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Aftermath (1927 Film)
''Aftermath'' or ''Burning Border'' () is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Jenny Hasselqvist, Hubert von Meyerinck and Fritz Alberti. It is noted for its generally anti-Polish tone. It was made at the Terra Studios in Berlin in late 1926. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge. Synopsis The film is set along the disputed German-Polish borderland after the First World War where clashes between the two sides threaten to lead to bloodshed. The estate of a young widow is threatened when a local Polish commissioner leads his forces to occupy it. Cast * Jenny Hasselqvist as Die junge Gutsherrin * Hubert von Meyerinck as Heino * Fritz Alberti Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''People in Ecstasy'' (1921) * ''The Other Woman (1924 film), The Other Woman'' (1924) * ''The Blackguard'' (1925) * ... as government commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Waschneck
Erich John Waschneck (29 April 1887, in Grimma, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 September 1970, in Berlin) was a German cameraman, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Early life Erich was the son of Karl Hermann Waschneck, a blacksmith, and his wife Therese Emilie, née Schneider. Waschneck went to finishing school at the Leipzig Art Academy and studied painting. Career He came in contact with the film industry in 1907 when he began to paint posters for films. He then worked as a still photographer and later as a camera assistant to cinematographer Fritz Arno Wagner. In 1921, he did his first work as a cameraman in the adaptation of the fairy tale ''The Little Muck'' by Wilhelm Hauff. From 1924 he worked as a director. His film ''Eight Girls in a boat'' (1932) won the Gold Medal at the Venice Film Festival. In 1932 he became managing director of Beacon-Film GmbH in Berlin and film producer. After the Nazi rise to power, into force on 4th Waschneck April 1933 the National Soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany–Poland Border
The Germany–Poland border (, ) is the state international border, border between Poland and Germany, mostly along the Oder–Neisse line, with a total length of . (Downloadable pdf file) It stretches from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Czech Republic in the south. History The Germany–Poland border traces its origins to the beginnings of the Polish state, with the Oder (Odra) and Lusatian Neisse (Nysa) rivers (the Oder–Neisse line) being one of the earliest natural boundaries of the early Polish state under the Piast dynasty, although not necessarily yet a border with Germany, as present-day north-eastern Germany was still inhabited by Slavic Lechites, Lechitic tribes, and German conquests and sovereignty over the tribes were periodic and intermittent. Under the first Polish rulers Mieszko I and Bolesław I the Brave, the Polish western border reached further west than the present one, and Poland bordered the German-ruled marches of March of Lusatia, Lusatia and Margrava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Of The Weimar Republic
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Max Maximilian
Max Maximilian (born Franz Kuhn; 23 September 1885 – 25 June 1930)Landesarchiv Berlin, Sterberegister StA Schöneweide, Nr. 196/1930 was a German singer, actor and director.Waldman p.141 Career Maximilian was born in Cologne and began his career as a singer and stage actor. He made his stage debut on 20 October 1905 at the Stadttheater Passau performing in operettas. In 1906 he moved to the Studienhaus in Coburg, in 1907 to Pirmasens, in 1908 to the Meininger Residenztheater, and in 1909 as an operetta singer at the Bochum City Theater. In 1910 he followed a call to Speyer, and 1911 to Wittenberge, where he was also allowed to stage plays as a director, and in 1912 to Munich, where he stayed until 1914 and also proved himself as a director and actor. In the last few years before the outbreak of World War I, Max Maximilian turned to the new medium of film. There he covered the entire range of supporting roles: he played fathers and subordinate service providers, seamen and miners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frigga Braut
Frigga Braut (18 September 1889 – 13 February 1975) was a German stage and film actress.Rentschler p.277 Selected filmography * '' Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * '' Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * '' Malice'' (1926) * '' We'll Meet Again in the Heimat'' (1926) * '' Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse'' (1926) * '' Heaven on Earth'' (1927) * '' The Bordellos of Algiers'' (1927) * '' Aftermath'' (1927) * ''Adam and Eve'' (1928) * ''Anesthesia'' (1929) * '' Scandalous Eva'' (1930) * '' The Stolen Face'' (1930) * '' Who Takes Love Seriously?'' (1931) * ''Paprika'' (1932) * ''Madonna in Chains ''Madonna in Chains'' () is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lotte Koch, Karin Hardt and Elisabeth Flickenschildt. It was shot in studios in Düsseldorf with location shooting took place in the surroundi ...'' (1949) References Bibliography * Rentschler, Eric. ''The Films of G.W. Pabst: An Extraterritorial Cinema''. Rutgers University Press, 1990. Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first stage appearance was in 1878 in the chorus for the Frankfurt Opera. In 1881 he debuted at the Frankfurt City Theater, playing King Lear, William Tell, and other title characters. Sometime around 1900, Diegelmann relocated to Berlin. Here, he appeared at a variety of theaters, including the Deutsches Theater, the Großes Schauspielhaus, and the Deutsches Künstlertheater. Diegelmann was introduced to film in 1913 by Max Reinhardt. He became a prolific actor of supporting roles, often as a father figure. He performed in the well-known film ''Der Blaue Engel'' (The Blue Angel), where he played a ship captain who flirts with the lead actress (Marlene Dietrich). The final film he starred in was the Theodor Storm adaptation of ''Der Schimmelreiter'' (The Rider on the White Horse). He continued to make stage appearances after this, with his last role being in ''Rembrandt vor Gerich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Homolka
Oskar Homolka (12 August 1898 – 27 January 1978) was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain and the United States. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officials, for which he was in regular demand. By the age of 30, he had appeared in more than 400 plays; his film career covered at least 100 films and TV shows. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' I Remember Mama'' (1948). Career After serving in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War, Homolka attended the Imperial Academy of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna, the city of his birth, and began his career on the Austrian stage. In 1924 he played Mortimer in the premiere of Brecht's play ''The Life of Edward II of England'' at the Munich Kammerspiele, and from 1925 in Berlin where he worked under Max Reinhardt. Other stage plays in which Homolka performed during this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Steinrück
Albert Steinrück (20 May 1872 – 10 February 1929) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1929. He starred in the 1923 film '' The Treasure'', which was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. He was also a leading role in the German expressionist 1920 film ''The Golem'', in which he plays a rabbi. Selected filmography * ''Japanisches Opfer'' (1910) - Ein Delegierter * ''Der Volkstyrann'' (1913) - Gouverneur * ''Prinz Keo. Der Raub der Mumie'' (1919) - Professor Scrupello * ''Die sterbende Salome'' (1919) - Bildhauer * '' Das Milliardentestament'' (1920) * '' The Girl from Acker Street'' (1920-1921, part 1, 3) - Vater Schulze * ''Catherine the Great'' (1920) * '' Madame Récamier'' (1920) * '' The Mayor of Zalamea'' (1920) - Pedro Crespo * '' The Golem: How He Came into the World'' (1920) - Der Rabbi Löw / Rabbi Loew * '' The Guilt of Lavinia Morland'' (1920) - John Morland * ''Berlin W.'' (1920) * ''Ana Bolena'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Werner-Kahle
Hugo Werner-Kahle (5 August 1882 – 1 May 1961) was a German stage and film actor (and sporadically, a movie director). He appeared in around a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Midnight'' (1918) * '' The Bracelet'' (1918) * '' Europe, General Delivery'' (1918) * '' The Count of Cagliostro'' (1920) * '' Biribi'' (1922) * '' Money in the Streets'' (1922) * '' Tabitha, Stand Up'' (1922) * '' Miss Madame'' (1923) * '' Friend Ripp'' (1923) * ''The Lost Soul, or: The Dangers of Hypnosis'' (1923)Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 264. . * '' Modern Vices'' (1924) * '' The Other Woman'' (1924) * '' Hunted Men'' (1924) * '' A Woman for 24 Hours'' (1925) * '' The Uninvited Guest'' (1925) * '' Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) * '' Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * ''The Woman with That Certain Something'' (1925) * ''Accommodations for Marriage'' (1926) * '' The Pride of the Company'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Spira
Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August 1997) was a German film actor. She appeared in 68 films between 1924 and 1986. She was born in Hamburg, Germany, of Jewish ancestry on her father's side, and died in Berlin, Germany. Her father was the Austrian actor Fritz Spira who died in the Ruma concentration camp in 1943. Her mother was actor Lotte Spira and her sister was the East German actor Steffie Spira. Selected filmography * ''Mutter und Sohn'' (1924) * ''In den Krallen der Schuld'' (1924) - Matia * '' A Free People'' (1925) * ''Im Krug zum grünen Kranze'' (1925) - Marie, seine Tochter * '' The Heart on the Rhine'' (1925) * '' The Pride of the Company'' (1926) - Minna * ''We Belong to the Imperial-Royal Infantry Regiment'' (1926) - Köchin * '' The Third Squadron'' (1926) - Ilonka, seine Tochter * '' Maytime'' (1926) - Minchen Lemke, die Tochter * '' Wrath of the Seas'' (1926) * '' Aftermath'' (1927) - Marlene - Wirtschafterin * '' On the Banks of the River Weser'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Chekhova
Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; ; 14 April 1897 – 9 March 1980), known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred Hitchcock's '' Mary'' (1931). Biography Olga Konstantinovna Knipper was born on 14 April 1897, the daughter of Konstantin Knipper (1868–1929), a railway engineer, and Yelena Luise "Lulu" Knipper (née Ried, 1874–1940), both Lutherans of ethnic German ancestry. Olga was the niece and namesake of Olga Knipper (Anton Chekhov's wife). She went to school in Tsarskoye Selo but, after watching Eleonora Duse, joined the Moscow Art Theatre's studio. There she met the Russian-Jewish actor Mikhail Chekhov (Anton's nephew) in 1914 and married him the same year, taking his surname as her own. Their daughter, also named Olga, was born in 1916. She became an actress under the name of Ada Tschechowa. During the year of the 1917 October Revolution, Chekhova divorced her husband but kept his name. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
