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Wolf Ackva
Wolf Ackva (30 July 1911 – 16 January 2000) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1935 and 1996. Selected filmography References External links * 1911 births 2000 deaths People from Montigny-lès-Metz People from Alsace-Lorraine German male film actors 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montigny-lès-Metz
Montigny-lès-Metz (, literally ''Montigny near Metz''; , (1940-1944) ''Montenich'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Metz, and is adjacent to it on the west. Population Points of interest * Jardin botanique de Metz See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 Communes of France, communes of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as ... References External links Official website Montignylesmetz {{Metz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahrenzhausen
Fahrenzhausen is a municipality located on the river Amper in the district of Freising in Bavaria in Germany. The town is about 30 Kilometers north of Munich. Geography Fahrenzhausen has several villages in its community: Appercha, Bachenhausen, Bergfeld, Grosseisenbach, Grossnöbach, Jarzt, Kammerberg, Lauterbach, Unterbruck, Viehbach and Weng. The areas around Fahrenzhausen consists of small rivers, creeks, marshland, forests and farmlands. The area is home to a variety of rare animal and plant species. History There is archeological evidence that the area was inhabited as far back as the Bronze Age. A Roman outpost was excavated as a station maintaining a section of the Roman Road from Augsburg to Regensburg just south of the modern community. The village was first mentioned by name in 1020 AD under the name "Varnolveshusa", (perhaps a certain "Farnolf" or "Varnolf" was the founder of the settlement). It was mentioned again in 1280 during the Wittelsbach Dynasty with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If It Were Not For Music
''Wenn die Musik nicht wär'' (English: ''If It Were Not for Music'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Hörbiger, Willi Schaeffers and Ida Wüst. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. It is based on the novel ''Der Kraft-Mayr'' by Ernst von Wolzogen. The film's art direction was by Fritz Maurischat and Karl Weber. Plot Franz Liszt, renowned and influential, assists a piano instructor who is facing difficulties and lacks worldly experience. Liszt aids the tutor in securing a prestigious role in Munich while also protecting him from a malevolent foreign rival who seeks to win over the tutor's beloved. Cast * Paul Hörbiger as Florian Mayr, genannt 'Kraft-Mayr' * Willi Schaeffers as Konsul Burmeester * Ida Wüst as Seine Frau * Karin Hardt as Thekla, seine Tochter * Sybille Schmitz as Ilonka Badacz * Harry Hardt as Baron Poldi * Luis Rainer as Franz Liszt * Annemarie Steinsieck as Gräfin Tockenburg * Herta Worell as Diri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Kids
''Lucky Kids'' (german: Glückskinder) is a 1936 German romantic comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, and Paul Kemp. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. Plot New York City in the 1930s: When the court reporter of the ''Morning Post'' gets drunk, his colleagues persuade the naive and unsuccessful newspaper poet Gil Taylor to write the court report instead. A poor girl is accused in the court, because she walked homeless through the city, and could be sentenced to a prison sentence. The romantic Gil has pity with the attractive girl and states that he is her fiancée, but the judge remains skeptical and arranges that the complete strangers get married right now in order to prove that they are really a couple. Gil and the girl agree. The next day, every newspaper reports about the sensational marriage - except the ''Morning Post'' (because Gil forgot to writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurrah! I'm A Father
''Hurrah! I'm a Father'' or ''Hurrah! I'm a Papa'' (german: Hurra, ich bin Papa) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Albert Florath, and Carola Höhn. It was shot at the Marienfelde and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow Alfred Bütow (1902 – 1986) was a German art director. Originally he worked on scenic design in the theatre before switching to the film industry.Giesen p.236-37 He worked on the set design of over fifty films during his career. Selected filmo .... Synopsis Peter, a dissolute student, ignores his wealthy farmer father's attempts to get him to reform. However, when he finds a small child left in a room with a note attached explaining that he is the child's father he is forced to become a changed man. He hires a young woman to act as the child's nurse not realizing that she is really the child's mother. Cast References Bib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights On The Road
''Nights on the Road'' (german: Nachts auf den Straßen) is a 1952 West German crime drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hans Albers, Hildegard Knef, Marius Goring and Lucie Mannheim. It was produced by the veteran Erich Pommer who had returned to Germany after years of exile. It is one of the more prominent German film noirs. It was acclaimed by German critics on its release and was awarded a prize at the Berlin Film Festival. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Frankfurt and various autobahns. The film's sets were designed by Rudolf Pfenninger and Ludwig Reiber. The production budget was around 900,000 deutschmarks.Hardt p. 190 Synopsis A happily married truck driver meets a much younger woman one night on the road and begins a relationship with her, which ends with her being drawn into the company of her criminal associate Kurt. Cast * Hans Albers as Heinrich Schlueter, truck driver * Hildegard Knef as Inge Hoffmann * Lucie Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Devils Of Monte Cassino
''The Green Devils of Monte Cassino'' (german: Die grünen Teufel von Monte Cassino) is a 1958 French–German war film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Dieter Eppler, Joachim Fuchsberger, Antje Geerk and Ewald Balser.Bock & Bergfelder p. 389 The film is a fictional love story framed by actual historic events surrounding the Battle of Monte Cassino and the evacuation of its stores of art treasures. The title refers to the nickname of the ''Fallschirmjäger'', the German Luftwaffe's paratroopers. Plot summary Summer, 1943. After long and arduous duty at the Eastern Front, the 1st Fallschirmjägerdivision is dropped off by parachute at Avignon for recuperation. Several paratroopers are injured during the jump, including Oberjäger Karl Christiansen, a former infantry Fähnrich who detests the war and was demoted for refusing to execute a captured enemy soldier. At the hospital he meets Inge, a nurse, and the two fall in love. However, Reiter, an Oberleutnant of the divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Track Of Rare Animals
On, on, or ON may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews * ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin * ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995 * ''On'' (Gary Glitter album), 2001 * ''On'' (Imperial Teen album), 2002 * ''On'' (Elisa album), 2006 * ''On'' (Jean album), 2006 * ''On'' (Boom Boom Satellites album), 2006 * ''On'' (Tau album), 2017 * "On" (song), a 2020 song by BTS * "On", a song by Bloc Party from the 2006 album ''A Weekend in the City'' Other media * '' Ön'', a 1966 Swedish film * On (Japanese prosody), the counting of sound units in Japanese poetry * ''On'' (novel), by Adam Roberts * ONdigital, a failed British digital television service, later called ITV Digital * Overmyer Network, a former US television network Places * On (Ancient Egypt), a Hebrew form of the ancient Egyptian name of Heliopolis * On, Wallonia, a district of the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne * Ahn, Luxembourg, known in Luxembourgish as ''On'' * Ontario, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthquake In Chile (film)
''Earthquake in Chile'' (german: Das Erdbeben in Chili) is a 1975 West German television drama film directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms. The film is an adaptation of the Heinrich von Kleist novella '' The Earthquake in Chile''. Plot Handsome Jeronimo Rugera is hired to tutor the rich heiress, Josephe Asteron. They fall in love, yet the church forbids their relationship, and Josephe is hidden in a convent. When the church discovers she is pregnant, Josephe is sentenced to death by decapitation. Jeronimo tracks her down, yet is jailed before he can rescue her. When fate intervenes in the form of a massive earthquake, the two lovers have no idea what is in store for them. Sanders-Brahms uses a voice-over of the first and final sentences of the book, placing them at the beginning and end of the film. Analysis According to critic Elaine Martin, author of the scholarly article "Rewrites and Remakes: Screen Adaptations of Romantic Works," the film director "erases the uncanny aspect of Klei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Births
A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Qasr El Nile Club. * January 14 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall, on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. * January 18 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS ''Pennsylvania'' stationed in San Francisco harbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
