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The Student Of Prague (1935 Film)
''The Student of Prague'' (German: ''Der Student von Prag'') is a 1935 German horror film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Anton Walbrook, Theodor Loos and Dorothea Wieck. It is based on the eponymous novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers which had previously been adapted into celebrated silent films on two occasions. It was shot at the Johannisthal and EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Haacker. Cast * Anton Walbrook as Balduin * Theodor Loos as Dr. Carpis * Dorothea Wieck as Julia * Erich Fiedler as Baron Waldis * as Lydia * Karl Hellmer as Krebs * Volker von Collande as Zavrel * Fritz Genschow as Dahl * Elsa Wagner as Jarmila * Miliza Korjus as Julia Critical reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Robison
Arthur Robison (June 25, 1883 – October 20, 1935) was a German film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 20 films between 1916 and 1935. Selected filmography * ''A Night of Horror'' (1916) * ''What Belongs to Darkness'' (1922) * '' Between Evening and Morning'' (1923) * ''Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination'' (1923) * '' Peter the Pirate'' (1925) * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1926) * ''The Last Waltz'' (1927) * ''Looping the Loop'' (1928) * '' The Informer'' (1929) * '' Count Woronzeff'' (1934) * ''Make Me Happy ''Make Me Happy'' (german: Mach' mich glücklich) is a 1935 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Julia Serda, Albert Lieven and Richard Romanowsky.Kreimeier p. 234 It was made by Germany's largest film company UFA. A ...'' (1935) * '' The Student of Prague'' (1935) References External links * 1883 births 1935 deaths German film people Writers from Chicago American male screenwriters Screenwriters from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s Fantasy Films
Year 193 (Roman numerals, CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Pertinax, Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Student Of Prague (1913 Film)
''The Student of Prague'' (german: Der Student von Prag, also known as ''A Bargain with Satan'') is a 1913 German silent horror film. It is loosely based on " William Wilson", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, the poem ''The December Night'' by Alfred de Musset, and ''Faust''. The film was remade in 1926, under the same title '' The Student of Prague''. Other remakes were produced in 1935 and 2004. The film stars Paul Wegener in his film debut. It is generally deemed to be the first art film in history of German movies, but the french film The Assassination of the Duke of Guise (L'assassinat du duc de Guise), produced in 1908, is the first art film in history. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location around Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Plot summary In Prague in 1820, a poor university student named Balduin is the city's wildest carouser and greatest swordsman. Despondent over his lack of funds, he is approached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Student Of Prague (1926 Film)
''The Student of Prague'' (german: Der Student von Prag) is a 1926 German Expressionist silent film by actor and filmmaker Henrik Galeen Plot In the year 1820, Balduin is a student at a university in Prague. At a student-led outing to a country inn, Balduin encounters the figure Scapinelli who offers him money "for very low interest." Balduin believes him to be a loan shark and ignores him to go engage in a fencing match with another student. After the match, the viewer sees Scapinelli on a cliffside, watching a young woman (later revealed to be Margit, the daughter of a count) on horseback who is participating in a boar-hunt. He manipulates the situation such that the animals run amok and head towards the inn. Margit's horse runs away with her and Balduin catches her when she falls off. As a reward, she gives Balduin a crucifix which has fallen from her neck and later he receives an invitation to the house of her father, Count Schwarzenberg. There he becomes aware of his own p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. Through 67 years of writing, which included over 25 novels, he explored the conflicting moral and political issues of the modern world. He was awarded the 1968 Shakespeare Prize and the 1981 Jerusalem Prize. He converted to Catholicism in 1926 after meeting his future wife, Vivien Dayrell-Browning. Later in life he took to calling himself a "Catholic agnostic". He died in 1991, at age 86, of leukemia, and was buried in Corseaux cemetery. Early years (1904–1922) Henry Graham Greene was born in 1904 in St John's House, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spectator
''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The Daily Telegraph'' newspaper, via Press Holdings. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture. It is politically conservative. Alongside columns and features on current affairs, the magazine also contains arts pages on books, music, opera, film and TV reviews. Editorship of ''The Spectator'' has often been a step on the ladder to high office in the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. Past editors include Boris Johnson (1999–2005) and other former cabinet members Ian Gilmour (1954–1959), Iain Macleod (1963–1965), and Nigel Lawson (1966–1970). Since 2009, the magazine's editor has been journalist Fraser Nelson. ''The Spectator Australia'' offers 12 pages on Australian politics and affairs as well as the full UK maga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miliza Korjus
Miliza Elizabeth Korjus (August 18, 1909(?) – August 26, 1980) was a Polish- Estonian coloratura soprano opera singer, who later appeared in Hollywood films during the Golden Age and in Mexican films during the Golden Age too. Korjus became a naturalized United States citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1938 for her performance in '' The Great Waltz''. Early life Korjus was born in Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ..., Poland (then part of the former Russian Empire), the daughter of Anna (née Gintowt) and Artur Korjus, an Estonian lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Russian Army and later chief of staff to the war minister of independent Estonia. Her mother was descended from the Szlachta, Lith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Genschow
Fritz Genschow (15 May 1905 – 21 June 1977) was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' Hands Up, Eddy Polo'' (1929) - Russenphilipp * ''Beyond the Street'' (1929) - Der Arbeitsloser / The Unemployed man * ''Inherited Passions'' (1929) - Ottokar Kiekebusch * ''Kennst Du das Land'' (1931) - Silvano * ''Gesangverein Sorgenfrei'' (1931) - Fritz * '' Morgenrot'' (1933) - Oberleutnant 'Phipps' Fredericks * ''Refugees'' (1933) - Hermann * ''Au bout du monde'' (1934) - Le sibérien * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1934) - Leutnant v. Naugaard * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1934) - Erich Bürger, Büroangestellter * ''Hundert Tage'' (1935) - Lucien * ''Joan of Arc'' (1935) - Hauptmann * ''Eine Seefahrt, die ist lustig'' (1935) - Fritz Schmitz * '' The Student of Prague'' (1935) - Dahl * ''Hangmen, Women and Soldiers'' (1935) - Buschke * ''Die Entführung'' (1936) - Bobby Biscot * ''Die letzte Fahrt der Santa Margareta'' (1936) - Zollkapitän Holt * '' Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker Von Collande
Volker von Collande (21 November 1913 – 29 October 1990) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1934 and 1987. He also directed more than 20 films between 1942 and 1967. Collande was a member of the Nazi Party.Klee, Ernst ''Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945'', p. 100. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007 Selected filmography Actor * '' Rivalen der Luft'' (1934) - Hanne aus Hamburg, Flugschüler * '' Hermine and the Seven Upright Men'' (1935) * '' The Student of Prague'' (1935) - Zavrel * '' The Higher Command'' (1935) - Bürger * '' Winter in the Woods'' (1936) - Hartwig, Glasbläster * '' The Traitor'' (1936) - Referendar Kröpke * '' Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine'' (1936) - Andreas, sein Sohn * '' Togger'' (1937) - Redakteur Hallmann * '' Capers'' (1937) - William Baxter * ''Das Ehesanatorium'' (1938) - Stephan Seidlitz * ''Eine Frau kommt in die Tropen'' (1938) - Herbert - sein Bruder * ''Schwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Hellmer
Karl Hellmer (11 March 1896 – 18 May 1974) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1932 and 1969. He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''I by Day, You by Night'' (1932) * ''The Young Baron Neuhaus'' (1934) * '' Love, Death and the Devil'' (1934) * ''Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn'' (1936) * ''City of Anatol'' (1936) * '' Stronger Than Regulations'' (1936) * ''Such Great Foolishness'' (1937) * ''Madame Bovary'' (1937) * '' Togger'' (1937) * ''The Mystery of Betty Bonn'' (1938) * ''Little County Court'' (1938) * ''The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky'' (1939) * ''Falstaff in Vienna'' (1940) * '' Friedemann Bach'' (1941) * '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) * ''A Salzburg Comedy'' (1943) * ''Heaven, We Inherit a Castle'' (1943) * ''Nora'' (1944) * ''Via Mala'' (1945) * ''Wozzeck'' (1947) * '' Quartet of Five'' (1949) * ''The Great Mandarin'' (1949) * '' Heart of Stone'' (1950) * '' Dark Eyes'' (1951) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
