outskirts, in the outer city district of Simmering. History and description Unlike many others, the Vienna Central Cemetery is not one that has evolved slowly. The decision to establish a new, big cemetery for Vienna came in 1863 when it became clear that – due to industrialization – the city's population would eventually increase to such an extent that the existing communal cemeteries would prove to be insufficient. City leaders expected that Vienna, then capital of the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, would grow to four million inhabitants by the end of the 20th century, as no-one foresaw the Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feuerhalle Simmering
Feuerhalle Simmering is a crematorium with attached urn burial ground in the Simmering (Vienna), Simmering district of Vienna, Austria. It lies at the end of an alley, directly opposite Vienna Central Cemetery's main gate. Description Opened on 17 December 1922 by Vienna's mayor Jakob Reumann, ''Feuerhalle Simmering'' was the first crematorium in Austria. It also constituted an element of the social and health services policy of Red Vienna. Advocates of cremation, especially from the labour movement – such as the ''Workers' Cremation Association "The Flame"'' –, had been campaigning for decades for crematoria in Austria, but applications were always rejected by the authorities. In 1921, Vienna's City Council, now under Social Democratic Party of Austria, Social Democrat rule, approved the construction of a crematorium in Vienna. Reumann had to defend this decision at the Constitutional Court (Austria), Austrian Constitutional Court as he had granted building permission for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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