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Joachim Fuchsberger
Joachim "Blacky" Fuchsberger (pronounced ; 11 March 1927 – 11 September 2014) was a German actor and television host, best known to a wide German-speaking audience as one of the recurring actors in various Edgar Wallace movies (often a Detective Inspector with Scotland Yard). In the English-speaking world, he was sometimes credited as Akim Berg or Berger. Life and career Fuchsberger was born in Zuffenhausen, today a district of Stuttgart, and was a member of the obligatory Hitler Youth.Vgl. ''Setzen, Sechs! – Schulgeschichten aus Deutschland (1/3). Verlorene Kindheit''. Documentary from Dora Heinze for SWR. German first broadcast on 8 December 2005 (German) During World War II, at the age of 16, he was trained as a ''Fallschirmjäger'', combat instructor and sent to the Eastern Front where he was wounded. He was captured in a hospital in Stralsund by the Red Army and came into Soviet captivity and later in American and British captivity. Because of this turbulent time of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuffenhausen
Zuffenhausen is one of three northernmost boroughs of the city of Stuttgart, capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The borough is primarily an incorporation of the formerly independent townships Zuffenhausen, Zazenhausen, Neuwirtshaus, and Rot, the latter is a historic town that gained importance in 1945 as a refugee camp for German refugees. As of 2009 around 35,000 people lived in Zuffenhausen's area of , making it the third largest of Stuttgart's outer boroughs. Zuffenhausen is also one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Stuttgart with evidence of permanent settlements that can be traced back 7,500 years. The etymological roots of "Zuffenhausen" are assumed to be found in the name of a seventh century Alemanni settler "''Uffo''" or "''Offo''". The oldest known official denotation as a property of Bebenhausen Abbey by Pope Innocent III dates to May 18, 1204. Zuffenhausen was proclaimed a city in 1907, yet soon financially badly affected by the Great Dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recklinghausen
Recklinghausen (; Westphalian: ''Riäkelhusen'') is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and industry in the south. Recklinghausen is the 60th-largest city in Germany and the 22nd-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia. History First mentioned in 1017 as ''Ricoldinchuson'', in 1150 the city was the center of the surrounding Vest Recklinghausen. In 1236, Recklinghausen received town privileges. There is record of Jews in the city as early as 1305. As part of the County of Vest, ownership of Recklinghausen changed several times in the 15th and 16th century, and in 1576, the entire county was pawned to the Elector of Cologne. In 1582–83, again in 1586, and again in 1587, the city was plundered by partisan armies during the Cologne War, a feud over religious parity in Electorate of Cologne and electoral influence in the Holy Roman Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Abbot (1963 Film)
''The Black Abbot'' (german: Der Schwarze Abt) is a 1963 West German mystery film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Joachim Fuchsberger. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1926 novel of the same name. Plot The ruins of Fossoway Abbey are supposed to conceal the legendary treasure of the Chelford family, sought by Harry Chelford, last of his line, with fanatical zeal. Due to a hereditary disease, he is liable to fall victim to insanity at any time. His fiancee, Leslie Gine, is more attracted to Dick Alford, Harry's cousin and steward at Chelford Manor. Meanwhile, her brother Arthur, a London lawyer is being blackmailed by his chief clerk Gilder, who wants Leslie for himself. Gilder has purchased some bills of exchange on which Arthur forged the signature of Lord Chelford to pay for his own gambling debts. There is also the 'Black Abbot', a mysterious figure who is seen moving about in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inn On The River
''The Inn on the River'' (german: Das Gasthaus an der Themse/ ''The Inn on the Thames'') is a 1962 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Eddi Arent and Klaus Kinski. It is part of a cycle of films based on the novels of Edgar Wallace, produced in West Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. Cast * Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Wade * Brigitte Grothum as Leila Smith * Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Nelly Oaks * Klaus Kinski as Gregor Gubanow * Eddi Arent as Barnaby * Richard Münch as Dr. Collins * Jan Hendriks as Roger Lane * Heinz Engelmann as Mr. Broen * Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John * as Anna Smith * Hans Paetsch as Solicitor * as Big Willy Production It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. As with other early entries in the series it was made in black and white. The script was based on Edgar Wallace's 1929 novel '' The India-Rubber Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Countess
''The Strange Countess'' (german: Die seltsame Gräfin) is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Lil Dagover, Joachim Fuchsberger and Marianne Hoppe. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel of the same title, and is part of a long-running series of Wallace adaptations produced by Rialto Film. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at the Schloss Ahrensburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Helmut Nentwig. Cast * Lil Dagover as Lady Leonora Moron (title role) * Joachim Fuchsberger as inspector Michael 'Mike' Dorn * Brigitte Grothum as Margaret Lois Reedle * Marianne Hoppe as Mary Pinder * Rudolf Fernau as Dr. Tappatt * Richard Häussler as Chesney Praye * Edith Hancke as Lizzy Smith * Eddi Arent as Lord Selwyn 'Selly' Moron * Fritz Rasp as solicitor Shaddle * Reinhard Kolldehoff as Oliver Frank aka John Addams * Alexander Engel as patient * Klaus Kinski as Bresset * Albert Bessler as prison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Daffodil
''The Devil's Daffodil'' (also known as ''Daffodil Killer'' or german: Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen/ ''Secret of the Yellow Daffodils'') is a 1961 British-West German black-and-white crime film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi. The film was produced in an English and a German version, starring different actors in the lead roles but otherwise featuring an almost identical cast and crew. It starred William Lucas in the English version and Joachim Fuchsberger in the German one. Cast Production The film is based on the novel ''The Daffodil Mystery'' by Edgar Wallace. It was adapted for film by Egon Eis. The screenplay was written by Basil Dawson and Donald Taylor. The German dialogue was written by Horst Wendlandt and . Wendlandt was also co-producer along with Preben Philipsen (both of Rialto Film). Cinematography took place in April and May 1961 in London and environments. The studio was Shepperton Studios/Middlesex. Reception In Germany, the FSK gave the film a rating of " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dead Eyes Of London
''The Dead Eyes of London'' (german: Die toten Augen von London and also known as ''Dark Eyes of London'') is a 1961 West German black and white crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Baal and Dieter Borsche. Plot A series of murders of wealthy men leads investigators to a group of blind men with a mysterious leader. Cast * Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Larry Holt * Karin Baal as Eleanor "Nora" Ward, née Finlay * Dieter Borsche as David Judd aka Mr. Lennox aka Reverend (Paul) Dearborn * Wolfgang Lukschy as Stephan Judd * Eddi Arent as Sergeant / Inspector S. "Sunny" Harvey * Anneli Sauli as Fanny Weldon (as Ann Savo) * Bobby Todd as Lew Norris * Franz Schafheitlin as Sir John * Ady Berber as Jacob "The Blind Jack" Farrell (as Adi Berber) * Harry Wüstenhagen as "Flimmer-Fred" (German version) / "Flicker-Fred" (English version) * as Matthew "Matt" Blake * Hans Paetsch as Gordon Stuart * Ida Ehre as Ella Ward * as Chief Inspector * Klau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terrible People (1960 Film)
''The Terrible People'' (german: Die Bande des Schreckens, translation=''The Band of Terror'') is a 1960 West German crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Fritz Rasp. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1926 novel of the same name. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg with location shooting at Tremsbüttel Castle in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes. Cast Production The film is based on Edgar Wallace's 1926 novel of the same name. Cinematography took place in London between June and 23 July 1960. Release The FSK FSK may refer to: * FSK (band), a German band * Federal Counterintelligence Service, (Russian ') of Russia * Fiskerton railway station, in England * Forskolin, a diterpene * Forsvarets Spesialkommando, a Norwegian special forces unit * Fort Scott M ... gave the film a rating of 16 and up and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays. See also *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and the '' Daily Mail''. Struggling with debt, he left South Africa, returned to London and began writing thrillers to raise income, publishing books including '' The Four Just Men'' (1905). Drawing on his time as a reporter in the Congo, covering the Belgian atrocities, Wallace serialised short stories in magazines such as ''The Windsor Magazine'' and later published collections such as ''Sanders of the River'' (1911). He signed with Hodder and Stoughton in 1921 and became an internationally recognised author. After an unsuccessful bid to stand as Liberal MP for Blackpool (as one of David Lloyd George's Independent Liberals) in the 1931 general election, Wallace moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Frosch Mit Der Maske
''Der Frosch mit der Maske'' (translation: ''The Frog with the Mask''), aka ''Face of the Frog'', is a 1959 West German-Danish black-and-white crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Siegfried Lowitz and Joachim Fuchsberger. It was the first of a very successful series of films based on works by Edgar Wallace produced by Rialto Film in West Germany. This film was adapted from the 1925 novel ''The Fellowship of the Frog''. Plot Cast Production The film is adapted from Edgar Wallace's novel ''The Fellowship of the Frog'' (1925). Previous versions were made in 1928 in the US (as a serial) and in 1937 in the UK, both titled ''The Mark of the Frog''. The project was deemed risky, as so far no German crime film had really succeeded at the box office after World War II. The initiative to try came from , head of Constantin Film who approached his friend Preben Philipsen with the idea. Philipsen acquired the rights for the movie adaption of ''The Fellowship of the Frog'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Hellmut Kirst
Hans Hellmut Kirst (5 December 1914 – 13 February 1989) was a German novelist and the author of 46 books, many of which were translated into English. Kirst is best remembered as the creator of the "Gunner Asch" series which detailed the ongoing struggle of an honest individual to maintain his identity and humanity amidst the criminality and corruption of Nazi Germany. Biography Early years Hans Hellmut Kirst was born in Osterode, East Prussia. Osterode is today Ostróda in Poland. Kirst joined the German Army in 1933 and served as an officer during World War II, ending the war as a First LieutenantSusan Heller Anderson"Hans Helmut Kirst; West German, 74, Wrote About Nazis" ''New York Times,'' 24 February 1989. and ''Nationalsozialistischer Führungsoffizier''. Kirst was a member of the Nazi Party, stating later that he had "confused National Socialism with Germany". Kirst later indicated that after the war he did not immediately believe accounts of Nazi atrocities. "One did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
08/15 (film Series)
''08/15'' is a 1954–55 West German film trilogy directed by Paul May and based on the novel ''08/15'' by Hans Hellmut Kirst who also served as the film's screenwriter (published in English as "The Revolt of Gunner Asch"). The term ''08/15'' (nill-eight/fifteen, german: Null-Acht/Fünfzehn) refers to the German Army's standard machine gun, the 08/15 (or MG 08 model 15), by far, the most common German machine gun deployed in World War I. It was manufactured in such large quantities that it became the German Army slang for anything that was standard issue. The film follows the story of Private Asch, a German soldier in World War II. The film title implies that Asch, and the soldiers under his command, were unostentatious (i.e. "run-of-the-mill") characters deployed on the Eastern Front.Bartov, Omer (2004). "Celluloid Soldiers: Cinematic Images of the Wehrmacht". In Ljubica & Mark Erickson. ''Russia War, Peace and Diplomacy.'' London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. . Premise The last of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
