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The Blue Swords
''The Blue Swords'' (german: Die blauen Schwerter) is a 1949 East German historical drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Hans Quest, Ilse Steppat and Alexander Engel. It sold more than 3,299,432 tickets. The film portrays the life of Johann Friedrich Böttger, an alchemist of the early eighteenth century who was held prisoner by the Elector of Saxony in order to discover the secret of gold production. Failing to accomplish this, which he knows to be impossible, he instead works to develop porcelain. The title refers to the symbol of Meissen, a pair of crossed swords. His story had previously been turned into a 1935 film ''The King's Prisoner'', released during the Nazi era. The sets were designed by the art directors Karl Schneider and Erich Zander. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in East Berlin. Cast * Hans Quest as Johann Böttger * Ilse Steppat as Frau von Tschirnhausen * Alexander Engel as Herr von Tschirnhausen * Herbert Hübner as Nehmitz * Willy A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Schleif
Wolfgang Schleif (14 May 1912 – 21 August 1984) was a German film director, screenwriter and film editor. Life and career Wolfgang Schleif studied philosophy, psychology and pedagogy at the University of Leipzig. In 1934 he passed the State Examination for teachers at the Volksschule. But then he took classes at the Acting School of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, where he was trained in directing. Schleif began working in film in 1935. By 1938, he was an assistant director. In 1939, he became a screenwriter and eventually an editor. Among his assignments, he was one of the editors of the propaganda films ''Jud Süß'' (1940) and '' Kolberg'' (1945). In 1947, Schleif was joined the DEFA film studio, making his directorial debut in 1948 with the anti-capitalist production '. This was followed by the 1949 film biography of Johann Friedrich Böttger, ''The Blue Swords''. After 17 June 1953, Schleif emigrated to West Germany. With ' 1955 he managed an extraordinary success, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard-paste Porcelain
Hard-paste porcelain, sometimes "true porcelain", is a ceramic material that was originally made from a compound of the feldspathic rock petuntse and kaolin fired at very high temperature, usually around 1400 °C. It was first made in China around the 7th or 8th century, and has remained the most common type of Chinese porcelain. Fleming, John & Hugh Honour. (1977) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts. '' London: Allen Lane, p. 622. From the Middle Ages onwards it was very widely exported and admired by other cultures, and fetched huge prices on foreign markets. Eventually Korean porcelain developed in the 14th century and Japanese porcelain in the 17th, but other cultures were unable to learn or reproduce the secret of its formula in terms of materials and firing temperature until it was worked out in Europe in the early 18th century, and suitable mineral deposits of kaolin, feldspar and quartz discovered. This soon led to a large production in factories across E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Miedel
Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus *Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseball player *Chris Klaus (born 1973), American entrepreneur *Frank Klaus (1887–1948), German-American boxer, 1913 Middleweight Champion *Fred Klaus (born 1967), German footballer *Josef Klaus (1910–2001), Chancellor of Austria 1966–1970 *Karl Ernst Claus (1796–1864), Russian chemist *Václav Klaus (born 1941), Czech politician, former President of the Czech Republic *Walter K. Klaus (1912–2012), American politician and farmer Notable persons whose given name is Klaus *Brother Klaus, Swiss patron saint *Klaus Augenthaler (born 1957), German football player and manager *Klaus Badelt (born 1967), German composer *Klaus Barbie (1913–1991), German SS-Hauptsturmführer and Holocaust Perpetrator *Klaus Bargsten (1911–2000), German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Pledath
Werner Pledath (26 April 1898 – 6 December 1965) was a German actor who appeared in many films during a lengthy career. He generally played supporting roles such as in '' Five from the Jazz Band'' (1932).Youngkin p.465 Pledath specialized in playing powerful, authority figures. Following the Second World War he appeared in several films made in East Germany. Selected filmography * ''Man by the Wayside'' (1923) * ''The Street Song'' (1931) * ''Who Takes Love Seriously?'' (1931) * '' Dreaming Lips'' (1932) * ''I by Day, You by Night'' (1932) * ''Things Are Getting Better Already'' (1932) * '' Five from the Jazz Band'' (1932) * ''The Invisible Front'' (1932) * ''Scandal in Budapest'' (1933) * '' Today Is the Day'' (1933) * '' Mother and Child'' (1934) * ''The Higher Command'' (1935) * ''The Valiant Navigator'' (1935) * ''Pygmalion'' (1935) * ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (1935) * '' Port Arthur'' (1936) * ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1936) * '' White Slaves'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wagner (actor)
Paul Alan Wagner (born November 14, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1997), Milwaukee Brewers (1997–1998), and Cleveland Indians (1999). Amateur career Wagner attended Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. In 1987 he led the team with an ERA of 2.40, and was named to the All-MVC second team. Wagner is the most recent Illinois State pitcher to throw a no-hitter, which he accomplished in a 9–0 victory over Chicago State in 1987. In 1989, he led the team in wins with 8, and broke the school record for most games started in a single season with 16 (a record which would stand until 2010.) Wagner was named to the All-MVC first team for 1989. Professional career Wagner was drafted from Illinois State University by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. On August 29, 1995, while with the Pirates, Wagner had a no-hitter broken up against the Colorado Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Prenzel
Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is displayed in many places in France and holds a place of honour in town halls and law courts. She is depicted in the ''Triumph of the Republic'', a bronze sculpture overlooking the Place de la Nation in Paris, as well as represented with another Parisian statue on the Place de la République. Her profile stands out on the official government logo of the country, appears on French euro coins and on French postage stamps. She was also featured on the former franc currency and is officially used on most government documents. Marianne is a significant republican symbol; her French monarchist equivalent is often Joan of Arc. As a national icon Marianne represents opposition to monarchy and the championship of freedom and democracy against all forms o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Hübner
Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1921 and 1966. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * '' Storm in a Water Glass'' (1931) * '' The Prince of Arcadia'' (1932) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1933) * ''A Precocious Girl'' (1934) * ''Tales from the Vienna Woods'' (1934) * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1934) * ''Asew'' (1935) * ''The Cossack and the Nightingale'' (1935) * ''The Court Concert'' (1936) * '' The Czar's Courier'' (1936) * '' The Dreamer'' (1936) * ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) * '' The Accusing Song'' (1936) * ''Family Parade'' (1936) * ''Romance'' (1936) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1936) * '' Alarm in Peking'' (1937) * ''To New Shores'' (1937) * '' The Ruler'' (1937) * '' Dangerous Game'' (1937) * ''Red Orchids'' (1938) *''The Secret Lie'' (1938) * '' Travelling People'' (1938) * ''We Danced Around the World'' (1939) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Berlin
East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as West Berlin. From 13 August 1961 until 9 November 1989, East Berlin was separated from West Berlin by the Berlin Wall. The Western Allied powers did not recognize East Berlin as the GDR's capital, nor the GDR's authority to govern East Berlin. On 3 October 1990, the day Germany was officially German reunification, reunified, East and West Berlin formally reunited as the city of Berlin. Overview With the London Protocol (1944), London Protocol of 1944 signed on 12 September 1944, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union decided to divide Germany into three occupation zones and to establish a special area of Berlin, which was occupied by the three Allied Forces together. In May 1945, the Soviet Union installed a city gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babelsberg Studios
Babelsberg Film Studio (german: Filmstudio Babelsberg), located in Potsdam-Babelsberg outside Berlin, Germany, is the second oldest large-scale film studio in the world only preceded by the Danish Nordisk Film (est. 1906), producing films since 1912. With a total area of about and a studio area of about it is Europe's largest film studio. Hundreds of films, including Fritz Lang's ''Metropolis'' and Josef von Sternberg's ''The Blue Angel'' were filmed there. More recent productions include ''V for Vendetta'', '' Captain America: Civil War'', ''Æon Flux'', '' The Bourne Ultimatum'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Inglourious Basterds'', ''Cloud Atlas'', ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'', ''The Hunger Games'', ''Isle of Dogs'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''. Today, Studio Babelsberg remains operational mainly for feature film productions. It also acts as producer on German productions and co-producer on international high-budget productions. Since January 2022 it has been owned by TPG Real Estate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Zander (art Director)
Erich Zander (1889–1965) was a German art director.Giesen p.230 Selected filmography * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1926) * ''Derby'' (1926) * '' Students' Love'' (1927) * ''Alpine Tragedy'' (1927) * ''The Little Slave'' (1928) * '' Mariett Dances Today'' (1928) * '' Volga Volga'' (1928) * '' Rooms to Let'' (1930) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1930) * '' I'll Stay with You'' (1931) * '' Ariane'' (1931) * '' A Thousand for One Night'' (1933) * ''The Marathon Runner'' (1933) * '' Spies at Work'' (1933) * ''The Love Hotel'' (1933) * '' The Double'' (1934) * ''Little Dorrit'' (1934) * '' Knockout'' (1935) * '' The Blonde Carmen'' (1935) * '' She and the Three'' (1935) * '' The Young Count'' (1935) * ''The Red Rider'' (1935) * ''Love Can Lie'' (1937) * '' His Best Friend'' (1937) * '' Don't Promise Me Anything'' (1937) * '' I Love You'' (1938) * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1939) * '' Quartet of Five'' (1949) * ''The Blue Swords ''The Blue Swords'' (german: Die blauen Schwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Schneider (art Director)
Karl Schneider (1916 – 1996) was a German art director.Brockmann p.235 He was active in East German cinema from 1949 onwards, at the state-controlled Babelsberg Studios, but later worked in the West. Selected filmography * ''The Blue Swords'' (1949) * '' Quartet of Five'' (1949) * ''The Benthin Family'' (1950) * '' The Axe of Wandsbek'' (1951) * ''The Empress of China'' (1953) * '' Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg'' (1955) * ''Les Misérables'' (1958) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1958) * '' Every Day Isn't Sunday'' (1959) * ''Hot Pavements of Cologne'' (1967) * '' Our Doctor is the Best'' (1969) * ''Count Dracula Count Dracula () is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. He is considered to be both the prototypical and the archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. Aspects of the character are believed by som ...'' (1970) References Bibliography * Stephen Brockmann. ''A Critical History of German Film''. Camden House, 2010. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
