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Ball Of Nations
''Ball of Nations'' (German: ''Ball der Nationen'') is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, Gustav Fröhlich and Claudine Dupuis. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and on location around the town. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfred Bütow and Ernst Schomer. It was not a success at the box office and was director Ritter's last film, after a plan to remake ''Pandora's Box'' fell through and he retired to Argentina.Bock & Bergfelder p.399 Synopsis American journalist is sent to cover a European peace conference but finds himself distracted by the attractive revue singer Vera van Loon. Cast * Zsa Zsa Gabor as Vera van Loon * Gustav Fröhlich as Percy Buck * Claudine Dupuis as Marianne * Ingrid Lutz as Rosita * Walter Müller as Michel * Rolf Wanka as Brambachen * Paul Henckels as Hopkins * Alexander Golling as Scrjabin * Erika von Thellmann as Baronin Ziegler * Chris Howland as Dr ...
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Karl Ritter (director)
Karl Ritter (7 November 1888 – 7 April 1977) was a German film producer and director responsible for many Nazi propaganda films. He had previously been one of the first German military pilots. He spent most of his later life in Argentina. Early life Ritter was born in Würzburg. His father was a professor at the conservatoire; his mother was an opera singer.Rolf Giesen, ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography'', Jefferson, North Carolina/London: McFarland, 2003, p. 256"Karl Ritter"
''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema'', ed. Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder, Film Europa 1, New York: Berghahn, 2009, , p. 399.
He was a career officer in the German military, built hi ...
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Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, 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 communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use 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 collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas and inconsistencies be ...
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Chris Howland
Chris Howland (30 July 1928 – 29 November 2013)Press release
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was a British radio and TV presenter. For most of his career he worked in (Western) Germany, where he started a few years after World War II at BFN in . He became a popular disc jockey and presenter also at German networks. He also was a prolific Schlager-singer and starred in films.


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Howland was born in London and brought up in

Erika Von Thellmann
Erika von Thellmann (1902–1988) was an Austrian actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career.Fritsche p.254 Selected filmography * '' The Stone Rider'' (1923) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) *'' The Green Domino'' (1935) * '' The Valley of Love'' (1935) * '' Susanne in the Bath'' (1936) * '' The Irresistible Man'' (1937) * '' The Deruga Case'' (1938) * '' The Great and the Little Love'' (1938) * '' Opera Ball'' (1939) * '' Roses in Tyrol'' (1940) * '' My Daughter Doesn't Do That'' (1940) * ''Carl Peters'' (1941) * ''Women Are Better Diplomats'' (1941) * '' With the Eyes of a Woman'' (1942) * '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (1943) * '' Young Hearts'' (1944) * '' Tell the Truth'' (1946) * '' Everything Will Be Better in the Morning'' (1948) * ''In the Temple of Venus'' (1948) * '' Twelve Hearts for Charly'' (1949) * ''Royal Children'' (1950) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' (1950) * '' One Night Apart'' (1950) * '' Wedding with Erika'' (1950) * '' The ...
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Alexander Golling
Alexander Golling (August 2, 1905 – February 26, 1989) was a German actor. Golling was a member of the Nazi Party.Hervé Dumont, ''Robert Siodmak: le maître du film noir'', L'Age D'Homme, 1981, p. 294 Selected filmography * ''Der stählerne Strahl'' (1935) - Zöger * ''Santa Joanna D'Arc'' (1935) * ''The Private Life of Louis XIV'' (1935) - General Mélac * '' One Too Many on Board'' (1935) - Kommissar Sörensen * '' The Call of the Jungle'' (1936) - William Edwards * ''Michel Strogoff'' (1936) - Iwan Ogareff * '' The Kaiser of California'' (1936) - Kewen - Bürgermeister von San Franzisko * '' Ninety Minute Stopover'' (1936) - Conny Steven * '' Men Without a Fatherland'' (1937) - Ischnikoff * '' The Tiger of Eschnapur'' (1938) - Prinz Ramigani, Vetter des Maharadscha * '' The Indian Tomb'' (1938) - Prinz Ramigani, Vetter des Maharadscha * '' Travelling People'' (1938) - Ganove Tino * '' Sergeant Berry'' (1938) - Evans * ''Dreizehn Mann und eine Kanone'' (1938) * '' Gold in Ne ...
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Paul Henckels
Paul Henckels (9 September 1885 – 27 May 1967) was a German film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1965. Paul Henckels had started his acting career on the stage in the 1900s. He was well known for his eccentric, colourful roles and his trademark Rhineland accent. Among his most popular roles were the school teacher Professor Bömmel in '' Die Feuerzangenbowle'' (1944) and the veterinarian Dr. Pudlich in the "Immenhof film series" during the 1950s. He was also notable as a stage actor and appeared at the Schauspielhaus Berlin for many years. His most popular stage role was '' Wibbel the Tailor'', which he played more than 1000 times. Henckel's father was Jewish, and he was thus a " half-Jew" by the rules of the Nazis. As a rare exception, Henckels was nonetheless allowed to work during the Third Reich. He apparently owed this exception to the intervention of his friend Gustaf Gründgens and to his continuing popularity as a character ac ...
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Rolf Wanka
Rolf Wanka (14 February 1901 – 28 November 1982) was an Austrian actor. Biography He was of Czech, German and French origin. His father was Dr. Josef Wanka was head physician in Vienna. His mother was Emma Pippich. His family owned a mansion in Hřiměždice, Czechoslovakia, where he spent a lot of time. He studied Technical University in Prague, then University in Insbruck. He spoke German, Czech, French and English. He appeared as a leading man in many Austrian, German and Czech movies. He was married three times and had two children. His second wife was the actress Friedl Czepa. Selected filmography * '' M'' (1931) - Man (uncredited) * '' Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (1932) - Der heilige Petrus * ''Pozdní máj'' (1934) - Ing. Nedbal * ''Matka Kráčmerka'' (1934) - MUC. Václav Zdeborský * ''Die törichte Jungfrau'' (1935) - Anton Rabeling * '' The World's in Love'' (1935) - Peter, sein Sohn * ''Buchhalter Schnabel'' (1935) - Hans Binder * '' Circus Saran'' (1935) ...
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Walter Müller (actor)
Walter Müller (1911–1969) was an Austrian film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li .... Filmography References External links * 1911 births 1969 deaths Austrian male film actors Male actors from Prague Ingeborg Bachmann Prize winners 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub ...
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Ingrid Lutz
Ingrid Marga Irene Lutz (3 March 1924 – 13 November 2021) was a German film actress. Lutz died on 13 November 2021, at the age of 97.Determined by the Berlin film researcher M. Jahnke in cooperation with R. Kettermann, in 2022. Jahnke found her grave in the Rottach-Egern cemetery Selected filmography * '' I Entrust My Wife to You'' (1943) * '' Young Hearts'' (1944) * '' Tell the Truth'' (1946) * '' Thank You, I'm Fine'' (1948) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1949) * ''Furioso'' (1950) * '' Until We Meet Again'' (1952) * ''That Can Happen to Anyone'' (1952) * '' Big City Secret'' (1952) * '' Aunt Jutta from Calcutta'' (1953) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1953) * ''Knall and Fall as Detectives'' (1953) * ''Captain Wronski'' (1954) * '' Ball of Nations'' (1954) * '' School for Marriage'' (1954) * '' Homesick for Germany'' (1954) * ''Father's Day'' (1955) * '' The Major and the Bulls'' (1955) * ''The Double Husband ''The Double Husband'' (German: ''Der doppelte Ehemann'') is a 1955 ...
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Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932. Though most famous for their visual spectacle, revues frequently satirized contemporary figures, news or literature. Similar to the related subforms of operetta and musical theatre, the revue art form brings together music, dance and sketches to create a compelling show. In contrast to these, however, revue does not have an overarching storyline. Rather, a general theme serves as the motto for a loosely-related series of acts that alternate between solo performances and dance ensembles. Owing to high ticket prices, ribald publicity campaigns and the occasional use of prurient material, the revue was typically patronized by audience members who earned more and felt even less restricted by middle-cla ...
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Peace Conference
A peace conference is a diplomatic meeting where representatives of certain states, armies, or other warring parties converge to end hostilities and sign a peace treaty. Significant international peace conferences in the past include the following: * St. Petersburg Declaration of 1868 * Algeciras Conference (1905) * Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 * Versailles (1919) * Good Friday Agreement (1998) See also * Peace congress * Peace treaties by country (list) * List of peace activists This list of peace activists includes people who have proactively advocated diplomatic, philosophical, and non-military resolution of major territorial or ideological disputes through nonviolent means and methods. Peace activists usually work ... {{Politics-stub ...
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Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human presen ...
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