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Rosenhügel Studios
The Rosenhügel Studios are film studios located in the Austrian capital Vienna. They were opened in 1923 and originally owned by the Vita-Film production company. After the company's bankruptcy the following year the studios were taken over by Sascha Film, the largest of the Austrian companies of the era. In the early 1930s Sascha formed a partnership with the German outfit Tobis Film to renovate the studios for production of sound films. A number of Austrian hit films were produced there during the remainder of the decade. Following the Anschluss of 1938, the Austrian film industry was incorporated into that of Nazi Germany. Rosenhügel was taken over by the German-controlled Wien-Film under Karl Hartl. During the Soviet Occupation of East Vienna between 1945 and 1955, the studios were used for a mixture of entertainment films and Communist propaganda works. After the Soviet withdrawal the studios passed into the hands of democratic Austria, and it functioned as the country's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Of The Danube
''Child of the Danube'' (German: ''Kind der Donau'') is a 1950 Austrian musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Fred Liewehr and Harry Fuß. It was one of a cycle of popular musicals made by Jacoby and Rökk.Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. ''Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany''. Berghahn Books, 2007. p. 219. . The film was shot using Agfacolor at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Location shooting took place around Linz on the River Danube. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. Partial cast *Marika Rökk as Marika *Fred Liewehr as Georg *Harry Fuß as Heinrich *Fritz Muliar as Oskar *Joseph Egger as Christoph *Annie Rosar as Frau Kovacs *Helli Servi as Edith *Nadja Tiller as actress *Erich Auer as tenor *Karl Skraup as editor References Bibliography *Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books Berghahn Books is a New York a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Paryla
Karl Paryla (1905–1996) was an Austrian theater actor and director, and later a film maker as well. A lifelong, dedicated communist, his career in the Austrian theater was first interrupted by the Second World War, and then strained by Cold War politics. In the 1950s he began working in East Germany, where he performed as an actor and directed plays and films. An actor trained in the school of Constantin Stanislavski, he is praised for the realism he brought to his performances especially in Johann Nestroy's plays and for his ability to organize large ensembles dynamically on the stage. He is remembered also for his work ethic and his fervent belief in the emancipatory power of the theater. Biography Paryla was born to working-class parents; his father was an instrument maker, and a lower officer and civil servant in the administration of Austria-Hungary. Born Catholic, he dropped his religious affiliation in 1922. He trained at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Vergano
Aldo Vergano (1891–1957) was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist. He was the father of actress Serena Vergano. Biography Born in Rome, was son of Sebastiano Lodovico Vergano and Eleonora Zuddas. Vergano was the co-founder with Alessandro Blasetti of the magazine ''Cinematografo''. He made his film debut with the screenplay of Blasetti's ''Sun'', one of the most important films of the Italian silent cinema. In the thirties, though persecuted by fascism for his political views, he was a prolific screenwriter of Telefoni Bianchi films. He made his debut as a director with the patriotic drama ''Pietro Micca''. Vergano is probably best known for the film ''The Sun Still Rises'', produced by the PNA, (the National Association of Italian Partisans), which is considered "one of the cornerstones of neorealism".Paolo Mereghetti. ''Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei Film 2008''. Baldini Castoldi Dalai Editore, 2007. . Selected filmography ;Director * ''Pietro Micca'' (193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Kolm-Veltée
Walter Kolm-Veltée (27 December 1910 – 8 March 1999) was an Austrian film director. He directed nine films between 1933 and 1959. He was the son of Austrian film director Luise Fleck from her first marriage. He became a respected film director, producer and screenwriter. After his earlier career in which he often worked with his mother and stepfather, he founded in 1952 the first film academy in Austria, at the '' Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst'' in Vienna. His film on the life of Beethoven, '' Eroica'', released in 1949, with Ewald Balser, Oskar Werner and Judith Holzmeister in the leads, is counted as one of the most successful Austrian films ever. In the same way that his parents were pioneers of film, so Walter Kolm-Veltée was a pioneer of the development of the new medium of television. His 1959 film '' Panoptikum 59'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * '' Unser Kaiser'' (1933) * '' The Poacher from Egerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Schubert (film)
''Franz Schubert'' (original German title: ''Franz Schubert – Ein Leben in zwei Sätzen'') is a 1953 Austrian film depicting composer Franz Schubert's life and work. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna with sets designed by the art director Leo Metzenbauer. Plot Franz Schubert works as an assistant teacher in the school led by his father. In his spare time, however, the young man, who considers Ludwig van Beethoven to be his unattainable role model, devotes himself to writing music. As public acceptance is denied to him, his friends lobby at the music publisher Anton Diabelli for a public performance of Schubert's music. During a reception, at which Schubert performs his ''Ave Maria'', he gets to know singer Therese Grob. Schubert decides to quit the employment at his father's and, instead, to concentrate merely on music, and moves in his with friends, poets Franz von Schober and Moritz von Schwind and painter Johann Mayerhofer. There, he is inspired to set Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Wildhagen
Georg Wildhagen (15 September 1920 – 2 December 1990)Walter Habel (ed.): ''Wildhagen, Georg'', in: ''Wer ist wer?, Wer ist wer? Das deutsche Who’s Who'', vol. 15, Berlin: Arani-Verlag, 1967, p. 2178 u.ö.previewat Google Books was a German screenwriter and film director. According to conflicting sources he was born in either Hannover or in Hamburg. Selected filmography * ''The Marriage of Figaro (1949 film), The Marriage of Figaro'' (1949) * ''The Dubarry (1951 film), The Dubarry'' (1951) * ''The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950 film), The Merry Wives of Windsor'' (1950) * ''A Night in Venice (1953 film), A Night in Venice'' (1953) * ''Wedding Bells (1954 film), Wedding Bells'' (1954) References Bibliography * Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. ''Take Two: Fifties Cinema in Divided Germany''. Berghahn Books, 2007. External links * 1920 births 1990 deaths Film people from Hanover Television people from Lower Saxony German male writers Male screenwriters 20th-century screenwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night In Venice (1953 Film)
''A Night in Venice'' (German: ''Eine Nacht in Venedig'') is a 1953 Austrian operetta film directed by Georg Wildhagen and starring Hans Olden, Jeanette Schultze and Peter Pasetti. It is adapted from the 1883 operetta ''Eine Nacht in Venedig'' by Johann Strauss, which had previously been turned into a 1934 film '' A Night in Venice'' directed by Robert Wiene.Goble p.446 The film was shot in the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Cast * Hans Olden as Herzog Guido von Urbino * Jeanette Schultze as Annina * Peter Pasetti as Coramello * Marianne Schönauer as Barbara Delaqua * Alfred Neugebauer as Senator Delaqua * Lotte Lang as Ciboletta * Hermann Thimig as Pappacoda * Egon von Jordan as Benvenuto * Annie Rosar as Agricola Barbuccio * Joseph Egger as Barbuccio * Julia Drapal as Petronella / Solo Tänzerin * Hugo Gottschlich as Francesco * Heinrich Schweiger Heinrich Schweiger (23 July 1931 – 14 July 2009) was an Austrian film and stage actor w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg C
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Daughter Of The Regiment (1953 Film)
''Daughter of the Regiment'' (german: Die Regimentstochter) is a 1953 Austrian historical comedy film directed by Georg C. Klaren and starring Aglaja Schmid, Robert Lindner, and Hermann Erhardt. It is based on the storyline of the 1840 opera ''La fille du regiment'' by Gaetano Donizetti. The plot had previously been used for a 1929 silent film and a 1933 sound film, and another film version was made during 1953 by Géza von Bolváry. It was shot using Agfacolor at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by Leo Metzenbauer and Hans Zehetner. A Tyrolean rifle regiment adopt a young baby girl they have rescued and she becomes the "Daughter of the Regiment". In 1811, as a full-grown woman she falls in love with one of the new recruits while the regiment battles French forces during the Napoleonic Wars. Cast *Aglaja Schmid as Marie *Robert Lindner as Toni *Hermann Erhardt as Sulpitz *Dagny Servaes as Marquise *Gusti Wolf as Annette * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla (23 June 1902 – 6 April 1965) was an Austrian screenwriter, film producer, and director. He directed seventeen films including the musical comedy ''Dance Music'' (1935)Waldman p.103 and the Karl May adaptation ''Across the Desert'' (1936). Selected filmography Director * '' Blood Brothers'' (1935) * ''Dance Music'' (1935) * ''The Violet of Potsdamer Platz'' (1936) * ''Across the Desert'' (1936) * ''The Mysterious Mister X'' (1936) * '' Mikosch Comes In'' (1952) * ' (1952) * '' Dutch Girl'' (1953) * ''The Inn on the Lahn'' (1955) Producer * ''The Trial'' (1948) * '' My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1956) * '' Doctor Bertram'' (1957) * ''The Hero of My Dreams'' (1960) Writer * '' Blood Brothers'' (1935) * ''The Hero of My Dreams ''The Hero of My Dreams'' (german: Der Held meiner Träume) is a 1960 West German romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Carlos Thompson, Heidi Brühl and Peter Vogel.Bock & Bergfelder p.382 It was sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Steinboeck
Rudolf Steinboeck (1908–1996) was an Austrian theatre actor and director. He also directed and acted in several films.Fritsche p.232 & 246 He was married to the actress Aglaja Schmid. He headed the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ... from 1945 to 1953. Selected filmography * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1937) * '' The Other Life'' (1948) * '' Dear Friend'' (1949) References Bibliography * Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity ''. Berghahn Books, 2013. External links * 1908 births 1996 deaths Austrian film directors Austrian male film actors Austrian male stage actors Actors from Baden bei Wien {{Austria-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
