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The Sporck Battalion (1927 Film)
''The Sporck Battalion'' (German: ''Die Sporck'schen Jäger'') is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Otto Gebühr, Walter Rilla and Grete Mosheim. Hans Albers is sometimes added in some cast lists, but his performance is unconfirmed.Bock & Bergfelder p.8 It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Knaake. It was remade as a sound film of the same title in 1934. Cast * Otto Gebühr as Hauptmann Rabenhainer * Walter Rilla as Leutnant von Naugard * Albert Steinrück as Forstmeister von Rüdiger * Grete Mosheim as Elisabeth, seine Tochter * Anton Pointner as Oberleutnant von Valenberg * Hedwig Wangel as Witwe Retelsdorf * Elizza La Porta as Mike - ihre Tochter * Fritz Alberti as Oberstleutnant Brinkmann * Elsa Wagner as Trine - Wirtschafterin bei v. Rüdiger * Max Maximilian Max Maximilian (born Franz Kuhn; 23 September 1885 – 25 June 1930)Landesarchiv Berlin, Sterberegister ...
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Holger-Madsen
Holger-Madsen (11 April 1878 – 30 November 1943) was a Danish film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1912 and 1936. He also appeared in more than 20 films between 1908 and 1935. Selected filmography * ''Kun en Tigger'' (1912) * ''Ned med Vaabnene'' (1913) * '' Pax aeterna'' (1917) * ''A Trip to Mars'' (1918) * '' Towards the Light'' (1919) * '' Judge Not'' (1920) * '' Zaida, the Tragedy of a Model'' (1923) * '' The Evangelist'' (1924) * ''The Man at Midnight'' (1924) * ''An Artist of Life'' (1925) * ''Lace'' (1926) * ''The Holy Lie'' (1927) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1927) * '' Fair Game'' (1928) * ''The Strange Night of Helga Wangen'' (1928) * ''What's Wrong with Nanette?'' (1929) * ''Præsten i Vejlby'' (1931) * ''København, Kalundborg og - ?'' (1934) * ''Kidnapped Kidnapped may refer to: * subject to the crime of kidnapping Literature * ''Kidnapped'' (novel), an 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson * ''Kidnapped'' (comics ...
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Max Knaake
Max Knaake (1886–1968) was a German art director.Greco p.186 Selected filmography * ''La Boheme'' (1923) * ''Curfew'' (1925) * '' Battle of the Sexes'' (1926) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1927) * ''Hurrah! I Live!'' (1928) * '' The Sinner'' (1928) * ''Taxi at Midnight'' (1929) * ''Storm of Love'' (1929) * '' Farewell'' (1930) * '' Today Is the Day'' (1933) * '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1933) * ''At the Strasbourg'' (1934) * ''Counsel for Romance'' (1936) * ''Men, Animals and Sensations'' (1938) * '' Glück bei Frauen'' (1944) * ''Elephant Fury ''Elephant Fury'' (german: Gesprengte Gitter) is a 1953 West German drama war film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Rentschler p.283 It also features Herbert A.E. Bohme, Hans Zesch-Ballot and Dorothea Wieck. The film had a troubled production ...'' (1953) * '' Wer seine Frau lieb hat'' (1955) References Bibliography * Greco, Joseph. ''The File on Robert Siodmak in Hollywood, 1941-1951''. Universal-Publishers, 1999. External links ...
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Films Directed By Holger-Madsen
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 sensitized ...
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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 ...
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German War Films
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * Germa ...
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1927 War Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ...
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1927 Films
The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 10 – Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy ''Metropolis'' premieres in Germany. The film receives its American premiere in New York City on March 6. *March 11 – World's largest movie theatre, the Roxy Theatre, opens in New York City. *April 7 – Abel Gance's ''Napoleon'' often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premieres (in a shortened version) at the Paris Opéra and demonstrates techniques and equipment that will not be revived for years to come, such as hand-held cameras, and what is often considered the first widescreen projection format Polyvision. It will be more than three decades before films with a widescreen format would again be attempted. *May 11 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts an ...
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Max Maximilian
Max Maximilian (born Franz Kuhn; 23 September 1885 – 25 June 1930)Landesarchiv Berlin, Sterberegister StA Schöneweide, Nr. 196/1930 was a German singer, actor and director.Waldman p.141 Career Maximilian was born in Cologne and began his career as a singer and stage actor. He made his stage debut on 20 October 1905 at the Stadttheater Passau performing in operettas. In 1906 he moved to the Studienhaus in Coburg, in 1907 to Pirmasens, in 1908 to the Meininger Residenztheater, and in 1909 as an operetta singer at the Bochum City Theater. In 1910 he followed a call to Speyer, and 1911 to Wittenberge, where he was also allowed to stage plays as a director, and in 1912 to Munich, where he stayed until 1914 and also proved himself as a director and actor. In the last few years before the outbreak of World War I, Max Maximilian turned to the new medium of film. There he covered the entire range of supporting roles: he played fathers and subordinate service providers, seamen and mine ...
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Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. Life and career Born as Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner on 24 January 1881 in Reval, in what is now Tallinn, Estonia, Elsa Wagner pursued training with Maria Spettini in Saint Petersburg, Russia prior to making her acting debut in Berlin, Germany in 1901. In addition to her performances on tour with multiple theater productions, including ''Faust'' and ''Peer Gynt'', she went on to secure roles in more than 140 feature films, including Robert Wiene's ''Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari'' (''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'') and Karl Heinz Martin's ''Von Morgens bis Mitternachts'' (From Morn to Midnight) in 1920, F. W. Murnau's 1922 ''Das Brennende Acker'' (''The Burning Earth''), Gerhard Lamprecht's '' Die Buddenbrooks'' and Wiene's I.N.R.I. in 1923, and E. R. Dupont's 1929 ...
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Fritz Alberti
Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''People in Ecstasy'' (1921) * '' The Other Woman'' (1924) * ''The Blackguard'' (1925) * '' Ship in Distress'' (1925) * ''The Hanseatics'' (1925) * ''Frisian Blood'' (1925) * '' I Love You'' (1925) * ''If Only It Weren't Love'' (1925) * ''Vienna - Berlin'' (1926) * ''The Sea Cadet'' (1926) * '' Battle of the Sexes'' (1926) * '' The Student of Prague'' (1926) * '' White Slave Traffic'' (1926) * '' The Woman's Crusade'' (1926) * '' Café Elektric'' (1927) * ''U-9 Weddigen'' (1927) * '' The Impostor'' (1927) * ''Aftermath'' (1927) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1927) * ''That Was Heidelberg on Summer Nights'' (1927) * '' Docks of Hamburg'' (1928) * '' Because I Love You'' (1928) * ''The Gallant Hussar'' (1928) * ''Rasputin'' (1928) * '' Escape from Hell'' (1928) * '' Five Anxious Days'' (1928) * ''The Lady and the Chauffeur'' (1928) * ''Circumstantial Evidenc ...
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Elizza La Porta
Elizza La Porta (born Eliza Streinu; 1 March 1902 – 15 November 1997) was a Romanian-born film actress.Goble p.515 La Porta was born in Craiova into a Jewish family. She appeared in a number of German films during the silent film era. She retired from acting at the onset of the sound film. She later emigrated to the United States where she died in Los Angeles in 1997, aged 95. Selected filmography * '' The Student of Prague'' (1926) * '' Light Cavalry'' (1927) * '' The Bordellos of Algiers'' (1927) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1927) * ''The Trial of Donald Westhof'' (1927) * ''The Vice of Humanity ''The Vice of Humanity'' (German: ''Laster der Menschheit'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Asta Nielsen, Werner Krauss and Alfred Abel. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Plot Opera singer T ...'' (1927) * '' The Right to Live'' (1927) * '' Casanova's Legacy'' (1928) * '' Give Me Life'' (1928) * '' Anastasia, the False Czar's ...
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Hedwig Wangel
Hedwig Wangel (1875–1961) was a German stage and film actress. Life and career Born as Amalie Pauline Hedwig Simon on September 23, 1875, in Berlin in the German Empire, Hedwig Wangel was the daughter of a music publisher. After studying acting with Max Grube, she made her theatrical debut in 1893 in ''Urania''. Following performances for the remainder of the decade in theaters across Germany, during which she was a member of Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater, she then toured England during 1901 and 1902 and the Netherlands during 1902 and 1903, when she retired suddenly, began to provide care for homeless men and women, and assisted the Salvation Army and the Berliner Prisoner Association. Launching her own production company in 1925, she returned to films with the studio UFA the following year. That same year, she also founded the Gate of Hope, an asylum for women who had recently been freed from prison. Ultimately establishing a charitable foundation which bore her name, she ...
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