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Robert Wüllner
Robert Wuellner (25 October 1885 – 11 August 1966) was a Swiss actor, film producer and director. Wuellner acted or directed in several German silent films early in his career, such as '' The Golden Bullet''. From 1928 onwards he concentrated on production and continued to work through the Weimar, Nazi and Post-war periods. Selected filmography Director * '' The Golden Bullet'' (1921) * ''Sins of Yesterday'' (1922) Producer * '' The Love of the Brothers Rott'' (1929) * '' I'll Stay with You'' (1931) * ''Alarm at Midnight'' (1931) * '' Two Heavenly Blue Eyes'' (1932) * '' The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel'' (1933) * ''The Champion of Pontresina'' (1934) * '' The Voice of Love'' (1934) * ''All Because of the Dog'' (1935) * ''Dangerous Crossing'' (1937) * '' A Girl from the Chorus'' (1937) * ''Daphne and the Diplomat'' (1937) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) * ''Carousel'' (1937) * ''The Scapegoat'' (1940) * '' Two in a Big City'' (1942) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1946) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucerne
Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), district of the same name. With a population of approximately 82,000 people, Lucerne is List of cities in Switzerland, the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and a nexus of economics, transportation, culture, and media in the region. The city's urban area consists of 19 municipalities and towns with an overall population of about 220,000 people. Owing to its location on the shores of Lake Lucerne (german: Vierwaldstättersee) and its outflow, the river Reuss (river), Reuss, within sight of the mounts Pilatus (mountain), Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps, Lucerne has long been a destination for tourists. One of the city's landm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Champion Of Pontresina
''The Champion of Pontresina'' (german: Der Springer von Pontresina) is a 1934 German-Swiss comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Sepp Rist, Rudolf Klicks and Eric Helgar.Clarke & Doel p. 152 Production It is also known by the alternative title of ''Love in St. Moritz'' (german: Liebe in St. Moritz). The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Bruno Lutz. It was made by Terra Film and shot on location in Switzerland, and at Terra's Marienfelde Studios in Berlin. Cast * Sepp Rist as Uli Boeker, Mannschaftsführer * Vivigenz Eickstedt as Tielko * Eric Helgar as Moritz * Rudolf Klicks as Max * Ludwig Gerner as Karl * Anni Markart as Violett Moore * Friedrich Ettel as Friedrich Holz, Industrieller * Georg H. Schnell as I.P. Moore, Bankier * Henry Lorenzen as H.W. Macpherson, Sportsmann * Ali Ghito as Marlen, Mannschaftsführerin * Edith Anders as Liess * Katja Bennefeld as Toni * Hilde Maria Rapp-Fidelius as Maria * Walter Rill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Weniger
Kay Weniger (born in Berlin in 1966) is an Austrian writer of books on media issues. He published an eight-volume encyclopaedia on international film people. Biography Weniger is the son of the German stage and film actress and the Austrian stage actor . They left Berlin for Hamburg when he was one year old. Weniger studied the history of art, history and archaeology at the Hamburg University, and gained his doctorate with a thesis titled ''Wiederaufbau- und Neubauplanung in Hamburg 1945 bis 1950. Städtebauliche Kontinuität oder Wandel?''. Career Weniger has worked as an editor for several German newspapers, including ''Die Welt'' in Bonn and ''Welt am Sonntag'' in Hamburg. Initially a specialist in travel, he soon focused on media issues and wrote a huge number of articles on film and film people. In 2001 he published the eight-volume encyclopaedia "''Das grosse Personenlexikon des Films''". It contains more than 6100 biographies of all kinds of men and women active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Appeal To Conscience
''The Appeal to Conscience'' (german: Ruf an das Gewissen) is a 1949 German mystery film directed by Karl Anton and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz and Gustav Diessl.Davidson & Hake p. 61 It was originally shot in 1944, but remained uncompleted until it was finished by DEFA in the post-war era. It remained unreleased until it was given a 1949 premiere in Austria. Subsequently it was distributed in East Germany in 1950 and West Germany in 1951. It was produced by Tobis Film, one of the dominant companies of the Nazi era. It was shot in Studios in German-occupied Prague, with some location filming taking place around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Fritz Lück. Synopsis It involves the solving of a murder case re-opened ten years after it occurred by a celebrated crime writer. Cast * Karl Ludwig Diehl as Kriminalrat Husfeld * Werner Hinz as Volkmar Hollberg, Schrifsteller * Gustav Diessl as Dr. Gregor Karpinski * Käthe Haac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Voss, Thief Of Millions (1946 Film)
''Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (german: Peter Voss, der Millionendieb) is a 1946 German comedy crime film directed by Karl Anton and starring Viktor de Kowa, Else von Möllendorff and Karl Schönböck. It was filmed between 1943 and 1945. It was based on the novel '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' by E.G. Seeliger. Cast * Viktor de Kowa as Peter Voss * Else von Möllendorff as Polly Petterson * Karl Schönböck as Bobby Dodd * Hans Leibelt as Van Gelder * Kurt Seifert as Petterson * Fritz Kampers as Fritz Mohr * Georg Thomalla as Max Egon Flipp * Werner Stock as Dodds Sekretär * Gustav Bertram as Sam Parker See also * Überläufer In German film history, an Überläufer (literally '' defector'') is a film that was in production under the Third Reich but only completed and premiered after the end of the Second World War. The vast majority of such films are romantic comedies ... References External links * 1940s adventure comedy films 1940s crime comedy films Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two In A Big City
''Two in a Big City'' (german: Zwei in einer großen Stadt) is a 1942 German romantic comedy film directed by Volker von Collande and starring Claude Farell, Karl John and Marianne Simson. A German soldier on leave in 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 constitue ... goes looking for his pen pal who he has never met called Gisela. He meets instead a woman with the same name and falls in love with her.Hull p. 250 Cast References Bibliography * Hull, David Stewart. ''Film in the Third Reich: A Study of the German Cinema, 1933–1945''. University of California Press, 1969. External links * 1942 films Films of Nazi Germany German romantic comedy films 1942 romantic comedy films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Volker von Collande Films set in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scapegoat (1940 Film)
A scapegoat is a goat used in a religious ritual or the victim of scapegoating, the singling out of a party for unmerited blame. Scapegoat or The Scapegoat may also refer to: Places * Scapegoat Wilderness, a Wilderness Area in Montana ** Scapegoat Mountain, a mountain in the Scapegoat Wilderness Literature * ''The Scapegoat'', translated work by Arvid Paulson from August Strindberg's ''Syndabocken'' * "The Scapegoat", a study of collective violence by René Girard * ''The Scapegoat'' (Du Maurier novel), a 1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier * ''Scapegoat'', an investigation into the trial of Richard Hauptmann * '' Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation'', a 2000 book by Andrea Dworkin * "The Scapegoat" (Cherryh novel), a 1985 novella by science fiction writer C. J. Cherryh * ''The Scapegoat'', a novel by Hall Caine Film, television and radio * ''The Scapegoat'' (1912 film), an American short film starring Tom Mix, directed by Otis B. Thayer * ''The Scapegoat'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carousel (1937 Film)
''Carousel'' (german: Karussell) is a 1937 German musical film directed by Alwin Elling and starring Marika Rökk, Georg Alexander, and Paul Henckels.Kreimeier p. 327 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Günther and Karl Vollbrecht Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austria .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1937 films Films of Nazi Germany German musical films 1937 musical films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Alwin Elling UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios {{musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chief Witness (film)
''The Chief Witness'' (German: ''Die Kronzeugin'') is a 1937 German crime drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Iván Petrovich, Sybille Schmitz and Sabine Peters. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.Bock & Töteberg p.350 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. Location shooting took place in the Krkonose Mountains in Czechoslovakia and Zugspitze in Bavaria. Cast * Iván Petrovich as Stefan Laurin * Sybille Schmitz as Jelena Rakowska * Sabine Peters as Nina Rakowska * Gustav Waldau as Georg Radloff * Elga Brink as Elise Laurin * Ursula Grabley as Rose Bonnet * Ursula Herking as Babett * Rudolf Platte as Kriminalassistent Malapert * Just Scheu as Dr. Sanders * Georg H. Schnell as Gerichtsvorsitzender * Ernst Dumcke as Staatsanwalt * Werner Pledath as Untersuchungsrichter * Hermann Pfeiffer as Regisseur * Josefine Dora as Souffleuse Krüger * Harry Hardt as Sänger * Hanni Weisse as Stefan Laurins Wirtscha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne And The Diplomat
''Daphne and the Diplomat'' (german: Daphne und der Diplomat) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Karin Hardt, Gerda Maurus and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79 The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther. Cast * Karin Hardt as Daphne * Gerda Maurus as Maria Arni * Hans Nielsen as Achim Hell * Karl Schönböck as Bentley * Elsa Wagner as Frau Wachsmut * Ingeborg von Kusserow as Matz * Erich Ziegel as Friedrichsen * Paul Dahlke as Doctor Kolbe * Ilse Meudtner as Mercedes * Hanna Seyferth as Terpsi * Manon Chafour as Schleifchen * Ilselore Wöbke as Rolli * Anny Seitz as Anton * Ruth Störmer as Feo * Waltraut von Negelein 890 Waltraut is an Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 11 March 1918. It was named for a character in Richard Wagner's opera, ''Götterdämmerung ' (; ''Twilight of th ... as Bianca References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Girl From The Chorus
''A Girl from the Chorus'' (german: Ein Mädel vom Ballett) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Viktor Staal and Ursula Grabley. It is set in the theatre world of Berlin around the turn of the twentieth century. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Karl Vollbrecht. Cast *Anny Ondra as Henriette Lange *Viktor Staal as Hans Reuter *Ursula Grabley as Liesbeth Grimme *Erika Körner as Vera Schreyvogel *Rudolf Platte as Paul Dettmann *Robert Dorsay as Max *Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Berthold Lange *Egon Brosig as Der 'Truthahn' *Ernst Rotmund Ernst Rotmund (26 November 1886 – 2 March 1955) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1917 to 1954. Selected filmography References External links * 1886 births 1955 deaths German male film actors ... as Schröder * Klaus Pohl as Inspizient *Else Lüders as Gardrobiere *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
