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Robert Freitag
Robert Peter Freytag (7 April 1916 in Vienna – 8 July 2010 in Munich), known professionally as Robert Freitag, was an Austrian-Swiss stage and screen actor and film director. Life Freitag was the son of the Swiss opera singer Otto Freitag (Otto Freytag). He was trained as an actor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. During the Nazi era, he went to Switzerland, where he was active as an actor at the Schauspielhaus Zürich (Zürich playhouse). In 1945, he married the German actress Maria Becker, who had studied acting in Vienna and who since had been at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, which had benefitted from the presence of German émigrés during the Second World War. Becker became a Swiss citizen by marrying Freitag. In 1949, Freitag began participating in the Salzburg Festival. Later he performed, among other places, at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus and the Hamburger Kammerspiele, both in Hamburg. With his wife Maria Becker and the German stage actor Will Quadflieg, he foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 434,335 inhabitants, the Urban agglomeration, urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zürich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zürich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of Today
''A Woman of Today'' (german: Eine Frau von heute) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Luise Ullrich, Curd Jürgens and Carsta Löck.Berghahn p. 177 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with location footage at the Brenner Pass and around Florence in Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Monden. Cast * Luise Ullrich as Toni Bender * Curd Jürgens as Heinz Bender * Carsta Löck as Ida * Marianne Brauns as Marie-Claire * Robert Freitag as Aldo Mattei * Annie Rosar as Frau Publik * Heini Göbel as Hugo Beierle * Otto Brüggemann * Michl Lang Michl Lang (16 January 1899 – 21 December 1979) was a German stage and film actorGoble p.457 Selected filmography * ''The Unsuspecting Angel'' (1936) * '' Geheimakte W.B.1'' (1942) * ''A Heart Beats for You'' (1949) * ''King for One Night'' (195 ... * Lis Van Essen References Bibliography * Daniela Berghahn. ''Hollywood Behind the Wall: The Cinema of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Village Under The Sky
''The Village Under the Sky'' (german: Das Dorf unterm Himmel) is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and starring Inge Egger, Robert Freitag and Renate Mannhardt. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location at Ötztal in the Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. It was based on the short story ''Der Januck'' by Rolf Olsen.Goble p.351 Cast * Inge Egger as Maria Firner * Robert Freitag as Dr. Michael Ellert * Renate Mannhardt as Anja, Dorfwirtin * Peter Mosbacher as Schmuggler Lois * Hedwig Wangel as Luccia, Kräuterweib * Heinrich Gretler as Pfarrer Randlmann * Franz Muxeneder as Beppo, der Narr * Gustl Gstettenbaur as Schmuggler Toni * Sepp Rist as Vincenz, Dorfwirt * Walter Ladengast Walter Ladengast (4 July 1899 – 3 July 1980) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1928 and 1979, a majority silent. His film career momentarily suffered when it was discovered he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decision Before Dawn
''Decision Before Dawn'' is a 1951 American war film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Richard Basehart, Oskar Werner, and Hans Christian Blech. It tells the story of the American Army using potentially unreliable German prisoners of war to gather intelligence as clandestine "line-crossers" in the closing days of World War II. The film was adapted by Peter Viertel and Jack Rollens (uncredited) from the novel ''Call It Treason'' by George Howe. Plot By late 1944, as the Allies march toward the Rhine, it is obvious that Germany will lose the war. American Colonel Devlin (Gary Merrill) leads a military intelligence unit that recruits German prisoners of war to spy on their former comrades. "Tiger" (Hans Christian Blech), a cynical, older thief and ex-circus worker, is willing to work for the winning side. On the other hand, "Happy" (Oskar Werner) is a young idealist who only volunteers to spy after his friend is killed by fanatical fellow prisoners for voicing doubts about the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Gold (1949 Film)
''White Gold'' (German: ''Weißes Gold'') is a 1949 Austrian drama film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Heinrich Gretler, Alma Seidler and Robert Freitag.Fritsche p.238 The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His yo .... Cast References Bibliography * Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013. External links * 1949 films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Eduard von Borsody 1949 drama films Austrian drama films Austrian black-and-white films {{Austria-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is Duty Free
''Love is Duty Free'' (german: Liebe ist zollfrei) is a 1941 comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Hans Moser, Susi Peter, and Theodor Danegger. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incorporated into Greater Germany following the 1938 Anschluss. The film was intended to mock the First Austrian Republic The First Austrian Republic (german: Erste Österreichische Republik), officially the Republic of Austria, was created after the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 10 September 1919—the settlement after the end of World War I w ... and its democratic system of government as incompetent. Synopsis The financially hard-pressed Austrian government have arranged a secret deal with the Swiss, but an officious Austrian customs officer is unaware of this and arrests the Swiss representatives in the belief that they are wanted criminals. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1941 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grünwald, Bavaria
Grünwald (German for ''green forest'') is a municipality in the district of Munich, in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Isar The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria, and Bavaria, Germany, which is not navigable for watercraft above raft size. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Bad Tölz, Munic ..., 12 km southwest of Munich (centre). it had a population of 11,303. Grünwald is best known for medieval Grünwald Castle (Burg Grünwald), the Bavaria Film Studios (one of Europe's biggest and most famous movie production studios), and as a domicile for many prominent and rich people (Grünwald is the wealthiest municipality in Germany). The castle today houses a branch of the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection, Bavarian Archaeological Museum. For the 1972 Summer Olympics, the municipality hosted the Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics, individual road race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Sebaldt
Maria Katharina Helene Sebaldt (26 April 1930 in Berlin-Steglitz) is a German actress. Life The daughter of a department head of the Paramount film distribution company took private acting lessons from 1946 to 1949 and passed an acting examination in 1951. As early as 1947 she made her stage debut in Sondershausen as ''Edeltraud Panse'' in Maximilian Böttcher's ''Krach im Hinterhaus''. Numerous theater engagements followed, among others in Sondershausen, Berlin (Renaissance Theater, Theater Club British Center) and Munich. From 1965 until his death in 2010, Maria Sebaldt was married to her colleague Robert Freitag. Together with Freitag's first wife, the actress Maria Becker, she created the cookbook ''Eat and Drink and Be Happy'' in 1997, ''Favorite dishes from Maria Becker & Maria Sebaldt''. Maria Sebaldt has a daughter, Katharina Freitag, and a grandson. Film In 1953, Sebaldt made her film debut alongside Rudolf Prack in ''When Village Music Plays on Sunday Evening''. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detlef Rönfeldt
Detlef is a given name of German origin. It is also spelled Detlev. People with this name Notable people with this name include: *Detlef Bothe (born 1957), East German sprint canoeist *Detlef Bothe (born 1965), German actor *Detlef Bruckhoff (born 1958), retired German footballer *Detlef Enge (born 1952), former East German football player *Detlef Gerstenberg (1957–1993), East German hammer thrower *Detlef Gromoll (1938–2008), German mathematician *Detlef Grumbach (born 1955), German author and journalist *Detlef Hofmann (born 1963), German sprint canoeist *Detlef Kästner (born 1958), East German boxer * Detlef Kübeck (born 1956), retired East German sprinter *Detlef Kirchhoff (born 1967), German rower *Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German pianist *Detlef Laugwitz (1932–2000), German mathematician *Detlef Lewe (1939–2008), West German sprint canoeist *Detlef Lienau (1818–1887), German architect born in Denmark *Detlef Lohse (born 1963), German fluid mechanics researcher * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexanderplatz
() ( en, Alexander Square) is a large public square and transport hub in the central Mitte district of Berlin. The square is named after the Russian Tsar Alexander I, which also denotes the larger neighbourhood stretching from in the north-east to and the in the south-west. is reputedly the most visited area of Berlin, beating Friedrichstrasse and City West. It is a popular starting point for tourists, with many attractions including the (TV tower), the Nikolai Quarter and the ('Red City Hall') situated nearby. is still one of Berlin's major commercial areas, housing various shopping malls, department stores and other large retail locations. History Early history to the 18th century A hospital stood at the location of present-day since the 13th century. Named (St. George), the hospital gave its name to the nearby (George Gate) of the Berlin city wall. Outside the city walls, this area was largely undeveloped until around 1400, when the first settlers began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pendo Verlag
''Pendo'' is a Kenyan drama television series that airs on NTV NTV may refer to: Television * NTV (Bangladesh), a Bengali-language satellite television channel in Bangladesh * NTV (India), Telugu regional channel * NTV (Kenya) * NTV (Mongolia), a television channel based in Mongolia * NTV (Newport Television) ... and premiered on 3 December 2014. The series is written by Grace danile, produced and distributed by DIL pictures. Premise It is a journey with Maria in a story of her return home after 5 years of incarceration at the Women’s Maximum Prison. Her beloved husband, Juma, has taken in another wife - Maria’s former maid – Mwelu. Mwelu as the step-mum “Mama wa Kambo” disintegrates the once close-knit family. Maria, a mother of two, also has to look for her daughter Sita, who is caught up in a survival battle. Moreover, Kongo, her angry teenage son, has been taken in by a local children’s home during Maria’s absence and is getting out of hand as a social misfit. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
