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Werner Pochath
Werner Pochath (29 September 1939 – 18 April 1993) was an Austrian film actor. He worked in Germany, Italy and the United States, and then in the 1980s he began a second career as a Hollywood agent. He had been the partner of the ballet director of the Hamburg State Opera, John Neumeier. In 2019, director Alexander Wank, made a documentary about Werner, called ''Werner Pochath, Mr Nice Guy". Partial filmography * '' Stahlnetz: '' (1966, TV series episode) as Dieter Hesse * ' (1967) as Cutler * '' The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield'' (1968) as Johnny Smith * '' Vengeance'' (1968) as Ricky / Kid * ''The Young Tigers of Hong Kong'' (1969) as Walter * '' Angels of the Street'' (1969) as Herbert Priel * ''Venus in Furs'' (1969) as Manfred * '' Slap in the Face'' (1970) as Jürgen * ''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' (1971) as Manuel * ' (1971) as Harry Lang * '' The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire'' (1971) as Marc Sobiesky * ' (1972) as Viktor Körner * ''Proklisis'' (1972) as Michalis * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curd Jürgens
Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 191518 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens. He was well known for playing Ernst Udet in ''Des Teufels General''. His English-language roles include ''James Bond'' villain Karl Stromberg in '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977), Éric Carradine in '' And God Created Woman'' (1956), and Professor Immanuel Rath in ''The Blue Angel'' (1959). Early life Jürgens was born on 13 December 1915 in the Munich borough of Solln, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire. His father, Kurt, was a trader from Hamburg, and his mother, Marie-Albertine, was a French teacher. He had two elder twin sisters, Jeanette and Marguerite. He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna. Due to serious injuries that he sustained in a car accident in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny And Jed
''Sonny and Jed'' ( it, La banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far-West, lit. "The Band of J. & S. - Criminal Chronicle of the Far West") is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film about a sheriff's (Sheriff Franciscus, played by Telly Savalas) relentless effort to stop a robber (Jed, played by Tomas Milian) and his girlfriend (Sonny, played by Susan George). The film was directed by Sergio Corbucci and is noted for its music, scored by Ennio Morricone. Cast * Tomas Milian: Jed Trigado * Susan George: Sonny Trigado, née Lester * Telly Savalas: Sheriff Franciscus * Rosanna Yanni : Linda Moreno (as Rossana Yanni) * Laura Betti: Betty * Franco Giacobini: Aparacito * Eduardo Fajardo: Don Garcia Moreno * Herbert Fux: Merril * Gene Collins : Hotel Owner (as Gene Collings) * Werner Pochath : Pistolero (as Wernet Pochat) * Álvaro de Luna Álvaro de Luna y Fernández de Jarava (between 1388 and 13902 June 1453), was a Castilian statesman, favourite of John II of Castile. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Target (1985 Film)
''Target'' is a 1985 American mystery thriller film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Matt Dillon and Gene Hackman. It was the last film distributed by Warner Bros. before ending the distribution deal with CBS and shutting down its film production arm. Plot In Dallas, Walter Lloyd (Hackman) runs a lumber business. After checking out at the office, Walter stops by the local racetrack, where his college-age son Chris (Dillon) works repairing stock cars. He reminds Chris of his mother's departure for Europe that afternoon, and Chris meets him back at the house to send her off. Though their relationship is slightly strained, the family is tightly woven and carry on amicably, although an underlying tension between father and son is hinted at. Before she leaves, Chris' mother asks Walter to "break through to the kid." Walter attempts to bond with Chris over the next few days, Chris staying at the house and going on a fishing trip with Walter. That night, the two are awoken by a lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hero's Story
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terror Express
''Terror Express'' ( it, La ragazza del vagone letto, lit. "The girl in the sleeping car") is a 1979 Italian crime film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Silvia Dionisio. The screenplay was written by George Eastman.Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 111.. Plot A dozen passengers find themselves on some carriages of a train on a long trip. Among them a prostitute, a few couples, some girls, a policeman and three criminals; the latter steal the gun from the policeman and take control of some coaches, committing murders, rapes and humiliation. But an unexpected stop will give Peter, a former convict, the opportunity for revenge. Cast * Silvia Dionisio as Giulia * Werner Pochath as Elio * Zora Kerova as Anna * Venantino Venantini as Anna's Husband * Andrea Scotti as Willis * Carlo De Mejo Carlo De Mejo (17 January 1945 – 18 December 2015) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Rome, De Mejo wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shark Hunter
''The Shark Hunter'' ( it, Il cacciatore di squali), also known as ''Guardians of the Deep'', is a 1979 Italian adventure film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Plot Mike Di Donato, an Italian-American man with a mysterious past, leads a solitary life in an anonymous sea island. His unusual work is the hunting of sharks, from which his partner derives handicrafts for the local market. Everything appears normal, until the arrival of several men of an unidentified organization in search of an unreachable booty of one hundred million dollars. Mike would be the only man able to retrieve it, but he is not willing to cooperate. The film saw the coining of the phrase 'Mooney Maiming'. It describes the artful way in which a shark can be maimed by spearing the upper reaches of his open mouth as it surfaces. This term is now widely used in the Great White Shark hunting community. Cast *Franco Nero: Mike Di Donato * Werner Pochath: Ramon * : Acapulco * Michael Forest: Donovan * Eduar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakthrough (1979 Film)
''Breakthrough'', also released as ''Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2'' and ''Sergeant Steiner'' is a 1979 war film set on the Western Front, specifically the Normandy coastline. The picture is a sequel to Sam Peckinpah's ''Cross of Iron'', and includes several characters from that film. The film starred several big names including Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum and Rod Steiger. Burton (Sergeant Steiner) and Helmut Griem (Major Stransky) assume the roles played by James Coburn and Maximilian Schell respectively in the original film. The supporting cast features Michael Parks and Curd Jürgens. Klaus Löwitsch is the only actor from ''Cross of Iron'' to reprise his role. Plot Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission after coming up against a Russian tank. He then takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just A Gigolo (1978 Film)
''Just a Gigolo'' (german: Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo, lit=Beautiful Gigolo, Poor Gigolo) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by David Hemmings and starring David Bowie. Set in post-World War I Berlin, it also features Sydne Rome, Kim Novak and Marlene Dietrich in her final film role. The film was panned by critics and audiences; this led Bowie to quip that it was "my 32 Elvis Presley movies rolled into one". Plot A Prussian officer (David Bowie) returns home to Berlin following the end of the Great War. Unable to find employment elsewhere, he works as a gigolo in a brothel run by the Baroness (Marlene Dietrich). He is eventually killed in street fighting between Nazis and Communists. Both sides claim his body but the Nazis succeed in capturing it and bury him with honours, "a hero to a cause he did not support". Cast * David Bowie as Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski * Sydne Rome as Cilly * Kim Novak as Helga von Kaiserling * David Hemmings as Captain Hermann Kraft * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatfoot In Africa
''Piedone l'africano'' (internationally released as ''Flatfoot in Africa'', ''Knock-Out Cop'' and ''The K.O. Cop'') is a 1978 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. It is the third and penultimate chapter in the "Flatfoot" film series. It is preceded by Flatfoot and Flatfoot in Hong Kong and followed by Flatfoot in Egypt Plot A trail of illicit diamonds takes Flatfoot and his acquaintance, Naples police commissioner Caputo, from Johannesburg to Swakopmund in the hopes of breaking up a South African smuggling ring. They are joined by Bodo, an African child, and confounded in their search by corrupt mining officials and an antagonistic inspector in the South-West African police. Cast * Bud Spencer as Insp. 'Flatfoot' Rizzo * Enzo Cannavale as Caputo * Werner Pochath as Spiros * Joe Stewardson as Smollet * Carel Trichardt as captain Muller * Dagmar Lassander as Margy Connors * Desmond Thompson as Inspector Desmond * Baldwin Dakile a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fearless (1978 Film)
''Fearless'' ( it, Poliziotto senza paura) is a 1978 ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Stelvio Massi. Cast *Maurizio Merli: Walter "Wally" Spada *Joan Collins: Brigitte *Gastone Moschin: Karl *Werner Pochath: Strauss * Annarita Grapputo: Annalise von Straben *Alexander Trojan: Von Straben * Jasmine Maimone: Renata * Massimo Vanni: Benito *Luciana Turina: Adele *Franco Ressel: Dr. Zimmer * Andrea Scotti: Inspector Nardelli Production According to director Stelvio Massi, the film was inspired by the character of Philip Marlowe, who he tried to have Maurizio Merli imitate to make him "more human, less violent cop, somewhat different from those he had already successfully played." Merli stated that when the producer found out that Merli's character would only shoot his gun once in the film,he was told "Come on, he must be shooting like mad, or else nobody's going to watch this movie!" ''Fearless'' was shot at Incir - De Paolis studios in Rome and on location in Vienna. Release ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleinhoff Hotel
''Kleinhoff Hotel'' is a 1977 erotic drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. Plot Pascale is a rich and beautiful French lady married to an architect, both often traveling around the world for work and then far away from each other. Just one of these circumstances, Pascale loses her plane to London and is forced to stay in Berlin. She chooses to stay at Kleinhoff Hotel, where she had lived as a student years earlier. The room next to her is occupied by Alex, a young fugitive terrorist hunted by German police and instructed by his group to eliminate Pedro, a suspected traitor. The curiosity and attraction to Alex becomes so overwhelming that Pascale renounces to her departure for London in order to stalk the young terrorist. Cast *Corinne Cléry: Pascale Rostand *Bruce Robinson: Karl aka Alex *Katja Rupé: Petra *Werner Pochath: David * Peter Kern: Erich Müller *Michele Placido: Pedro Production At the time this film came out, newspaper advertisements said it contained uns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casanova & Co
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (, ; 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, (''Story of My Life''), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of information about the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. As was not unusual at the time, Casanova, depending on circumstances, used more or less fictitious names, such as baron or count of Farussi (the maiden name of his mother) or Chevalier de Seingalt (). He often signed his works as "Jacques Casanova de Seingalt" after he began writing in French following his second exile from Venice. He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". Many of his exploits would be considered predatory by modern standards, however, including affairs with the emotionally vulnerable as well as the underaged. He associated with European royalty, popes, and cardinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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