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The Green Domino (1935 Film)
''The Green Domino'' (German: ''Der grüne Domino'') is a 1935 German mystery drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Brigitte Horney, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Theodor Loos. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Bavaria around Munich and the Tegernsee. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. It is based on the novel ''Der Fall Claasen'' by Erich Ebermayer. A separate French-language version '' Le Domino vert'' was also produced, directed by Selpin and Henri Decoin but featuring a different cast.Rentschler p.287 Cast * Brigitte Horney as Ellen Fehling / Marianne Fehling * Karl Ludwig Diehl as Dr. Bruck * Theodor Loos as Herr von Falck * Margarete Schön as Frau von Falck * Waldemar Leitgeb as Dr. Nohl * Erika von Thellmann as Theres * Erich Fiedler as Herr Fehling * Eduard Wesener as Herr Pollnow * Alice Treff as Lilly Bruck * Hans Leibelt as Justizrat Lorenz * Trude Hesterberg as Lulu Mielk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Selpin
Herbert Selpin (29 May 1904 – 1 August 1942) was a German film director and screenwriter of light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s. He is best known for his final film, the partly suppressed ''Titanic (1943 film), Titanic'', during the production of which he was arrested by Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. He was later found dead in his prison cell. Life and career Herbert Selpin was born on 29 May 1904 in Berlin. After his medical studies in the same city, Selpin worked as a dancer, boxer, librarian, and art seller before he obtained, in the mid-1920s, an internship at the prestigious Universum Film AG, UFA film studios. Among other assignments at UFA, he worked on the set of Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's ''Faust (1926 film), Faust'' (1926). Selpin was subsequently employed by the European subsidiary of the Fox Film Corporation, where he held several positions, including – in 1927 – that of director's assistant to Walther Ruttmann on the set of ''Berlin: Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babelsberg Studios
Babelsberg Film Studio (german: Filmstudio Babelsberg), located in Potsdam-Babelsberg outside Berlin, Germany, is the second oldest large-scale film studio in the world only preceded by the Danish Nordisk Film (est. 1906), producing films since 1912. With a total area of about and a studio area of about it is Europe's largest film studio. Hundreds of films, including Fritz Lang's ''Metropolis'' and Josef von Sternberg's ''The Blue Angel'' were filmed there. More recent productions include ''V for Vendetta'', '' Captain America: Civil War'', ''Æon Flux'', '' The Bourne Ultimatum'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Inglourious Basterds'', ''Cloud Atlas'', ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'', ''The Hunger Games'', ''Isle of Dogs'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''. Today, Studio Babelsberg remains operational mainly for feature film productions. It also acts as producer on German productions and co-producer on international high-budget productions. Since January 2022 it has been owned by TPG Real Estate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Von Thellmann
Erika von Thellmann (1902–1988) was an Austrian actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career.Fritsche p.254 Selected filmography * ''The Stone Rider'' (1923) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) *''The Green Domino'' (1935) * '' The Valley of Love'' (1935) * '' Susanne in the Bath'' (1936) * ''The Irresistible Man'' (1937) * '' The Deruga Case'' (1938) * ''The Great and the Little Love'' (1938) * '' Opera Ball'' (1939) * ''Roses in Tyrol'' (1940) * ''My Daughter Doesn't Do That'' (1940) * ''Carl Peters'' (1941) * ''Women Are Better Diplomats'' (1941) * ''With the Eyes of a Woman'' (1942) * '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (1943) * '' Young Hearts'' (1944) * '' Tell the Truth'' (1946) * ''Everything Will Be Better in the Morning''_(1948) *_''In_the_Temple_of_Venus.html" ;"title="ilm directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt">ilm.html" ;"title="omedy [film">omedy [film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Ellen Schwa ...'' (1948) * ''In the Temple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Leitgeb
Waldemar Leitgeb (1901 – 1974) was a Turkish-born German stage actor and director. He also appeared in a number of films such including '' Sky Hounds''.Richards p.375 Selected filmography *''The Green Domino'' (1935) * ''Tango Notturno'' (1937) * ''A Prussian Love Story ''A Prussian Love Story'' (german: Preußische Liebesgeschichte) is a 1938 German historical romance film directed by Paul Martin and starring Karl Günther, Hans Nielsen, and Willy Fritsch. The film depicts the love affair between William I and ...'' (1938) * '' The Rothschilds'' (1940) * '' Sky Hounds'' (1942) * '' Münchhausen'' (1943) * '' Dunja'' (1955) References Bibliography * Richards, Jeffrey. ''Visions of Yesterday''. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. External links * 1901 births 1974 deaths German male film actors German male stage actors Male actors from Istanbul German expatriates in the Ottoman Empire {{Germany-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarete Schön
Margarete Schön (born Margarethe Schippang; 7 April 1895 – 26 December 1985) was a German stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly fifty years. She is internationally recognized for her role as Kriemhild in director Fritz Lang's ''Die Nibelungen'' series of two silent fantasy films, ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried'' and ''Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge''. Stage career Born in Magdeburg, Germany as Margarethe Schippang, she received private acting lessons with the theatre actor Hans Calm in Dessau. In 1912 she made her stage debut in Bad Freienwalde. Shortly thereafter, she received a commitment at the municipal theater of Bromberg (now, Bydgoszcz, in present-day Poland). From 1915 to 1918 she was part of the ensemble cast of the Deutsches Theater in Hanover, and from 1918 to 1945 she performed at the Staatstheater Berlin. Film career In 1919, Margarete Schön made her film debut in the Carl Wilhelm-directed ''Du meine Himmelskönigin''. She would spend the next two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography During World War I, Decoin served as a pilot. After that he worked as a sports journalist for '' L'Auto'', ''L'Intransigeant'' and '' Paris-Soir''. In 1926 he published his first book, influenced by Dadaism, the experimental and prize-winning ''Quinze Combats'' (''Fifteen Rounds''), in which a boxing match is seen subjectively by a boxer, and in 1933 directed his first film, ''Les requins du pétrole'' (''The Oil Sharks''). He was known for tackling many genres; with adaptations of Georges Simenon as The Strangers in the House (1942) - featuring Raimu in one of his famous roles, and The Tru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Domino Vert
''The Green Domino'' (french: Le Domino vert) is a 1935 French/German drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Herbert Selpin, based on play by Erich Ebermayer. It tells the story of a rich heiress who falls in love with an art critic after his wife has been murdered. It was released on DVD in France on 5 April 2007. Cast *Danielle Darrieux as Hélène de Richemond / Marianne *Charles Vanel as Nebel *Maurice Escande as Henri Bruquier, le critique d'art *Daniel Lecourtois as Naulin *Marcel Herrand as M. de Richemond *Jany Holt as Lily Bruquier *Jeanne Pérez *Henri Beaulieu as Monsieur de Fallec, Hélène's uncle *Marcelle Géniat as Mademoiselle de Fallec, Hélène's aunt *André Burgère as Robert Zamietti *Henri Guisol *Georges Douking *Henry Bonvallet *Lucien Dayle *Jeanne Pérez Jeanne Pérez (28 September 1894 – 11 May 1975) was a French film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1930 and 1975. Filmography References External links * 1894 births 1975 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Schiller
Willy Schiller (11 August 1899 – 17 July 1973) was a German art director.Allan & Sandford p.3 In the later part of his career he worked for DEFA, the East German state-controlled film studio. Selected filmography * ''Radio Magic'' (1927) * ''The Green Alley'' (1928) * ''Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (1928) * ''The Lady from Argentina'' (1928) * ''Love in the Cowshed'' (1928) * ''Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That'' (1928) * '' The Night of Terror'' (1929) * ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1929) * '' The Youths'' (1929) * ''Distinguishing Features'' (1929) * ''Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness'' (1929) * ''Youthful Indiscretion'' (1929) * ''Beware of Loose Women'' (1929) * ''Secret Police'' (1929) * ''The Woman Everyone Loves Is You'' (1929) * '' The Daredevil Reporter'' (1929) * ''From a Bachelor's Diary'' (1929) * ''German Wine'' (1929) * '' A Mother's Love'' (1929) * '' Busy Girls'' (1930) * '' Witnesses Wanted'' (1930) * ''Man schenkt sich Rosen, wenn man verliebt ist'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Hunte
Otto Hunte (9 January 1881 – 28 December 1960) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Hunte is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his set designs on the early silent movies of Fritz Lang. His early career was defined by a working relationship with fellow designers Karl Vollbrecht and Erich Kettelhut. Hunte's architectural designs are found in many of the most important films of the period including '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'', ''Die Nibelungen'' (1924), ''Metropolis'' (1927) and '' Der blaue Engel''. Hunte subsequently worked as one of the leading set designers during the Nazi era. After World War II, he was employed by the East German DEFA studios. Selected filmography * ''The Mistress of the World'' (1919) * '' The Spiders'' (1919) * ''The Wandering Image'' (1920) * ''The Women of Gnadenstein'' (1921) * ''The Passion of Inge Krafft'' (1921) * '' The Indian Tomb'' (1921) * '' Dr. Mabuse th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegernsee (lake)
The Tegernsee is a ''Zungenbecken'' lake in the Bavarian Alps in southern Germany. The lake is the centre of a popular recreation area south-east of Munich. Resorts on the lake include the eponymous Tegernsee, as well as Bad Wiessee, Kreuth, Gmund, and Rottach-Egern. The lake is some in length, with a width of and an area of . It reaches a maximum depth of , with an average depth of , and the normal water level is above sea level. The lake flows into the River Mangfall, a tributary of the River Inn and thence the River Danube. The buildings of the former Benedictine monastery of Tegernsee Abbey lie on the banks of the lake. Now in private hands, they are now known as ''Schloss Tegernsee''. The area around the lake is linked to Munich by rail through trains of the Bayerische Oberlandbahn, which, in the final part of their journey, travel over the tracks of the privately owned Tegernsee-Bahn. Pleasure boat services serve several points on the lake, and are operated by boat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by population, third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 11th-largest city in the European Union. The Munich Metropolitan Region, city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Northern Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the population density, most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialects, Bavarian dialect area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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