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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 filmography * '' Hearts are Trumps'' (1934) * '' Moscow-Shanghai'' (1936) * '' The Czar's Courier'' (1936) * '' Alarm in Peking'' (1937) * '' Talking About Jacqueline'' (1937) * ''Police Report'' (1939) * '' Mask in Blue'' (1943) * '' Carnival of Love'' (1943) * '' The Roedern Affair'' (1944) * '' Thank You, I'm Fine'' (1948) * ''Search for Majora'' (1949) * ''Madonna in Chains'' (1949) * '' Wedding with Erika'' (1950) * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1952) * '' Fritz and Friederike'' (1952) * ''Prosecutor Corda ''Prosecutor Corda'' () is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Ingeborg Engholm, Paul Klinger and Eva Probst.Parish p.304 It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and on location around the Rheingau. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thank You, I'm Fine
''Thank You, I'm Fine'' () is a 1948 German comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Ernst von Klipstein, Karin Hardt, and Sonja Ziemann. It is also known by the title ''A Lovely Family'' (). It was produced towards the end of the Second World War by the independent company Berlin Film. Left unfinished, it was finally completed by the Communist-controlled DEFA studio in the Soviet Zone and put on general release across Germany. It was one of a number of films of the Nazi era that had delayed releases in the years after the fall of the regime. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...s Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow. Synopsis After their father's death his seven sons and daughters try to scar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Deaths
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's first registered nurse. ** Nathan Stubblefield demonstrates his Mobile phone, wireless telephone device in the U.S. state of Kentucky. * January 8 – A train collision in the New York Central Railroad's Park Avenue Tunnel (railroad), Park Avenue Tunnel kills 17 people, injures 38, and leads to increased demand for electric trains and the banning of steam locomotives in New York City. * January 23 – Hakkōda Mountains incident: A snowstorm in the Hakkōda Mountains of northern Honshu, Empire of Japan, Japan, kills 199 during a military training exercise. * January 30 – The Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed. February * February 12 – The 1st Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance takes place in Washing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Hornleigh Intervenes
''Inspector Hornleigh Intervenes'' (German: ''Inspektor Hornleigh greift ein...'') is a 1961 West German crime television series broadcast on WDR in four episodes.Compart p.182 It is based on the fictional Scotland Yard detective Inspector Hornleigh, who had previously appeared in British radio and film series. The episodes were scripted by Hans Wolfgang Priwin, who had previously co-written the BBC radio series but was a German by birth. The sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow. Helmut Peine played Hornleigh, while Wolfgang Forester played his sidekick Sergeant Bingham. Paul Klinger hosted each episode. Other actors appearing in the series included Horst Breitkreuz, Siegfried Wischnewski, Alf Marholm and Joachim Teege Joachim Teege (November 30, 1925 – November 19, 1969) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' The Adventures of Fridolin'' (1948) - Heini Bock * '' Und wieder 48'' (1948) - Reisender * '' The Staircase'' (1950) - Herbert Ehrke * ''The Mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripening Youth (1955 Film)
''Ripening Youth'' () is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Adelheid Seeck, Maximilian Schell, and Albert Lieven.Bock & Bergfelder p. 417 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios in Göttingen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow. Cast * Adelheid Seeck as Charlotte Holsten * Christine Keller as Regine Albing * Maximilian Schell as Jürgen Sengebusch * Mathias Wieman as Obersdtudiendirektor Dr. Berger * Albert Lieven as Studienrat Dr. Crusius * Klaus Barner as Erich Mettke, Oberprimaner * Charles Brauer as Bert Ilgen, Oberprimaner * Harald Giese as Andreas Bolz, Oberprimaner * Brigitte Grothum as Dora * Wolfgang Höper as Klaus Helmer, Oberprimaner * Ilse Künkele as Sekretärin des Direktors * Phoebe Monnard as Frau Scholz, Dr. Crusius' Wirtin * Eberhard Müller-Elmau as Neckermann, Hausmeister * Kurt Vespermann Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Career Vesperm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ball Of Nations
''Ball of Nations'' (German: ''Ball der Nationen'') is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, Gustav Fröhlich and Claudine Dupuis. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and on location around the town. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfred Bütow and Ernst Schomer. It was not a success at the box office and was director Ritter's last film, after a plan to remake ''Pandora's Box'' fell through and he retired to Argentina.Bock & Bergfelder p.399 Synopsis American journalist is sent to cover a European peace conference but finds himself distracted by the attractive revue singer Vera van Loon. Cast * Zsa Zsa Gabor as Vera van Loon * Gustav Fröhlich as Percy Buck * Claudine Dupuis as Marianne * Ingrid Lutz as Rosita * Walter Müller as Michel * Rolf Wanka as Brambachen * Paul Henckels as Hopkins * Alexander Golling as Scrjabin * Erika von Thellmann as Baronin Ziegler * Chris Howland as Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Plague (1954 Film)
''The Golden Plague'' () is a 1954 West German drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Ivan Desny, Karlheinz Böhm, and Gertrud Kückelmann. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow. Location shooting took place in Dotzheim and Kaiserslautern. Plot Ivan Desny plays a disillusioned exile returning to Germany from the United States. The film centers around drug trafficking and the black market. Cast *Ivan Desny as Sergeant Hartwig *Karlheinz Böhm as Karl Hellmer *Gertrud Kückelmann as Franziska Hellmer * Wilfried Seyferth as Wenzeslaw Kolowrat *Elise Aulinger as Johanna Neureither * Heinz Hilpert as Tonder * Ilse Fürstenberg as Mrs. Försterling * Erich Ponto as Dr. Sierich *Alexander Golling as Hamann * Ethel Reschke as Lola *Joachim Rake as Captain Tyler Reception Award nominations *Karlheinz Böhm was nominated for the 1955 Bambi Award best German actor * Erich Ponto was nominated for the 1955 German Film Awards The German Film Award (), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Double Life (1954 Film)
''A Double Life'' or ''Double Destiny'' (French: ''Double destin'', German: ''Das zweite Leben'') is a 1954 French-West German drama film based upon the play ''Siegfried'' (1928) by Jean Giraudoux, directed by Victor Vicas and starring Michel Auclair, Simone Simon and Barbara Rütting.Goble p.742 It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and on location around Paris and Kiedrich in the Rhineland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfred Bütow and Ernst Schomer. Cast * Michel Auclair as Jacques Frontenac * Simone Simon as Françoise Dunoyer * Barbara Rütting as Sybil * Bernhard Wicki as Rainer von Hohenburg * Yves Brainville as Garreau * Gert Fröbe as Mittelmeier * Rolf von Nauckhoff as Professeur Werner * Walter Clemens as L'Italien * Georges Vitray as Gervais * Herbert von Boxberger * Otto Friebel * Marcel Rouzé Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosecutor Corda
''Prosecutor Corda'' () is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Ingeborg Engholm, Paul Klinger and Eva Probst.Parish p.304 It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and on location around the Rheingau. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfred Bütow and Ernst Schomer. Synopsis A female state prosecutor is confronted with her past when her former lover is put on trial. Cast * Ingeborg Egholm as Prosecutor Dr. Corda Frobenius * Paul Klinger as Gastwirt Hans Neidhard * Eva Probst as Steffi * Alexander Golling as Gerichtspräsident * Erika von Thellmann as Aenne Frobenius * Paul Henckels as Bürgermeister * Gisela von Collande Gisela von Collande (5 February 1915 – 22 October 1960) was a German film actress. Gisela came from an acting family. She was the sister of the actor and director Volker von Collande. She married the actor Josef Dahmen, with whom she had a daug ... as Klara Neidhard * Herbert Hübner Senior Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz And Friederike
''Fritz and Friederike'' () is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Liselotte Pulver, Albert Lieven, and Margarete Haagen. It was made at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse.Knop p.143 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow. Plot Mönchheim, owner of a riding school, had his ward Friederike raised to become a "Fritz" according to strictly male standards. This female Fritz can ride horses and is adept at fencing, swearing and drinking. He even wins a chase race against cavalry officer Henry de Voss. With a heavy heart Friederike is then sent to a girls' boarding school by her uncle. There she causes all sorts of confusion and flees disguised as a boy. She smuggles herself into a barracks of the operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thief Of Bagdad (1952 Film)
''The Thief of Bagdad'' () is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Theo Lingen, Paul Kemp, Sonja Ziemann and Rudolf Prack.Bock & Bergfelder p. 158 It is not a remake of the 1940 film of the same name, but a comedy about the magic tricks of a female thief in Old Baghdad. It was filmed at the Bendestorf Studios in Lower Saxony. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow. Plot summary Caliph Omar does not have it easy. He is a weak ruler who is led around by servants. In marriage, wife Suleika takes the dominant role and gives her husband so little money that he cannot even bribe the eunuchs who guard his harem. Without bribery, he is not allowed into his harem and becomes frustrated. One day, Suleika tells him that she is expecting Prince Ali to visit. He has just crossed the state border and is in an area where the king of the highwaymen, Achmed, is causing trouble. Suleika sends guards to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
