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The Valley Of Death (film)
''The Valley of Death'' or ''Winnetou and Shatterhand in the Valley of Death'' (german: Winnetou und Shatterhand im Tal der Toten) is a 1968 western film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Lex Barker, Pierre Brice and Rik Battaglia. It was the last in a series of films based on Karl May novels. These had previously enjoyed major commercial success, although this film's box office returns were disappointing. It was effectively a remake of an earlier film in the series ''Treasure of the Silver Lake''. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Yugoslavia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vladimir Tadej Vladimir Tadej (9 May 1925 – 1 March 2017) was a Croatian production designer, screenwriter and film director. He contributed to more than forty films from 1949 to 1998. Selected filmography References External links * 1925 births .... Cast References External links * 1968 films 1968 Western (genre) films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Reinl
Harald Reinl (8 July 1908 in Bad Ischl, Austria – 9 October 1986 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain) was an Austrian film director. He is known for the films he made based on Edgar Wallace and Karl May books (see Karl May movies and Edgar Wallace movies) and also made mountain films, Heimatfilms, German war films and entries in such popular German film series as ''Dr. Mabuse'', ''Jerry Cotton'' and ''Kommissar X''. Reinl began his career as an extra in the mountain films of Arnold Fanck. He worked as screenwriter on the film '' Tiefland'' directed by and starring Leni Riefenstahl. Reinl's first movie as director was the mountain film ''Mountain Crystal'' (1949). He was Oscar nominated for his documentary feature '' Chariots of the Gods'' (1970). By the 1970s, he had semi-retired to the Canary Islands. In 1986, in his Tenerife retirement home, he was stabbed to death by Daniela Maria Delis, his alcoholic wife and a former actress from Czechoslovakia. Filmography Director * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spandau Studios
The Spandau Studios or CCC Studios were film and television studios located in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin. They were established in 1949 following the Second World War by the producer Artur Brauner Artur "Atze" Brauner (born Abraham Brauner; 1 August 1918 – 7 July 2019) was a German film producer and entrepreneur of Polish origin. He produced more than 300 films from 1946. Life and career He was born the oldest son of a Jewish family ... controller of CCC Films, on the site of a former factory.Bergfelder p.106 Following the Occupation of Germany, Soviet occupation of East Germany, most of the major film studios in the capital had fallen into the East Berlin with the exception of the Tempelhof Studios until Brauner opened his own studios. Brauner produced a number of popular genre films over the following decades, including several remakes of Weimar era hits. Space was also rented out to other firms, and the 1960s saw the series of Edgar Wallace films made at Spandau by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Western (genre) Films
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * January 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Films
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', as well as two highly successful musical films, '' Funny Girl'' and '' Oliver!'', the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress (an honour she shared with Katharine Hepburn for her role in ''The Lion in Winter'') and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1968 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * November 1 – The MPAA's film rating system is introduced. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968 Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos'' (''Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed''), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''Ole dole doff'' (''Who Saw Him Die?''), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden Films released ... [...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] |
Vladimir Medar
Vladimir Medar (1923–1978) was a Croatian film actor, film and television actor. He played the title role in the 1962 Italian adventure film Taras Bulba, the Cossack''.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.168 Selected filmography * ''Barba Zvane'' (1949) - Stipe ... partijac * ''Jezero'' (1950) * ''Bakonja fra Brne'' (1951) - Krsto * ''The Gypsy Girl (film), The Gypsy Girl'' (1953) * ''Esalon doktora M.'' (1955) - Saban * ''Michel Strogoff (1956 film), Michel Strogoff'' (1956) - Aubergiste (uncredited) * ''Poslednji kolosek'' (1956) - Masinovodja Djordje * ''Cipelice na asfaltu'' (1956) - (segment "Gvozdeni orao") * ''Potrazi Vandu Kos'' (1957) - Samac (uncredited) * ''La Tour, prends garde !'' (1958) * ''Miss Stone (film), Miss Stone'' (1958) - Golemiot Vezir * ''Gospodja ministarka'' (1958) * ''Tri Ane'' (1959) - Recepcioner hotela 'Istra' II * ''Dilizansa snova'' (1960) - Gost u kafani (uncredited) * ''Ljubav i moda'' (1960) - Modni krojac II * ''Zajednicki stan'' (1960) - Dragisa * ''Prvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Špoljar
Branko Špoljar (5 January 1914 - 27 October 1985) was a Yugoslav actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1944 to 1982. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spoljar, Branko 1914 births 1985 deaths Yugoslav male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Welzel
Heinz Welzel (1911–2002) was a German stage, television and film actor. He was also a noted voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ..., dubbing foreign films for German-speaking audiences. He played one of the lead roles in the popular 1939 aviation film '' D III 88''.Paris p.94 Filmography References Bibliography * Paris, Michael. ''From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun: Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema''. Manchester University Press, 1995. External links * 1911 births 2002 deaths German male film actors Male actors from Berlin {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Waitzmann
Kurt Waitzmann (30 January 1905 – 21 May 1985) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1937 and 1969. Selected filmography * ''Unternehmen Michael'' (1937) - Oblt. Weber * '' Urlaub auf Ehrenwort'' (1938) - Gefreiter Dr. Wegener * '' The Marriage Swindler'' (1938) - Mathias Schröder * ''Mordsache Holm'' (1938) - Dr. Bernd Körner, Assessor * ''Eine Frau kommt in die Tropen'' (1938) - Kurt v. Köllinghausen * '' By a Silken Thread'' (1938) - Junger Rechtsanwalt * ''Die Stimme aus dem Äther'' (1939) - Dr. Hannes Bolshausen * ''Mann für Mann'' (1939) - Arzt * ''My Daughter Doesn't Do That'' (1940) - Willy Dahlmann * '' Between Hamburg and Haiti'' (1940) - Gustav Petersen * ''Krach im Vorderhaus'' (1941) - Kuhlmann, Architekt * '' Somewhere in Berlin'' (1946) * '' The Time with You'' (1948) - Ein junger Mann * ''Tragödie einer Leidenschaft'' (1949) - Sergey * ''Verspieltes Leben'' (1949) - Friedrich von Siebenmühlen * ''The Murder Trial of Docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralf Wolter
Ralf Wolter (26 November 1926 – 14 October 2022) was a German stage and screen actor. Wolter appeared in nearly 220 films and television series in his over 60 years as a character actor. Life and career Wolter began his long career on the Berlin stage and in cabaret during the late 1940s. He made his first film appearance in ''Die Frauen des Herrn S.'' and quickly achieved prominence as an actor for comedic supporting roles. In 1961, he appeared as the baldheaded Soviet agent Borodenko in Billy Wilder's comedy ''One, Two, Three'' with James Cagney and Horst Buchholz. Another Hollywood film with Wolter in a supporting role was ''Cabaret'' (1972), where he played, alongside Liza Minnelli, the role of the neighbour Herr Ludwig, a publisher of pornographic books who later turns out to be a Nazi. In Germany, Wolter achieved his greatest fame as the eccentric but friendly trapper Sam Hawkens and as Hadschi Halef Omar in a number of highly successful Karl May film adaptations durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Dor
Karin Dor (, born Kätherose Derr; 22 February 1938 – 6 November 2017) was a German actress. She was famous to international audiences for her role as Bond girl Helga Brandt in the James Bond film '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967) and her appearance in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller ''Topaz'' (1969). Biography Dor was born in Wiesbaden. She starred in the James Bond movie '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967) and the Alfred Hitchcock movie ''Topaz'' (1969). She appeared in German movies adapted from the works of Edgar Wallace (Krimis from Kriminalfilm) and Karl May. These two-film series were mainly directed by Harald Reinl, her first husband. In 2008, she was in a Munich stage production, ''Man liebt nur dreimal'' ("You Only Love Thrice"). In later years, she performed mainly stage roles but still appeared in some films. She was married three times: her last marriage was to George Robotham, an American stunt director, from 1988 until his death in 2007. The couple lived in Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Tadej
Vladimir Tadej (9 May 1925 – 1 March 2017) was a Croatian production designer, screenwriter and film director. He contributed to more than forty films from 1949 to 1998. Selected filmography References External links * 1925 births 2017 deaths People from Novska Croatian film directors Croatian screenwriters Croatian production designers {{Croatia-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
