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Unter Heißem Himmel
''Under Blazing Skies'' or ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (German: ''Unter heißem Himmel'') is a 1936 German adventure film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Lotte Lang and Aribert Wäscher.Kreimeier p.237 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location on the Aegean Sea coast of Greece. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was produced and distributed by Germany's largest film company UFA. The film was popular enough to be given a second release in West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ... in 1950. Cast References Bibliography * Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999. External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Ucicky
Gustav Ucicky (6 July 1899 – 27 April 1961) was an Austrians, Austrian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He was one of the more successful directors in Austria and Germany from the 1930s through to the early 1960s. His work covered a wide variety of genres, but he is most acclaimed for his work in romantic drama and drama films. accessed 26 July 2012 Biography Born in Vienna, Ucicky is often stated to have been the illegitimate son of painter Gustav Klimt for whom his mother Marie Učická from Prague worked and modeled, although this paternity is unconfirmed. He had begun an apprenticeship as a graphic designer, when he entered the film industry at the age of 17.Selected filmography References |
Robert Herlth
Robert Herlth (2 May 1893 – 6 January 1962) was a German art director. He was one of the leading designers of German film sets during the 1920s and 1930s.Reimer & Reimer p.146 Filmography * ''Masks'' (1920) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * '' The Secret of Bombay'' (1921) * ''The Devil's Chains'' (1921) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) * ''Wandering Souls'' (1921) * ''Parisian Women'' (1921) * ''Miss Julie'' (1922) * ''Madame de La Pommeraye's Intrigues'' (1922) * '' Luise Millerin'' (1922) * '' The Earl of Essex'' (1922) * '' The Treasure'' (1923) * '' Comedy of the Heart'' (1924) * '' The Last Laugh'' (1924) * '' The Chronicles of the Gray House'' (1925) * ''Tartuffe'' (1926) * ''Faust'' (1926) * ''Luther'' (1928) * ''Looping the Loop'' (1928) * ''Whirl of Youth'' (1928) * '' Four Devils'' (1928) * ''Asphalt'' (1929) * ''The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna'' (1929) * '' Manolescu'' (1929) * ''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (1930) * ''The Temporary Widow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhold Bernt
Reinhold Bernt (19 December 1902 – 26 October 1981) was a German film actor. Bernt was born Reinhold Bienert in Berlin and died in West Berlin. Career Bernt's acting career began in Stuttgart with a theater debut. Soon after, he traveled to Berlin. There, he founded a troupe known as the "Group of Young Actors" with his brother, Gerhard Bernt. He performed across Berlin and entered the film industry in the 1930s. he was not only an actor, but also an assistant director and screenwriter. He appeared in some Nationalist Socialist propaganda films, such as ''Im Namen des Volkes'' (In the Name of the People). After World War II, he performed at the Schillertheater and in Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA). It became harder to obtain large roles, so he began to act increasingly as supporting characters. eventually, he moved on to voicing radio plays, performing a total of 320 roles. He passed away on October 26, 1981 in Berlin. Selected filmography * ''The Blue Angel'' (1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erna Fentsch
Erna Fentsch (21 April 1909 – 26 November 1997) was a German actress and screenwriter. She appeared 18 films between 1932 and 1944. Selected filmography * '' A Man with Heart'' (1932) * '' The Tunnel'' (1933) * '' The Champion of Pontresina'' (1934) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) * '' The Unsuspecting Angel'' (1936) * ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) * '' The Sinful Village'' (1940) * '' The White Hell of Pitz Palu'' (1950) * '' The Exchange'' (1952) * '' Have Sunshine in Your Heart'' (1953) * ''The Confession of Ina Kahr'' (1954) * '' Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love'' (1955) * ''Sebastian Kneipp Sebastian Kneipp (17 May 1821 – 17 June 1897) was a German Catholic priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic medicine movement. He is most commonly associated with the "Kneipp Cure" form of hydrotherapy (often called "Kneipp ther ...'' (1958) References External links * 1909 births 1997 deaths German film actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Frank (actress)
Ellen Frank (1904–1999) was a German film and television actress.Goble p.4 Selected filmography * ''The Racokzi March'' (1933) * ''Such a Rascal'' (1934) * ''Peer Gynt'' (1934) * ''A Night of Change'' (1935) * '' The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1935) * ''The Blonde Carmen'' (1935) * ''The Old and the Young King'' (1935) * ''Family Parade'' (1936) * ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) * ''Gold in New Frisco'' (1939) * ''Little Red Riding Hood'' (1954) * ''Hansel and Gretel'' (1954) * ''The Angel with the Flaming Sword'' (1954) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1955) * ''Lina Braake ''Lina Braake'' ( Brechtian subtitle: ''Die Interessen der Bank können nicht die Interessen sein, die Lina Braake hat'') is a 1975 West German drama film directed by Bernhard Sinkel and starring Lina Carstens, Fritz Rasp and Herbert Bötticher.T ...'' (1975) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1904 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Trevor
Anthony Cedric Sebastian Steane (14 December 1893 – 19 December 1976), known by the stage name Jack Trevor, was a British film actor of the silent and early sound era. Based in Weimar (and later Nazi) Germany, he acted in 67 films between 1922 and 1943. He was later convicted by the Central Criminal Court of collaboration for appearing in multiple propaganda films of the Nazi regime, but his sentence was overturned on the basis that he'd only worked under duress. Early life and military service Trevor was born Anthony Cedric Sebastian Steane in London in 1893, to upper-class parents. He studied at New College, Oxford, and was drafted into the British Army, where he was posted to the Manchester Regiment. By 1915, he was posted to Gallipoli and later France as an acting Second Lieutenant. He was wounded in action in 1916, and was for a time invalidated out of service. In June 1917, while under orders to return to France after sick leave, he absented himself; and in Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Gondrell
Adolf Gondrell (1902–1954) was a German stage and film actor known for his comedy roles. His name is also seen as Adolph Gondrell. After working as master of ceremonies at the Simplizissimus cabaret in Munich, "he bought the cabaret Simpl in 1929 and soon became the most important master of ceremonies outside of Berlin." Selected filmography * ''The Impossible Woman'' (1936) * ''There Were Two Bachelors'' (1936) * ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) * '' The Sinful Village'' (1940) * ''Venus on Trial'' (1941) * ''What Does Brigitte Want?'' (1941) * ''The Little Residence'' (1942) * ''The Endless Road'' (1943) * '' The Millionaire'' (1947) * '' Between Yesterday and Tomorrow'' (1947) * '' Night of the Twelve'' (1949) * ''Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' (1950) * ''Sensation in Savoy'' (1950) * ''Good Fortune in Ohio'' (1950) * ''The Last Shot'' (1951) * ''Scandal at the Girls' School ''Scandal at the Girls' School'' (german: Skandal im Mädchenpensionat) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Turay
Ida Turay (Born Ida Turmayer; 28 September 1907 – 2 June 1997) was a Hungarian film actress. She was the sister of the actress and singer Clara Tabody. Selected filmography * ''Prisoner Number Seven'' (1929) * '' The New Relative'' (1934) * ''Ida regénye'' ''( Romance of Ida)'' (1934) * ''Ez a villa eladó'' ''( Villa for Sale)'' (1935) * '' Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) * ''Pesti mese'' ''( Tales of Budapest)'' (1937) * '' Hotel Kikelet'' ''( Hotel Springtime)'' (1937) * '' A kölcsönkért kastély'' ''( The Borrowed Castle)'' (1937) * '' Rézi Friday'' (1938) * ''Magda Expelled'' (1938) * '' Seven Years Hard Luck'' (1940) * '' Egy szoknya, egy nadrág'' ''( One Skirt, One Trousers)'' (1943) * '' Janika'' (1949) * ''Állami Áruház'' ''( The State Department Store)'' (1953) * '' The Liar'' (1961) * '' Csínom Palkó'' (1973) * ''Oh, Bloody Life Oh, Bloody Life ( hu, Te rongyos élet) is a 1984 Hungarian comedy film directed by Péter Bacsó. Cast * Dorottya Udvaros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Leibelt
Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''The Man in Search of His Murderer'' (1931) as Adamowski * ''The Street Song'' (1931) as the inspector * '' The Captain from Köpenick'' (1931) as Man at the advertising column * ''You Don't Forget Such a Girl'' (1932) as Hahnen Sr. * ''Night Convoy'' (1932) * ''The Magic Top Hat'' (1932) as the stage director * ''Love at First Sight'' (1932) as Count Prillwitz * ''Contest'' (1932) as Brandt, Mercedes team manager * '' Morgenrot'' (1933) as Bürgermeister von Meerskirchen * ''Konjunkturritter'' (1934) * ''Zimmermädchen... Dreimal klingeln'' (1934) as Otto Ruhland * ''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' (1934) as Reider the banker * ''My Heart Calls You'' (1934) * ''A Man Wants to Get to Germany'' (1934) as Morron, Manuela's advisor * '' The Island'' (1934) as Bank Director * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Hübner
Bruno Hübner (1899–1983) was an Austrian film and television actor known for his work in Germany.Goble p.412 He was born in Reichenberg then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which later became part of Czechoslovakia. Selected filmography * ''Punks Arrives from America'' (1935) * ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) * ''A Wedding Dream'' (1936) * '' Patriots'' (1937) * ''The Broken Jug'' (1937) * ''Such Great Foolishness'' (1937) * ''The Mountain Calls'' (1938) * ''Maria Ilona'' (1939) * ''The Green Emperor'' (1939) * ''Falstaff in Vienna'' (1940) * '' Bismarck'' (1940) * '' The Rothschilds'' (1940) * ''The Fox of Glenarvon'' (1940) * '' Counterfeiters'' (1940) * ''The Rainer Case'' (1942) * ''Nora'' (1944) * '' The Millionaire'' (1947) * '' The Lost Face'' (1948) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1949) * '' Doctor Praetorius'' (1950) * ''A Devil of a Woman'' (1951) * ''My Name is Niki'' (1952) * ''The Great Temptation'' (1952) * ''Knall and Fall as Detectives'' (1953) * ''Fanfare of Marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Deltgen
Renatus Heinrich Deltgen born 30 April 1909 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; died 29 January 1979 in Cologne, West Germany) was a Luxembourgian stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ..., who spent most of his career in Germany. Selected filmography External links * 1909 births 1979 deaths People from Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourgian male television actors Luxembourgian male film actors 20th-century Luxembourgian male actors German Film Award winners {{Luxembourg-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Engel
Alexander Engel, birth name: Kurt Engel (4 June 1902 – 25 July 1968) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1968. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Saarbrücken, West Germany. He chose the stage name "Alexander", to prevent confusion with the popular musician Kurt Engel. Selected filmography * '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) * ''The Love Express'' (1931) * ''Venetian Nights'' (1931) * ''Hasenklein kann nichts dafür'' (1932) - Fritz - Bürodiener * ''A Prince's Young Love'' (1933) - Kandidat Schmitt * '' Music in the Blood'' (1934) - Klinkermann, erster Geiger * '' Princess Turandot'' (1934) * '' One Too Many on Board'' (1935) - Ingenieur Sparkuhl * ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) - Fedor Fedorovich Daschenko * ''Schlußakkord'' (1936) - Mr. Smith * ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) - Theater director * '' White Slaves'' (1937) - Turbin * ''Madame Bovary'' (1937) - Homais, Apoteker * ''The Yellow Flag'' (1937) - Dr. Martinez - Arzt - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
