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The Insurmountable
''The Insurmountable'' (German: ''Der Unüberwindliche'') is a 1928 German silent adventure film directed by Max Obal and starring Luciano Albertini, Vivian Gibson and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p.193 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Botho Hoefer and Hans Minzloff. Cast * Luciano Albertini as Silvio Spaventa * Hilda Rosch as Rina Pera * Paul Henckels as H. van Teen, Juwelier & Jim * Vivian Gibson as Heloise * Hermann Picha as Sunny, ein Faktotum * Carl Geppert as Polizeirat Hellberg * Alexander Sascha as Grand * Harry Grunwald as Big * Hans Wallner as Liska * Robert Garrison as Farmer * Grace Chiang as O-Nana-San * Alfred Loretto as Polizeiwachtmeister Grigoleit * Heinrich Gotho Heinrich Gotho (May 3, 1872 – August 28, 1938) was an Austrian film actor. Born in Dolina (now in Ukraine), he started his acting career at some provincial theatres until he found an engagement a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Obal
Max Obal (born Max David Gotthelf Sroke; 4 September 1881 – 18 May 1949) was a German actor, singer, screenwriter, and film director. He co-directed the 1927 swashbuckler '' Rinaldo Rinaldini'' featuring Hans Albers.Grange p.251 Selected filmography * ''The Traitress'' (1911) * ''Camera Obscura'' (1921) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1922) * '' The Ravine of Death '' (1923) * '' The Shot in the Pavilion'' (1925) * '' The Woman from the Folies Bergères'' (1927) * '' Rinaldo Rinaldini'' (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1927) * ''A Modern Casanova ''A Modern Casanova'' (German: ''Der moderne Casanova'') is a 1928 German silent romantic comedy film directed by Max Obal and Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Harry Liedtke, María Corda and Ernö Verebes.Hermanni, Horst O. ''Das Film ABC Ba ...'' (1928) * '' The Insurmountable'' (1928) * '' The Criminal of the Century'' (1928) * '' Tempo! Tempo!'' (1929) * '' Queen of Fashion'' (1929) * '' Peace of Mind'' (1931) * '' Two Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Minzloff
Hans Minzloff (1890–1962) was a German art director.Gemünden p.171 Selected filmography * ''Our Heavenly Bodies'' (1925) * '' Struggle for the Soil'' (1925) * ''Carnival Magic'' (1927) * ''The Insurmountable'' (1928) * ''The Circus Princess'' (1929) * ''Youth of the Big City'' (1929) * ''Queen of Fashion'' (1929) * ''Tempo! Tempo!'' (1929) * ''Hungarian Nights'' (1929) * ''Foolish Happiness'' (1929) * ''Gentlemen Among Themselves'' (1929) * '' The Black Domino'' (1929) * ''The Daredevil'' (1931) * '' The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel'' (1933) * ''All Because of the Dog'' (1935) * ''Pillars of Society'' (1935) * ''Maria the Maid'' (1936) * '' Stronger Than Regulations'' (1936) * ''The Glass Ball'' (1937) * ''Elephant Fury'' (1953) * ''Emilia Galotti ''Emilia Galotti'' () is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Brunswick ("Braunschweig" in German). The work is a classic example of German '' bürgerliches Trauerspiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Max Obal
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Silent Feature Films
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Films Of The Weimar Republic
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 sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Films
The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1928 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 6 – The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy '' The Circus'' premieres at the Strand Theatre in New York City. *April 21 – ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is released. * July 6 – '' Lights of New York'' (starring Helene Costello) is released by Warner Bros. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film. Previous releases ''Don Juan'' and ''The Jazz Singer'' had used a synchronized soundtrack with sound effects and music, with ''The Jazz Singer'' having a few incidental lines spoken by Al Jolson. * September 19 – ''The Singing Fool'', Warner Bros' follow-up to ''The Jazz Singer'', is released. While still only a partial-talkie (sequences still feature intertitles), 66 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Gotho
Heinrich Gotho (May 3, 1872 – August 28, 1938) was an Austrian film actor. Born in Dolina (now in Ukraine), he started his acting career at some provincial theatres until he found an engagement at the Neues Volkstheater in Berlin. The character actor appeared in over 50 films between 1922 and 1933, mostly in smaller roles. He notably appeared in numerous films by director Fritz Lang, among them '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922), ''Metropolis'' (1927) and '' M'' (1931). Gotho was forced to retire from film acting in 1933; as a Jew he could no longer work in Nazi Germany. He died in 1938 in the ''Jewish Hospital'' of Berlin-Wedding. Partial filmography * ''Die Mauritiusmarke'' (1912) * '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922) - (uncredited) * '' The Stowaway'' (1922) * ''The False Dimitri'' (1922) - Schamanenzauberer * '' Princess Suwarin'' (1923) * ''Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination'' (1923) - Violinist (uncredited) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * '' The Tower of Silence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Loretto
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Grace Chiang
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Robert Garrison (actor)
Robert Garrison (born Ruben Gerson; 18 July 1872 – died 5 January 1930) was a German-JewishSiegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 film actor. Robert Garrison was born in Strasburg in Westpreußen and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * ''People in Ecstasy'' (1921) * ''The Ancient Law'' (1923) * ''Quarantäne'' (1923) * ''Debit and Credit'' (1924) * ''Michael'' (1924) * '' Dudu, a Human Destiny'' (1924) * ''Father Voss'' (1925) * ''If You Have an Aunt'' (1925) * ''Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * ''Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) * ''Joyless Street'' (1925) * '' The Company Worth Millions'' (1925) * ''The Circus Princess'' (1925) * ''The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (1925) * '' Peter the Pirate'' (1925) * ''An Artist of Life'' (1925) * '' The Man Who Sold Himself'' (1925) * ''The Woman with That Certain Something'' (1925) * ''Nick, King of the Chauffeurs'' (1925) * ''Women of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Wallner (actor)
Hans Wallner (born 29 May 1953) is an Austrian former ski jumper. Career He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. Wallner's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 6th in the individual large hill at Innsbruck in 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 .... He finished fifth in the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1975. Wallner's lone ski jumping victory came in a large hill event at Sapporo in 1981. After retiring he coached the Italian national team for a period. World Cup Standings Wins References * 1953 births Living people Austrian male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers for Austria Austrian ski jumping co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Grunwald
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