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The Empress Of China (film)
''The Empress of China'' (german: Die Kaiserin von China) is a 1953 German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Grethe Weiser, Nadja Tiller and Joachim Brennecke.Bergfelder p. 125 It was shot at the Spandau Studios and location shooting, on location at Wannsee in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Schneider (art director), Karl Schneider and Kurt Herlth. Cast * Grethe Weiser as Tante Clementine * Nadja Tiller as Viktoria * Joachim Brennecke as Heinrich Morland * Ernst Waldow as Professor Mirrzahler * Edith Schollwer as Frau Lose * Kurt Vespermann as Herr Lose * Ruth Stephan * Erich Fiedler * Ursula Herking * Hans Zesch-Ballot as Dr. Stansberg * Maria Zach * Rolf Weih as Dr. Müller * Wolfgang Neuss as Wonderful * as Wanderstein * Heinz Holl * Gerd Vespermann * Peter Lehmbrock * Herbert Weissbach * Joe Furtner * Lys Assia as Sängerin * Ilja Glusgal as Sänger * Harold Horn as Dancer * Liane Müller as Dancer * Ursula Voß References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Sekely
Steve Sekely (February 25, 1899– March 9, 1979) was a Hungarian film director. Born István Székely, he was known by several names, based on his changing professional and immigration status, including Stefan Szekely. He directed films in Hungarian, German, and English. Biography He worked as a newspaper journalist in Germany, before returning to Hungary in the early 1930s. He directed one of the most famous classic Hungarian films, the frequently revived comedy ''Hyppolit, a lakáj'' (1931). That film was remade in 2000 and the original was later digitally restored and released on DVD. Sekely left pre-war Hungary, fleeing growing fascism and laws restricting rights and professional opportunities for Jews. He worked in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood for much of his subsequent career, directing mostly B movies and early episodic TV, although he directed his best-known English language film, the cult science fiction thriller ''The Day of the Triffids (film), The Day o ... [...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] |
Gerd Vespermann
Gerd Vespermann (24 July 1926 – 25 November 2000) was a German stage, film and television actor. He was the son of the actors Kurt Vespermann and Lia Eibenschütz. He was married to the actress Hannelore Elsner Hannelore Elsner (; born Hannelore Elstner; 26 July 1942 – 21 April 2019) was a German actress with a long career in television and film. She first performed on stage in Munich, and later starred in popular films and television series such as ' ... from 1964 to 1966.Bock & Bergfelder p.110 Filmography References Bibliography * External links * 1926 births 2000 deaths German male stage actors German male film actors German male television actors Male actors from Berlin {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Holl
The H. J. Heinz Company is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. Heinz manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six continents, and markets these products in more than 200 countries and territories. The company claims to have 150 number-one or number-two brands worldwide. Heinz ranked first in ketchup in the US with a market share in excess of 50%; the Ore-Ida label held 46% of the frozen potato sector in 2003. Since 1896, the company has used its " 57 Varieties" slogan; it was inspired by a sign advertising 21 styles of shoes, and Henry Heinz chose the number 57 even though the company manufactured more than 60 products at the time, because "5" was his lucky number and "7" was his wife's. In February 2013, Heinz agreed to be purchased by Berkshire Hathaway and the Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital for $23billion. On March 25, 2015, Kraft announced its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Neuss
Wolfgang Neuss (3 December 1923 – 5 May 1989) was a German actor and Kabarett artist. Beginning in the mid-1960s, he also became famous for his political engagement, first for the SPD, then for the extra-parliamentary opposition, ''APO''. He died in 1989 from a longtime cancer. At the age of 15 he went to Berlin to become a clown but was dismissed. When Germany entered into the Second World War Neuss was drafted, first to the Reich Labour Service where he was occupied with road construction. Later he was sent to the Eastern Front where he became injured and was rewarded with the Iron Cross. It was during his stays in military hospitals and, after the war during military detention that Neuss began to discover his interest in acting and for Kabarett. Filmography * (The man in search of himself) (1950) * (Who drove the grey Ford?) (1950) as Uwe Lauterbach * (You have to be beautiful) (1951) as Moritat singer * (1952) as Ballman * (Mikosch comes in) (1952) as Franzek * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Weih
Rolf Weih (1906–1969) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Flachsmann the Educator'' (1930) * ''Comrades at Sea'' (1938) * ''Alarm at Station III'' (1939) * '' In the Name of the People'' (1939) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * ''Alarm'' (1941) * ''We Make Music'' (1942) * ''Rembrandt'' (1942) * ''Doctor Crippen'' (1942) * '' My Wife Theresa'' (1942) * ''Love Premiere'' (1943) * ''The Golden Spider'' (1943) * ''A Man for My Wife'' (1943) * ''The Blue Swords'' (1949) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1949) * ''The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan'' (1949) * '' Dark Eyes'' (1951) * ''Torreani'' (1951) * ''Not Without Gisela'' (1951) * '' The Heath Is Green'' (1951) * '' Fight of the Tertia'' (1952) * ''The Chaste Libertine'' (1952) * ''The Empress of China'' (1953) * '' Such a Charade'' (1953) * '' Dutch Girl'' (1953) * ''Heroism after Hours'' (1955) * '' Swelling Melodies'' (1955) * ''Through the Forests and Through the Trees'' (1956) * ''The Tour Guide of Lisbon ''The Tour Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Zach
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada * Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Hans Zesch-Ballot (20 May 1896 – 1 September 1972) was a German film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ....Goble p.255 Filmography References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1896 births 1972 deaths Actors from Dresden German male film actors 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Herking
Ursula Herking (28 January 1912 – 17 November 1974) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1933 and 1972. She was born in Dessau, Germany and died in Munich, West Germany. Selected filmography * '' Susanne in the Bath'' (1936) * '' Stronger Than Regulations'' (1936) * '' Uncle Bräsig'' (1936) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) * '' Togger'' (1937) * '' The Grey Lady'' (1937) * ''The Four Companions'' (1938) * ''Red Orchids'' (1938) * '' Twelve Minutes After Midnight'' (1939) * '' Goodbye, Franziska'' (1941) * ''A Gust of Wind'' (1942) * '' Love Me'' (1942) * ''Bravo Acrobat!'' (1943) * ''Beloved Darling'' (1943) * '' A Man With Principles?'' (1943) * ''Nora'' (1944) * ''The Roedern Affair'' (1944) * ''A Wife for Three Days'' (1944) * ''Thank You, I'm Fine'' (1948) * '' Trouble Backstairs'' (1949) * '' Shadows in the Night'' (1950) * ''Who Drove the Grey Ford?'' (1950) * ''Furioso'' (1950) * '' Unknown Sender'' (1950) * '' When a Woman Loves'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Fiedler
Erich Fiedler (15 March 1901 – 19 May 1981) was a German film actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Robert Morley. Selected filmography * ''The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * ''Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * '' Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933) * ''The Gentleman from Maxim's'' (1933) * '' The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel'' (1933) * ''The Two Seals'' (1934) * ''Black Fighter Johanna'' (1934) * '' Love Conquers All'' (1934) * ''The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel'' (1934) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1934) * ''My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1935) * ''The Cossack and the Nightingale'' (1935) *''The Green Domino'' (1935) * '' Every Day Isn't Sunday'' (1935) * ''I Was Jack Mortimer'' (1935) * '' The Student of Prague'' (1935) * ''Uncle Bräsig'' (1936) * '' Escapade'' (1936) * ''Paul and Pauline'' (1936) * '' Susanne in the Bath'' (1936) * ''Game on Board'' (1936) * ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) * '' The Girl Irene'' (1936) * ' (1936) * ''Woman's Love—Woman's Suffering'' (1937) * '' De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Stephan
Ruth Stephan (27 October 1925 – 8 August 1975) was a German film and stage actress. She appeared with Heinz Erhardt in the 'Willi' series of films. Biography Ruth Stephan was born to retail merchant Kurt Stephan and his wife, Kriemhilde. After graduating from school, she first worked as a certified bank teller before taking acting lessons. During her early acting career, she worked mostly on the stage in Germany, including theaters in Hamburg and Berlin. She appeared in her first movie in 1951, and subsequently became a popular figure in German comedy movies. Most notably she appeared in numerous movies alongside Heinz Erhardt, often playing his wife or secretary. She also became popular for portraying an English and biology teacher in the late 1960s high school movie series ''Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank'' (English translation: ''The buggers from the first bench''). In the early 1970s Stephan went back to the stage. She died of lung cancer in August 1975. A street in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Vespermann
Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Career Vespermann was born into an actor's family in Culmsee, West Prussia, Imperial Germany today Chełmża, Poland. Already his great-grandparents were actors and directors at different operas and theatres. Vespermann began his career in 1913 at the Royal Schauspielhaus Berlin and first appeared in silent movies in 1915. Kurt Vespermann was married to actress Lia Eibenschütz and was the father of actor Gerd Vespermann. Vespermann died in 1957 and was buried at the ''Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis'' cemetery in Berlin. Selected filmography *1915: ''Manya, die Türkin'' *1915: ''Im Feuer der Schiffskanonen'' *1915: ''Police Nr. 1111'' - Baron von Bode *1916: ''Ein tolles Mädchen'' *1916: ''Stolz weht die Flagge schwarz-weiß-rot'' *1917: ''Das durfte nicht kommen'' *1917: ''Let There Be Light'' (part 1, 4) - Gerd *1917: ''Königliche Bettler'' *1917: ''Der Tod des Baumeisters Olsen'' (Short) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
