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Ralph Lothar
Ralph Lothar (1910–1981) was a German film actor and director.Goble p.482 Selected filmography * ''I Entrust My Wife to You'' (1943) * ''And the Heavens Above Us'' (1947) * ''Chemistry and Love'' (1948) * ''Girls Behind Bars'' (1949) * ''Nights on the Nile'' (1949) * '' Quartet of Five'' (1949) * ''After the Rain Comes Sunshine'' (1949) * ''Guitars of Love'' (1954) * ''The Missing Miniature'' (1954) * ''Sergeant Borck'' (1955) * ''One Woman Is Not Enough?'' (1955) * ''Hotel Adlon'' (1955) * ''Black Forest Melody'' (1956) * '' Santa Lucia'' (1956) * ''The Night of the Storm'' (1957) * '' Two Hearts in May'' (1958) * ''Melody of Hate ''Melody of Hate'' (German: ''Haß ohne Gnade'') is a 1962 West German thriller film directed by Ralph Lothar and starring Maria Perschy, Horst Frank and Dietmar Schönherr.Bock & Bergfelder p.131 Cast * Maria Perschy as Claudia / Martina * Horst ...'' (1962) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film' ... [...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 Missing Miniature
''The Missing Miniature'' (german: Die verschwundene Miniatur) is a 1954 West German comedy crime film directed by Carl-Heinz Schroth and starring Paola Loew, Ralph Lothar and Paul Westermeier.Bock & Bergfelder p.236 It is based on the 1935 story of the same name by Erich Kästner. It was shot at the Carlton Studios in Munich and on location in Copenhagen, Lübeck and Hanover. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Mellin and Wolf Englert. Synopsis While on holiday in Copenhagen, a butcher meets a young woman in a café and agrees to transport a miniature painting Miniature painting may refer to: * Miniature (illuminated manuscript), a small illustration used to decorate an illuminated manuscript * Persian miniature, a small painting on paper in the Persian tradition, for a book or album * Ottoman miniature, ... back to Germany for her. This soon leads to complications. Cast References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Directors From Berlin
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán Department, Morazán and Chalatenango Department, Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican City, Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DMC DeLorean, DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An 1981 Dawu ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Of Hate
''Melody of Hate'' (German: ''Haß ohne Gnade'') is a 1962 West German thriller film directed by Ralph Lothar and starring Maria Perschy, Horst Frank and Dietmar Schönherr.Bock & Bergfelder p.131 Cast * Maria Perschy as Claudia / Martina * Horst Frank as Rasan * Dietmar Schönherr as Dr. Elmer * Dorothee Parker Dorothee Parker (born 1938) is a former German stage and film actress.Warren p.461 She was married to the film producer Wolf C. Hartwig, and appeared in a number of his films. After their separation she established a modelling agency in Hambur ... as Sybille * Otto Storr as Leitender Professor des Sanatoriums References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1962 films 1960s thriller films German thriller films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Ralph Lothar 1960s German films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Hearts In May
''Two Hearts in May'' (german: Zwei Herzen im Mai) is a 1958 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Dieter Borsche, Kristina Söderbaum, and Walter Giller. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It was shot at the Tempelhof 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 .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1958 films 1958 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry UFA GmbH films Films set in the 1930s Films about composers Films shot at Tempelhof Studios 1950s German films {{musical-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Of The Storm
''The Night of the Storm'' or ''Tempestuous Love'' (german: Wie ein Sturmwind) is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Falk Harnack and starring Lilli Palmer, Ivan Desny and Willy A. Kleinau.Bock & Bergfelder p. 357 It was made at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with sets designed by Ernst Schomer and Hans Jürgen Kiebach. Location shooting took place in Munich and Messina in Italy. Cast * Lilli Palmer as Marianne Eichler * Ivan Desny as Viktor Ledin * Willy A. Kleinau as Friedrich Eichler * Susanne Cramer as Gina * Siegfried Schürenberg as Herterich * Käthe Braun as Beate Hoberg * Peter Capell as Dr. Baumgarten * Karl Hellmer * Hans Hessling * Ralph Lothar as Kuelz * as Prokurist Wechsler * Arthur Schröder as Richter * Alexa von Porembsky Alexa von Porembsky (5 June 1906 - 18 August 1981) was a Hungarian-born German actress. Selected filmography * '' Leontine's Husbands'' (1928) * ''Woman in the Moon'' (1929) - Eine Veilchenverkäuferin * ''Road to Rio'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Lucia (film)
''Santa Lucia'' is a 1956 West German musical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Vico Torriani, Eva Kerbler and Peer Schmidt. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Berthel. It was shot using Eastmancolor. Cast *Vico Torriani as Mario Zorzoli *Eva Kerbler as Yvonne von Fouqué *Peer Schmidt as Aristide *Karin Dor as Manina *Alexander Golling as Bärtiger *Hubert von Meyerinck as Tutu *Heinz-Leo Fischer as Vittorio *Margarete Haagen as Clementine *Edith Schultze-Westrum as Tante Rosa *Shirley Brown Shirley Brown (born January 6, 1947, West Memphis, Arkansas) is an American R&B singer, best known for her million-selling single " Woman to Woman", which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975. Biography Brown was born in West Memphis, but ... as Gina *Peter Fischer as Peppino References External links * 1956 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films Films directed by Werner Jacobs Films about singers Films s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Forest Melody
''Black Forest Melody'' (german: Schwarzwaldmelodie) is a 1956 West German romantic comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Carl Wery, Gardy Granass, and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg at the Circus Roland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Paul Markwitz Paul Markwitz (16 July 1908 – 19 March 1968)Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films Volume 5, Berlin 2001, , pg. 281f was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. He worked on over 50 films between 1935 and .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * * 1956 films 1956 romantic comedy films German romantic comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry Films set in the United States Circus films UFA GmbH films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Adlon (film)
''Hotel Adlon'' is a 1955 West German drama film filmed in German and directed by Josef von Báky, starring Sebastian Fischer, Nelly Borgeaud and René Deltgen. It was shot at the Spandau Studios with film's sets designed by the art director Rolf Zehetbauer. Portrayal The film portrays life at the luxurious Berlin Hotel Adlon from 1907 to 1945. It was inspired by the 1955 autobiography, ''Hotel Adlon. Das Berliner Hotel, in dem die große Welt zu Gast war'', published in English in 1960 as ''Hotel Adlon: The Life and Death of a Great Hotel'' by Hedda Adlon (1889–1967) ( née Hedwig Leythen), daughter-in-law of Lorenz Adlon and Louis Adlon's father's second wife. Other Portrayals Film director Percy Adlon, great-grandson of Lorenz Adlon made a documentary about the hotel called '' The Glamorous World of the Adlon Hotel'' in 1996. A three-part drama mini-series set at the hotel entitled ' was broadcast on the German television station ZDF in January 2013 and a documentary ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Woman Is Not Enough?
''One Woman Is Not Enough?'' (German: ''Eine Frau genügt nicht?'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Hilde Krahl, Hans Söhnker and Rudolf Forster.Bock & Bergfelder p.451 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location in Munich and around Lake Starnberg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut and Johannes Ott. Synopsis After a number of years of marriage, which remains childless, Ernst Vossberg has an affair with his secretary Renate and gets her pregnant. She then confronts his wife Maria and demands she release him. She refuses and sometime later, after the mistress has given birth, they physically confront each other and Renate is killed. Maria then faces a trial for murder. Cast * Hilde Krahl as Maria Vossberg * Hans Söhnker as Ernst Vossberg * Rudolf Forster as Justizrat Dr. Kern * Paul Hörbiger as Spielwaren-Ladenbesitzer Schratt * Hans Reiser as Dr. Stefan Mertens * Walther Süss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
