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Seven Years Hard Luck
''Seven Years Hard Luck'' (german: Sieben Jahre Pech) is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wüst and Olly Holzmann.Von Dassanowsky p. 101 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Heinrich Richter. The film was produced by the independent company Styria-Film in German-controlled Austria. It was followed by a sequel ''Seven Years of Good Luck'' in 1942. Synopsis After breaking a mirror, a writer is convinced he will have seven years' bad luck. This complicates his romantic aspirations. Cast * Hans Moser as Dr. Teisinger * Ida Wüst as Frau Teisinger * Olly Holzmann as Gertie * Ida Turay as Lilly * Wolf Albach-Retty as Heinz Kersten * Theo Lingen as Paul, Kerstens Diener * Oskar Sima as Poppelbaum * Alfred Neugebauer as Lillys Chef * Robert Valberg as Standesbeamter * Oskar Wegrostek as Dicker Mann * Lina Frank as Wirtschafterin bei Dr. Teisinger * Eugen Guenther Eugen is a masculine gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy - '' Sissi'' (1955), '' Sissi - The Young Empress'' (1956) and '' Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin'' (1957). The films were based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was the brother of Hubert Marischka. He was named for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1946, for '' A Song to Remember'' (1945). Selected filmography * ''The Orlov'', directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Germany, 1927, based on the operetta ''Der Orlow'') * ', directed by Max Neufeld (Germany, 1932, based on the operetta ''Der Orlow'') * ''The Queen's Affair'', directed by Herbert Wilcox (UK, 1934, based on the operetta ''Die Königin'') * ''Waltzes from Vienna'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock (UK, 1934, based on ''Walzer aus Wien'') * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Albach-Retty
Wolf Albach-Retty (born Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach; 28 May 1906 – 21 February 1967) was an Austrian actor. He was the father of Romy Schneider with the German actress Magda Schneider. Career Born as Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach in Vienna to actress Rosa Albach-Retty and K. u. K. officer Karl Albach, Albach-Retty trained at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, and at the age of twenty played his first role at the Vienna Burgtheater. He was a young man when he first appeared in a silent film role in 1927. In 1933 Albach-Retty became a patron member of the SS and in 1940 he joined the Nazi Party. During the Third Reich, he made romance films and musicals. In 1936 he married Magda Schneider and temporarily took up German citizenship. In 1944, he was added to head of Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels' ''Gottbegnadeten'' list of individuals that Goebbels considered crucial to Nazi culture. His addition to the list made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Of Nazi Germany
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Romantic Comedy Films
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1940 Romantic Comedy Films
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1940 Films
The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films ''Pinocchio'' and ''Fantasia''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1940 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 10 – Tom and Jerry make their debut in the animated cartoon '' Puss Gets the Boot''. *February 23 – Walt Disney's second animated feature film ''Pinocchio'' is released. Although not a box office success upon its initial release, the film receives critical acclaim and wins two Academy Awards, including one for Best Original Song for " When You Wish Upon a Star". Over the years, ''Pinocchio'' has gained a cult following and is now considered one of the greatest films of all time. * April 12 – Alfred Hitchcock's first American film '' Rebecca'' is released, under the production of David O. Selznick. It would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture the following year. * May 17 – ''My Favorite Wife'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Roth
Johannes Rudolf Roth (September 4, 1815 – June 26, 1858) was a German zoologist and traveler. Biography Roth was born in Nuremberg to Karl Johann Friedrich von Roth, president of the Bavarian Supreme Consistory (''Oberkonsistorialpräsident''). The younger Roth studied medicine and natural sciences, and in 1836–37 accompanied Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert on his expedition to Egypt and Palestine. Beginning in 1839 he traveled to the East Indies and the northwest coast of Africa. In 1843 he became Professor of Zoology at the University of Munich. He undertook two more journeys to Palestine, starting in 1852 and 1856 respectively. The 1856 expedition was supported by the Prussian government and was intended for research of the structure and formation of the Jordan Rift Valley. He published a book about the topography of the area in Germany. In 1858, while on an expedition in the Anti-Lebanon The Anti-Lebanon Mountains ( ar, جبال لبنان الشرقية, Jibāl Lub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepi Glöckner-Kramer
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Eugen Guenther
Eugen is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923 * Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), Swedish painter, art collector, and patron of artists * Prince Eugen of Schaumburg-Lippe (1899–1929) * Prince Eugen of Bavaria (1925–1997) * Eugen Bacon, female African-Australian author * Eugen Beza (born 1978), Romanian football manager and former player * Eugen Bleuler (1857–1939), Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist * Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851–1914), Austrian economist * Eugen Bolz (1881–1945), German politician and member of the anti-Nazi resistance * Eugen Chirnoagă (1891–1965), Romanian chemist * Eugen Cicero (1940–1997), Romanian-German jazz pianist * Eugen Ciucă (1913–2005), Romanian-American artist * Eugen d'Albert (1864–1932), Scottish-born pianist and composer * Eugen Doga (born 1937), Romanian composer from Moldova * Eugen Drewermann (born 1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Frank
Lina (pronounced "Leena") is a feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Catalina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Emelina, Marcelina, Nikolina, Rosalina, Italina, and Žaklina. Lina is a Finnish, Italian, and Slovene feminine given name that is a feminine form of Lino, Lin, and Linus. In 2011 it was one of the most popular given female names in Germany. beliebte-vornamen.de Accessed: August 14, 2012 It was initially used as a shortened form of names such as [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Wegrostek
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Robert Valberg
Robert Valberg (28 April 1884 – 15 October 1955) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Traitress'' (1911) * '' Ivan Koschula'' (1914) * ''The Silent Mill'' (1914) * ''Laugh Bajazzo'' (1915) * ''Money in the Streets'' (1922) * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1925) * ''Colonel Redl'' (1925) * ''The Arsonists of Europe'' (1926) * '' Grandstand for General Staff'' (1926) * ''The Girl Without a Homeland'' (1927) * '' Huragan'' (1928) * ''Our Emperor'' (1933) * ''Frasquita'' (1934) * ''The Emperor's Candlesticks'' (1936) * '' Where the Lark Sings'' (1936) * ''The Love of the Maharaja'' (1936) * '' His Daughter is Called Peter'' (1936) * ''Thank You, Madame'' (1936) * '' Manja Valewska'' (1936) * ''Romance'' (1936) * ''The Charm of La Boheme'' (1937) * ''Premiere'' (1937) * ''Mirror of Life'' (1938) * ''Linen from Ireland'' (1939) * ''Hotel Sacher'' (1939) * ''Seven Years Hard Luck ''Seven Years Hard Luck'' (german: Sieben Jahre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
