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The Empress Of China (film)
''The Empress of China'' (german: Die Kaiserin von China) is a 1953 German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Grethe Weiser, Nadja Tiller and Joachim Brennecke.Bergfelder p. 125 It was shot at the Spandau Studios and location shooting, on location at Wannsee in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Schneider (art director), Karl Schneider and Kurt Herlth. Cast * Grethe Weiser as Tante Clementine * Nadja Tiller as Viktoria * Joachim Brennecke as Heinrich Morland * Ernst Waldow as Professor Mirrzahler * Edith Schollwer as Frau Lose * Kurt Vespermann as Herr Lose * Ruth Stephan * Erich Fiedler * Ursula Herking * Hans Zesch-Ballot as Dr. Stansberg * Maria Zach * Rolf Weih as Dr. Müller * Wolfgang Neuss as Wonderful * as Wanderstein * Heinz Holl * Gerd Vespermann * Peter Lehmbrock * Herbert Weissbach * Joe Furtner * Lys Assia as Sängerin * Ilja Glusgal as Sänger * Harold Horn as Dancer * Liane Müller as Dancer * Ursula Voß References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Sekely
Steve Sekely (February 25, 1899– March 9, 1979) was a Hungarian film director. Born István Székely, he was known by several names, based on his changing professional and immigration status, including Stefan Szekely. He directed films in Hungarian, German, and English. Biography He worked as a newspaper journalist in Germany, before returning to Hungary in the early 1930s. He directed one of the most famous classic Hungarian films, the frequently revived comedy ''Hyppolit, a lakáj'' (1931). That film was remade in 2000 and the original was later digitally restored and released on DVD. Sekely left pre-war Hungary, fleeing growing fascism and laws restricting rights and professional opportunities for Jews. He worked in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood for much of his subsequent career, directing mostly B movies and early episodic TV, although he directed his best-known English language film, the cult science fiction thriller ''The Day of the Triffids (film), The Day o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |