Erwin Knausmüller (1912 — 2000) was a

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stage and film

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Biography

In 1932 he graduated from the Academy of Trade in Graz, Austria. He took part in anti-fascist activities. From 1936 he lived and worked in Moscow. Member of the

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in the ranks of the

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. Honored with

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisa ...

2nd Class. He made his film debut in 1959 in the film by Ilya Gurin '' The Golden Eshelon''. Knausmüller starred in 61 feature films in total. Erwin Knausmüller died in Moscow on January 4, 2000. Buried in Moscow at the Vvedenskoye Cemetery.Биография Эрвина Кнаусмюллера
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Selected filmography

* The Golden Eshelon (1959) as Friedrich * Farewell, Doves (1960) as episode *

Peace to Him Who Enters ''Peace to Him Who Enters'' (russian: Мир входящему, Mir vkhodyashchemu) is a 1961 Soviet drama film written and directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. Set in World War II, it tells the story of three Soviet soldiers who try ...

(1961) as german officer *

Judgment of the Mad ''Judgment of the Mad'' (russian: Суд сумасшедших) is a 1961 Soviet science fiction drama film directed by Grigori Roshal. Plot The film takes place in Germany in the 1930s. The film tells about a scientist named Johannes Werner, ...

(1961) as episode * At Your Threshold (1962) as episode *

Hello, Children! ''Hello, Children!'' (russian: Здравствуйте, дети!) is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Mark Donskoy. Plot Children from different parts of the world found themselves in a pioneer camp on the Black Sea coast. And suddenly a J ...

(1962) as Professor Eisenach *

The Third Half ''The Third Half'' ( mk, Трето полувреме ) is a Macedonian-Czech-Serbian film that deals with Macedonian football during World War II, and the deportation of Jews from Macedonia. It is a story of love during wartime and a country's ...

(1962) as Major Heinz *

Attack and Retreat ''Attack and Retreat'' ( it, Italiani brava gente, russian: Они шли на Восток, Oni shli na Vostok) is a Soviet-Italian war drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and Dmitri Vasilyev in 1964. The movie follows the steps of Itali ...

(1964) as German colonel *

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...

(1965-1967) as Franz von Weyrother * Royal Regatta (1966) as rewarding man *

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...

(1967) as Vronsky's steward *

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(1967) as German corporal * The Road to 'Saturn' (1967) as German major * The Secret Agent's Blunder (1968) as Sebastian,

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agentВеликие советские фильмы. 100 фильмов, ставших легендами
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Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...

(1969) as Countess von Mack's steward *

Secret Agent's Destiny ''Secret Agent's Destiny'' (russian: Судьба резидента), also translated as ''Resident's Way'', is a 1970 Soviet adventure film directed by Venyamin Dorman. It is the second of four films based around the same character, the spy M ...

(1970) as Sebastian * The Saplings (1972) as American tourist *

Taming of the Fire ''Taming of the fire'' (russian: Укрощение огня, Ukroshcheniye ognya) is a 1972 film, directed by Daniil Khrabrovitsky and starring Kirill Lavrov.Kirill Lavrov in the movie "Taming of the Fire" Kirill Lavrov in the movie "Taming of t ...

(1972) as general * No Return (1973) as episode * The Flight of Mr. McKinley (1975) as company guest * The Beginning of the Legend (1976) as German officer * Front Beyond the Front Line (1977) as General Schwarzenberg * Where Were You, Odysseus? (1978) as von Arvid * TASS Is Authorized to Declare... (1984) as US ambassador to the USSR * Battle of Moscow (1985) as German officer in

Yasnaya Polyana Yasnaya Polyana ( rus, Я́сная Поля́на, p=ˈjasnəjə pɐˈlʲanə, literally: "Bright Glade") is a writer's house museum, the former home of the writer Leo Tolstoy. Bartlett, p. 25 It is southwest of Tula, Russia, and from Mosco ...

* To Award (Posthumously) (1986) as German officer * Visit to Minotaur (1987) as Franz Colwood, Swiss businessman

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knausmuller, Erwin 1912 births 2000 deaths Soviet male film actors Actors from Linz Austrian emigrants to the Soviet Union Burials at Vvedenskoye Cemetery Soviet military personnel of World War II