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The Misanthrope (1923 Film)
''The Misanthrope'' (German: ''Der Menschenfeind'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Werner Krauss, Bernd Aldor and Reinhold Schünzel.Grange p.125 Cast * Werner Krauss * Bernd Aldor * Reinhold Schünzel * Dagny Servaes * Ilka Grüning * Lili Alexandra * Eduard von Winterstein * Leopold von Ledebur * Erwin Biswanger * Wilhelm Diegelmann * Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Frau Eva'' (1916) * ''The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917) ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Walther-Fein
Rudolf Walther-Fein (20 November 1875 – 1 May 1933) was an Austrian film director and producer of the Silent and early sound era. He directed the first full sound film to be released in Germany ''It's You I Have Loved'' in 1929.Kreimeier p.182 Selected filmography * ''Only One Night'' (1922) * ''The Big Thief'' (1922) * ''Bigamy'' (1922) * '' William Tell'' (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1923) * ''The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen'' (1923) * ''The Little Duke'' (1924) * ''In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine'' (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1925) * ''Lightning'' (1925) * '' The Adventurers'' (1926) * ''The Laughing Husband'' (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1926) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1926) * ''Vienna, How it Cries and Laughs'' (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1926) * '' The Fallen'' (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1926) * ''Weekend Magic'' (1927) * '' Circle of Lovers'' (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1927) * ''Carnival Magic'' (co-director: Rudolf Dw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Von Winterstein
Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was also a noted theater actor. Biography Von Winterstein was born in Vienna on 1 August 1871 to landowner Hugo von Wangenheim and his second wife, Hungarian-born actress Aloysia "Luise" von Wangenheim-Dub. His predecessors were the Barons of Wangenheim. He took acting lessons from his mother, who had played at the Burgtheater in Vienna. Winterstein came to Gera in 1889 and acted in theaters along with his mother and sister Clementine, where he had "undeservedly forgotten" experiences. He acted in the play ' in 1893. The same year, he played the title role in ''Egmont'' at the opening of a theater in Annaberg on 2 April 1893. "I was re-born in Annaberg and became like a completely different person. In this small town I had really become an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Rudolf Walther-Fein
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] |
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] |
1923 Films
The following is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top seven films released in 1923 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events *April 4 – Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. incorporated in the United States. *April 15 – Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers. *Henry Roussel's ''Les Opprimés'' is released, introducing mattes (painted by W. Percy Day) to French cinema. *October 16 – Brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney establish the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (later to be known as Walt Disney Productions). Notable films released in 1923 American films unless stated otherwise A *''Adam's Rib'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille *''The Ancient Law (Das alte Gesetz)'', directed by E. A. Dupont, starring Henny Porten – (Germany) *''Ashes of Vengeanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarete Kupfer
Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Frau Eva'' (1916) * ''The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917) * '' The Ballet Girl'' (1918) * '' I Don't Want to Be a Man'' (1918) * ''The Foreign Prince'' (1918) * '' The Rosentopf Case'' (1918) * ''The Seeds of Life'' (1918) * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * '' Sumurun'' (1920) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1920) * ''The Head of Janus'' (1920) * '' Countess Walewska'' (1920) * '' Judith Trachtenberg'' (1920) * ''Waves of Life and Love'' (1921) * '' A Woman's Revenge'' (1921) * ''The Devil and Circe'' (1921) * ''The Hunt for the Truth'' (1921) * ''The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * ''Children of Darkness'' (1921) * '' The Devil's Chains'' (1921) * ''Nathan the Wise'' (1922) * ''Bigamy'' (1922) * ''Only One Night'' (1922) * '' G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first stage appearance was in 1878 in the chorus for the Frankfurt Opera. In 1881 he debuted at the Frankfurt City Theater, playing King Lear, William Tell, and other title characters. Sometime around 1900, Diegelmann relocated to Berlin. Here, he appeared at a variety of theaters, including the Deutsches Theater, the Großes Schauspielhaus, and the Deutsches Künstlertheater. Diegelmann was introduced to film in 1913 by Max Reinhardt. he became a prolific actor of supporting roles, often as a father figure. He performed in the well-known film '' Der Blaue Engel'' (The Blue Angel), where he played a ship captain who flirts with the lead actress (Marlene Dietrich). The final film he starred in was the Theodor Storm adaptation of ''Der Schimmelreiter'' (The Rider on the White Horse). He continued to make stage appearances after this, with his last role being in ''Rembrandt vor Gericht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Biswanger
Erwin may refer to: People Given name * Erwin Chargaff (1905–2002), Austrian biochemist * Erwin Dold (1919–2012), German concentration camp commandant in World War 2 * Erwin Hauer (1926–2017), Austrian-born American sculptor * Egon Erwin Kisch (1885–1948), Czechoslovak writer and journalist * Erwin Emata (born 1973), Filipino mountain climber * Erwin James (born 1957), British writer and journalist * Erwin Klein (died 1992), American table tennis player * Erwin Koeman (born 1961), Dutch footballer and coach * Erwin Kramer (1902–1979), East German politician * Erwin Kreyszig (1922–2008), American academic * Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff (born 1949), Danish author and philosopher * Erwin Osen (1891–1970), Austrian mime artist * Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968), German-Jewish art historian * Erwin Ramírez (born 1971), Ecuadorian football player * Erwin Rommel (1891–1944), German field marshal of World War II * Erwin Rösener (1902–1946), German Nazi SS officer executed for war cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Von Ledebur
Leopold von Ledebur (18 May 1876 – 22 August 1955) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''The Serenyi'' (1918) * ''Midnight'' (1918) * ''The Foolish Heart'' (1919) * ''The Golden Lie'' (1919) * '' The Gambler'' (1919) * ''The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1919) * ''The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (1919) * '' All Souls'' (1919) * ''Devoted Artists'' (1919) * ''The Carousel of Life'' (1919) * ''Only a Servant'' (1919) * ''The Last Sun Son'' (1919) * ''The Fairy of Saint Ménard'' (1919) * '' The Enchanted Princess'' (1919) * '' Die Spieler'' (1920) * ''Christian Wahnschaffe'' (1920) * ''In the Whirl of Life'' (1920) * '' World by the Throat'' (1920) * ''The Skull of Pharaoh's Daughter'' (1920) * ''Waves of Life and Love'' (1921) * ''The Adventure of Doctor Kircheisen'' (1921) * ''Count Varenne's Lover'' (1921) * '' The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' (1921) * '' The House on the Moo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Alexandra
''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, and was also entered in the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. It was later adapted for the stage under the title '' Carnival!'' (1961). ''Lili's'' screenplay, written by Helen Deutsch, was based on a short story and treatment titled "The Seven Souls of Clement O'Reilly" written by Paul Gallico, which in turn was based upon "The Man Who Hated People," a short story by Gallico that appeared in the October 28, 1950 issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post''. After the film's success, Gallico expanded his story into a 1954 novella entitled ''Love of Seven Dolls''. Plot Naive country girl Lili (Leslie Caron) arrives in a provincial town in hopes of locating an old friend of her late father, only to find that he has died. A local s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Dworsky
Rudolf Dworsky (1882–1927) was a German film producer and film director, director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the producer Gabriel Levy. Selected filmography Producer * ''Ewige Schönheit'' (1919) * ''The Rose of Stamboul (1919 film), The Rose of Stamboul'' (1919) * ''Das Attentat'' (1921) * ''Bigamy (1922 film), Bigamy'' (1922) * ''The Love Nest (1922 film), The Love Nest'' (1922) * ''Lightning (1925 film), Lightning'' (1925) * ''The Schimeck Family'' (1926) * ''The Divorcée (1926 film), The Divorcée'' (1926) * ''Rhenish Girls and Rhenish Wine'' (1927) * ''A Girl of the People'' (1927) Director * ''William Tell (1923 film), William Tell'' (co-director: Rudolf Walther-Fein, 1923) * ''In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine'' (co-director: Rudolf Walther-Fein, 1925) * ''The Fallen (1926 film), The Fallen'' (co-director: Rudolf Walther-Fein, 1926) * ''Sword and Shield (film), Sword and Shield'' (co-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilka Grüning
Ilka Grüning (born Ilka Henriette Grunzweig; 4 September 1876 – 11 November 1964) was an Austrian-Hungarian actress. Born in Vienna in the old Austrian-Hungarian Empire, she was one of many Jewish actors and actresses that were forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933. A respected and famous actress of her time in the German-language area, she was forced to play bit parts in Hollywood. Career German career At age 17, Ilka Grüning made her stage debut in '' Miss Julie'' and quickly became a famous stage actress. Grüning's first film, at age 43, was a German silent movie called ''Todesurteil'' in 1919. Next, she starred with Conrad Veidt in ''Peer Gynt''. Later that year, she and Veidt appeared in '' Die sich verkaufen''. She continued making silent movies in Germany into the 1920s. In 1920, she appeared in the film ''Die Bestie im Menschen'' based on the novel ''La Bête humaine'' by Émile Zola. This were two of 11 films she appeared in that y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
