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Gottfried Huppertz
Gottfried Huppertz (11 March 1887 – 7 February 1937) was a German composer who is perhaps most known for his scores to German expressionist silent films such as the science fiction epic ''Metropolis'' (1927). He collaborated with director Fritz Lang on multiple occasions. Life Huppertz studied at the Conservatory of Music in Cologne and worked during World War I in Coburg, where he debuted in 1910 as a singer and actor. In 1920 he went to Berlin as an opera singer at the Nollendorfplatz theatre. His first composition, ''"Rankende Rosen"'', was dedicated to the actor Rudolf Klein-Rogge, who introduced him in the early 1920s to director Fritz Lang and to Thea von Harbou (who later married Lang, but was at the time still married to Klein-Rogge). In the film, '' Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler'' (1922), Huppertz worked as an extra in the role of a hotel manager. Huppertz composed his first film score for Lang's film '' Die Nibelungen'' (1924). While working on his 1925 score for the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Köln
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the urban region. Centered on the left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about southeast of NRW's state capital Düsseldorf and northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. The city's medieval Catholic Cologne Cathedral (), the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world, constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings, is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne, and Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, that has been produced in the city since 1709, and "cologne" has since come to be a generic term. Cologne was founded and established in Germanic Ubii te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across The Desert
''Across the Desert'' (german: Durch die Wüste) is a 1936 German adventure film directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla and starring Fred Raupach, Heinz Evelt and Aruth Wartan. It was based on a novel by Karl May. It was the first sound adaptation of a May novel, and the only one to be produced during the Nazi era.Bergfelder p. 180–181 Set in the Ottoman Empire during the Nineteenth century, it portrays a series of oriental adventures of the two travellers Kara Ben Nemsi and Hadschi Halef Omar. It was shot on location in Egypt, and at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci .... Cast * Fred Raupach as Kara Ben Nemsi * Heinz Evelt as Hadschi Halef Omar * Erich Haußmann as Abu Seif * Gretl Wawra as Hanneh * Aruth Wartan as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Film Score Composers
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1937 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 Births
Events January–March * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. ** British emigrant ship '' Kapunda'' sinks after a collision off the coast of Brazil, killing 303 with only 16 survivors. * January 21 ** The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed in the United States. ** Brisbane receives a one-day rainfall of (a record for any Australian capital city). * January 24 – Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian troops defeat the Italians. * January 28 ** In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the largest snowflakes on record are reported. They are wide and thick. ** Construction work begins on the foundations of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. * February 2 – The first Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. * February 4 – The Interstate Commerce Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Strobel
Frank Strobel (born in 1966 in Munich) is a German conductor known for premieres and performances of works by composers Sergei Prokofiev, Franz Schreker and Siegfried Wagner. He is authorized arranger and editor of works by the composer Alfred Schnittke and since 2001 has helped this composer built a reputation as a film composer in the German-speaking world. In addition, Strobel has been a pioneer in the interdisciplinary field of film and music for many years and is one of the protagonists of the "Film in concert" movement. Life Having grown up in the environment of the cinema of his parents, Strobel came into contact with music at an early age. He learned to be a projectionist and developed a close relationship to the movies and thus also to film music. He finally became a musician and later became a conductor. He had a special artistic relationship with Alfred Schnittke until the death of the latter, which can be seen in numerous premieres and CD recordings with the Run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Domino (1935 Film)
''The Green Domino'' (German: ''Der grüne Domino'') is a 1935 German mystery drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Brigitte Horney, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Theodor Loos. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Bavaria around Munich and the Tegernsee. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. It is based on the novel ''Der Fall Claasen'' by Erich Ebermayer. A separate French-language version '' Le Domino vert'' was also produced, directed by Selpin and Henri Decoin but featuring a different cast.Rentschler p.287 Cast * Brigitte Horney as Ellen Fehling / Marianne Fehling * Karl Ludwig Diehl as Dr. Bruck * Theodor Loos as Herr von Falck * Margarete Schön as Frau von Falck * Waldemar Leitgeb as Dr. Nohl * Erika von Thellmann as Theres * Erich Fiedler as Herr Fehling * Eduard Wesener as Herr Pollnow * Alice Treff as Lilly Bruck * Hans Leibelt as Justizrat Lorenz * Trude Hesterberg as Lulu Mielk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanneles Himmelfahrt
''The Ascension of Little Hannele'' (german: Hanneles Himmelfahrt), also known simply as ''Hannele'', is an 1893 play by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann.Hartnoll (1983, 377). In contrast to Hauptmann's naturalistic dramas, ''The Assumption of Hannele'' adopts a more symbolist dramaturgy and includes a dream sequence. The play is the first in recorded world literature with a child as its heroine. The play tells the story of a neglected and abused peasant child, who, on her deathbed, experiences a vision of divine powers welcoming her into the afterlife. It was first published in 1894. Hauptmann was awarded the Grillparzer Prize in 1896 for the play. Production history The play received its première under the title ''Hannele'' at the Königliches Schauspielhaus in Berlin, opening on 14 December 1893. The production was directed by Max Grube, with music by Max Marschalk. The cast included Adalbert Matkowsky. The play was directed by the seminal Russian theatre prac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth And The Fool
''Elisabeth and the Fool'' (German: ''Elisabeth und der Narr'') is a 1934 German drama film directed by Thea von Harbou and starring Hertha Thiele, Theodor Loos and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. Dixon & Foster p.154 The film was the directing debut of Harbou, who was known for her screenplays for directors such as Fritz Lang and F. W. Murnau. Filming began on 12 October 1933 in Meersburg and the Lake Constance area. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer and Walter Reimann. The film premiered on 24 January 1934. Synopsis It tells the story of a young woman at a girls' boarding school connected to a monastery, and the intrigues caused by a man who is obsessed with the monastery's organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond .... Cast References B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Judas Of Tyrol
''The Judas of Tyrol'' (german: Der Judas von Tirol) is a 1933 German historical drama film directed by Franz Osten and starring Fritz Rasp, Camilla Spira, and Marianne Hoppe. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.89 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. Its Berlin premiere was at the Marmorhaus. Synopsis The film is set in the early nineteenth century, when the Tyrol was under foreign occupation. The Tyrolean folk hero Andreas Hofer hides in the village of St Leonhardt, whose residents are preparing to stage their annual Passion Play. The film focuses on Raffl, a young farmhand cast in the role of Judas Judas Iscariot (; grc-x-biblical, Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης; syc, ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ; died AD) was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to all four canonical gospels, Judas betr .... Raffl gradually loses the ability to distinguish between role and reality. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
