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Andreas Schlüter (film)
''Andreas Schlüter'' is a 1942 German historical drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Heinrich George, Mila Kopp and Olga Tschechowa. It portrays the life of the eighteenth century German architect Andreas Schlüter.Aldgate p. 157–158 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann Asmus, Kurt Herlth and Robert Herlth. Cast * Heinrich George as Andreas Schlüter * Mila Kopp as Elisabeth Schlüter * Olga Tschechowa as Countess Vera Orlewska * Theodor Loos as Prince Friedrich III. * Dorothea Wieck as Princess Charlotte * Marianne Simson as Leonore Schlüter * Karl John as Bildhauer Martin Böhme, ihr Bräutigam * Herbert Hübner as Minister Johann von Wartenberg * Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Johann Friedrich Eosander von Göthe * Eduard von Winterstein as Naumann, ein Freund Schlüters * Emil Heß as Counsellor Dankelmann * Max Gülstorff as Geheimrat Kraut * Robert Taube as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz * Paul Dahlke as Ore Caster Johann Jacobi * Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Maisch
Herbert Maisch (born 10 December 1890in Nürtingen, Württemberg, died 10 October 1974 in Köln) was a German film director. Selected filmography * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * ''Boccaccio'' (1936) * '' Love's Awakening'' (1936) * ''Men Without a Fatherland'' (1937) * '' Nights in Andalusia'' (1938) * '' Nanon'' (1938) * '' D III 88'' (1939) * ''Andreas Schlüter'' (1942) * ''Music in Salzburg ''Music in Salzburg'' (german: Musik in Salzburg) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Willy Birgel, Lil Dagover and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 43 The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mel ...'' (1944) References External links * 1890 births 1974 deaths People from Nürtingen Film directors from Baden-Württemberg People from the Kingdom of Württemberg Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Asmus
Hermann Asmus (1887–1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.200 Selected filmography * ''When Women Keep Silent'' (1937) *'' Lady Killer'' (1937) * ''Kora Terry'' (1940) * ''Twilight'' (1940) * ''Andreas Schlüter'' (1942) * '' Sky Hounds'' (1942) * ''Melody of a Great City'' (1943) * '' The Black Robe'' (1944) * ''Das Mädchen Christine'' (1949) * ''The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' ( opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It pre ...'' (1949) * '' Heart of Stone'' (1950) * '' The Sailor's Song'' (1958) References Bibliography * Giesen, Rolf. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003. External links * 1887 births 1968 deaths German art directors Film people from Berlin {{Germany-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Heß
Emil Heß (3 February 1889, in Wald, Zurich – 2 March 1945, in Zurich) was a Swiss actor on stage and screen. Personal life Heß married Elizabeth Ellinghaus by whom he had three sons Wolfgang, Urs and Migg. Urs Hess (1940) and Migg Hess (1943) followed in the footsteps of their father and played in Zurich venues such as the ''Playhouse'' and the ''Bernhardt Theatre''. They also had roles in a few films during the 1950s. Career Selected stage performances *''Woyzeck'' (1922, 1927) Filmography *''Herbstzauber'' (1918) as Graf Victor von Ulmrode *''Seltsame Seelen'' (1918) *''L'ouragan sur la montagne'' (1922) *'' Fredericus Rex'' (1922, part 3) as Minister August Friedrich Von Boden *''Jud Süß'' (1940) as Schmied Hans Bogner *''Das Herz der Königin'' (1940) as Lord Douglas *' (1940) as Exzellenz Baroux *'' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) as Thorwaldsen *''Der Strom'' (1941) *'' Der Weg ins Freie'' (1941) as Müetli *' (1941) as König *''Tanz mit dem Kaiser'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Von Winterstein
Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was also a noted theater actor. Biography Von Winterstein was born in Vienna on 1 August 1871 to landowner Hugo von Wangenheim and his second wife, Hungarian-born actress Aloysia "Luise" von Wangenheim-Dub. His predecessors were the Barons of Wangenheim. He took acting lessons from his mother, who had played at the Burgtheater in Vienna. Winterstein came to Gera in 1889 and acted in theaters along with his mother and sister Clementine, where he had "undeservedly forgotten" experiences. He acted in the play ' in 1893. The same year, he played the title role in ''Egmont'' at the opening of a theater in Annaberg on 2 April 1893. "I was re-born in Annaberg and became like a completely different person. In this small town I had really become an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer (27 July 1900 – 30 October 1988) was a German film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1933 and 1983. He was born in Brunswick, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Die große und die kleine Welt'' (1936) * ''Street Music'' (1936) - Geschäftsführer im Café 'Dorado' * ''Dinner Is Served'' (1936) - Charles * ''Du bist mein Glück'' (1936) * ''Truxa'' (1937) - Garvin * ''Ein Volksfeind'' (1937) - Ministerialrat * ''The Stars Shine'' (1938) - Hans Holger * ''Dreizehn Mann und eine Kanone'' (1938) * '' Water for Canitoga'' (1939) - Sheriff von Canitoga * ''Fasching'' (1939) - Direktor Peter Wendland * ''Der singende Tor'' (1939) - Defense lawyer * ' (1939) - Lorenzo Perelli * ''The Fire Devil'' (1940) - Prince von Metternich * '' The Girl from Barnhelm'' (1940) - Von Schornow * '' Carl Peters'' (1941) - Count Wehr-Bandelin * '' Venus on Trial'' (1941) - Paul Dreysing, Zeichner * ''Kameraden'' (1941) -Count Saint Marsan * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Kasimir Kolbe Von Wartenberg
Johann Kasimir Kolbe, ''Graf'' von Wartenberg (6 February 1643, in Wetterau – 4 July 1712, in Frankfurt am Main) was the first ever Minister-President (effectively Prime Minister) of the kingdom of Prussia, and the head of the " Cabinet of Three Counts". Life In his youth he was Oberstallmeister and Geheimer Rat in the council of Mary of Orange (1642–1688), sister-in-law of the Great Elector and wife of Pfalzgraf Ludwig Heinrich von Simmern (1640–1674). On her death he transferred to the service of Frederick III of Brandenburg, where he rose quickly through the ranks - in 1691 he became Schlosshauptmann of Berlin, in 1694 Hauptmann der Dompropstei Havelberg, in 1696 Oberstallmeister and Oberkammerherr. On the fall of first minister Eberhard von Danckelmann in 1697 he became minister and finance minister and quickly eliminated his competitors Hans Albrecht von Barfus and Paul von Fuchs via targeted intrigue and filled important court posts with his henchmen. On 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Hübner
Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1921 and 1966. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * '' Storm in a Water Glass'' (1931) * ''The Prince of Arcadia'' (1932) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1933) * '' A Precocious Girl'' (1934) * '' Tales from the Vienna Woods'' (1934) * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1934) * '' Asew'' (1935) * '' The Cossack and the Nightingale'' (1935) * '' The Court Concert'' (1936) * ''The Czar's Courier'' (1936) * ''The Dreamer'' (1936) * '' Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) * ''The Accusing Song'' (1936) * '' Family Parade'' (1936) * '' Romance'' (1936) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1936) * '' Alarm in Peking'' (1937) * '' To New Shores'' (1937) * ''The Ruler'' (1937) * '' Dangerous Game'' (1937) * ''Red Orchids'' (1938) *'' The Secret Lie'' (1938) * '' Travelling People'' (1938) * '' We Danced Around the World'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl John (actor)
Karl John (24 March 1905 – 22 December 1977) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1977. Early life John was born in Cologne, Germany. He studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule in Danzig. But he soon discovered his love for the stage and moved to Berlin where he took acting lessons. Career At 26 he made his debut performance at a theater in Boleslawiec. John made his first film appearance in the 1932 thriller ''The White Demon'' which also starred Hans Albers in the lead role. Throughout the 1930s he played numerous roles at various theaters throughout Nazi Germany. In 1938, John came to the prestigious Deutsches Theater in Berlin. At the outbreak of World War II John appeared in many German propaganda films made by the Reichs Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda under the auspices of Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels. He played soldiers and sailors, he also voiced information films on the role of dive bombers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Simson
Marianne Simson (July 29, 1920 – July 15, 1992) was a German dancer and film actress. She was born in Berlin as the daughter of an insurance clerk John Edward Simson. Her brother was Helmut Simson, who later served as mayor of Wolfsburg. Originally trained as a ballerina, she made her screen debut in ''Frisions in Distress'' (1935) and went on to appear in another seventeen films over the next decade, generally in supporting roles. In 1944 she informed on a Germany army major to the Gestapo for allegedly making comments supportive of the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.Barker p.182 Following the defeat of Germany, Simson was arrested by the Soviet NKVD and placed in a series of detention camps. In 1950 she was sentenced to eight years in prison, but was given an early release in 1952 and moved to West Germany. She worked as a choreographer Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which moti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Charlotte Of Hanover
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (30 October 1668 – 1 February 1705) was the first Queen consort in Prussia as wife of King Frederick I. She was the only daughter of Elector Ernest Augustus of Hanover and his wife Sophia of the Palatinate. Her eldest brother, George Louis, succeeded to the British throne in 1714 as King George I. Early life Sophia Charlotte was born in Iburg Castle in the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück, where her father held the title of a Protestant prince-bishop. In 1672 her family moved to the new episcopal residence in Osnabrück and finally in 1679 to Hanover, when Ernest Augustus succeeded his brother Duke John Frederick of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Principality of Calenberg. During her childhood, Sophia Charlotte visited the Kingdom of France with her mother in hopes of marrying Louis, Grand Dauphin, heir to the French throne. He later married Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria instead, but Sophia Charlotte was also proposed as a possible bride ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Wieck
Dorothea Wieck, born Dora Bertha Olavia Wieck (3 January 1908 in Davos, Switzerland – 20 February 1986 in Berlin, West Germany), was a German theatre and film actress. Early years Dorothea Wieck was born Dora Bertha Olavia Wieck and grew up in southern Germany and Sweden. She was descended from musician Clara Schumann. By the time Wieck was six years old, her father (an artist) and her mother (a musician) felt that she should be an actress. She imitated people who visited their home, and she wrote short plays for her friends and herself. She attended an academy that trained her in music, dancing, and art, but not in acting. When she was 15 years old, she began studying under Max Reinhardt and went to the Josephstaedter Theatre in Vienna, where she began to act. Career Wieck launched her acting career on stage in 1924 and made her screen debut in German films in 1926, appearing in several silent films. She became widely known through her leading role in the 1931 film ''Mäd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick I Of Prussia
Frederick I (german: Friedrich I.; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union ( Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia (1701–1713). From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (german: Fürstentum Neuenburg). Biography Family Born in Königsberg, Frederick was the third son of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg by his father's first marriage to Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau, eldest daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels. His maternal cousin was King William III of England. Upon the death of his father on 29 April 1688, Frederick became Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia. Right after ascending the throne Frederick founded a new city southerly adjacent to Dorotheenstadt and nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
