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Peter Francke
Peter Francke (1897-1978) was a German screenwriter. He wrote the screenplay for ''The Girl from Barnhelm'' (1940), an adaptation of a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.Klossner p.150 Selected filmography * ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (1933) * '' The Voice of Love'' (1934) * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1934) * ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (1935) * ''Miracle of Flight'' (1935) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) * ''City of Anatol'' (1936) * ''Wells in Flames'' (1937) * ''Comrades at Sea'' (1938) * ''Water for Canitoga'' (1939) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * '' A Woman Like You'' (1939) * ''The Girl from Barnhelm'' (1940) * ''What Does Brigitte Want?'' (1941) * ''Beloved World'' (1942) * '' I Need You'' (1944) * ''A Man Like Maximilian'' (1945) * ''Maresi'' (1948) * '' The Disturbed Wedding Night'' (1950) * ''Regimental Music'' (1950) * ''Toxi'' (1952) * ''Carnival in White'' (1952) * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1952) * ''Stars Over Colombo'' (1953) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1954) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Governor (1939 Film)
''The Governor'' (German: ''Der Gouverneur'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Hannelore Schroth.Waldman p.282 It is based on the play ''Die Fahne'' by Emmerich Groh. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios, Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and location shooting, on location in East Prussia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin. It was produced on a budget of 715,000 Reichsmarks. Synopsis In a fictional Scandinavian country, a high-ranking military officer decides to overthrow Parliament. Salvation in the party turmoil is the military dictatorship under the resolute governor General Werkonen. The new deputy ensures that an assassination attempt is carried out on them. However, the general is only slightly injured when it is executed. The hired assassin now feels abandoned by his employer and takes revenge by killing him. The suspicion of murder falls on the young guards officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Country Schoolmaster (1954 Film)
''The Country Schoolmaster'' (german: Heideschulmeister Uwe Karsten) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Barbara Rütting, Claus Holm and Herbert Hübner.Williams p.150 It is a remake of the 1933 film of the same title. It is sometimes known by the alternative title ''Eternal Love''. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios and on location in Hamburg and Lüneburg Heath. The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann. Cast * Barbara Rütting as Ursula Diewen * Claus Holm as Uwe Karsten Alslev * Herbert Hübner as Ernst Diewen, Ursulas Vater * Carola Höhn as Sabine, seine Frau * Hans Quest as Ludwig, Ursulas Bruder * Wolfgang Lukschy as Heinrich Heinsius * Katharina Mayberg as Martha Detleffsen * Carsta Löck as Minna, Mädchen bei Diewen * Franz Schafheitlin as Senator Vanlos * Günther Lüders as Pastor Sunneby * Käthe Itter as Beate, seine Frau * Lotte Brackebusch as Uwes Mutter * Josef Sieber as Jan * Heidi Brühl as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars Over Colombo
''Stars Over Colombo'' (german: Sterne über Colombo) is a 1953 West German adventure film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Willy Birgel and Adrian Hoven.Bock & Bergfelder p. 43 It was made in two parts, with a sequel ''The Prisoner of the Maharaja'' released in early 1954. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Location shooting took place in Hamburg and Ceylon. Cast * Kristina Söderbaum as Yrida * Willy Birgel as Maharadscha von Jailapur Gowan * Adrian Hoven as Gowaran * René Deltgen as Lakamba * Rolf von Nauckhoff as Pahana * Hermann Schomberg as Götz sen. * Paul Busch as Michael Götz * Gilbert Houcke as Ambo * Karl Hermann Martell as Dari * Herbert Hübner as Zirkusdirektor * Theodor Loos as Der heilige Mann * Rolf Wanka as Prosecutor * Otto Gebühr as Dr. Kuroma * Sujata Jayawardena as Navarani * Rudolf Vogel as Yogi * Werner Lieven as Reishändler * Veit Harlan as Clown * Greta Schröder * Oskar von Schab Oskar may refer to: * oskar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday From Myself (1952 Film)
''Holiday From Myself'' (german: Ferien vom Ich) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Rudolf Prack, Marianne Hold and Willy Fritsch.Bock & Bergfelder p.518 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios with sets designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. It is a remake of Deppe's 1934 film of the same title. Cast * Rudolf Prack as George B. Stefenson * Marianne Hold as Eva von Dornberg * Willy Fritsch as Dr. Hartung * Grethe Weiser as Käthe Greiser, genannt Lieschen * Paul Henckels as Heinrich Stumpe, genannt Philipp * Oskar Sima as Ferdinand Unterkirchner, genannt August * Hannelore Bollmann as Henny Busch, genannt Hannelore * Gunnar Möller as Michael Matz, genannt Thomas * Werner Fuetterer as Stone, Stefensons Privatsekretär * Ewald Wenck as Lehmann, Kastellan * Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Heinz Tiedemann, genannt Alexander * Carsta Löck as Frau Mohr, Wirtschafterin * Irene Naef as Liane Harrison, genannt Minna * Erna Sellmer * Ursula Barlen * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival In White
''Carnival in White'' (german: Karneval in Weiß) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Hans Albin and Harry R. Sokal, starring Adrian Hoven, Hannelore Bollmann and Lucie Englisch.Bock & Bergfelder p.33 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location at the Swiss resort town St. Moritz. The film's sets were designed by Ernst H. Albrecht. Synopsis A young engineer has plans to construct a new ski jump that will help boost tourism in the Alpine ski resort. He manages to secure the financial backing of a man who had emigrated to the United States many years earlier and is now a great success. However the engineer's involvement with his daughter Peggy provokes the jealousy of his fiancée Annelies. Cast * Adrian Hoven as Hans Brugger * Hannelore Bollmann as Annelies Seethaler * Lucie Englisch as Ludmilla Möller * Charlotte Kerr as Peggy Swenson * Walter Riml as Hein Möller * Peter W. Staub as Fietje Schwedler * Franz Muxeneder as Toni * Alfred Pongratz as H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toxi
''Toxi'' is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Elfie Fiegert, Paul Bildt and Johanna Hofer. The film's release came as the first wave of children born to black Allied servicemen and white German mothers entered school. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Elfie Fiegert was selected to play Toxi after a mass audition held in Munich. Publicity for the film emphasised the similarities between her own story and that of Toxi. The film was the eighth most popular release at the West German box office in 1952. The name Toxi became widely used as shorthand in the German media when referring to Afro-Germans and their social circumstances. Plot The melodrama, film begins with a young Afro-German girl being left at the doorsteps of the Rose family—white middle-class Germans—assembled for a birthday party. Initially, most family members treat the young girl with relatively welcome arms as they believe she is only giving a performance a ... [...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] |
The Disturbed Wedding Night
''The Disturbed Wedding Night'' (german: Die gestörte Hochzeitsnacht) is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Curd Jürgens, Ilse Werner, and Susanne von Almassy. It is based on the 1944 British play ''Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?'' by Vivian Tidmarsh. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Lück and Hans Sohnle. Synopsis A couple's honeymoon is interrupted by the sudden arrival of the husband's first wife. Cast See also *''Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? ''Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey. The film was based on Vivian Tidmarsh's 1944 West End hit play by the same name. Plot When US Navy airman Commander Laurie Vining takes up his n ...'' (1953) References Bibliography * External links * 1950 films 1950 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Helmut Weiss German films ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maresi
''Maresi'' is a 1948 Austrian period drama film directed by Hans Thimig and starring Attila Hörbiger, Maria Schell and Siegfried Breuer. It was one of the box offices successes of 1948.Von Dassanowsky p.129 The film was based on the 1935 story of the same title by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897 - 1976). The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. Cast * Attila Hörbiger as Franz von Hübner * Maria Schell as Blanka von Steinville * Siegfried Breuer as Tabakovitsch * Helene Croy as Frau von Hübner * Franz Pfaudler as Graf Steinville * Maria Olszewska as Gräfin Steinville * Alfred Neugebauer as Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand * Anton Pointner as Der Oberst * Georg Tressler as Der Richter * Josef Albin as Kriminalinspektor Weniger * Camillo Kossuth as Der Diener Ferdinand * Max Schipper as Der Reitbursche Johann * Gretl Müller-Morelli as Madame Elektra * Hugo Lindinger as Ein dicker Fleischhauer * Eduard Loibner as Matthia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Like Maximilian
''A Man Like Maximilian'' (german: Ein Mann wie Maximilian) is a 1945 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Karin Hardt and Lizzi Waldmüller.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79 It was one of the last films released during the Third Reich and was playing in cinemas during the Battle of Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Lutz. Synopsis When her daughter becomes engaged to a respectable lawyer, her mother is delighted as she sees the fiancée as being like her own husband Maximilian. However, suspicions begin to arise that he may be concealing a secret from them. Cast * Wolf Albach-Retty as Doctor Thomas Hesse * Karin Hardt as Monika, dessen Frau * Lizzi Waldmüller as Alexandra Durran, Sängerin * Fritz Odemar as Maximilian Holten * Hermine Ziegler as Fränze Holten * Norbert Rohringer as Fips Holten * Max Gülstorff as Heinrich Holten * Paul Dahlke (actor), Paul Dahlke as Theaterdirektor Rother * Hannes Keppler as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Need You (film)
''I Need You'' (german: Ich brauche dich) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Marianne Hoppe, Willy Birgel and Paul Dahlke.Hake p. 196 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle. Synopsis A conductor and his actress wife enjoy a stormy relationship due to their clashing working commitments. Cast * Marianne Hoppe as Julia Bach * Willy Birgel as Prof. Paulus Allmann * Paul Dahlke as Direktor Heinrich Scholz * Fita Benkhoff as Hedi Scholz * Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Dr. Max Hoffmann * Erna Sellmer as Julias Hausmädchen Emilie * Joseph Offenbach Joseph Offenbach (born ''Joseph Ziegler''; 28 December 1904 – 15 October 1971) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1942 to 1969. Selected filmography References External links * * 1904 births 1 ... as Dr. Wilberg References Bibliography * Hake, Sabine. ''Popular Cinema of the Third Reich''. University of Texas Press, 2001. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
