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On Resonant Shores
''On Resonant Shores'' (German: ''An klingenden Ufern'') is a 1948 Austrian drama film directed by Hans Unterkircher and starring Marianne Schönauer, Curd Jürgens and Otto Tressler. The screenplay was by Alexander Lernet-Holenia who also wrote a novella based on the story. It was shot on location in the Austrian state of Carinthia including at Gurk Cathedral and around Lake Ossiach. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Rampak. It was praised by Austrian film critics.Von Dassanowsky p.129 Synopsis During the Second World War Maria Burg working as an auxiliary nurse meets a soldier in hospital, Stefan, who in civilian life was a painter. They fall in love but he is called away to the Eastern Front where is reported killed. A distraught Maria is then courted by and marries Alex, a composer, and settles with him in the Carinthian countryside. When, unexpectedly, Stefan returns from the war alive he finds Maria no longer living in her old home, now a bombed- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Unterkircher
Hans Unterkircher (22 August 1894 – 27 May 1971) was an Austrian stage and film actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1971. He was born in Graz, Austria and died in Vienna, Austria. Selected filmography * '' The Tiger Woman'' (1917) * ''The Deciding Kiss'' (1918) * ''The Brazen Beauty'' (1918) * '' The Last Laugh'' (1924) * ''The Wonderful Adventure'' (1924) * '' The Four Marriages of Matthias Merenus'' (1924) * '' The Adventurous Wedding'' (1925) * '' Love Story'' (1925) * '' The Right to Live'' (1927) * ''The Uncle from Sumatra'' (1930) * ''The Emperor's Candlesticks'' (1936) * ''Darling of the Sailors'' (1937) * ''Immortal Waltz'' (1939) * ''Hotel Sacher'' (1939) * '' A Mother's Love'' (1939) * '' Beloved Augustin'' (1940) * '' Love is Duty Free'' (1941) * '' Two Happy People'' (1943) * ''On Resonant Shores'' (1948) * ''Sarajevo'' (1955) * ''The Blue Danube'' (1955) * '' Her Corporal'' (1956) * '' Imperial and Royal Field Marshal'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a Theater (warfare), theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Polish Armed Forces in the East, Poland and other Allies of World War II, Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltic states, Baltics), and Southeast Europe (Balkans) from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It was known as the Great Patriotic War (term), Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union – and still is in some of its successor states, while almost everywhere else it has been called the ''Eastern Front''. In present-day German and Ukrainian historiography the name German-Soviet War is typically used. The battles on the Eastern Front of the Second World War constituted the largest military confrontation in history. They were characterised by unprecedented ferocity and brutality, wholesale destruction, mass deportations, and immense loss of life due to combat, starvation, expos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Films
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 3 – The Supreme Court of the United States decide in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'' holding that the practice of block booking and ownership of theater chains by film studios constituted anti-competitive and monopolistic trade practices. * Laurence Olivier's ''Hamlet'' becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture. Awards Top ten money making stars Notable films released in 1948 United States unless stated # *''3 Godfathers'', starring John Wayne A *''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''Act of Violence'', starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh *''Adventures of Don Juan'', starring Errol Flynn *''Albuquerque'', starring Randolph Scott and Barbara Britton *''The Amazing Mr. X'', starring T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Ario
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in various Central European and East European countries with non-Germanic languages, such as Lithuanian Adolfas and Latvian Ādolfs. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in John Adolphus, the English historian. The female forms Adolphine and Adolpha are far more rare than the male names. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or '' had(u)''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and ''wolf''. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name '' Æthelwulf'' (also Eadulf or Eadwulf). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf). Due to negative associations with Adolf Hitler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Horn (actor) (born 1946), American computer scientist
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Paul Horn may refer to: *Paul Horn (musician) (1930–2014), American jazz flutist *Paul Horn (computer scientist) Paul M. Horn (born August 16, 1946) is an American computer scientist and solid state physicist who has made contributions to pervasive computing, pioneered the use of copper and self-assembly in chip manufacturing, and he helped manage the deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Köstler
Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian Emperor * Karl (footballer) (born 1993), Karl Cachoeira Della Vedova Júnior, Brazilian footballer In myth * Karl (mythology), in Norse mythology, a son of Rig and considered the progenitor of peasants (churl) * ''Karl'', giant in Icelandic myth, associated with Drangey island Vehicles * Opel Karl, a car * ST ''Karl'', Swedish tugboat requisitioned during the Second World War as ST ''Empire Henchman'' Other uses * Karl, Germany, municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * ''Karl-Gerät'', AKA Mörser Karl, 600mm German mortar used in the Second World War * KARL project, an open source knowledge management system * Korean Amateur Radio League, a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in South Korea * KARL, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Gottschlich
Hugo Gottschlich (1905–1984) was an Austrian stage and film actor, who specialised in Viennese character parts.Fritsche p.148 Later in his career he appeared frequently on television. Selected filmography * ''Arlberg Express'' (1948) * '' Fregola'' (1948) * ''On Resonant Shores'' (1948) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' (1950) * ''Cordula Cordula may mean: * Cordula (name) * Saint Cordula, virgin martyr ** ''Cordula. Graubündner Sage'', an epic poem by Max Waldau, of 1854 * ''Cordula'', a slipper orchid genus nowadays synonymous with ''Paphiopedilum'' * ''Cordula (film)'', 1950 f ...'' (1950) * ''City Park (1951 film), City Park'' (1951) * ''Miracles Still Happen (1951 film), Miracles Still Happen'' (1951) * ''White Shadows (film), White Shadows'' (1951) * ''Vienna Waltzes (film), Vienna Waltzes'' (1951) * ''1. April 2000'' (1952) * ''A Night in Venice (1953 film), A Night in Venice'' (1953) * ''To Be Without Worries'' (1953) * ''Anna Louise and Anton'' (1953) * ''The Spendthrift (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Hugelmann
Oskar may refer to: * oskar (gene), the Drosophila gene * Oskar (given name) Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ..., masculine given name See also * Oscar (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Markus
Elisabeth Markus (15 December 1895 – 19 January 1970) was an Austrian stage, film and radio actress. Selected filmography * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1934) * ''Maria Ilona'' (1939) * '' A Mother's Love'' (1939) * '' Beloved World'' (1942) * '' The Rainer Case'' (1942) * '' Back Then'' (1943) * '' I'll Carry You in My Arms'' (1943) * '' Der Fall Molander'' (1945) * '' Anni'' (1948) * ''On Resonant Shores'' (1948) * ''The Appeal to Conscience'' (1949) * ''Sensation in San Remo'' (1951) * '' Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953) * '' Your Heart Is My Homeland'' (1953) * ''The Witch'' (1954) * ''When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube'' (1965) * ''Count Bobby, The Terror of The Wild West ''Count Bobby, The Terror of The Wild West'' (German: ''Graf Bobby, der Schrecken des wilden Westens'') is a 1966 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Peter Alexander, Olga Schoberová and Gunther Philipp. It was t ...'' (1966) References External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Skraup
Karl Skraup (31 July 1898 – 2 October 1958) was an Austrian stage and film actor. From 1947 until his death in 1958 he worked at the Volkstheater in Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST .... Selected filmography References External links * 1898 births 1958 deaths Austrian male film actors {{Austria-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morphine
Morphine is a strong opiate that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin in poppies (''Papaver somniferum''). It is mainly used as a analgesic, pain medication, and is also commonly used recreational drug, recreationally, or to make other illicit drug, illicit opioids. There are numerous methods used to administer morphine: oral; sublingual administration, sublingual; via inhalation; intramuscular, injection into a muscle; by Subcutaneous injection, injection under the skin; intravenously; Intrathecally, injection into the space around the spinal cord; transdermal; or via rectal administration, rectal suppository. It acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to induce analgesia and alter perception and emotional response to pain. Physical and psychological dependence and tolerance may develop with repeated administration. It can be taken for both acute pain and chronic pain and is frequently used for pain from myocardial infarction, kidney stones, and during Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
