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Hans Klering (8 November 1906 – 30 October 1988) was a German actor, director,
"Links wo das Herz ist", see footnote 39
Justus Liebig University Giessen (October 27–28, 1997). Retrieved November 29, 2011 After the war, he returned to Germany in 1945. In 1946, he became one of the founders of the DEFA film studio. A former graphic designer, Klering designed DEFA's logo. Until 1950, he was a director and member of its board of directors. After 1950, he played small roles in numerous DEFA films. In 1969, he played Mitch Chandler, a supporting role in the DEFA film ''Tödlicher Irrtum'' ("Deadly Error"), one of its "Indian films" produced as an East German version of
Hans Klering (8 November 1906 – 30 October 1988) was a German actor, director, voice actor
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, graphic designer and author. He joined the Communist Party
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and went into exile in the Soviet Union
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in 1931, returning to Germany in 1945. In 1946, he became a co-founder of DEFA
DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence.
Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PRO ...
, the East German
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state-owned film studio, as well as one of its directors and board members.
Biographical details
Born Hans Karl Scharnagl in Berlin, he apprenticed himself from 1921 to 1924, but at the end, was unemployed. Later, he worked on the docks and as a sign painter. In 1926, he joined the Communist Party of Germany. He was a member of severalagitprop
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theater groups in Cologne
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and Berlin
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, including the ''Rote Raketen'' (Red Rocket), ''Blaue Blusen'' (Blue Blouse
The Blue Blouse (russian: Синяя блуза, Sinyaya Bluza) was an influential agitprop theatre collective in the early Soviet Union. Boris Yuzhanin created the first Blue Blouse troupe under the auspices of the Moscow Institute of Journalis ...
), and the Left Column. As the political situation in Germany worsened, Klering fled to Moscow
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in 1931, where he continued to work with the Left Column. He was later arrested as part of the so-called Hitler Youth Conspiracy
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.Thomas Phelps"Links wo das Herz ist", see footnote 39
Justus Liebig University Giessen (October 27–28, 1997). Retrieved November 29, 2011 After the war, he returned to Germany in 1945. In 1946, he became one of the founders of the DEFA film studio. A former graphic designer, Klering designed DEFA's logo. Until 1950, he was a director and member of its board of directors. After 1950, he played small roles in numerous DEFA films. In 1969, he played Mitch Chandler, a supporting role in the DEFA film ''Tödlicher Irrtum'' ("Deadly Error"), one of its "Indian films" produced as an East German version of
West Germany
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's Karl May films.
Klering died in East Berlin in 1988.
Selected filmography
* '' Okraina'' (1933) * '' Bogdan Khmelnitskiy'' (1941) * ''The Unvanquished
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'' (1945)
* '' Street Acquaintances'' (1948)
* '' The Last Year'' (1951)
* ''The Call of the Sea
''The Call of the Sea'' or ''The Oceans Are Calling'' (german: Die Meere rufen) is a 1951 East German drama film directed by Eduard Kubat and starring Hans Klering, Käte Alving and Evamaria Bath. A defector to West Germany returns to the East h ...
'' (1951)
* '' Swelling Melodies'' (1955)
* ''Polonia-Express
''Polonia-Express'' is an East German film directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen. It was released in 1957.
Cast
* Alice Graf as Hella Merkel
* Horst Schön as Fritz Marr
* Gerhard Bienert as Wilhelm Merkel
* Martin Flörchinger as Ralow
* Rudolf Ulrich as ...
'' (1957)
* '' My Wife Makes Music'' (1958)
* ''The Dress
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'' (1961)
* '' Kein Ärger mit Cleopatra'' (1960)
* '' Reserviert für den Tod'' (1963)
* '' Hands Up, Or I'll Shoot'' (1966/2009)
* ''The Heathens of Kummerow
''The Heathens of Kummerow'' (german: Die Heiden von Kummerow und ihre lustigen Streiche, lit=The Heathens of Kummerow and Their Funny Pranks) is a 1967 East German-West German family comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Paul Dahl ...
'' (1967)
* '' Mohr und die Raben von London'' (1968)
* '' Husaren in Berlin'' (1971)
References
External links
* 1906 births 1988 deaths Male actors from Berlin Communist Party of Germany politicians German male film actors Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub