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Werner Dissel
Werner Friedrich Dissel (26 August 1912 – 22 January 2003) was a Germans, German actor, director, and German resistance to Nazism, resistance fighter against the Nazi regime. Biography Dissel's began working as a newspaper photographer in the late 1920s. After the Machtergreifung, Nazis' rise to power, he became a member of an antifascist group headed by Harro Schulze-Boysen, and was involved in the resistance newspaper ''Wille zum Reich''. Dissel was caught and imprisoned from 1937 to 1939. During his time in prison, the Gestapo arranged for Boysen to visit him, in the hope that something incriminating would be said while the two would be left alone in a tapped room; Boysen passed a cigarette pack to Dissel, on which he wrote that the police had no concrete evidence against him. After his release, Boysen convinced him to volunteer into the Wehrmacht, so he could "destroy Hitler's army from within". Dissel joined the armed forces shortly before the German Invasion of Poland, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the Cologne Bonn Region, urban region. Centered on the left bank of the Rhine, left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about southeast of NRW's state capital Düsseldorf and northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. The city's medieval Catholic Cologne Cathedral (), the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world, constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings, is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne, and Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, that has been produced in the city since 1709, and "col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DEFA
DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PROGRESS archive platform. History DEFA was founded in Spring 1946 in the Soviet Occupied Zone in eastern Germany; it was the first film production company in post-World War II Germany. While the other Allies, in their zones of occupation, viewed a rapid revival of a German film industry with suspicion, the Soviets valued the medium as a primary means of re-educating the German populace as it emerged from twelve years of Nazi rule. Headquartered in Berlin, the company was formally authorized by the Soviet Military Administration to produce films on 13 May 1946, although Wolfgang Staudte had already begun work on DEFA's first film, ''Die Mörder sind unter uns'' (''The Murderers Are Among Us'') nine days earlier. The original board of di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Liebe Und Der Co-Pilot
''Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot'' is an East German romantic comedy film directed by Richard Groschopp Richard Groschopp (19 February 1906 - 8 July 1996) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed in more than sixty films from 1932 to 1971. Selected filmography References External links * 1906 births 1996 deaths Film .... It was released in 1961. External links * 1961 films East German films 1960s German-language films 1961 romantic comedy films German aviation films Films directed by Richard Groschopp German romantic comedy films 1960s German films {{romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Opportunists (1960 Film)
''The Opportunists'' (French: ''Les arrivistes'', German: ''Trübe Wasser'') is a 1960 French-East German drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Madeleine Robinson, Jean-Claude Pascal and Clara Gansard.Goble p.992 It was a co-production between Pathé and DEFA. The source material is Honoré de Balzac's novel ''La Rabouilleuse ''La Rabouilleuse'' (''The Black Sheep'', or ''The Two Brothers'') is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of '' The Celibates'' in the series '' La Comédie humaine''. ''The Black Sheep'' is the title of the English translation by Dona ...''. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1960 films 1960 drama films French drama films German drama films East German films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Louis Daquin Films based on works by Honoré de Balzac Films based on French novels Films set in the 1820s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musterknaben
''Musterknaben'' (''Role Models''; English-language title: ''The Goodies''; also known as ''Das Beschwerdebuch or Alles aus Liebe'') is an East German romantic comedy film, directed by Johannes Knittel. It was originally released in the DDR in 1959 and again in Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ... in 1960. Plot Bassi and Edwin are the two laziest, most irresponsible construction workers in their workers' brigade. When they fall in love with their neighbors Thea and Susi, they pretend to be reliable young men and accompany their friends to a meeting of the local chapter house. To keep up appearances, the two are forced to undertake several duties which they would not have dreamed of doing otherwise. The plot turns into a chain of comical mistakes, but eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Confusion
''Love's Confusion'' (german: Verwirrung der Liebe) is an East German romantic comedy film directed by Slátan Dudow. It was released in 1959. Plot Students Dieter and Sonja, who are a couple for several years, attend a masquerade. Dieter confuses young Siegi with his friend and dances with her. He cannot forget her even after realizing she is not Sonja, and falls in love with her. Sonja, bitter and jealous, starts an affair with Siegi's boyfriend, Edy. The two new couples go on vacation in the Baltic Sea, where they encounter each other several times while enjoying the local attractions. They all resolve to marry their new partners. Only when they are headed toward the same registration office, do they realize their behavior was motivated by spite and anger. They again switch partners: Sonja marries Dieter and Siegi marries Edy. Cast * Angelica Domröse: Siegi * Annekathrin Bürger: Sonja * Willi Schrade: Dieter * Stefan Lisewski: Edy * Martin Flörchinger: Professor Boerwald * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before The Lightning Strikes
''Before the Lightning Strikes'' (german: Bevor der Blitz einschlägt) is an East German comedy film directed by Richard Groschopp. It was released in 1959. Plot Heinz, an ambitious reporter of the ''Berlin am Morgen'' newspaper, had made a fatal error when he prepared an article about a locomotive's factory, confusing the successful and motivated Schneider Workers' Brigade with the negligent Schindler Brigade. He also presented the tyrannical manager as a paragon of virtue. Heinz's editor, Christine, decides to send him to the factory for another mission, and this time he should mingle with workers by joining them. Heinz, who takes the new assignment with little enthusiasm, becomes a highly motivated laborer and even manages to influence the Brigades' members to stop quarrelling. He also helps the manager to reconnect with his subordinates. Heinz's second article is welcomed as brilliant. Cast * Christine Laszar as Christine Koch * Horst Drinda as Heinz Engelhardt * Johannes A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ware Für Katalonien
''Ware für Katalonien '' (English-language title: ''Goods For Catalonia'') is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Richard Groschopp. It was released in 1959. Plot At 1959, the People's Police notices a strange occurrence: the local demand for optical instruments increases, while the orders from abroad sharply decrease. Several detectives launch an investigation, revealing that a West German criminal named Hasso Teschendorf has been forging documents and using them to illegally obtain the goods, which he sold to the Spanish Army and to customers in Barcelona. After a long hunt, the smuggler is arrested just before he manages to flee to West Berlin. Cast * Wilfried Ortmann as Hasso Teschendorf * Fritz Diez as Captain Gerner * Werner Dissel as doorman * Peter Sturm as Mr. Dupont * Gerd Michael Henneberg as businessman * Manfred Krug as smuggler * Eva-Maria Hagen as Marion Stöckel * Hanna Rimkus as Sabine Falk * Hartmut Reck as Schellenberg * Heinz-Dieter Knaup as Hass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ein Mädchen Von 16 ½ , a Belgian obesity orga ...
Ein or EIN may refer to: Science and technology * Ein function, in mathematics * Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia, a lesion of the uterine lining * Equivalent input noise, of a microphone * European Informatics Network, a 1970s computer network Fictional characters * Ein, a character in the anime series ''Cowboy Bebop'' * Ein, a character in the video game series ''Dead or Alive'' * Ein, the protagonist of the Game Boy Advance game '' Riviera: The Promised Land'' Other uses * Aer Lingus (ICAO code), the flag carrier airline of Ireland * Eindhoven Airport (IATA code), in the Netherlands * Employer Identification Number, assigned by the US Internal Revenue Service * EPODE International Network EPODE International Network (EIN) is a not for profit, non-governmental organisation that seeks to support childhood obesity-prevention programmes across the world, via best practice sharing and capacity building. The name EPODE comes from ‘En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Misérables (1958 Film)
''Les Misérables'' is a 1958 film adaptation of the 1862 Victor Hugo novel. Written by Michel Audiard and René Barjavel, the film was directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and stars Jean Gabin as Jean Valjean. Adaptation The bishop's background is briefly sketched rather than detailed as in the novel. Javert is a young boy, the son of a guard in the Toulon prison, when he sees Valjean as a convict. Fantine's body, instead of being thrown into a public grave unceremoniously after Javert arrested Jean Valjean, was still in her deathbed after Jean Valjean escaped jail, and he pays Sister Simplice to bury her properly. Javert comes to arrest Jean Valjean when he is in the house of Thénardier intending to take Cosette with him. Sister Simplice admits Valjean and Cosette to the convent instead of Father Fauchevent. Thénardier, in disguise, meets Marius and proves to him with the help of newspaper clippings that he is completely mistaken about Valjean's criminal past. Cast Production C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Millionen Der Yvette
''Die Millionen der Yvette'' is an East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ... film. It was released in 1956. Cast External links * 1956 films East German films 1950s German-language films 1950s German films German black-and-white films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Thälmann (film)
''Ernst Thälmann'' is an East German film in two parts about the life of Ernst Thälmann, leader of the Communist Party of Germany during much of the Weimar Republic, directed by Kurt Maetzig and starring Günther Simon in the title role. The first part, ''Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse'' (Son of his Class), was released in 1954. It was followed by the 1955 sequel. ''Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse'' (Leader of his Class). Plot ''Ernst Thälmann - Son of his Class'' After fellow soldier Johannes Harms reports that a revolution has broken out at home, Thälmann - who leads a revolutionary cell on the Western Front - and his friend Fiete Jansen rebel against their officers, Zinker and Quadde, and desert. Harms dies in a shelling. In Berlin, the American capitalist Mr. McFuller demands to crush the Spartacists. Zinker, now a member of the Freikorps, murders Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. Thälmann hears of it and promises their sacrifice will not be in vain. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
