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Rübezahl (1957 Film)
''Rübezahl'' (german: Rübezahl – Herr der Berge / a.k.a. ''Rübezahl, der Herr der Berge'') is a 1957 West German film directed by Erich Kobler. It stars Franz Essel as the title character. The film premiered on 6 October 1957 at Planie-Lichtspiele in Stuttgart. Plot Rübezahl lives in the Giant Mountains (German: Riesengebirge). For 999 years he has not appeared among the people who live in a nearby valley. When one of his dwarfs tells him that the bad people are gaining the upper hand and the good people are calling him for help, he decides to go down to the valley and teach the bad people a lesson. Cast * Franz Essel – Rübezahl * Otto Mächtlinger – Glazier Steffen * Monika Greving – Steffen's wife * Bobby Todd – Bäuerlein Veit * Helmut Lieber – Fischer-Paule * Helmo Kindermann – Cousin Klaus * Nils Clausnitzer – Farmworker * Paul Bös – Restaurateur * Rolf von Nauckhoff – Guest * Dietrich Thoms – Farmer Knoll * Georg Lehn – Robber Krips * Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Kobler
Erich Kobler was a German film editor and director. Kobler directed the 1949 comedy '' Trouble Backstairs'', He also directed ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1955).Goble p.196 Selected filmography Editor * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * ''The Court Concert'' (1936) * ''Women for Golden Hill'' (1938) * ''The Curtain Falls'' (1939) * ''Kora Terry'' (1940) * ''Women Are Better Diplomats'' (1941) * ''Attack on Baku'' (1942) Director * '' Trouble Backstairs'' (1949) * ''After the Rain Comes Sunshine'' (1949) * ''Scandal at the Girls' School'' (1953) * ''A Parisian in Rome'' (1954) * ''Snow White and Red Rose'' (1955) * ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1955) * ''Rübezahl Rübezahl ( pl, Liczyrzepa, Duch Gór, Karkonosz, Rzepiór, or Rzepolicz; cs, Krakonoš) is a folkloric mountain spirit ( woodwose) of the Giant Mountains (''Krkonoše'', ''Riesengebirge'', ''Karkonosze''), a mountain range along the border bet ...'' (1957) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Schonger
Hubert Schonger (1897–1978) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career working on documentaries, but in the late 1930s switched to producing animated films.Giesen & Storm p.164-65 Selected filmography Producer * '' Mountain Crystal'' (1949) * ''Rübezahl Rübezahl ( pl, Liczyrzepa, Duch Gór, Karkonosz, Rzepiór, or Rzepolicz; cs, Krakonoš) is a folkloric mountain spirit ( woodwose) of the Giant Mountains (''Krkonoše'', ''Riesengebirge'', ''Karkonosze''), a mountain range along the border bet ...'' (1957) * '' Hunting Party'' (1959) References Bibliography * Giesen, Rolf & Storm, J.P. ''Animation Under the Swastika: A History of Trickfilm in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1897 births 1978 deaths Film people from Bavaria People from Dillingen (district) {{Germany-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Todd
Bobby Todd (22 June 1904 – 7 September 1980) was a German film actor. He appeared in 34 films between 1926 and 1961. Selected filmography * '' Cruiser Emden'' (1932) * ''The Dream of Butterfly'' (1939) * '' The Original Sin'' (1948) * ''Hello, Fraulein!'' (1949) * '' Dangerous Guests'' (1949) * ''The Man in Search of Himself'' (1950) * ''Desires'' (1952) * ''Jonny Saves Nebrador'' (1953) * ''The Little Town Will Go to Sleep'' (1954) * '' Spring Song'' (1954) * '' The Hunter's Cross'' (1954) * '' The Forest House in Tyrol'' (1955) * '' Love From Paris'' (1957) * ''Rübezahl'' (1957) * ''The Legs of Dolores ''The Legs of Dolores'' (german: Die Beine von Dolores) is a 1957 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Germaine Damar, Claus Biederstaedt, and Ruth Stephan.Koepnick p. 66 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studio ...'' (1957) * '' A Glass of Water'' (1960) * '' The Dead Eyes of London'' (1961) References External links * 1904 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Hölscher
Heinz Hölscher (1925 – 7 May 2021) was a German cinematographer.Bergfelder p.253 Selected filmography * '' Two People'' (1952) * ''Sarajevo'' (1955) * ''I Know What I'm Living For'' (1955) * ''Rübezahl'' (1957) * '' The Blue Sea and You'' (1959) * ''A Thousand Stars Aglitter'' (1959) * '' Nick Knatterton’s Adventure'' (1959) * ''Brandenburg Division'' (1960) * '' I Learned That in Paris'' (1960) * '' Two Among Millions'' (1961) * '' The Green Archer'' (1961) * ''Her Most Beautiful Day'' (1962) * '' Only a Woman'' (1962) * '' The Oil Prince'' (1965) * '' Maigret and His Greatest Case'' (1966) * '' Winnetou and the Crossbreed'' (1966) * '' Morning's at Seven'' (1968) * '' Dead Body on Broadway'' (1969) * '' Hotel by the Hour'' (1970) * ''When the Mad Aunts Arrive'' (1970) * '' Student of the Bedroom'' (1970) * ''Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best'' (1971) * ''The Mad Aunts Strike Out'' (1971) * ''The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye'' (1971) * ''Aunt Trude from Buxtehude'' (1971) * '' Don' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 635,911, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their 2020 survey. Stuttgart was one of the host cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rübezahl
Rübezahl ( pl, Liczyrzepa, Duch Gór, Karkonosz, Rzepiór, or Rzepolicz; cs, Krakonoš) is a folkloric mountain spirit (woodwose) of the Giant Mountains (''Krkonoše'', ''Riesengebirge'', ''Karkonosze''), a mountain range along the border between the historical lands of Bohemia and Silesia. He is the subject of many legends and fairy tales in German, Polish, and Czech folklore. Name The origin of the name is not clear. One interpretation is from the story ''How Rübezahl Got his Name'' by Johann Karl August Musäus, which recounts how Rübezahl abducted a princess who liked turnips (german: Rüben, singular ''Rübe''). The princess gets very lonely there in the mountains. To keep her company, Rübezahl turns the turnips into her friends and acquaintances. As the turnips wilt after a little while, so do the persons that were created by Rübezahl's magic. The princess asks him to count (''zählen'') the turnips in the field. While he counted, she escaped. Following this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krkonoše
The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše or Karkonosze (Czech: , Polish: , german: Riesengebirge) are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massif). The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge. The highest peak, Sněžka ( pl, Śnieżka, german: Schneekoppe), is the Czech Republic's highest point with an elevation of . On both sides of the border, large areas of the mountains are designated national parks (the Krkonoše National Park in the Czech Republic and the Karkonosze National Park in Poland), and these together constitute a cross-border biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The source of the River Elbe is within the Giant Mountains. The range has a number of major ski resorts, and is a popular destination for tourists engaging in downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Von Nauckhoff
Rolf von Nauckhoff (1909–1968) was a Swedish film actor who worked mainly in Germany.World Filmography: 1967 p.152 Selected filmography * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) - Student reading a poem (uncredited) * '' Shipwrecked Max'' (1936) - Waiter * '' All Lies'' (1938) - Paul, Rechtsanwalt * '' Hurrah! I'm a Father'' (1939) - Freund von Peter * '' Duel with Death'' (1949) - Dr. Ernst Romberg * '' White Gold'' (1949) - Ing. Hopkins * '' The Orplid Mystery'' (1950) - Pastor Johannes Klappstein * '' The Man Who Wanted to Live Twice'' (1950) - Dr. Ihlenfeld * '' Crown Jewels'' (1950) - Minister * ''Die Tat des Anderen'' (1951) * '' Heart's Desire'' (1951) - Chefarzt Dr. Thomas * ''Begierde'' (1951) - Martin Reval * '' The Lady in Black'' (1951) - Henry Richards * ''The Clang of the Pick'' (1952) - Gert Willenhart * '' Man on a Tightrope'' (1953) - Police Agent (uncredited) * ''A Heart Plays False'' (1953) - Direktor Hersbach * '' Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine'' (1953) - Kunsthändler T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Mang
Anton "Toni" Mang (; born 29 September 1949 in Inning (Starnberg) at the Ammersee) is a former five-time world champion in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from Germany. Early life When he was 11 he had his first experience with motorcycles on the DKW RT 125, but soon afterwards he chose skibobbing as his favored sport. He was successful at this sport, winning the German National Championship as well as the Junior European Championship in skibobbing at the age of 16. Still, motorsports kept pulling at him and he took part in a 50cc race on a Kreidler two years later though he had to pull out of the race due to mechanical difficulties. Professional racing In 1970 Mang joined the reigning 125cc world champion Dieter Braun's team as his mechanic. Together with Sepp Schloegl and Alfons Zender Mang, he developed the "Schloegl Mang Zender" (SMZ 250). With this machine, he took part in a race on an airfield in Augsburg and claimed his first victory. In 1975 he won the German Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Wepper
Fritz Wepper (born 17 August 1941, Munich, Germany) is a German film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Inspector Harry Klein in the long-running crime series ''Derrick'' (1974–1998). Wepper is also remembered for his roles in the films ''Cabaret'' (1972) and ''The Bridge'' (1959) and as Mayor Wöller in the TV series '' Um Himmels Willen'' (2002–2021). Life and career Fritz Wepper was born as the son of a lawyer who was missing in action as a soldier in Poland in 1945. He started his acting career in a production of ''Peter Pan'' at the age of eleven. He got his first important film role in ''Tischlein deck dich'', a film adaption of the Brothers Grimm fairytale '' The Wishing Table''. His breakthrough role was as a young soldier in Bernhard Wicki's anti-war film ''Die Brücke'' (1959) which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Wepper kept his popularity with German audiences into adulthood and appeared in several notable German fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rübezahl's Wedding
''Rübezahl's Wedding'' (German: ''Rübezahls Hochzeit'') is a 1916 German silent fantasy drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and Paul Wegener and starring Wegener, Lyda Salmonova, and Georg Jacoby. It was the first in a trilogy of fairytale films made by Wegener also including ''Hans Trutz in the Land of Plenty'' and '' The Pied Piper of Hamelin''. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in a variety of settings, including mountain shots in the Riesengebirge and a farm near Dresden. The film's sets were designed by Gliese. Cast In alphabetical order *Arthur Ehrens as Count * Rochus Gliese as hairdresser *Hedwig Gutzeit as Buschgrossmutter *Georg Jacoby as inspector *Emilie Kurz as Gouvernante *Marianne Niemeyer as grandmother * Lyda Salmonova as Elfe * Ernst Waldow as tutor *Paul Wegener as Rübezahl See also *Rübezahl Rübezahl ( pl, Liczyrzepa, Duch Gór, Karkonosz, Rzepiór, or Rzepolicz; cs, Krakonoš) is a folkloric mountain spiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Films
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. '' The Bridge on the River Kwai'' topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1957 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1957 films in various countries. Events * February 1 – RKO ceases domestic distribution of feature films which is taken over by Universal Pictures. * May – Ingmar Bergman's '' The Seventh Seal'' wins the Special Jury Prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. * June 6 – Jerry Lewis appears in his first film without Dean Martin in '' The Delicate Delinquent''. * June – United Artists rejoins the Motion Picture Association of America, following an expansion of the MPAA code appeals board members. The board had previously denied ''The Man With the Golden Arm'' a Production Code seal in 1955, leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
