''Grandstand for General Staff'' (German: ''Der Feldherrnhügel'') is a 1926 Austrian-German
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Hans Otto and
Erich Schönfelder
Erich Schönfelder (1885–1933) was a German screenwriter, actor, and film director of the silent film, silent and early sound film, sound eras. Early in his career he worked frequently with Ernst Lubitsch.
Selected filmography
Writer
* ''Shoe ...
and starring
Alexander Roda Roda
Alexander Friedrich Ladislaus Roda Roda (13 April 1872 – 20 August 1945) was an Austrian writer and satirist.
Biography
Roda Roda was born as Šandor Friedrich Rosenfeld in Drnowitz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Drnovice, Czech Republi ...
,
Harry Liedtke
Harry Liedtke (12 October 1882 – 28 April 1945) was a German film actor.
Early life
Liedtke was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a merchant as the seventh out of 12 children. After the death of his father in 1896, he grew up in an orphanage ...
and
Olga Tschechowa
Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; russian: Ольга Константиновна Чехова; 14 April 1897 – 9 March 1980), known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred ...
. It is based on a play of the same name.
Cast
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Alexander Roda Roda
Alexander Friedrich Ladislaus Roda Roda (13 April 1872 – 20 August 1945) was an Austrian writer and satirist.
Biography
Roda Roda was born as Šandor Friedrich Rosenfeld in Drnowitz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Drnovice, Czech Republi ...
as Korpskomandant
*
Robert Valberg
Robert Valberg (28 April 1884 – 15 October 1955) was an Austrian stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The Traitress'' (1911)
* '' Ivan Koschula'' (1914)
* '' The Silent Mill'' (1914)
* '' Laugh Bajazzo'' (1915)
* '' Money in the Stree ...
as Erzherzog
*
Frederick Schrecker
Frederick Schrecker (10 January 1892 – 13 July 1976) was an Austrian actor, who appeared on stage, screen and film in his home country and the United Kingdom.
Beginning his career on stage, Schrecker went on to feature in German films "Der Fel ...
as Regimentsarzt
*
Harry Liedtke
Harry Liedtke (12 October 1882 – 28 April 1945) was a German film actor.
Early life
Liedtke was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a merchant as the seventh out of 12 children. After the death of his father in 1896, he grew up in an orphanage ...
as Rittmeister Jennewein
*
Maria Mindzenty
Maria Minzenti or sometimes Maria Mindzenty (21 May 1898 – 19 April 1973) was an Austrian film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' The Duke of Reichstadt'' (1920)
* ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922)
* ''Meriota the Dancer'' (1922)
* '' The ...
as Komptesse Lilly
*
Olga Tschechowa
Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; russian: Ольга Константиновна Чехова; 14 April 1897 – 9 March 1980), known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred ...
as Gräfin Landieren
*
Hansi Niese
Johanna Niese, known as Hansi Niese (10 November 1875 in Vienna – 4 April 1934) was an Austrian actress.
Career
Hansi Niese made her debut at age 18 in 1891 in the South Moravian town of Znojmo at the local theater. Her success story bega ...
as Frau Oberst von Leukfeld
*
Karl Forest
Karl Forest (1874–1944) was an Austrian actor. He was married to the actress Traute Carlsen.
Selected filmography
* ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923)
* '' The Money Devil'' (1923)
* '' Boarding House Groonen'' (1925)
* ''The Guardsman'' (1925)
* ...
as Feldmarschalleutnant
*
Hans Moser as Regimentsschneider
*
Iván Petrovich
Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer.
He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...
as Colonel Esterhazy
*
Hans Marr
Hans Marr (born Johann Julius Richter; 22 July 1878 – 21 March 1949) was a German actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The Black Hand'' (1917)
* ''The Wandering Image'' (1920)
* ''The Adventure of Doctor Kircheisen'' (1920)
* '' Steuermann Holk'' ...
*
Mizzi Zwerenz
Maria Anna "Mizzi" Zwerenz, married name ''Marie Guttmann'' (13 July 1876 in Piešťany – 14 June 1947 in Vienna) was an Austrian opera singer (soprano), theater and film actress.
Biography
Her father Karl Ludwig Zwerenz (30 September 1850 in ...
*
Hans Junkermann
Hennes "Hans" Junkermann (6 May 1934 – 11 April 2022) was a German professional racing cyclist who won 35 road races in 18 seasons from 1956 to 1973. He won the German National Road Race in 1959, 1960, and 1961.
Biography
Junkermann was bor ...
*
Lupu Pick
Lupu Pick (2 January 1886 – 7 March 1931) was a German actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 50 films between 1910 and 1928.
Born in Romania, Pick's father was a Jewish Austrian,Hans Morgenst ...
See also
*''
Grandstand for General Staff'' (1932)
*''
Grandstand for General Staff'' (1953)
References
External links
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1926 films
Austrian silent feature films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Hans Otto
Films directed by Erich Schönfelder
Austrian films based on plays
German films based on plays
German black-and-white films
1926 comedy films
German comedy films
Austrian comedy films
Films set in the 1900s
Films set in Austria
Military humor in film
UFA GmbH films
1920s German-language films
Silent comedy films
1920s German films
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