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The Inn On The River
''The Inn on the River'' (german: Das Gasthaus an der Themse/ ''The Inn on the Thames'') is a 1962 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Eddi Arent and Klaus Kinski. It is part of a cycle of films based on the novels of Edgar Wallace, produced in West Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. Cast * Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Wade * Brigitte Grothum as Leila Smith * Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Nelly Oaks * Klaus Kinski as Gregor Gubanow * Eddi Arent as Barnaby * Richard Münch as Dr. Collins * Jan Hendriks as Roger Lane * Heinz Engelmann as Mr. Broen * Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John * as Anna Smith * Hans Paetsch as Solicitor * as Big Willy Production It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. As with other early entries in the series it was made in black and white. The script was based on Edgar Wallace's 1929 novel '' The India-Rubber Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Vohrer
Alfred Vohrer (29 December 1914 – 3 February 1986) was a German film director and actor. He directed 48 films between 1958 and 1984. His 1969 film ''Seven Days Grace'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1972 film '' Tears of Blood'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1974 film '' Only the Wind Knows the Answer'' was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography *'' Dirty Angel'' (1958) * '' My Ninety Nine Brides'' (1958) * '' Crime After School'' (1959) * ' (1960) * ''The Dead Eyes of London'' (1961) * '' Our House in Cameroon'' (1961) * '' The Door with Seven Locks'' (1962) * ''The Inn on the River'' (1962) * '' The Squeaker'' (1963) * ''The Indian Scarf'' (1963) * '' An Alibi for Death'' (1963) * ''Waiting Room to the Beyond'' (1964) * '' Der Hexer'' (1964) * '' Among Vultures'' (1964) * '' Neues vom Hexer'' (1965) * ''Old Surehand'' (1965) * '' Long Legs, Long Fingers'' (1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddi Arent
Gebhardt Georg Arendt (5 May 1925 – 28 May 2013) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1956 and 2002. He was born in Danzig, Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany, aged 88 from Alzheimer's disease. Partial filmography * '' It Was Always So Nice With You'' (1954) - Peters Begleiter in Hafenbar (uncredited) * '' The Model Husband'' (1956) * ''The Doctor of Stalingrad'' (1958) - Lagerinsasse * ''Das haut einen Seemann doch nicht um'' (1958) * ''Der Sündenbock von Spatzenhausen'' (1958) - Leopold Lugauer * ''Kleine Leute mal ganz groß'' (1958) - Alois Knopf * ''Mikosch of the Secret Service'' (1959) - Major Claus Dieter Graf Schnackewitz * ''Paprika'' (1959) * ''Der Frosch mit der Maske'' (1959) - James * ''A Summer You Will Never Forget'' (1959) - Ruprecht * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1960) - Sgt. Haggett * ''Schlagerparade 1960'' (1960) - Dixi Dolant * '' The Terrible People'' (1960) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Films
The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with ''Lawrence of Arabia'' winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1962 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February – Warner Bros. buy the film rights for ''My Fair Lady'' for the unprecedented sum of $5.5 million plus 47¼% of the gross over $20 million. * May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. * June 18 – MCA Inc. finalize their merger with Decca-Universal. * July 25 – Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox, becomes president, replacing Spyros Skouras. Skouras becomes chairman of the board. * August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose. * September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's ''War and Peace'' begins and will continue for another 5 years. * October 5 – '' Dr. No'' launch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Der Filmwirtschaft
The Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (FSK, ''Self-Regulatory Body of the Movie Industry'') is a German motion picture rating system organization run by the '' Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft'' (SPIO, Head Organisation of the Movie Industry) based in Wiesbaden. Assignment The main tasks of the FSK are approving and rating movies and trailers, videos and DVDs, and commercials. There is no legal obligation for approval by the FSK; however, members of the SPIO commit themselves to only releasing productions passed by the FSK. Movies not rated by the FSK may only be sold and rented to adults, regardless of their content. The legal basis for the actions of the FSK is a youth protection law (JuSchG, Jugendschutzgesetz), the holiday regulations and basic principles of the FSK. These principles are issued by the Basic Principles Commission, consisting of 20 representatives from the film and video industry, public authorities and state-funded broadcasting stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black And White
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. However, there are exceptions to this rule, including black-and-white fine art photography, as well as many film motion pictures and art film(s). Photography Contemporary use Since the late 1960s, few mainstream films have been shot in black-and-white. The reasons are frequently commercial, as it is difficult to sell a film for television broadcasting if the film is not in color. 1961 was the last year in which the majority of Hollywood films were released in black and white. Computing In computing terminology, ''black-and-white'' is sometimes used to refer to a binary image consisting solely of pure black pixels and pure white ones; what would normally be called a black-and-white image, that is, an image containing shades of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Schmidt
Ellen Schmidt (1922–1997) was a German art director active in film set design in the postwar era.Bergfelder p.254 She frequently collaborated with her husband Mathias Matthies, including on several Edgar Wallace adaptations. Selected filmography * '' Dark Eyes'' (1951) * ''The Sinful Border'' (1951) * '' Shooting Stars'' (1952) * ''My Wife Is Being Stupid'' (1952) * '' Don't Worry About Your Mother-in-Law'' (1954) * ''Men at a Dangerous Age'' (1954) * ''I Was an Ugly Girl'' (1955) * ''The First Day of Spring'' (1956) * '' The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1958) * '' Crime After School'' (1959) * '' Yes, Women are Dangerous'' (1960) * ''The Forger of London'' (1961) * '' The Green Archer'' (1961) * ''The Inn on the River'' (1962) * ''The Happy Years of the Thorwalds ''The Happy Years of the Thorwalds'' (German: ''Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds'') is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and , starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hansjörg Felmy and Dietmar Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Matthies
Mathias Matthies (August 7, 1911 – September 30, 2004) was a German art director. He designed the sets for around a hundred films and television programmes. He often collaborated with his wife Ellen Schmidt, including on some Edgar Wallace adaptations made by Rialto Film.Bergfelder p. 254 Selected filmography * '' Dangerous Guests'' (1949) * ''Derby'' (1949) * ''My Wife's Friends'' (1949) * '' Unknown Sender'' (1950) * ''The Allure of Danger'' (1950) * ''Abundance of Life'' (1950) * '' Dark Eyes'' (1951) * ''The Sinful Border'' (1951) * ''My Wife Is Being Stupid'' (1952) * '' Shooting Stars'' (1952) * '' Wedding in Transit'' (1953) * '' The Bogeyman'' (1953) * ''Men at a Dangerous Age'' (1954) * '' Don't Worry About Your Mother-in-Law'' (1954) * ''Doctor Solm'' (1955) * ''I Was an Ugly Girl'' (1955) * ''My Children and I'' (1955) * ''Father's Day'' (1955) * '' The Old Forester House'' (1956) * ''The First Day of Spring'' (1956) * '' The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1958) * '' C ... [...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] |
Hamburg
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Wandsbek Studios
The Wandsbek Studios are film production and television studios located in Wandsbek, a district of the German city of Hamburg. The complex was established in 1948 when Real Film, set up the previous year, acquired a site in Wandsbek for construction of a studio. Real Film was one of the first German companies to receive a production licence in the wake of the Second World War. The studios were located in the British Zone of Occupation which in 1949 became part of West Germany. Historically the film industry had been centered in Berlin, but as much of this was now under Communist East German control, West German production shifted to Hamburg and the Bavaria Studios in Munich. While Wandsbek was primarily the base of Real Film, it also rented out space to other companies for their productions, such as the 1952 hit ''Toxi'' (1952). Real Film was a leading film producer of popular cinema during the 1950s producing films such as '' The Captain from Köpenick'' (1956). However, the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Paetsch
Hans Paetsch (7 December 1909 – 3 February 2002) was a German actor. He appeared in 52 films between 1939 and 2002. He is most notable for his voice acting, especially as a narrator of fairy tales and audio dramas. Selected filmography * ''Happiness is the Main Thing'' (1941) * '' The Lie'' (1950) * '' The Heart of St. Pauli'' (1957) * ''The Blue Moth'' (1959) * '' The Buddenbrooks'' (1959) * ''Of Course, the Motorists'' (1959) * '' The Man Who Sold Himself'' (1959) * '' The Woman by the Dark Window'' (1960) * '' Yes, Women are Dangerous'' (1960) * ''The Dead Eyes of London'' (1961) * '' Barbara'' (1961) * ''The Puzzle of the Red Orchid'' (1962) * ''The Inn on the River'' (1962) * ''Waiting Room to the Beyond'' (1964) * ''Sir Roger Casement'' (1968, TV film) * ''Maximilian von Mexiko'' (1970, TV film) * ''Das Erbe der Guldenburgs'' (1987–1990, TV series) * ' (1990, TV film) * ''Run Lola Run ''Run Lola Run'' (german: Lola rennt}, lit. "Lola Runs") is a 1998 German exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried Schürenberg
Siegfried Schürenberg (12 January 1900 – 31 August 1993) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1933 and 1974. He was born in Detmold, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany in 1993, at age 93. Although he never played leading roles, he was a well-known supporting actor who played the role of Sir John in numerous Edgar Wallace films during the 1960s. He was also a busy dubbing actor, for example as the German voice for Clark Gable in most of his films, including Rhett Butler in ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind''. Selected filmography * ''Master of the World (1934 film), Master of the World'' (1934) * ''Forget Me Not (1935 film), Forget Me Not'' (1935) * ''The Higher Command'' (1935) * ''Asew'' (1935) * ''The Cossack and the Nightingale'' (1935) * ''To New Shores'' (1937) * ''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (1937) * ''Men Without a Fatherland'' (1937) * ''Nights in Andalusia'' (1938) * ''Escape in the Dark'' (1939) * ''Madame Butte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
