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Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier (August 21, 1885 – October 24, 1966) was a German motion picture art director. He was Paramount Pictures' supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950, when he was succeeded by Hal Pereira. Hans Dreier was born in Bremen, Germany in 1885. After studying architecture in Munich, Germany, Dreier worked as imperial supervising architect of the German Cameroon. During World War I, he served in the German Lancers. He began his career in German films in 1919 as an assistant designer at UFA Studios. At the urging of German director Ernst Lubitsch, Dreier relocated to Hollywood in 1923 to work for Paramount. His first Hollywood film was '' Forbidden Paradise'', directed by Lubitsch and starring Pola Negri. Dreier worked as Paramount's supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950. He made contributions to nearly 500 films during his career, including many films directed by Josef von Sternberg and Ernst Lubitsch, as well as the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frenchman's Creek (film)
''Frenchman's Creek'' is a 1944 adventure film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1941 novel of the same name, about an aristocratic English woman who falls in love with a French pirate. The film was released by Paramount Pictures and starred Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone, Cecil Kellaway, and Nigel Bruce. Filmed in Technicolor, it was directed by Mitchell Leisen. The musical score was by Victor Young, who incorporated the main theme of French composer Claude Debussy's '' Clair de Lune'' as the love theme for the film. The film is a mostly faithful adaptation of the novel, taking place during the reign of Charles II in the mid-17th century, mostly in the Cornish region of England. Fontaine was under contract to independent producer to David O. Selznick, who loaned out his contract players to other studios. In this case, Fontaine was loaned to Paramount for this lavish production. She later complained about her work with director Leisen and some of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vice Of Gambling
''The Vice of Gambling'' (german: Das Laster des Spiels) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Alfred Abel, Willy Kaiser-Heyl, and Theodor Loos. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Cast * Alfred Abel * Willy Kaiser-Heyl * Theodor Loos * Sybill Morel References Bibliography * External links * 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki German black-and-white films Films about gambling 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fridericus Rex
''Fridericus Rex'' (German: ''Fridericus Rex - 1. Teil: Sturm und Drang'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Arzén von Cserépy and starring Otto Gebühr, Albert Steinrück and Gertrud de Lalsky. It portrays the life of the eighteenth century monarch Frederick the Great. Immensely popular, it was followed by three sequels and launched the Prussian film as a major German genre during the Weimar era.Schulte-Sasse p.93 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Dreier and Ernö Metzner. The film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. Location filming took place at the Charlottenburg Palace and other sites around historic Brandenburg. Cast * Otto Gebühr as Friedrich * Albert Steinrück as Friedrich Wilhelm I * Gertrud de Lalsky as Sophie Dorothee * Charlotte Schultz as Wilhelmine * Erna Morena as Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern * Lilly Flohr as Frau von Morien * Eduard von Winterstein as Leopold Fürst von Anhalt-Dessau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Witness (1921 Film)
''The Last Witness'' (german: Der letzte Zeuge) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Albert Bassermann, Elsa Bassermann and Olga Engl.Krautz p. 76 It was shot in 1919, but not released until April 1921. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Cast * Albert Bassermann * Elsa Bassermann * Irmgard Bern * Olga Engl * Friedrich Wilhelm Kaiser * Meinhart Maur * Fritz Moleska * Frida Richard Frida Richard (born Friederike Raithel, 1 November 1873 – 12 September 1946) was an Austrian actress. Selected filmography * '' The Sin of Helga Arndt'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * '' The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach'' (1917) ... References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Adolf Gärtner German black-an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventuress Of Monte Carlo
''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (german: Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo) is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Anton Pointner and Eduard von Winterstein. It was released in three parts, ''The Mistress of the Shah'', ''Moroccan Nights'' and ''The Stanley Trial''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Extensive location shooting took place in Monte Carlo, Morocco, Paris, Nice, Switzerland, Barcelona and Italy. Cast *Ellen Richter as Zoraja *Anton Pointner as Edward Stanley *Albert Patry as De Jong *Eduard von Winterstein as Rimay * Charles Puffy as Ali, servant *Kurt Rottenburg as Thiery *Karl Günther as Prinz Luigi *Karl Swoboda as Prokurist *Martha Hoffmann as stewardess *Toni Tetzlaff as Madame X * Albert Paulig as Oberkellner *Henry Bender as Achmed *Magnus Stifter as Ibrahim *Hamed ben Melusi as Ali ben Rassid *Max Kronert as Nyhoff *Paul Biensfeldt as Moroccan Postbeamter * Arthur Krau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Riddle Of The Sphinx (film)
''The Riddle of the Sphinx'' (German: ''Das Rätsel der Sphinx'') is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Karl Günther.Berman p.166 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Cast * Ellen Richter as Juanita di Conchitas * Erich Kaiser-Titz as Amru, an Egyptian * Karl Günther as Dr. Percy Grey * Albert Patry as Prof. Grey, British Museum * Georg John as Mummy * Kurt Rottenburg as Dr. Edward Pattison * Georg Baselt as Don Martunez de la Blanca * Henry Bender as Empfangschef * Irmgard Bern as Daisy Pattison * Carl Geppert as Baron Kollwitz * Károly Huszár as Fürst Popoff * Max Kronert as Mehemed * Maria Lux as Miss Peach * Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Godiva (1921 Film)
''Lady Godiva'' is a 1921 German silent historical film directed by Hubert Moest and starring Hedda Vernon and Eduard von Winterstein. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Plot As described in a film magazine, Leofric, a cruel earl of England, threatens a cruel death to the father of the beautiful Lady Godiva (Vernon) if she does not agree to marry him. She then suffers indignities because of her determination to be a wife in name only. The people of Coventry plead with her to intervene with her husband after he threatens to burn down their homes. She succeeds, but only on the condition that she ride unclad on a white horse through the town. She does this, but the earl has disregarded the temper of the people. His palace is undermined and collapses, killing all the people inside. Lady Godiva, warned by the court jester, escapes before the catastrophe, and is reunited with her love, the architect. Cast Reception The film was distributed in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurfürstendamm (film)
''Kurfürstendamm'' is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Asta Nielsen, and Erna Morena.Soister p. 103 It is set on the Kurfürstendamm in central Berlin. It is now considered a lost film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Director Oswald made this film the year after he made ''Weird Tales'' (1919), which also had starred Conrad Veidt. Cinematographer Carl Hoffmann went on to lens ''Der Januskopf'' (1920) and ''Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler'' (1922). Plot Satan (Veidt) notices that a lot of souls entering Hell from Berlin have been coming in from the city's Kurfurstendamm district. He goes there and rents an apartment, disguised as a businessman. A doctor named Li (Henry Sze) takes him on a guided tour of the neighborhood's dens of sin. After he is beaten and robbed on the street, the Devil flees back to Hell where he feels much safer. Cast * Conrad Veidt as Satan * Asta Nielsen as Girl Lissy / Mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon And The Little Washerwoman
''Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman'' (German: ''Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin'') is a 1920 German silent historical comedy film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Rudolf Lettinger and Georg John.Bachmann p.251 It is based on the 1893 play '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' by Victorien Sardou. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Cast * Ellen Richter as Madame Sans-Gêne * Rudolf Lettinger as Napoleon Bonaparte * Georg John Georg John (born Georg Jacobsohn; 23 July 1879 – 18 November 1941) was a German stage and film actor. Early life Georg Jacobsohn was born into a Jewish household in Schmiegel, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany. Career John began his c ... * Friedrich Wilhelm Kaiser * Ludwig Körner * Hans Lindegg * Henri Peters-Arnolds References Bibliography * Holger Bachmann. ''Arthur Schnitzler und Michael Curtiz: Der junge Medardus auf der Bühne und im Kino''. Verlag Die Blaue Eule, 2003. External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Magdalene (1920 Film)
''Mary Magdalene'' (german: Maria Magdalene) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Eduard von Winterstein, Ilka Grüning and Lucie Höflich.Bock & Bergfelder p. 433 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Cast * Eduard von Winterstein as Meister Anton * Ilka Grüning as Ehefrau von Meister Anton * Lucie Höflich as Klara * Paul Hartmann as Karl * Reinhold Schünzel as Leonhard * Eugen Klöpfer as Sekretär * Jenny Marba as Ehefrau vom Sekretär * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Bürgermeister * Fritz Beckmann as Adam * Gustav Botz as Arzt * Harry Berber as Kandidat * Paul Graetz as Der alte Schneider * Martha Dibbern as Ehefrau des alte Schneider * Hans Behrendt as Totengräber * Karl Platen * Irene Katsch Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), the Greek for "peace". Irene, and related names, may refer to: * Irene (given name) Places * Irene, Gauteng, South Africa * Irene, South Dakota, United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figures Of The Night
''Figures of the Night'' (German:''Nachtgestalten'') is a 1920 German silent horror film written, directed and produced by Richard Oswald and starring Paul Wegener, Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel and Erna Morena. It is based on the novel '' Eleagabal Kuperus'' by Karl Hans Strobl. Strobl was the editor of a German horror fiction magazine called ''Der Orchideengarten'' which was said to have been influenced by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Strobl was an anti-Semitic and later willingly joined the Nazi Party, which may explain why he has become an obscure literary figure today. The film's art direction was by Hans Dreier, and Carl Hoffmann handled the cinematography. Hoffmann went on to collaborate with such noted German directors as Fritz Lang and F.W. Murnau. It was filmed at the Babelsberg Studio in Berlin. No print of the film is known to survived, making it a lost film. Plot Multi-billionaire Thomas Bezug is the richest man in the world and the loneliest. He is a crip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |