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Prussian Film
Prussian films were a cycle of historical films made in Germany during the Weimar (1918–1933) and Nazi (1933–1945) eras noted for their general glorification of Prussian history and its military. The films are set during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They particularly focused on Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786 greatly expanding its territory (hence known widely as ''Fridericus-Rex-Filme''). The films were extremely popular with German audiences and an estimated forty four were produced by the end of the Second World War (twenty-seven of them during the Weimar era). Origins While there were Prussian-themed films as far back as 1912–1913, the breakthrough came with the release in 1922 of the first two parts of the ''Fridericus Rex'' series featuring Otto Gebühr as Frederick the Great. Two further parts were released in 1923.Kreimeier p.93-94 The success of ''Fridericus Rex'' cemented the popularity of the genre and many similar films were p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Films
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's '' The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relationships in sumptuous surroundings, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hymn Of Leuthen
''The Hymn of Leuthen'' (german: Der Choral von Leuthen) is a 1933 German film depicting Frederick the Great, directed by Carl Froelich starring Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa and Elga Brink. It was part of the cycle of nostalgic Prussian films popular during the Weimar and Nazi eras. The title refers to the 1757 Battle of Leuthen. The film was loosely based on the novel ''Fridericus'' by Walter von Molo. It presented Frederick as an inspired leader. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. The film premiered four days after Adolf Hitler became chancellor of the Reich ''Reich'' (; ) is a German noun whose meaning is analogous to the meaning of the English word "realm"; this is not to be confused with the German adjective "reich" which means "rich". The terms ' (literally the "realm of an emperor") and ' (lit .... Cast References Bibliography * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolberg (film)
''Kolberg'' is a 1945 Nazi German historical film directed by Veit Harlan. One of the last films of the Third Reich, it was intended as a Nazi propaganda piece to bolster the will of the German population to resist the Allies. The film is based on the autobiography of , mayor of Kolberg in Pomerania, and on a play drawn from the book by Paul Heyse. It tells the story of the defence of the besieged fortress town of Kolberg against French troops between April and July 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars. In reality, the city's defence, led by then- Lieutenant Colonel August von Gneisenau, held out until the war was ended by the Treaty of Tilsit. In the film, the French abandon the siege. Plot The film begins in 1813 after the phase of the Napoleonic Wars known in German as the ''Befreiungskriege'' (Wars of Liberation). The opening scenes show Prussian Landwehr and volunteers marching down the streets of Breslau through enthusiastic crowds. This is followed by a dialogue be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eleven Schill Officers (1932 Film)
''The Eleven Schill Officers'' (german: Die elf Schillschen Offiziere) is a 1932 German historical film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Friedrich Kayßler, Hertha Thiele, and Heinz Klingenberg. It was a remake of a 1926 silent film of the same name which had also been directed by Meinert. The film depicts the failed 1809 uprising of Prussian soldiers led by Ferdinand von Schill against the occupying French. It focuses in particular on eleven of Schill's officers who were executed by the French at Wesel. The film was a Prussian film, part of a wider trend of German historical films made during the Weimar Era and set in the Napoleonic Era. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ... and on location in Stralsund on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshal Forwards (film)
''Marshal Forwards'' (german: Marschall Vorwärts) is a 1932 German historical war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Paul Wegener, Traute Carlsen and Hans Graf von Schwerin. It portrays the life of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, a German hero of the Napoleonic Wars who was present at the Battle of Leipzig and the Battle of Waterloo. It takes its name from Blücher's contemporary nickname, which came from his aggressive forward-thinking stance. It is part of the Prussian film genre, popular during the Weimair and Nazi eras. Plot Prussia at the time of the Napoleonic attack in the early 19th century. The country can hardly defend itself against the attacks of the French. The battle of Jena and Auerstedt was lost in 1806, Berlin was occupied, King Friedrich Wilhelm III. and Queen Luise have fled to Memel, far in the northeast of the country. Near Ratekau, near Lübeck, the popular old marshal Blücher, a veritable warhorse, had to capitulate to the overwhelming enemy b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorck
''Yorck'' is a 1931 German war film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Werner Krauss, Grete Mosheim and Rudolf Forster.Noack p.59 It portrays the life of the Prussian General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, particularly his refusal to serve in Napoleon's army during the French Invasion of Russia in 1812. It was a Prussian film, one of a cycle of films made during the era that focused on Prussian history. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location around Berlin. Main cast * Werner Krauss as General Yorck von Wartenberg * Grete Mosheim as Barbara * Rudolf Forster as King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia * Gustaf Gründgens as Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg * Lothar Müthel as General von Clausewitz * Friedrich Kayßler as General Kleist von Nollendorf * Raoul Aslan as General McDonald * Hans Rehmann as Lt. Rüdiger Heyking * Walter Janssen as Vicomte Noa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise, Queen Of Prussia (film)
''Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (german: Luise, Königin von Preußen) is a 1931 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Gustaf Gründgens, and Ekkehard Arendt. The film's art director was Franz Schroedter. It depicts the life of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776–1810), the wife of Frederick William III of Prussia. It forms part of the Prussian film Prussian films were a cycle of historical films made in Germany during the Weimar (1918–1933) and Nazi (1933–1945) eras noted for their general glorification of Prussian history and its military. The films are set during the eighteenth and ni ... genre. The film was produced by Porten's own production company, founded during the silent era when she was a dominant German star. The failure of the film led to the financial ruin of Porten's production company, and she appeared in far fewer films after this point. Cast References Bibliography * * External links * ''Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Company
''The Last Company'' (german: Die letzte Kompagnie) is a 1930 German war film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Conrad Veidt, Karin Evans and Erwin Kalser.Bock & Bergfelder p. 315 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films which portrayed patriotic scenes from Prussian history. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin. The film's art direction was overseen by Andrej Andrejew who designed the film's sets. It was shot on location around Havelland in Brandenburg. It is also known by the alternative title ''Thirteen Men and a Girl''. It was later remade in 1967 as ''A Handful of Heroes''. Synopsis Following the Battle of Jena in 1806 as the French armies commanded by Napoleon overrun Prussia, a small detachment of Prussian troops take up position in a windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterloo (1929 Film)
''Waterloo'' is a 1929 German silent war film directed by Karl Grune and starring Charles Willy Kayser, Charles Vanel and Otto Gebühr. It depicts the victory of the Allied Forces over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. It was made at the Emelka Studios of Bavaria Film in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. The film was inspired by Abel Gance's epic ''Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...'' and made use of similar filming techniques.Bock & Bergfelder p.175 Cast References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1929 films 1920s historical films 1929 war films Cultural depictions of Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lützow's Wild Hunt (film)
''Lützow's Wild Hunt'' (German: ''Lützows wilde verwegene Jagd'') is a 1927 German silent war film. The 1927 German silent war film was directed by Richard OswaldPrawer p.207 and starring Ernst Rückert, Arthur Wellin and Mary Kid. The film's art direction was by Ernst Stern. It is part of the cycle of Prussian films and portrays the fight of Prussian troops under the command of Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow against the French during the Napoleonic Wars, commemorated in the poetry of Theodor Körner. Cast * Ernst Rückert as Theodor Körner * Arthur Wellin as Major von Lützow * Mary Kid as Toni Adamberger, Schauspielerin am Burgtheater * Paul Bildt as Napoleon Bonaparte * Wera Engels as Eleanore Prochaska, ein Bürgermädchen * Gerd Briese as Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz * Sig Arno as Franz I of Austria * Leopold von Ledebur as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * Albert Steinrück as Ludwig van Beethoven * Friedrich Kühne as Klemens von Metternich * Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prinz Louis Ferdinand
''Prinz Louis Ferdinand'' is a 1927 German silent historical drama film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Kurt Junker, Christa Tordy, Hans Stüwe and Jenny Jugo. It was partly shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Zander It was based on the life of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772–1806). It was part of the series of Prussian films made during Weimar Germany. Cast *Kurt Junker as Friedrich Wilhelm III * Christa Tordy as Queen Louise *Hans Stüwe as Louis Ferdinand *Jenny Jugo as Pauline Wiesel *Kenneth Rieve as Prince Wilhelm *Paul Bildt as War Council Wiesel * Arthur Kraußneck as Bißchér *Eduard von Winterstein as Scharnhorst *Heinz Marlow as Ginzelmann *Heinrich Schroth as Yorck *Hermine Sterler as Rahel Lewis *Theodor Loos as Ernst Moritz Arndt *Heinz Hilpert as Johann Gottlieb Fichte *Max Gülstorff as first editor of the ''Vossische Zeitung'' *John Gottowt as second editor of the ''Vossische Zeit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eleven Schill Officers (1926 Film)
''The Eleven Schill Officers'' (german: Die elf Schill'schen Offiziere) is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Meinert, Gustav Adolf Semler, Grete Reinwald, and Leopold von Ledebur. The film depicts the failed 1809 uprising of Prussian soldiers led by Ferdinand von Schill against the occupying French during the Napoleonic War. The film received poor reviews from critics, but earned enough at the box office to offset its production costs. According to IMDB, it was released in the USA as "Eleven Who Were Loyal" in 1929. A NY Times review which also covers several other movies of that same date is available online dated from May 20, 1929. It was part of the cycle of Prussian films. The film was remade by Meinert as a sound film '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' in 1932 with Carl de Vogt Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
