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Werner Peters
Werner Peters (7 July 1918 – 30 March 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1947 and 1971. Biography Peters was born in Werlitzsch, Kreis Delitzsch, Prussian Saxony, and died of a heart attack on a promotion tour for his latest film in Wiesbaden, Germany. His film career started with the lead in Wolfgang Staudte's ''Der Untertan'', produced in the young German Democratic Republic. Peters then worked in West Germany, appearing mostly in supporting roles in popular movies. He also established himself in the European and international film industry by frequently playing sinister German or Nazi characters. Peters appeared in two episodes of the 1966 American television espionage drama ''Blue Light''. These were edited together with two other episodes to create the theatrical film ''I Deal in Danger'', released in December 1966, which included his role. Selected filmography * ''The Beaver Coat'' (1949), as Eberhard Schulz * ''Der Kahn der fröhlic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prussian Saxony
The Province of Saxony (german: link=no, Provinz Sachsen), also known as Prussian Saxony () was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1944. Its capital was Magdeburg. It was formed by the merger of various territories ceded or returned to Prussia in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna: most of the former northern territories of the Kingdom of Saxony (the remainder of which became part of Brandenburg or Silesia), the former French Principality of Erfurt, the Duchy of Magdeburg, the Altmark, the Principality of Halberstadt, and some other districts. The province was bounded by the Electorate of Hesse (the province of Hesse-Nassau after 1866), the Kingdom of Hanover (the province of Hanover after 1866) and the Duchy of Brunswick to the west, Hanover (again) to the north, Brandenburg to the north and east, Silesia to the south-east, and the rump kingdom of Saxony and the small Ernestine duchies to the south. Its shape was very irregular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Of St
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of Doctor Mabuse
''The Return of Doctor Mabuse'' (german: Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse) is a 1961 black-and-white crime film/thriller made in West Berlin. It was a West German/French/Italian international co-production directed by Harald Reinl that was the second of the 1960s CCC Films Dr. Mabuse film series, being the sequel to Fritz Lang's ''The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse'' (1960). It starred Gert Fröbe, Daliah Lavi and in his first German film, Lex Barker. The film was co-written by Ladislas Fodor and in his first screenplay, Marc Behm who gives the film a science fictional plot that would be followed in the other films in the series. It was shot at the Spandau Studios and on location around Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Jürgen Kiebach. The German title ''Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse'' was a reference to the popular German police procedural television show of the time, '' Stahlnetz''. In 1966 the 1960s Dr. Mabuse films were released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auf Wiedersehen (film)
''Auf Wiedersehen '' is a 1961 West German film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gert Fröbe, Joachim Fuchsberger, Günter Pfitzmann, Werner Peters and Elke Sommer. It was based on a novel by Reinhold Pabel and features Louis Armstrong in a cameo role. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place in Gibraltar, Spain and Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Oskar Pietsch. Cast * Gert Fröbe as Angelo Pirrone * Joachim Fuchsberger as Ferdinand Steinbichler * Günter Pfitzmann as Willi Kuhlke * Elke Sommer as Suzy Dalton * Werner Peters as Paul Blümel * Margot Eskens as Anna Kuhlke * Heinz Weiss as Steve O'Hara * Kurd Pieritz as Gus Wheeler * Fritz Tillmann as George Dalton * Stanislav Ledinek as Konrad Czerny * Hans W. Hamacher as William Shake * Peter Capell as Louis Holloway * Heinrich Gies as Don Howley * Hendrik Sick as Pietro * Louis Armstrong as Himself * Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann Kurt Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thousand Eyes Of Dr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roses For The Prosecutor
''Roses for the Prosecutor'' (german: Rosen für den Staatsanwalt) is a 1959 West German comedy film with tragical and critical elements, directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Martin Held, Walter Giller and Ingrid van Bergen. It was one of the few German movies of the 1950s which openly addressed the German Nazi era. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios in Göttingen near Hanover and above all, in Kassel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. Plot In the final days of World War II, German soldier Rudi Kleinschmidt is arrested for the perceived theft of " air force chocolate" which, in reality, he bought through the black market. During his court-martial, judge Wilhelm Schramm accuses Kleinschmidt of Wehrkraftzersetzung and aiding the enemy, and sentences him to death. However, his execution is prevented by an Allied air raid and he narrowly escapes, but not before fetching the document carrying the sentence signed by Schramm as bureaucratic evidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat Shows Her Claws
''The Cat Shows Her Claws'' (French: ''La chatte sort ses griffes'') is a 1960 French war drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul, Horst Frank and François Guérin.Bessy & Chirat p.287 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Paris including Montmartre. It is the sequel to the 1958 film '' The Cat'' about the French Resistance. Synopsis Cora Menessier is sentenced to death by the Resistance in 1944 for an alleged betrayal. After her execution she is left for dead, but is recovered by the Germans who brainwash her and plan to use her as a counter-agent. They release her to target a Resistance operation designed to blow up a train carrying V1s to be used to bombard London and the English coast. Cast * Françoise Arnoul as Cora Menessier dite La Chatte * Horst Frank as Major von Hollwitz * François Guérin as Louis * Harold Kay as Charles * Françoise Spira as Marie-José * Jacques Fabbri as Gustave - le chef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was of the (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and a main architect of the Holocaust. As a member of a reserve battalion during World War I, Himmler did not see active service, and did not fight. He studied agriculture in university, and joined the Nazi Party in 1923 and the SS in 1925. In 1929, he was appointed by Adolf Hitler. Over the next 16 years, he developed the SS from a 290-man battalion into a million-strong paramilitary group, and set up and controlled the Nazi concentration camps. He was known for good organisational skills and for selecting highly competent subordinates, such as Reinhard Heydrich in 1931. From 1943 onwards, he was both Chief of German Police and Minister of the Interior, overseeing all internal and external police and security forces, including the Gestapo (Secret State Police). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Chapel
''The Black Chapel'' (German: ''Geheimaktion schwarze Kapelle'') is a 1959 political thriller film directed by Ralph Habib and starring Dawn Addams, Peter van Eyck and Ernst Schröder. It is based on the novel ''Die schwarze Kapelle'' by Olav Herfeldt. It is a co-production between West Germany, Italy (where the film is known as ''I sicari di Hitler'') and France (where it was released with the title ''R.P.Z. appelle Berlin''). It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with location shooting in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Beni Montresor. Plot Europe, in the spring of 1940. After the lightning victory over Poland, Hitler's Wehrmacht drew up plans of attack for the overthrow of Western and Northern Europe. Several high-ranking officers fear that Hitler's excessive policy of conquest will ultimately plunge Germany into the abyss and therefore intend to contact Great Britain through diplomatic channels. After careful consideratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Martial (1959 Film)
''Court Martial'' (german: Kriegsgericht) is a 1959 West German war drama film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Karlheinz Böhm, Christian Wolff and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 48 It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the 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 ... Ernst H. Albrecht. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1959 films 1959 drama films 1950s war drama films German war drama films 1950s German-language films German black-and-white films West German films Anti-war films about World War II Films about capital punishment Films about miscarriage of justice Films based on non-fiction books Films directed by Kurt Meisel Military courtroom films World War II naval fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirteen Old Donkeys
''Thirteen Old Donkeys'' (german: 13 kleine Esel und der Sonnenhof) is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Hans Albers, Marianne Hoppe and Karin Dor.Bock & Bergfelder p. It was one of the final performances of the veteran star Albers. It was made at the Wandsbek Studios by the Hamburg-based Real Film. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. Cast * Hans Albers as Josef Krapp * Marianne Hoppe as Martha Krapp * Karin Dor as Monika * Gunnar Möller as Walter * Günther Lüders as Pastor * Werner Peters as Oberlehrer Kasten * Joseph Offenbach as Bennekamp * Robert Meyn as Ess * Josef Dahmen as Dr.Köster * Erna Sellmer Erna Elisabeth Dorothea Sellmer (19 June 1905 – 13 May 1983) was a German film actress. She was best known in the English-speaking world for her role as housekeeper Frau Gerber in the 1970s Swiss-Canadian television series ''George'' about a St ... as Steinberger * Ursula Wolff as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restless Night (film)
''Restless Night'' (german: Unruhige Nacht) is a 1958 West German war drama film directed by Falk Harnack and starring Bernhard Wicki, Ulla Jacobsson and Hansjörg Felmy.Parish p. 432 It is set on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. It was partly shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Monden. Cast * Bernhard Wicki as Priest Brunner * Ulla Jacobsson as Melanie * Hansjörg Felmy as Fedor Baranowski * Anneli Sauli as Ljuba * Erik Schumann as Hauptmann von Arnim * Werner Hinz as Oberleutnant Ernst * Richard Münch as Kriegsgerichtsrat * Werner Peters as Major Kartuschke * Paul Esser as Zahlmeister * Willem Holsboer * Joseph Offenbach as Untersuchungsrichter * Emmerich Schrenk * Benno Gellenbeck * Werner Völger * Wolfgang Gruner * Erik von Loewis * Albert Bessler * Otto Friebel * Manfred Meurer See also *''Arrow to the Heart "Arrow to the Heart" is a British television drama, broadcast live twice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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