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Doña Juana (film)
''Doña Juana'' is a 1927 German silent film, silent comedy drama film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Walter Rilla, and Hertha von Walther. It was based on a Spanish play by Tirso de Molina. The adaptation was done by Béla Balázs, who later tried to have his name removed from the credits because he disliked the finished version of the film.Congdon p.119 The film was shot location filming, on location around Seville and Granada in southern Spain. Plot The story is based on a traditional seventeenth century play about a nobleman who educates his daughter to be raised as a boy, leading to a series of confusions in her romantic life. Cast References Bibliography * * Congdon, Lee. ''Exile and Social Thought: Hungarian Intellectuals in Germany and Austria, 1919-1933''. Princeton University Press, 2014. * Kracauer, Siegfried. ''From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film''. Princeton University Press, 2019. * Schmitt, Gavin. ''Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Czinner
Paul Czinner (30 May 1890 – 22 June 1972) was a Hungarian-born British writer, film director, and producer. Biography Czinner was born to a Jewish family in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. After studying literature and philosophy at the University of Vienna, he worked as a journalist. From 1919 onward, he dedicated himself to work for the film industry as a writer, director and producer. Czinner became engaged to actress Gilda Langer in early 1920. Shortly after their engagement, Langer succumbed to the 1918 flu pandemic, Spanish flu; she died on 31 January 1920. In 1924, he offered the leading role in his film ''Nju'' to Elisabeth Bergner. They became partners. Both were Jewish, and after the Nazi Party under Adolf Hitler began to persecute Jews in Germany, the couple fled. They went first to Vienna, and then on to London, where they were married. Despite Czinner's homosexuality, theirs was a happy union, and one which enriched them personally and professionally. In 1934, he rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville has a municipal population of about 701,000 , and a Seville metropolitan area, metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest city in Andalusia and the List of metropolitan areas in Spain, fourth-largest city in Spain. Its old town, with an area of , contains a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising three buildings: the Alcázar of Seville, Alcázar palace complex, the Seville Cathedral, Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. The capital of Andalusia features hot temperatures in the summer, with daily maximums routinely above in July and August. Seville was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Silent Feature Films
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1920s Historical Comedy-drama Films
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1927 Films
The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 10 – Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy ''Metropolis'' premieres in Germany. The film receives its American premiere in New York City on March 6. *March 11 – World's largest movie theatre, the Roxy Theatre, opens in New York City. *April 7 – Abel Gance's ''Napoleon'' often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premieres (in a shortened version) at the Paris Opéra and demonstrates techniques and equipment that will not be revived for years to come, such as hand-held cameras, and what is often considered the first widescreen projection format Polyvision. *May 11 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded in Los Angeles by Douglas Fairbanks. The 1st Academy Awards (Oscars) wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Calvo
Rafael Luis Calvo Muñoz (30 December 1911 – 9 December 1988) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films including ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (1955). Selected filmography * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926) * ''Doña Juana'' (1927) * '' There Were Thirteen'' (1931) * '' Paloma Fair'' (1935) * '' Bound for Cairo'' (1935) * ''Saint Rogelia'' (1940) * '' The Siege of the Alcazar'' (1940) * ''Arribada forzosa'' (1944) - Matón de Mariano * ''Una mujer en un taxi'' (1944) * '' The Captain's Ship'' (1947) * ''The Holy Queen'' (1947) - Fernán Ayres * ''When the Angels Sleep'' (1947) - Ventura * ''El ángel gris'' (1947) - Ramón * '' The Drummer of Bruch'' (1948) - Coronel Carotte * ''La muralla feliz'' (1948) - Ladrón * ''Campo Bravo'' (1948) * '' Adventures of Juan Lucas'' (1949) * ''Doce horas de vida'' (1949) - Raúl * ''Catalina de Inglaterra'' (1951) - Enrique VIII * ''María Morena'' (1951) - Cristóbal * ''The Pelegrín System'' (1952) - Bremón (padre) * ''Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte Stein
Lotte Stein (1894–1982) was a German actress of the stage and screen. Of Jewish descent, she fled to the United States via Czechoslovakia and Portugal, and arrived at the Port of New York on board the SS ''Mouzinho'' in June 1941. Selected filmography * '' The Closed Chain'' (1920) * ''The Princess of the Nile'' (1920) * '' The Curse of Silence'' (1922) * '' Man by the Wayside'' (1923) * ''The Burning Secret'' (1923) * '' Father Voss'' (1925) * ''Hussar Fever'' (1925) * '' Doña Juana'' (1927) * '' Leontine's Husbands'' (1928) * '' Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That'' (1928) * '' Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (1928) * '' The Green Alley'' (1928) * '' Guilty'' (1928) * '' A Mother's Love'' (1929) * '' The Copper'' (1930) * ''Next, Please!'' (1930) * '' Susanne Cleans Up'' (1930) * '' Witnesses Wanted'' (1930) * '' Police Spy 77'' (1930) * '' Of Life and Death'' (1930) * '' Three Days of Love'' (1931) * ''When the Soldiers'' (1931) *'' Errant Husbands'' (1931) * '' Queen of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Schreck
Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck Eickhoff, Stefan. 2007 (6 September 1879 – 20 February 1936), Walk, Ines. 2006. known professionally as Max Schreck, was a German actor, best known for his lead role as the vampire Count Orlok in the film '' Nosferatu'' (1922). Early life Max Schreck was born in Berlin-Friedenau, on 6 September 1879. Six years later, his father bought a house in the independent rural community of Friedenau, then part of the district of Teltow. He was baptized at St. Matthew's Church in Berlin. Schreck's father did not approve of his son's ever-growing enthusiasm for theatre. His mother provided the boy with money, which he secretly used for acting lessons, although only after the death of his father did he attend drama school. After graduating, he travelled briefly across the country with poet and dramatist Demetrius Schrutz. Schreck had engagements in Mulhouse, Meseritz, Speyer, Rudolstadt, Erfurt and Weissenfels, and his first extended stay at T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Von Schwind
Wolfgang von Schwind also spelled Wolfgang von Schwindt (4 July 1879 – 19 April 1949) was an Austrian actor and opera singer. He was born in Elbogen, Austria, and died in Vienna. His career started as an operatic bass at the Royal Opera Berlin and the Court Theatre Karlsruhe. Starting in 1920, von Schwind appeared in more than eighty films until 1947. He was the grandson of Austrian painter Moritz von Schwind image:Moritz von Schwind 2.jpg, 200px, Moritz von Schwind, c. 1860. Moritz von Schwind (21 January 1804 – 8 February 1871) was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and t .... Selected filmography References External links * 1879 births 1949 deaths Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors 20th-century Austrian male actors Operatic basses 20th-century Austrian male opera singers German Bohemian people Austrian people of German Bohemian descent People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Von Meyerinck
Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858–1928), Hauptmann (Captain) in the Prussian Army. He grew up at his family's estates in the Province of Posen and attended the gymnasium secondary school in Godeberg. Having passed his Abitur exams, he was called up for military service as a cadet in World War I, but soon was dismissed due to a pulmonary disease. In 1917 he gave his debut as a theatre actor at the Schauspielhaus in Berlin and from 1918 to 1920 continued his career at the Hamburg Kammerspiele. Back in Berlin he performed in avant-garde plays by Carl Sternheim, as well as in several revue entertainments and kabarett venues. Later he returned to classical theatre with engagements at the Deutsches Theater and the Lessing Theater, performing as ''The Imaginary Invalid'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Greiner
Fritz Greiner (1879–1933) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * ''Der Einäugige'' (1916) * ''Der Klub der Einäugigen'' (1917) - Nick Carter * ''Der schwarze Jack'' (1918) - Cowboy Schwarzer Jack * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918) - Blasi * ''Der Herrgott am Wege'' (1918) * ''Der Schattenspieler'' (1919) * ''Sodoms Töchter'' (1919) * '' Storms in May'' (1919) - Domimi * ''Doktor Steffens seltsamster Fall'' (1919) * ''Der Edelweisskönig'' (1919) - Jörg Finkenbauer * ''Das Ende des Abenteurers Paolo de Caspado'' (1920) * '' Panic in the House of Ardon'' (1920) - Stuart Webbs * ''Das ganze Sein ist flammend Leid'' (1920) - Bankkassier Jürgen * ''Der Mann auf der Flasche'' (1920) - Emir Mohamed Darasche-Koh * '' The War of the Oxen'' (1920) - Richtmann Runotter * ''Der Kopf des Gonzalez'' (1920) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1920) - Wolfrat Polzer * ''Der Einäugige'' (1921) - Der Einäugige * ''Der Brand im Varieté Mascotte'' (1921) * ''Der Überfall auf den Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
