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Gustav Ucicky
Gustav Ucicky (6 July 1899 – 27 April 1961) was an Austrians, Austrian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He was one of the more successful directors in Austria and Germany from the 1930s through to the early 1960s. His work covered a wide variety of genres, but he is most acclaimed for his work in romantic drama and drama films. accessed 26 July 2012 Biography Born in Vienna, Ucicky is often stated to have been the illegitimate son of painter Gustav Klimt for whom his mother Marie Učická from Prague worked and modeled, although this paternity is unconfirmed. He had begun an apprenticeship as a graphic designer, when he entered the film industry at the age of 17.Selected filmography References |
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Convict From Istanbul
''The Convict from Istanbul'' (German: ''Der Sträfling aus Stambul'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Heinrich George, Betty Amann, and Paul Hörbiger.Prawer p.84 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in 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 withi .... The film's art direction is by Heinz Fenchel and Jacek Rotmil. Cast * Heinrich George as Thomas Zezi * Betty Amann as Hilde Wollwarth * Paul Hörbiger as Vlastos * Willi Forst as Manopulos * Trude Hesterberg as Jola Zezi * Lotte Lorring as Dolly * Frida Richard as Zimmerwirtin * Paul Rehkopf as Winkeladvokat * Erich Moeller as Polizist * Leo Peukert * Arthur Wellin References Bibliography * Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Of Arc (1935 Film)
''Joan of Arc'' () is a 1935 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Angela Salloker, Gustaf Gründgens and Heinrich George. It depicts the life of Joan of Arc, and is the first female embodiment of the Nazi Führer figure in film. The press in Germany and abroad detected direct parallels between the presentation of France in 1429 and the situation in Germany in 1935. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Cast Production The film was directed by Gustav Ucicky and written by Gerhard Menzel. Release The New York Board of Censors removed the phrases "venereal disease", "bastard", "Holy Virgin Mary", "stallion", "by God", and "cursed" from the subtitles before it was shown in the United States. Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1935, British writer Graham Greene criticized the film for historical inaccuracies (like Joan's rescue of Charle ... [...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] |
At The End Of The World (1934 Film)
''At the End of the World'' (French: ''Au bout du monde'') is a 1934 French-German drama film directed by Henri Chomette and Gustav Ucicky and starring Pierre Blanchar, Käthe von Nagy and Charles Vanel.Garncarz p.114 It was made at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA outside Berlin, as the French-language version of the film '' Refugees'' (1933). It was co-produced and distributed by L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne, the French subsidiary of UFA. Käthe von Nagy appeared in both versions, but her male co-start and supporting casts were different. Synopsis French political refugees trying to flee the Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ... end up in war-torn Manchuria in Northern China. They try desperately try to make their escape by railway. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Refugees (1933 Film)
''Refugees'' (German: ''Flüchtlinge'') is the 1933 German drama film, directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Käthe von Nagy, and Eugen Klöpfer. It depicts Volga German refugees persecuted by the Bolsheviks on the Sino-Russian border in Manchuria in 1928. Erwin Leiser, ''Nazi Cinema'' p. 29. . The screenplay was written by Gerhard Menzel and was based on his own novel of the same title.Cinzia Romani, ''Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich'' p. 150. . It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios with sets designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. A separate French-language version '' At the End of the World'' was also produced, with Käthe von Nagy appearing alongside a different cast. It was the first movie to be awarded an NS-Staatspreis prize, and Goebbels praised it as among those films that, while they did not explicitly cite National Socialist principles, nevertheless embodied its spirit, a new film reflecting the id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgenrot (film)
''Morgenrot'' is a 1933 German submarine film set during World War I. Released three days after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor, it was the first film to have its screening in Nazi Germany. It became a symbol of the new times touted by the Nazi regime. The title (literally "morning-red") is the German term for the reddish coloring of the eastern sky in advance of sunrise. ''Dawn'' was the U.S. title. It was filmed in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, the first German submarine movie made after World War I. Plot Set in 1916, the film offered up a highly fictionised version of the death of the British War Secretary, Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener aboard the cruiser HMS ''Hampshire'', on his way to Russia. A successful U-boat ace, Helmut Liers, lives in the fictional north German town of Meerskirchen with his mother, who has already lost two sons in the war. Liers is the local hero of Meerskirchen due to his command of ''U-21'' and the first part of the film concerns the high-spirit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Without A Name (1932 Film)
''Man Without a Name'' () is a 1932 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Werner Krauss, Helene Thimig and Mathias Wieman. 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 produced and distributed by UFA and premiered on 1 July 1932. It is inspired by the 1832 novel '' Colonel Chabert'' by Honoré de Balzac, updated to the modern era with the setting shifted from Restoration France to Weimar Germany. A separate French-language version '' Un homme sans nom'' was also produced. Synopsis In the Soviet Union in 1932, a man works as a manager at a vehicle factory. However a visit from a foreign delegation triggers his memory. He is really a former German soldier who suffered memory loss after being wounded on the Eastern Front during the First World War. After sixteen year's absence he returns to Berlin but discovers that his wife had him declared dead in 1921 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Employ Of The Secret Service
''In the Employ of the Secret Service'' () is a 1931 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, and Oskar Homolka. It concerns espionage between Germany and Russia during the First World War. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Location shooting took place in Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a .... Cast References External links * 1930s spy drama films 1931 drama films German spy drama films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Gustav Ucicky World War I spy films Films set in Russia UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios 1930s German-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorck
''Yorck'' is a 1931 German war film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Werner Krauss, Grete Mosheim and Rudolf Forster.Noack p.59 It portrays the life of the Prussian General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, particularly his refusal to serve in Napoleon's army during the French Invasion of Russia in 1812. It was a Prussian film, one of a cycle of films made during the era that focused on Prussian history. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location around 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 withi .... Main cast * Werner Krauss as General Yorck von Wartenberg * Grete Mosheim as Barbara * Rudolf Forster as King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Immortal Vagabond (1930 Film)
''The Immortal Vagabond'' () is a 1930 German musical film directed by Gustav Ucicky and Joe May and starring Liane Haid, Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. It is an operetta film, made by German's largest film company UFA. Interiors were shot at the Babelsberg Studios in 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 withi .... The film's sets were designed by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. The film was remade in 1953. Cast * Liane Haid as Anna 'Annerl' * Gustav Fröhlich as Hans Ritter * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Franz Lechner * Karl Gerhardt as tour guide * Attila Hörbiger * Paul Hörbiger * Ernst Behmer * Julius Falkenstein * Jaro Fürth * Lutz Götz * Fritz Greiner * Paul Henckels * Karl Platen * Georg H. Schnell * Oskar Sima * Eugen Thiele * Hermann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
