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Walter Röhrig
Walter Röhrig (13 April 1897 – 1945) was a German art director.Stephens p.163 Selected filmography * ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920) * ''Masks'' (1920) * '' Parisian Women'' (1921) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * '' Miss Julie'' (1922) * ''Kaddish'' (1924) * '' Luther'' (1928) * '' The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (1930) * '' Hocuspocus'' (1930) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) * '' Calais-Dover'' (1931) * ''In the Employ of the Secret Service'' (1931) * '' The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (1932) * '' Congress Dances'' (1932) * '' Waltz War'' (1933) * ''Refugees'' (1933) * '' Court Waltzes'' (1933) * '' The Empress and I'' (1933) * '' Season in Cairo'' (1933) * ''Night in May'' (1934) * ''The Young Baron Neuhaus'' (1934) * '' The Csardas Princess'' (1934) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * '' Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) * '' Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936) * ''Diamonds'' (1937) * '' My Son the Minister'' (1937) * ''Rembrandt'' (1942) * ''A Salzburg Comedy ''A Salzburg C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Countess Of Monte Cristo (1932 Film)
''The Countess of Monte Cristo'' () is a 1932 German comedy drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster and Lucie Englisch. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios outside Berlin and on location in Vienna and the ski resort of Semmering. It was remade in the United States in 1934 with Fay Wray in the lead role. Plot Two struggling actresses are hired as extras to drive an expensive car while dressed in fancy outfits. Stopping at a winter resort, one of them is mistakenly identified as the "Countess of Monte Cristo", a VIP guest expected to arrive around this time. Rather than clearing up this misunderstanding, the two give in to the temptation and pass themselves off as members of the wealthy set. Cast * Brigitte Helm as Jeanette Heider, Filmkomparsin *Rudolf Forster as Rumowski, Impostor *Lucie Englisch as Mimi, Filmkomparsin * Gustaf Gründgens as Der 'Baron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds (1937 Film)
''Diamonds'' () is a 1937 German mystery film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Hansi Knoteck, Viktor Staal, and Hilde Körber. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Röhrig. Location shooting took place in Amsterdam and Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1937 films 1937 mystery films Films of Nazi Germany German mystery films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Eduard von Borsody German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Films set in Amsterdam Films shot in Amsterdam 1930s German films Films scored by Lothar Brühne {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Blazing Heavens
''Under Blazing Skies'' or ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (German: ''Unter heißem Himmel'') is a 1936 German adventure film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Lotte Lang and Aribert Wäscher.Kreimeier p.237 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location on the Aegean Sea coast of Greece. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was produced and distributed by UFA, Germany's largest film company. The film was popular enough to be given a second release in West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ... in 1950. Cast References Bibliography * Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999. External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoy Hotel 217
''Savoy Hotel 217'' (German: ''Savoy-Hotel 217'') is a 1936 German mystery drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. The costumes were by Herbert Ploberger. It premiered at Berlin's UFA-Palast am Zoo. Synopsis In Tsarist Russia before the First World War, a couple arrive at a luxury hotel where the husband is murdered. A number of people fall under suspicion, including the head waiter. He undertakes an investigation to find the real culprit. Cast Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a re ... gave the film a positive re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Waltz (1935 Film)
''The Royal Waltz'' (German: ''Königswalzer'') is a 1935 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Paul Hörbiger, Curd Jürgens, and Carola Höhn. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of Universum Film AG, UFA in Berlin.Klaus p.109 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. A separate French-language version ''Royal Waltz'' was also released. It was remade in 1955 The Royal Waltz (1955 film), under the same title. Synopsis In 1852 an Austrian Empire, Austrian count is sent to Munich to arrange the marriage between his master Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, Franz Joseph and the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Princess Elisabeth, the daughter of the King of Bavaria. Cast References Bibliography * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931''. Klaus-Archiv, 2006. * Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. ''Historical Dictionary of German Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2019. * Von Dassanowsky, Robert. ''Scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Csardas Princess (1934 Film)
''The Csardas Princess'' () is a 1934 German operetta film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Mártha Eggerth, Hans Söhnker and Paul Kemp. It is based on the 1915 operetta '' Die Csárdásfürstin'' composed by Emmerich Kálmán. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. A separate French-language version ''Princesse Czardas'' was also produced. In 1951 Jacoby remade the film starring his wife Marika Rökk. Cast * Mártha Eggerth as Sylva Varescu * Hans Söhnker as Prinz Edwin Weylersheim * Paul Kemp as Graf Bonipart Kancsianu * Inge List as Countess Stasi von Planitz *Paul Hörbiger as Feri von Kerekes * Hans Junkermann as Der Kommandeur *Friedrich Ulmer as Fürst Weylersheim *Ida Wüst as Fürstin Weylersheim * Edwin Jürgensen as Der Manager *Andor Heltai as Der Zigeunerprimas * Ilse Fürstenberg as Mädi vom Chantant * Marina von Ditmar as Mädi vom Chantant *Charlott Daudert as Mädi vom Chantant *Karin Luesebrink as Mäd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Baron Neuhaus
''The Young Baron Neuhaus'' (German: ''Der junge Baron Neuhaus'') is a 1934 German historical drama film directed and co-written by Gustav Ucicky and starring Viktor de Kowa, Käthe von Nagy and Christl Mardayn. Produced and distributed by UFA, it was shot at the company's Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location around Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...s Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Plot Vienna, 1753. The young Empress Maria Theresa wants to be a shining example for her subjects, whose morality worries her. She is particularly annoyed by the widespread habit of "Fensterln", meaning young gentlemen paying nighttime visits to young ladies by entering their bedrooms through the window. The mona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night In May
''Night in May'' () is a 1934 French-German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette, Gustav Ucicky and Raoul Ploquin. It starred Käthe von Nagy, Fernand Gravey and Annie Ducaux. It is the French-language version of UFA's ''The Young Baron Neuhaus''. Such multi-language versions were common during the early years of sound film before dubbing became more widespread. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...s Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Plot Baron Neuhaus is in charge of police matters at the court of Maria Theresa. He is tasked with searching for a man who gained access to the home of Countess Christel. But the case is actually about himself, who entered the residence to thank the Countess's maid. Cast * K� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season In Cairo
''Season in Cairo'' () is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Gustav Waldau.Bregfelder & Bock p. 346 A French-language version ''Idylle au Caire'' was released, also featuring Müller. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot on location in Egypt at Giza and Cairo, with interior filming taking place at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Synopsis In Cairo, American Tobby Blackwell is worried about the extravagant, pampered lifestyle of his mother Elinor, the widow of a wealthy magnate. Meanwhile Stefanie is worried about the debauched, womanising antics of her father, the Count of Weidling-Weidling. They plan to bring them together, but unknown to them, their parents plan to do the same for their children. Elinor is attracted to the idea of her son marrying into European nobility while the near-penniless aristocrat is delighted with the idea of his da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Empress And I
''The Empress and I'' () is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Friedrich Hollaender and starring Lilian Harvey, Mady Christians and Conrad Veidt.Bock & Bergfelder p. 209 It is also known by the alternative title of ''The Only Girl''. The film was produced as a multi-language version. ''Moi et l'impératrice'' a separate French-language version was released as well as '' The Only Girl'' in English. Multilingual Harvey played the same role in all three films. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was made by Erich Pommer's production unit at UFA, several members of which left the country after the film's release due to the Nazi Party's assumption of power. Synopsis After a fall from a horse, a wealthy Marquis is believed to be dying. Lying on his supposed deathbed, he is comforted by the singing of a beautiful woman. When he unexpectedly recovers, he tries to seek out thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Waltzes
''Court Waltzes'' () is a 1933 musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and Raoul Ploquin and starring Fernand Gravey, Armand Dranem and Madeleine Ozeray. It was the French-language version of '' Waltz War'', made by the German studio UFA and also directed by Berger.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 195 In the early years of sound it was common to shoot completely separate versions of films in different languages before dubbing became more established. This movie was part of a trend of operetta films released during the decade. Cast * Fernand Gravey as Franz * Armand Dranem as Le juge * Madeleine Ozeray as Queen Victoria * Fernand Charpin as Joseph Lanner * Pierre Mingand as Johann Strauss * Janine Crispin as Katie * Paul Ollivier as Le chambellan * François Rozet as Prince Albert * Arletty as La chocolatière * Maximilienne as Une dame d'honneur * Eric Roiné * Nane Germon * Jane Marken * Willy Rozier Willy Rozier (27 June 1901 – 29 May 1983) was a French actor, film director, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
