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Walter Röhrig
Walter Röhrig (13 April 1897 – 1945) was a German art director.Stephens p.163 Selected filmography * '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920) * ''Masks'' (1920) * ''Parisian Women'' (1921) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * ''Miss Julie'' (1922) * ''Kaddish'' (1924) * ''Luther'' (1928) * ''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (1930) * '' Hocuspocus'' (1930) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) * ''Calais-Dover'' (1931) * ''In the Employ of the Secret Service'' (1931) * '' The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (1932) * ''Congress Dances'' (1932) * ''Waltz War'' (1933) * ''Refugees'' (1933) * ''Court Waltzes'' (1933) * ''The Empress and I'' (1933) * ''Season in Cairo'' (1933) * ''Night in May'' (1934) * ''The Young Baron Neuhaus'' (1934) * '' The Csardas Princess'' (1934) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) * ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) * ''Diamonds'' (1937) * ''My Son the Minister'' (1937) * ''Rembrandt'' (1942) * ''A Salzburg Comedy ''A Salzburg Comedy'' or '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Countess Of Monte Cristo (1932 Film)
''The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (german: Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo) is a 1932 German comedy drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster and Lucie Englisch. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios outside Berlin and on location in Vienna and the ski resort of Semmering. It was remade in the United States in 1934 with Fay Wray in the lead role. Plot Two struggling actresses are hired as extras to drive an expensive car while dressed in fancy outfits. Stopping at a winter resort they decide to pass themselves off as part of the wealthy set, one of them declaring herself to be the "Countess of Monte Cristo". Cast *Brigitte Helm as Jeanette Heider, Filmkomparsin *Rudolf Forster as Rumowski, Impostor *Lucie Englisch as Mimi, Filmkomparsin *Gustaf Gründgens as Der 'Baron' Impostor *Oskar Sima as Aufnahmeleiter Spitzkopf *Mathias Wieman as Stephan Riehl, Journalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds (1937 Film)
''Diamonds'' (german: Brillanten) is a 1937 German mystery film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Hansi Knoteck, Viktor Staal, and Hilde Körber. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Röhrig. Location shooting took place in Amsterdam and Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1937 films 1937 mystery films Films of Nazi Germany German mystery films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Eduard von Borsody German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Films set in Amsterdam Films shot in Amsterdam 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Blazing Heavens
''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. Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoy Hotel 217
''Savoy Hotel 217'' (German: ''Savoy-Hotel 217'') is a 1936 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. The costumes were by Herbert Ploberger. It premiered at Berlin's UFA-Palast am Zoo. Cast Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ... gave the film a positive review, characterizing it as an "agreeably ..slow, good-humoured murder-story". Praising Engel's acting as particularly vivid, Greene summarized the film, claiming: "melodramatic passions are given a pleasantly realistic setting by a very competent director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Waltz (1935 Film)
''The Royal Waltz'' (German: ''Königswalzer'') is a 1935 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Paul Hörbiger, Curd Jürgens, and Carola Höhn. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin.Klaus p.109 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. A separate French-language version '' Royal Waltz'' was also released. It was remade in 1955 under the same title. Synopsis In 1852 an Austrian count is sent to Munich to arrange the marriage between his master Emperor Franz Joseph and the Princess Elisabeth, the daughter of the King of Bavaria King of Bavaria was a title held by the hereditary Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the state known as the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1805 until 1918, when the kingdom was abolished. It was the second time Bavaria was a kingdom, almost a thousand .... Cast References Bibliography * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931''. Klaus-Archiv, 2006. * Reime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Csardas Princess (1934 Film)
''The Csardas Princess'' (german: Die Czardasfürstin) is a 1934 German operetta film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Mártha Eggerth, Hans Söhnker and Paul Kemp. It is based on the 1915 operetta '' Die Csárdásfürstin'' composed by Emmerich Kálmán. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. A separate French-language version ''Princesse Czardas'' was also produced. In 1951 Jacoby remade the film starring his wife Marika Rökk. Cast * Mártha Eggerth as Sylva Varescu *Hans Söhnker as Prinz Edwin Weylersheim * Paul Kemp as Graf Bonipart Kancsianu * Inge List as Countess Stasi von Planitz *Paul Hörbiger as Feri von Kerekes *Hans Junkermann as Der Kommandeur *Friedrich Ulmer as Fürst Weylersheim *Ida Wüst as Fürstin Weylersheim *Edwin Jürgensen as Der Manager *Andor Heltai as Der Zigeunerprimas *Ilse Fürstenberg as Mädi vom Chantant *Marina von Ditmar as Mädi vom Chantant *Charlott Daudert as Mädi vom Chantant *Karin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Baron Neuhaus
''The Young Baron Neuhaus'' (German: ''Der junge Baron Neuhaus'') is a 1934 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Viktor de Kowa, Käthe von Nagy and Christl Mardayn. Produced and distributed by UFA, it was shot at the company's Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location around Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Plot Vienna, 1753. The young Empress Maria Theresa wants to be a shining example for her compatriots, whose morality worries her. Above all, "window-slinging" young men, i.e. those gentlemen who enter the sleeping rooms of presumably chaste, innocent, young ladies at night, arouse her anger. The monarch therefore plans to urgently change something about this "bad habit" and is looking for morally stable allies for her project. One day, Her Majesty is recommended the supposedly modest Baron Neuhaus, on whom her lady-in-waiting, Countess Christl Palm, has cast an eye. In order to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night In May
''Night in May'' (french: Nuit de mai) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette, Gustav Ucicky and Raoul Ploquin. It starred Käthe von Nagy, Fernand Gravey and Annie Ducaux. It is the French-language version of UFA's ''The Young Baron Neuhaus''. Such multi-language versions were common during the early years of sound film before dubbing had become more widespread. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Plot Baron Neuhaus obtains the responsibility of the police at the court of Maria Theresa. He is tasked with searching for a man who smuggled into the home of Countess Christel. But it is actually about himself, who came to thank the Countess's maid. Cast *Käthe von Nagy as Countess Christel Palm *Fernand Gravey as Baron Neuhaus *Annie Ducaux as Empress Marie-Thérèse *Monette Dinay as Toni *Lucien Baroux as Monsieur Stockel *Marguerite Templey as Madame Stockel *Katia Lova as Josefa *Alexandre Rignault as Gaysberge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season In Cairo
''Season in Cairo'' (german: Saison in Kairo) is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Gustav Waldau.Bregfelder & Bock p. 346 A French-language version '' Idylle au Caire'' was released, also featuring Müller. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot on location in Egypt at Giza and Cairo, with interior filming taking place at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci .... Cast References Bibliography * * * External links * 1933 films 1933 musical comedy films German musical comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel Films set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Empress And I
''The Empress and I'' (german: Ich und die Kaiserin) is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Friedrich Hollaender and starring Lilian Harvey, Mady Christians and Conrad Veidt.Bock & Bergfelder p. 209 It is also known by the alternative title of ''The Only Girl''. The film was produced as a multi-language version. '' Moi et l'impératrice'' a separate French-language version was released as well as '' The Only Girl'' in English. The multilingual Harvey played the same role in all three films. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was made by Erich Pommer's production unit at UFA, several of whom left the country after the film's release due to the Nazi Party's assumption of power. Synopsis After a fall from a horse, a wealthy Marquis is believed to be dying. While he lies there, he is comforted by the singing of a beautiful woman. When he unexpectedly recovers, he tries to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Waltzes
''Court Waltzes'' (french: La guerre des valses) is a 1933 musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and Raoul Ploquin and starring Fernand Gravey, Armand Dranem and Madeleine Ozeray. It was the French-language version of '' Waltz War'', made by the German studio UFA and also directed by Berger.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 195 In the early years of sound it was common to shoot completely separate versions of films in different languages before dubbing became more established. It was part of a trend of operetta films released during the decade. Cast * Fernand Gravey as Franz * Armand Dranem as Le juge * Madeleine Ozeray as Queen Victoria * Fernand Charpin as Joseph Lanner * Pierre Mingand as Johann Strauss * Janine Crispin as Katie * Paul Ollivier as Le chambellan * François Rozet as Prince Albert * Arletty as La chocolatière * Maximilienne as Une dame d'honneur * Eric Roiné * Nane Germon * Jane Marken * Willy Rozier Willy Rozier (27 June 1901 – 29 May 1983) was a Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
