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Theodor Sparkuhl
Theodor Sparkuhl (October 7, 1894, Hannover, Germany – June 13, 1946, Los Angeles, California) was a German-born cinematographer with 140 movies to his credit. Sparkuhl began his career as a projectionist in 1911. He was trained as a newsreel cameraman at the German subsidiary of the French film production company Gaumont in 1912. During World War I he chronicled battles in the Middle East and in Russia. In 1916 he became a lighting director of feature films, working in the German film industry until 1928. He shot twelve films under the direction of Ernst Lubitsch, a collaboration that ended with Lubitsch's emigration to Hollywood in 1922. From 1928 to 1930 Sparkuhl worked for British International Pictures in London. He relocated to France in 1930, and worked on a number of films, including films directed by Jean Renoir and Marc Allégret. In December 1931 he and his family finally emigrated to Hollywood. He soon signed a contract with Paramount Pictures, where he worked until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Sparkuhl Color
Theodor is a masculine given name. It is a German form of Theodore. It is also a variant of Teodor. List of people with the given name Theodor * Theodor Adorno, (1903–1969), German philosopher * Theodor Aman, Romanian painter * Theodor Blueger, Latvian professional ice hockey forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) * Theodor Burghele, Romanian surgeon, President of the Romanian Academy * Theodor Busse, German general during World War I and World War II * Theodor Cazaban, Romanian writer * Theodor Fischer (fencer), German Olympic épée and foil fencer * Theodor Fontane, (1819–1898), German writer * Theodor Geisel, American writer and cartoonist, known by the pseudonym Dr. Seuss * Theodor W. Hänsch (born 1940), German physicist * Theodor Herzl, (1860–1904), Austrian-Hungary Jewish journalist and the founder of modern political Zionism * Theodor Heuss, (1884–1963), German politician and publicist * Theodor Innitzer, Austrian Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetic Realism
Poetic realism was a film movement in France of the 1930s. More a tendency than a movement, poetic realism is not strongly unified like Soviet montage or French Impressionism but were individuals who created this lyrical style. Its leading filmmakers were Pierre Chenal, Jean Vigo, Julien Duvivier, Marcel Carné, and, perhaps the movement's most significant director, Jean Renoir. Renoir made a wide variety of films some influenced by the leftist Popular Front group and even a lyrical short feature film. Frequent stars of these films were Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Simone Signoret, and Michèle Morgan. Characteristics Poetic realism films are "recreated realism", stylised and studio-bound, rather than approaching the "socio-realism of the documentary". They usually have a fatalistic view of life with their characters living on the margins of society, either as unemployed members of the working class or as criminals. After a life of disappointment, the characters get a last chance at l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame DuBarry (1919 Film)
''Madame DuBarry'' is a 1919 German silent film on the life of Madame Du Barry. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch, written by Norbert Falk and Hanns Kräly with the title role taken by Pola Negri and Louis XV played by Emil Jannings. Its alternative title for United States distribution was ''Passion''. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast *Pola Negri as Madame DuBarry, The Former Jeanne Vaubernier *Emil Jannings as Louis XV *Harry Liedtke as Armand de Foix *Eduard von Winterstein as Count Jean DuBarry *Reinhold Schünzel as Minister Choiseul *Else Berna as Geneviève de Gramont *Fred Immler as Duke of Richelieu *Gustav Czimeg Gustav Czimeg (December 20, 1877 – August 21, 1939) was a German actor of the silent period. He appeared in films such as '' Madame DuBarry'' (1919), in which he played Duke Aiguillon, '' Die Rache des Titanen'' (1919), '' Glasprinzessin'' ... as Aiguillon * Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman At The Crossroads (1919 Film)
''The Woman at the Crossroads'' (German: ''Kreuzigt sie!'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke and Albert Patry.Kotowski p.214 It is now believed to be a lost film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast * Pola Negri as Maria * Harry Liedtke as Graf Wengerade * Paul Hansen as Pieter van der Straaten * Magnus Stifter as Pablo Fuentes * Albert Patry as Staatsrat Alexander * Wilhelm Diegelmann * Lotte George * Victor Janson * Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting r ... References Bibliography * Mariusz Kotowski. ''Pola Negri: Hollywood's First Femme Fatale''. University Press of Kentucky, 2014. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Husband
''The Merry Husband'' (German: ''Der lustige Ehemann'') is a 1919 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Léo Lasko and starring Victor Janson, Irmgard Bern and Marga Köhler.Monaco p.339 The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter (art director), Kurt Richter. Cast * Victor Janson as Dr. Helfer / Randolfi * Irmgard Bern * Marga Köhler * Heddy Jendry * Wally Koch References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Léo Lasko German black-and-white films 1919 comedy films Silent German comedy films UFA GmbH films 1910s German films 1910s German-language films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countess Doddy
''Countess Doddy'' (German: ''Komtesse Doddy'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke and Victor Janson. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast In alphabetical order *Georg Baselt *Poldi Deutsch *Victor Janson *Heddy Jendry *Max Kronert *Harry Liedtke * Paul Morgan *Pola Negri *Hans Adalbert Schlettow *Lissy Schwarz *Hermann Thimig *Emmy Wyda Emmy Wyda (2 March 1876 – 22 January 1942) was a German actress. She appeared in more than eighty films from 1913 to 1941. Selected filmography References External links * 1876 births 1942 deaths German film actresses German si ... References External links * 1919 comedy films German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Silent comedy films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oyster Princess
''The Oyster Princess'' (german: Die Austernprinzessin) is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Victor Janson, Ossi Oswalda and Harry Liedtke. It is a grotesque comedy in four acts about an American millionaire's spoiled daughter's marriage that does not go as planned. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter, a frequent collaborator of Lubitsch. Plot The film opens in the mansion where Mr. Quaker, the American “Oyster King,” resides with his unmarried daughter, Ossi, accompanied by a large staff of butlers. After hearing about a rival debutante’s recent royal marriage, Ossi throws a tantrum. Also competitive, Mr. Quaker promises his daughter that he will find a suitable royal for her to marry. They engage a matchmaker, who locates Prince Nucki, an indebted down-on-his-luck royal, who hides his wealth from his poorer friends and his poverty from his wealthier associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doll (1919 Film)
''The Doll'' (german: Die Puppe) is a 1919 German romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The film is based on the operetta ''La poupée'' by Edmond Audran (1896) and a line of influence back through the Léo Delibes ballet ''Coppélia'' (1870) and ultimately to E. T. A. Hoffmann's short story "Der Sandmann" (1816). Plot summary Lancelot is the nephew of the Baron, his uncle. The Baron is pressuring him to get married but Lancelot is afraid of women. He decides to fool his uncle by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead. Cast DVD releases The film was released in the US by Kino International (company), Kino Lorber as part of the box set ''Lubitsch in Berlin'' (2007) with English intertitles. It was also released in the UK by Eureka's Masters of Cinema series as part of the box set ''Lubitsch in Berlin: Fairy-Tales, Melodramas, and Sex Comedies'' (2010) with German intertitles and English subtitles. Notes Bibliography * External links * * The Doll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intoxication (film)
''Intoxication'' (German: ''Rausch'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Asta Nielsen, Alfred Abel and Karl Meinhardt. It was based on the play '' Brott och brott'' by August Strindberg, which was later remade as the 1928 film ''Sin''. Lubitsch was loaned out from UFA to the smaller Argus-Film for the production.Hake p.38 Plot Gaston finally succeeds as a dramatist and decides to leave his wife and child for another woman. When the child dies, the finger is pointed at him, and he winds up as a destitute before all is revealed. Cast * Asta Nielsen as Henriette Mauclerc * Alfred Abel as Gaston, ein Schriftsteller * Karl Meinhardt as Adolph * Grete Diercks as Jeanne * Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Untersuchungsrichter * Frida Richard as Haushälterin * Marga Köhler as Henriettes Mutter * Sophie Pagay Sophie Berg Pagay (22 April 1860 – 23 January 1937) was an Austrian stage and film actress, born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. She b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meyer From Berlin
''Meyer from Berlin'' (German:'' Meyer aus Berlin'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Lubitsch, Ossi Oswalda and Ethel Orff. It was part of the Sally series of films featuring Lubitsch as a sharp young Berliner of Jewish heritage. It was Lubitsch's penultimate film as an actor, after 1920 he devoted himself entirely to screenwriting and directing. Synopsis Sally Meyer, a young Berliner, persuades his Doctor to convince his wife that he is ill, so that he is able to take a holiday in the Austrian Alps in order to pursue women. Meyer dresses up in what he considers Tyrolean attire. However, he mistakenly travels to the Bavarian Alps rather than Austria. Meyer becomes infatuated with Kitty, a young, attractive woman at the hotel where he is staying. His pursuit of her angers many of her other suitors who are also staying at the hotel. In order to impress Kitty, Meyer agrees rather reluctantly to climb Mount Watzmann. While they are approa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Toboggan Cavalier
''The Toboggan Cavalier'' (German: ''Der Rodelkavalier'') is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke and Lubitsch.Thomson p.145 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast * Ernst Lubitsch as Sally Piner * Ferry Sikla as Kommerzienrat Hannemann * Ossi Oswalda as Ossi Hannemann * Erich Schönfelder as Heiratskandidat * Julius Falkenstein as Liebhaber * Harry Liedtke Harry Liedtke (12 October 1882 – 28 April 1945) was a German film actor. Early life Liedtke was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a merchant as the seventh out of 12 children. After the death of his father in 1896, he grew up in an orphanage ... References Bibliography * Kristin Thompson. ''Herr Lubitsch Goes to Hollywood: German and American Film After World War I''. Amsterdam University Press, 2005. External links * 1918 films Films of the German Empire German si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flyer From Goerz
''The Flyer from Goerz'' (German: ''Der Flieger von Goerz'') is a 1918 German silent war film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Ellen Richter, Harry Liedtke and Johannes Müller.Das Ufa-Buch p.32 Cast * Ellen Richter as Giunetta * Harry Liedtke Harry Liedtke (12 October 1882 – 28 April 1945) was a German film actor. Early life Liedtke was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a merchant as the seventh out of 12 children. After the death of his father in 1896, he grew up in an orphanage ... as Fliegeroberleutnant * Johannes Müller as Mario References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock & Michael Töteberg. ''Das Ufa-Buch''. Zweitausendeins, 1992. External links * 1918 films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby German war films 1918 war films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
