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Avalanche Express
''Avalanche Express'' is a 1979 adventure thriller film starring Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Maximilian Schell and Linda Evans, and produced and directed by Mark Robson. The plot is about the struggle over a defecting Soviet general. The screenplay by Abraham Polonsky was based on a 1977 novel by Colin Forbes. It was the last film for Shaw and Robson, who both died during production in 1978. Synopsis Soviet General Marenkov (Robert Shaw) decides to defect to the West. He is in charge of Operation Winter Harvest, a plot to poison crops in the West. CIA agent Harry Wargrave (Lee Marvin) leads the extraction team. Marenkov meets the team in Milan at La Scala where a rehearsal of '' Nabucco'' is underway. Wargrave's team hustles Marenkov onto the ''Atlantic Express'' train to travel across Europe. During the extraction, Wargrave is killed, but his death is a ruse. He reappears on the train's crew, and he is using Marenkov as bait to lure Soviet agents out of hiding. Wargrave kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Robson (film Director)
Mark Robson (4 December 1913 – 20 June 1978) was a Canadian-American film director, producer, and editor. Robson began his 45-year career in Hollywood as a film editor. He later began working as a director and producer. He directed 34 films during his career, including ''Champion'' (1949), ''Bright Victory'' (1951), ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' (1954), '' Peyton Place'' (1957), '' The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' (1958), '' Von Ryan's Express'' (1965), '' Valley of the Dolls'' (1967), and ''Earthquake'' (1974). Robson was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director – for ''Peyton Place'' and ''The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' – as well as four nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in Feature Films. Two of his films were nominated for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or. In 1960, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry. Early life and education Born in Montre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Scala
La Scala (, , ; officially , ) is a historic opera house in Milan, Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as (, which previously was Santa Maria della Scala, Milan, a church). The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's ''Europa riconosciuta''. Most of Italy's greatest operatic artists, and many of the finest singers from around the world, have appeared at La Scala. The theatre is regarded as being one of the leading opera and ballet theatres globally. It is home to the La Scala Theatre Chorus, La Scala Theatre Ballet, La Scala Theatre Orchestra, and the Filarmonica della Scala orchestra. The theatre also has an associate school, known as the La Scala Theatre Academy (), which offers professional training in music, dance, stagecraft, and stage management. Overview La Scala's season opens on 7 December, Saint Ambrose's Day, the feast day of Milan's patron saint. All performances must end before midnight and long operas start ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Du Mont
Cayetano Neven du Mont (; born 20 May 1947), known professionally as Sky du Mont (, ), is a German-Argentine actor. Early life Sky du Mont's family, who are related to the famous publishers DuMont Schauberg, fled the Nazis in the 1930s to South America. He was born in Argentina as the son of a German and the British Chiquita Neven du Mont (1921–2018). He grew up in England, but came to Germany in 1969, where he studied acting between 1969 and 1972 in Munich. Career In Germany, he is well known for playing suave and urbane, sometimes villainous or shady upper class characters since the 1970s. He appeared in three of the commercially most successful German film comedies of all time: In '' Otto – Der Film'' (1985) as an aristrocratic-looking swindler, as the villain "Santa Maria" in the Western comedy ''Der Schuh des Manitu'' (2001) and in ''Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1'' (2003), where he reprised his role as "Santa Maria" and played a second role as "William der Let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Brauss
Arthur Brauss (born 24 July 1936) is a German actor, perhaps best known for his work in Sam Peckinpah's ''Cross of Iron''. Brauss was born in Augsburg, Germany. Partial filmography * '' Stop Train 349'' (1963, directed by Rolf Hädrich), as I.M.P. * '' The Train'' (1964, directed by John Frankenheimer), as Lt. Pilzer * ''Von Ryan's Express'' (1965, directed by Mark Robson), as Lt. Herman Gertel (uncredited) * ''Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert'' (1965, directed by Helmut Ashley), as Billy-Boy * ''Hot Pavements of Cologne'' (1967, directed by Ernst Hofbauer), as Paul Keil * '' Carmen, Baby'' (1967, directed by Radley Metzger), as Garcia * ' (1968, directed by Hanns Schott-Schöbinger), as Joschi * '' Sette baschi rossi'' (1969, directed by Mario Siciliano), as Sergente Kimber * ''Dead Body on Broadway'' (1969, directed by Harald Reinl), as Hank * ' (1970, directed by Roger Fritz), as Mike * ' (1970, directed by Eckhart Schmidt), as Priest * ' (1970, directed by Alfred Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladek Sheybal
Vladek Sheybal (born Władysław Rudolf Zbigniew Sheybal; 12 March 1923 – 16 October 1992) was a Polish character actor, singer and director of both television and stage productions. He was well known for his portrayal of the chess grandmaster Kronsteen in the James Bond film '' From Russia with Love'' (1963), a role for which he had been personally recommended by his friend Sean Connery, and as Otto Leipzig in '' Smiley's People'' (1982). He also had notable recurring roles as Dr. Douglas Jackson in Gerry Anderson's '' UFO'', Captain Ferreira in the NBC miniseries ''Shōgun'' and as Gen. Bratchenko in the 1984 version of ''Red Dawn.'' He became a naturalised British citizen, but remained "fiercely proud of his homeland and its culture". Life and career Sheybal was born in Zgierz, near Łódź, in the Second Polish Republic. The son of a university professor, he was attracted to acting at an early age. At the age of 16, he was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Shaps
Cyril Leonard Shaps (13 October 1923 – 1 January 2003) was an English actor of radio, television and film, with a career spanning over seven decades. Early radio Shaps was born in the East End of London to Polish-Jewish parents; his father was a tailor. Shaps was a child broadcaster at the London School of Broadcasting, providing voices for radio commercials from the age of 12. He was educated at Central Foundation Boys' School, then took an office job with the London Ambulance Service. Following service as a warrant officer in the Royal Army Educational Corps during World War II, he was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and then worked for two years as an announcer, producer and scriptwriter for Radio Netherlands. His short stature and round face then led to a steady flow of character roles in film and television in a career spanning nearly 50 years. Film Shaps's film appearances included bit parts in '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962), as the officer's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylva Langova
Sylva Langova (; 31 August 1921 – 15 January 2010) was a Czech actress who from the late 1940s lived and worked in England. Partial filmography Film Television References External links * 1921 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Plzeň Czech film actresses Czech television actresses Czechoslovak emigrants to the United Kingdom Czechoslovak actresses {{Czech-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner (18 April 1926 – 5 December 1994) was a German character actor. He is remembered for his several cinematic portrayals of Adolf Hitler and for his role as Arthur Slugworth / Mr. Wilkinson in '' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. He was fluent in four languages (German, French, Italian & English) and appeared in many English-language, German-language and French-language films. Career Born in Bremen, Meisner briefly worked at a steel foundry before training as a radio operator with the Luftwaffe's ''Fallschirmjäger'' (paratroopers). He also spent time in a Nazi death camp during the war. After the war, though Meisner was interested in a career in sculpture and painting, in 1948 he switched to drama and studied under Gustaf Gründgens at Düsseldorf's State Conservatory, where he also got his first job at the local ''Schauspielhaus''. Film and TV Meisner often played stock character Nazi officers and other sinister characters. He portrayed Hitler in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hess
David Alexander Hess (September 19, 1936 – October 7, 2011) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and director. He came to prominence for his portrayals of murderous rapists, villains and gruff characters in several films in the 1970s and 1980s. Hess originally worked as a songwriter in the 1950s, co-writing songs recorded by Elvis Presley and Pat Boone, but garnered international attention for his feature film debut portraying Krug Stillo in Wes Craven's exploitation horror film '' The Last House on the Left'' (1972). He played several hard-edged roles as criminals and rapists in the Italian films '' Hitch-Hike'' (1977) and '' The House on the Edge of the Park'' (1980) as well as a supporting role in Craven's '' Swamp Thing'' (1982). He made his directorial debut with the slasher film '' To All a Goodnight'' (1980). In his later life, Hess was affiliated with the California Film Institute, where he taught improvisational theater in the institute's youth programs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Cassinelli
Claudio Cassinelli (13 September 1938 – 13 July 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career Born in Bologna to Giuseppina Tafani and Antonio Cassinelli, a well known opera singer, he had two sisters, Paola Cristina and Loretta. Cassinelli began his career in theater, later dedicating himself to film and television work. His film career is divided equally between auteur films (with, among others, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Liliana Cavani, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Damiano Damiani) and genre films, especially poliziotteschi and action films. Cassinelli died in Page, Arizona during the filming of a scene in Sergio Martino's ''Vendetta dal futuro''. He was on a helicopter that crashed into the Navajo Bridge due to pilot error. He was 46 and left three children: Sebastiano, Filippo and Giovanni. Selected filmography * ''China Is Near'' (1967) - Furio * ''Galileo (1968 film), Galileo'' (1968) * ''The Devil Is a Woman (1974 film), The Devil Is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Connors
Krekor Ohanian (August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017), known professionally as Mike Connors, was an American actor. He was best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series ''Mannix'' from 1967 to 1975. This role earned him a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award in 1970, the first of six straight nominations, as well as four consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Emmy nominations from 1970 to 1973. He starred in the short-lived series ''Tightrope!'' (1959–1960) and ''Today's FBI'' (1981–1982). Connors' acting career spanned 56 years. In addition to his work on television, he appeared in numerous films, including ''Sudden Fear'' (1952), ''Good Neighbor Sam'' (1964), ''Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious'' (1965), ''Stagecoach (1966 film), Stagecoach'' (1966), ''Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die'' (1966), and ''Too Scared to Scream'' (1985), which he also produced. Early life Connors was born Krekor Oh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Buchholz
Horst Werner Buchholz (4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003) was a German actor who appeared in more than 60 feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth, he was sometimes called "the German James Dean". He is perhaps best known in English-speaking countries for his roles as Chico in ''The Magnificent Seven'' (1960), as a communist in Billy Wilder's ''One, Two, Three'' (1961), and as Dr. Lessing in ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997). Early life Horst Buchholz was born in Berlin, the son of Maria Hasenkamp. He never knew his biological father, but took the surname of his stepfather Hugo Buchholz, a shoemaker, whom his mother married in 1938.The pre-1952 portion of this biography incorporates information derived from the German Wikipedia article w:de:Horst Buchholz His half-sister Heidi, born in 1941, gave him the nickname Hotte, which he kept for the rest of his life. During World War II, he was evacuated to Silesia, and at the end of the war, he found himself in a foster home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
