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Pakten (film)
''Pakten'' ( English title: ''Waiting for Sunset'' (USA) or ''The Sunset Boys'') is a 1995 Norwegian film directed by Leidulv Risan. It made headlines in Norway as it was the first Norwegian film to star several respected Hollywood stars, namely veteran actors Robert Mitchum (whose mother was Norwegian), and Cliff Robertson. It also boasted some of the biggest acting names from Sweden (Erland Josephson), Germany (Hanna Schygulla and Ernst Jacobi), Austria ( Nadja Tiller) and Norway. It was directed and co-written by Leidulv Risan and shot on location in Oslo (Norway) and the German cities of Cologne and Heidelberg. Its budget of 5,000,000 USD was above average for a Norwegian movie at the time. Aging Norwegian doctor Carl (Espen Skjønberg) collapses in the streets of Oslo, and awakens in the hospital. To his great surprise he finds himself surrounded by his old buddies Ernest (Mitchum), Ted (Robertson) and August (Josephson). Taking matters into their own hands they "kidnap" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espen Skjønberg
Espen Henrik Skjønberg (7 April 1924 – 26 August 2022) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen, and television. Career Skjønberg made his first movie appearances as a child in the 1932 film '' En glad gutt'' and in the 1937 Norwegian classic ''Fant'', in which his mother also appeared. His stage debut came reciting poetry at the Norwegian theatre Chat Noir in 1945. He joined the Norwegian National Theatre in 1946 and became one of its most prominent figures, appearing in 64 different roles in the next 60 years. As late as 2006 he co-starred with Toralv Maurstad (who also appeared in ''Fant'') in an adaptation of '' Waiting for Godot''. Skjønberg's first starring role in films was in 1951's ''Vi vil skilles''. Throughout the years he has acted alongside Tom Courtenay, Nigel Hawthorne, Susannah York, Edward Woodward, Gérard Depardieu, and co-starred with Hollywood veterans Cliff Robertson and Robert Mitchum in the 1995 movie Pakten. In England, he was particularly associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Films
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strikes Kobe, Japan, killing 5,000-6,000 people; The Unabomber Manifesto is published in several U.S. newspapers; Gravestones mark the victims of the Srebrenica massacre near the end of the Bosnian War; Windows 95 is launched by Microsoft for PC; The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered; Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with the Space station Mir in a display of U.S.-Russian cooperation; The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed by domestic terrorists, killing 168., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 O. J. Simpson murder case rect 200 0 400 200 Kobe earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Unabomber Manifesto rect 0 200 300 400 Oklahoma City bombing rect 300 200 600 400 Srebrenica massacre rect 0 400 200 600 Space Shuttle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armin Rohde
Armin Rohde (born 4 April 1955) is a German actor and voice actor. He was born in Gladbeck. Filmography Audiobooks * 1999: Roger Graf: Philip Maloney – ''Auf der Flucht'', ''Die Armbanduhr'' and ''Der Mörderhai'', publisher: Tandem Verlag, * 2006: Roger Graf: Philip Maloney – ''Die Leiche im Moor'' – * 2007: Barbara Kindermann: ''Götz von Berlichingen'' – * 2008: Michael Chabon: ''Die Vereinigung jiddischer Polizisten'' – * 2012: Otfried Preußler: ''Die Räuber-Hotzenplotz-Edition'' – * 2017: G. F. Unger: ''Verlorene Stadt'', publisher: Lübbe Audio – * 2017: G. F. Unger: ''Jamie und Clyde'', publisher: Lübbe Audio – * 2017: G. F. Unger: ''Texas-Marshal'', publisher: Lübbe Audio – * 2017: G. F. Unger: ''Flucht durch den Blizzard'', publisher: Lübbe Audio – * 2017: G. F. Unger: ''Pferdejäger'', publisher: Lübbe Audio – * 2017: G. F. Unger: ''Die Gun-Sisters'', publisher: Lübbe Audio – Publications * Armin Rohde: ''Größenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Nordin
Sven Audun Nordin (born 6 February 1957 in Oslo) is a Norwegian actor. He was hired by Oslo Nye Teater in the autumn of 1981 and had his debut in the play "Vikinger" by Johan Borgen. He is best known for his roles as Nils in the situation comedy '' Mot i brøstet'' and Kjell Bjarne in the Academy Award–nominated film ''Elling''. Select filmography *1985: ''The Last Place on Earth'' as Trygve Gran *1985: '' Rød snø'' (TV series) *1987: '' Over grensen'' as Jensen, a witness *1987: '' På stigende kurs'' * 1990: '' Smykketyven'' *1993: '' Mot i brøstet'' (TV series) *1995: '' Pakten'' *1999: ''Suffløsen'' *2001: ''Elling'' *2002: '' Ice Age'' (Norwegian dub) as Diego *2002: '' Shackleton'' (TV) *2002: '' I Am Dina'' *2003: '' Mamma, pappa, barn'' *2005: '' Deadline Torp'' (Tv series) *2005: ''An Enemy of the people'' *2005: '' Love Me Tomorrow'' *2005: '' Hos Martin'' (TV series) *2006: ''An Immortal Man'' as Knud Ibsen *2010: ''Shameless'' *2011: ''Sons of Norway'' *2012: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Nägele
Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * '' Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver, in the novels of Agatha Christie * Oliver (Disney character) * Oliver Fish, a gay police officer on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Oliver Hampton, in the American television series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' * Oliver Jones (''The Bold and the Beautiful''), on the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Oliver Lightload, in the movie ''Cars'' * Oliver Oken, from ''Hannah Montana'' * Oliver (paladin), a paladin featured in the Matter of France * Oliver Queen, DC Comic book hero also known as the Green Arrow * Oliver (Thomas and Friends character), a locomotive in the Thomas and Friends franchise * Oliver Trask, a controversial minor character from the first season of ''The O.C.'' * Oliver Twist (characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Horn
Ellen Horn (born Ellen Stoesen, 1 February 1951) is a Norwegian actress, theatre director, and politician for the Labour Party.Rossiné Career Horn started as a puppet actor at Oslo Nye Teater (1969–70), and was educated at the Teaterhøyskolen (1972–75), and since the late 1980s has been one of the most central and prominent figures in Norwegian theater. As an actress, she has distinguished herself by her versatility; as director at the Nationaltheatret (1992-2000), she managed to turn a money-losing company with a highly turbulent business culture into a thriving theater both financially and artistically. Horn has been an associate of Norsk Rikskringkasting and Nationaltheatret, and is currently director of Riksteatret. Horn further developed and consolidated the Ibsen Festival, and led the Nationaltheatret through its 100th anniversary in 1999. On that occasion, she was appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav. During Stoltenberg's First Cabinet she was Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Kemmer
Joachim Kemmer (September 12, 1939 – April 26, 2000) was a German actor, cabaret artist, singer, and voice actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1969 to 2000. He did dubbing work for many German language versions of Disney animated films, voicing Sebastian in ''The Little Mermaid'', Wilbur in ''The Rescuers Down Under'', Lumiere in ''Beauty and the Beast'', Jafar in '' Aladdin'', Rafiki in ''The Lion King'' and Ratcliffe in ''Pocahontas''. Personal Life and death Kemmer died on April 26, 2000 at Vienna, Austria the age of 60 the cause of death of heart failure Selected filmography * ''The Vampire Happening'' (1971), as Friar Martin * ''Welcome in Vienna'' (1986), as Lt. Binder * ' (1986), as Kretschmar * '' The Cat'' (1988), as Voss * ' (1990), as Strobeck * ''Pakten ''Pakten'' ( English title: ''Waiting for Sunset'' (USA) or ''The Sunset Boys'') is a 1995 Norwegian film directed by Leidulv Risan. It made headlines in Norway as it was the first Norwegian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Wiesinger
Kai Wiesinger (born 16 April 1966) is a German actor. Life and work Wiesinger began taking private acting lessons as a teenager. After his civil service, he became an acting student in Munich. He has been active on German television and in films since 1992. Selected filmography Film Television Awards and recognition * Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor in ''Little Sharks'' (1992) * nominated for German Film Award, Best Actor in '' 14 Days to Life'' (1997) * Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor in ''14 Days to Life'' and ''Hunger – Sehnsucht nach Liebe'' (1997) * Bavarian Film Awards, Special Prize as ensemble member for ''Comedian Harmonists'' (1997) * Bavarian TV Award Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (the Bavarian TV award) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Spec ..., Best Actor in Television Film category, ''Der Rücktritt' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich Wildgruber
Ulrich Wildgruber (18 November 1937 – 30 November 1999) was a German actor. He started working on stage in 1963 and is best known for playing Othello in the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul .... He also played in more than fifty films from 1970 to 1999. Wildgruber committed suicide at the age of 62. Filmography Awards * 1986 Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse References External links * 1937 births 1999 deaths Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German male film actors German male stage actors 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Van Bergen
Ingrid van Bergen (; born 15 June 1931) is a German film actress. She has appeared in 100 films since 1954. She was born in Free City of Danzig, today Gdańsk, Poland. Career Since 1954, Ingrid van Bergen appeared in more than 170 film and television productions. She was a star of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, including successful films like the comedy ''Roses for the Prosecutor'' (1959). During the early 1960s, the blond-haired actress also appeared as a supporting role in a few international productions, playing a prostitute in ''Town Without Pity'' (1961) with Kirk Douglas and appearing in the war film '' The Counterfeit Traitor'' (1962) starring William Holden. She also worked as a singer and made some records. She later turned to character roles and is also known for her role in the film ' (1985), in which the German band Die Ärzte played an important role. In 2017, Van Bergen made a cameo appearance in '' Sharknado 5: Global Swarming'', the fifth film of the Shark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodil Kjer
Bodil Kjer (; 2 September 1917 – 1 February 2003) was a Danish actress whose talent and charisma earned her status as a Primadonna and the title of first lady of Danish theater.Piil, Morten, ''Bodil Kjer'' Danske Filmskuespillere, Gyldendal, (2001), pp. 230–235 Kjer's leading roles reflect the span of Denmark's modern cinema: such as the artistic maturity of the war-torn 1940s in ''Jenny and the Soldier'', the light-hearted romance of the 1950s and 1960s in '' Mød mig på Cassiopeia'', the action drama of the 1970s in ''Strømer'', and the modern epic tale in ''Babette's Feast'' (1987). Denmark's highest film prize, the Bodil Awards, were named in honor of Kjer and Bodil Ipsen. Kjer twice received her namesake award for Best Actress (1948, 1952) and once for Best Supporting Actress (1977). In 1997, she accepted an honorary Bodil for lifetime achievement. Biography Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Leland Kjer was born 2 September 1917 in Odense, Denmark ) , song = ( en, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
