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Peter Thomas (composer)
Peter Thomas (1 December 1925 – 17 May 2020) was a German composer and arranger with an active career of more than 50 years. He was known for his TV and film soundtracks such as '' Raumpatrouille'', the Edgar Wallace movies film series, and the Jerry Cotton film series. Life Thomas was born in Breslau, Silesia. In the 1950s, he played as a musician for the RIAS broadcaster, typically live. The restored Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was re-opened in 2002 with a live version of the main theme of the '' Raumpatrouille'' soundtrack. In his directorial debut, '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' (2002), actor George Clooney used three tracks of Peter Thomas' music originally composed for Edgar Wallace movies of the 1960s (in their original mono versions). The 1990s avant-garde band Mr. Bungle performed his piece "Love In Space" on several dates of their 1995/1996 tour for ''Disco Volante''. UK Plunderphonics and avant-garde band, The Perrinormal, name Peter Thomas as one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsches Museum
The Deutsches Museum (''German Museum'', officially (English: ''German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology'')) in Munich, Germany, is the world's largest museum of science and technology, with about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology. It receives about 1.5 million visitors per year. The museum was founded on 28 June 1903, at a meeting of the Association of German Engineers (VDI) as an initiative of Oskar von Miller. It is the largest museum in Munich. For a period of time the museum was also used to host pop and rock concerts including The Who, Jimi Hendrix and Elton John. Museumsinsel The main site of the Deutsches Museum is a small island in the Isar river, which had been used for rafting wood since the Middle Ages. The island did not have any buildings before 1772 because it was regularly flooded prior to the building of the Sylvensteinspeicher. In 1772 the Isar barracks were built on the island and, after the flooding of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Hexer (1964 Film)
''Der Hexer'' (aka ''The Ringer'', ''The Wizard'' or ''The Mysterious Magician'') is a 1964 West German black and white mystery film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1925 novel titled ''The Ringer'' (originally: ''The Gaunt Stranger''). In 1965, a sequel ''Neues vom Hexer'' (''Again the Ringer'') was released. Cast * Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Higgins * Heinz Drache as James Wesby * Margot Trooger as Cora Ann Milton * René Deltgen as Arthur Milton * Eddi Arent as Finch * Siegfried Lowitz as Warren * Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John Archibald * Sophie Hardy as Elise * as Maurice Messer * Kurt Waitzmann as Reddingwood * Karl Lange as Reverend Hopkins * Karl John as Shelby * Ann Savo as Jean * Hilde Sessak as wardress * as Gwenda Milton * Tilo von Berlepsch as receptionist * Inge Keck as flower girl * Wilhelm Vorwerg as parson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room 13 (film)
''Room 13'' (german: Zimmer 13) is a 1964 thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Richard Häussler. It was made as a co-production between West Germany, France and Denmark, based on the 1924 novel '' Room 13'' by Edgar Wallace. It was part of a long-running German series of Wallace adaptations made by Rialto Film. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Kutz and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Copenhagen. Cast See also *''Mr. Reeder in Room 13 ''Mr. Reeder in Room 13'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Peter Murray-Hill, Sally Gray and Gibb McLaughlin. It is based on the first J. G. Reeder book, ''Room 13 (Wallace novel), Room 13'' by Edgar Wallace. The f ...'' (1938) *'' The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder'' (1969–71) References External links * 1960s mystery thriller films 1960s serial killer films German mystery thriller fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stop Train 349
''Stop Train 349'' (german: Verspätung in Marienborn, french: Le train de Berlin est arrêté, it, Un treno è fermo a Berlino), is a 1963 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Rolf Hädrich. It was released in the US in 1964 by Allied Artists. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. Screenwriter Will Tremper won the Film Award in Gold of the 1964 German Film Awards. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels. Plot An East Berlin refugee trying to escape to West Berlin sneaks aboard a train run by the US military and causes an international incident. Cast * José Ferrer as Cowan the Reporter * Sean Flynn as Lt. Novak * Nicole Courcel as Nurse Kathy * Jess Hahn as Sgt. Torre * Yossi Yadin as Maj. Menschikov (as Yoseph Yadin) * Hans-Joachim Schmiedel as Banner * Christiane Schmidtmer as Karin (as Christiane Schmidmer) * Joy Aston as Mrs. Abramson * Lothar Mann as East German Conductor * Arthur Brauss Arthur B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Scarf
''The Indian Scarf'' (german: Das indische Tuch) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1931 play ''The Case of the Frightened Lady''. Plot After the rich Lord Lebanon has been strangled, a group of different characters assembles at Mark's Priory, his lonely manor in the north of Scotland, to attend the reading of his will. However, as lawyer Frank Tanner explains—in reading a "second-to-last-will"—to the potential heirs, they will first have to stay together at the manor for six days and six nights. Thinking that Lebanon has died of heart failure they all agree. It turns out to be a dangerous requirement as the manor is cut off from the outside world by a storm and one by one the visitors are murdered—strangled with an Indian scarf. In the end, of all the guests, family and staff only Tanner, Isla Harris and Bonwit the butler survive. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Squeaker (1963 Film)
''The Squeaker'' (german: Der Zinker) is a 1963 West German-French crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1927 novel of the same name. Plot Both Scotland Yard and the criminal community of London are trying to discover the identity of "the Squealer". This mysterious fence forces criminals to sell him their wares for a pittance. When some object, he "squeals" to the police. Those who oppose him are ruthlessly killed, preferably by means of the poison of the Black Mamba. Inspector Elford of Scotland Yard investigates and he has plenty of suspects. The trail leads to the strange Mr. Sutton, owner of a zoological store that also carries predators and poisonous snakes. During his investigation, Elford meets Mrs. Mulford, an older lady who tries to help ex-convicts, and Beryl, her niece, who writes crime stories and works as a court reporter. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Spider (1963 Film)
''The White Spider'' (german: Die weiße Spinne) is a 1963 West German crime thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Horst Frank. It is based on a novel of the same name by the Czech writer Louis Weinert-Wilton. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Location shooting took place in London, Hamburg and West Berlin West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under mi .... It was made and promoted to look like a German Edgar Wallace movie, using the same director and several actors from the Wallace film series. Plot When Muriel Irvine's husband is killed in an automobile accident after a night of gambling, she discovers that he had previously dramatically increased his life insurance coverage. The insurance comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Alibi For Death
''An Alibi for Death'' (German: ''Ein Alibi zerbricht'') is a 1963 Austrian-German crime drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Peter van Eyck and Charles Regnier.Davidson & Hake p.56 It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna with sets designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. Cast * Ruth Leuwerik as Dr. Maria Rohn * Peter van Eyck as Günther Rohn * Charles Regnier as Dr. Hartleben * Sieghardt Rupp as Leopold Wasneck * Hannelore Elsner as Hanne Wasneck * Dieter Klein as Ulrich Holletz * Michael Janisch as Martin Siebeck * Fritz Schmiedel as Kommissar Seifert * Elisabeth Stiepl as Frau Siebeck * Klaus Münster as Robert Vierhage * Guido Wieland as Portier * Mario Kranz as Regenbaum * Walter Regelsberger as criminal-Assistant Peters * Herbert Kersten as coroner * Elisabeth Epp Elisabeth Eschbaum (26 January 1910 - 29 October 2000) was a German actress. She appeared in more than twenty films from 1949 to 1992. Selected filmog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Door With Seven Locks (1962 Film)
''The Door with Seven Locks'' (german: Die Tür mit den sieben Schlössern) is a 1962 German-language crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache. It is an adaptation of the 1926 Edgar Wallace novel of the same name. Cast * Heinz Drache as Inspector Richard "Dick" Martin * Sabine Sesselmann as Sybil Lansdown (as Sabina Sesselmann) * Eddi Arent as ''Kriminalassistent'' Holms * Pinkas Braun as Dr. Antonio Staletti * Hans Nielsen as Mr. Haveloc * Gisela Uhlen as Emely Cody, née Cawler * Werner Peters as Bertram Cody * Jan Hendriks as Tom Cawler * Ady Berber as Peter Cawler / Giacco * Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John * Friedrich Joloff as caretaker Burt * Klaus Kinski as Pheeny * as announcer at airport (voice) (uncredited) * Arthur Schilsky as Peter Livingston (uncredited) * Alfred Vohrer as announcer at airport / onlooker (uncredited) Production It is an adaptation of the Edgar Wallace novel ''The Door with Seven Locks'' which had previously been made into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only A Woman (1962 Film)
''Only a Woman'' (german: Ich bin auch nur eine Frau) is a 1962 West German romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Maria Schell, Paul Hubschmid and Hans Nielsen.Blaney p.130 The film's sets were designed by the art director Helmut Nentwig. It was shot at the Spandau Studios and on location in Hamburg and West Berlin. Plot A psychiatrists love life becomes confused with that of her patients, due to her own complex issues. Cast * Maria Schell as Lilli König * Paul Hubschmid as Martin Bohlen * Hans Nielsen as Dr. Katz, Nervenarzt * Agnes Windeck as Wanda, Housekeeper * Anita Höfer as Pauline * Ingrid van Bergen as Annabella * Hannelore Auer as Gerda * Tilly Lauenstein as Mrs. Starke * Frank Glaubrecht as Heinz Feldmann * Michael Hinz * Margarete Knitsch as Lollo * Ulli Lommel * Friedrich Schoenfelder as Kellner * Ingeborg Sonsalla as Gitta * Hilde Volk Hilde Volk (1912–1995) was an Austrian actress who worked extensively on stage and in radio. Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Puzzle Of The Red Orchid
''The Puzzle of the Red Orchid'' (german: Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee) and also known as ''The Secret of the Red Orchid'') is a 1962 West German black-and-white crime film directed by Helmut Ashley and starring Christopher Lee, Adrian Hoven, and Marisa Mell. It was made as part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace adaptations made by Rialto Film. It was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg with location shooting in London and around the harbor at Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has .... Cast Reception The FSK gave the film a rating of "12 and older" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays. The film went on mass release on 1 March 1962. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puzzle Of The Red Orchid, The 1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
