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Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
''Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse'' or ''Scotland Yard vs. Dr Mabuse'' (german: Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse) is a 1963 German crime film directed by Paul May and starring Peter van Eyck. ''Scotland Yard vs. Dr. Mabuse'' was distributed in West Germany by Gloria Film, premiering on 20 September 1963. The film was written by Ladislas Fodor, based on a story idea written by Bryan Edgar Wallace. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Hennings and Hans Kuhnert Hans Kuhnert (4 January 1901 – 29 July 1974) was a German actor, art director and production designer. Kuhnert began his career as an actor during the silent era. He played the lead alongside Olga Tschechowa in ''Violet''.Hardt p.225 From the mi .... Cast References Bibliography * * Haase, Holger: The Many Masks of Dr. Mabuse: Mabuse in the 1960s. (Kindle 2020) * * * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scotland Yard Hunts Dr Mabuse 1963 films 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul May
Paul May (8 May 1909 – 25 February 1976) was a German film director and editor. He directed 40 films between 1935 and 1972. Biography He was the son of Peter Ostermayr, a film producer with Universum Film AG, and his wife Olga, ''née'' Wernhard. After secondary school in Feldkirch, he entered to film industry and trained in film laboratory work. He became a film editor in 1930 and assistant director in 1935. His first film as director was ''Edelweißkönig'', in 1938. After the Second World War, he adopted the pseudonym Paul May. His greatest successes were '' 08/15'' (1954), ''The Forests Sing Forever'' (1959), ''Via Mala'' (1961) from the book by John Knittel, and ''Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse'' (1963) with Peter van Eyck. He also directed for television. He directed more than forty films between 1935 and 1972. Selected filmography Editor * ''Panic in Chicago'' (1931) * ''Shooting Festival in Schilda'' (1931) * '' The Spanish Fly'' (1931) * '' The Champion Shot ... [...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] |
1960s Crime Thriller Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 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 Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Films
The year 1963 in film involved some significant events, including the big-budget epic ''Cleopatra'' and two films with all-star casts, '' How the West Was Won'' and ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1963 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 9 – Joseph Vogel resigns as president of MGM and is replaced by Robert O'Brien. * February 20 – The classic epic western '' How the West Was Won'' premieres in the United States. It is an instant success with both audiences and critics and becomes the biggest moneymaker for MGM since '' Ben-Hur''. * June 12 – ''Cleopatra'', starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton, premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City. Its staggering production costs nearly bankrupted Twentieth Century Fox and the adulterous affair between Taylor and Burton made the publicity even worse. ''Cleopatra'' marked the only instance that a film would be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Braun
Alfred Braun (13 May 1888 – 3 January 1978) was a German screenwriter, actor and film director. Filmography Actor * ''Das Leid der Liebe'' (1916) * ''Der Sohn der Magd'' (1919) * '' The Gambler'' (1920) - Stöckel * ''Rosenmontag'' (1924) * '' The Enchantress'' (1924) * ''Das sonnige Märchen vom Glück'' (1924) - Dr. Ing. Waldemar Hassenstein * ''Radio Magic'' (1927) - Sprecher des Berliner Rundfunks * ''Flachsmann the Educator'' (1930) - Jan Flemming * ''Tingel-Tangel'' (1930) * ''Spione im Savoy-Hotel'' (1932) - Alfred Braun, der rasende Reporter * ''Große Freiheit Nr. 7'' (1944) - Rundfunkreporter * ''Chemistry and Love'' (1948) - Narrator * ''Anonymous Letters'' (1949) - Dr. Maurin * '' The Staircase'' (1950) - Kriminalkommissar * ''Primanerinnen'' (1951) - Herr Lullus * '' When the Evening Bells Ring'' (1951) * ''Komm zurück...'' (1953) - Vokrodt * ''Ave Maria'' (1953) * ''Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse'' (1963) Director * ''Girls Behind Bars'' (1949) * '' The Staircas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Bessler
Albert Bessler (15 February 1905 – 4 December 1975) was a German film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1942 and 1975. He was born in Hamburg, Germany and died in West Berlin, West Germany. Partial filmography * ''Front Theatre'' (1942) - Ein Offizier (uncredited) * ''Berliner Ballade'' (1948) - (uncredited) * ''The Blue Swords'' (1949) - Finanzminister * '' The Perfect Couple'' (1954) * ''Confess, Doctor Corda'' (1958) - Dr. Dollheubel * '' Restless Night'' (1958) * ''Majestät auf Abwegen'' (1958) - Filmdirektor * ''Aus dem Tagebuch eines Frauenarztes'' (1959) - Landgerichtsdirektor * ''Menschen im Hotel'' (1959) - Dr. Altendorfer (uncredited) * ''The Death Ship'' (1959) - US-Konsul * '' The High Life'' (1960) - Monsieur Onyx * '' Sweetheart of the Gods'' (1960) - Ministerialrat * '' The Avenger'' (1960) - Zeitungsmann * '' Brainwashed'' (1960) - Scientist * ''The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse'' (1960) - Hotel-Ingenieur * ''Carnival Confession'' (1960) - Dr. Classen * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ady Berber
Ady Berber (4 February 1913 – 3 January 1966) was an Austrian film actor, professional wrestler and café owner. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1936 and 1966. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. Selected filmography * '' Court Theatre'' (1936) - Heurigensänger * ''I Am Sebastian Ott'' (1939) - Meinhardt, Ganove * ''Donauschiffer'' (1940) * ''Der Herr Kanzleirat'' (1948) - Krautstoffel * '' Season in Salzburg'' (1952) - Sepp, Gärtner * ''Knall and Fall as Imposters'' (1952) - Bademeister * ''The White Horse Inn'' (1952) - Luggage porter at 'Weisses Rössl' (uncredited) * ''To Be Without Worries'' (1953) - Wachmann Nestroy * ''Die Nacht ohne Moral'' (1953) * ''Die fünf Karnickel'' (1953) - Franz * ''Carnival Story'' (1954) - Groppo * ''Marianne of My Youth'' (1955) - Diener * ''Lola Montès'' (1955) - Bulgakov (uncredited) * ''...und wer küßt mich?'' (1956) - Boxer * '' Almenrausch und Edelweiß'' (1957) - Masseur (uncredited) * ''A Thousand Stars Aglit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1977. He was born in Neunkirchen, Germany and died in Rosenheim, Germany. Career Having debuted on the stage, Rilla began his film in career in Germany during the silent era. This included an early role for him in Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's ''The Grand Duke's Finances'' in 1924. Following the rise of the Nazi Party to power in 1933, he emigrated to Britain and became a regular performer in British films often in villainous or aristocratic roles. Both during and after the Second World War he played Nazi officers or agents. From the 1950s onwards he returned to West Germany to appear in films and on television, alternating this with continued roles in British cinema. He was the father of film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Lukschy
Wolfgang Lukschy (19 October 1905 – 10 July 1983 in Berlin) was a German actor and dubber. He performed in theater, film and television. He made over 75 film and television appearances between 1940 and 1979. Possibly his most noted performances worldwide were his roles as Alfred Jodl in the 1962 American war film '' The Longest Day'' and as John Baxter in Sergio Leone's 1964 production ''A Fistful of Dollars'' alongside Clint Eastwood and Gian Maria Volonté. Selected filmography * '' Friedrich Schiller - The Triumph of a Genius'' (1940) – Student Boigeol * ''Ohm Krüger'' (1941) – Junger englischer Offizer am englischen Hof * '' Between Heaven and Earth'' (1942) – Mathias Rottwinkel * ''Gefährtin meines Sommers'' (1943) – Jochen Binding, Manfreds Freund * ''Ich werde dich auf Händen tragen'' (1943) – Dr. Viktor Büchner * ''The Degenhardts'' (1944) * '' The Woman of My Dreams'' (1944) – Oberingenieur Peter Groll * ''Kamerad Hedwig'' (1945) – Karl Schulz * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albrecht Schoenhals
Albrecht Moritz James Karl Schoenhals (7 March 1888 – 4 December 1978) was a German film actor. Life Born Moritz James Karl, Albrecht Schoenhals was the son of the German General upper physician Gustav Schoenhals (1855-1930) and an English mother. He grew up in Freiburg/Breisgau and then studied medicine in Berlin. Subsequently, he worked for a Berlin charity as a doctor and then volunteered as an army doctor for the field artillery regimen to Metz on the western front during World War I. In the last year of the war, he suffered a serious wound to his arm and was invalided out of service in 1918. While recovering, he wrote his doctoral thesis and joined a volunteer corps of the Army School Döberitz. Schoenhals had originally hoped to become a surgeon, but he was unable to pursue this path due to his arm injury. Instead, he took acting classes under Eduard von Winterstein in Freiburg. He received his first stage engagement in 1920 at the City Theater Freiburg ( Stadttheater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Nielsen (actor)
Hans Albert Nielsen (30 November 1911 – 11 October 1965) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1937 and 1965. Biography Hans Albert Nielsen was born in Hamburg, Germany. He first got an education in business, but afterward, began taking private acting lessons from Albrecht Schoenhals and Erich Ziegel. He made his stage debut in Hamburg in 1932, after which he worked in Augsburg, Kiel, Leipzig, Berlin, Munich and Düsseldorf. Many actors and performing artists fled Nazi Germany, but Nielsen remained. He made his film debut in 1937 in ''Daphne and the Diplomat'', followed by German movies, such as ''Heimat'' (with Zarah Leander), ''Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius'' (with Horst Caspar) and ''The Great King'' (with Otto Gebühr). After World War II, Nielsen performed in a Kabarett group, ''Die Außenseiter'' ("The Outsider") and played in revues by cabaret artist Günter Neumann. He resumed his successful film acting career in 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Windeck
Agnes Windeck (; 27 March 1888 – 28 September 1975) was a German theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1939 and 1973. She was born in Hamburg and started her career at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in 1904. She later worked as a teacher at the drama school of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In the 1930s she began to play minor roles in several films but it was not until she was in her seventies when she became a popular character actress A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to be ... of West German cinema and television. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Windeck, Agnes 1888 births 1975 deaths German film actresses German stage actresses German television actresses Actresses from Hamburg 20th-century German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
