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Karl Grune
Karl Grune (22 January 1890 – 2 October 1962) was an Austrian film director and writer who made many silent films in the 1920s. Grune was born into a Jewish familySiegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 211 in Vienna, where he later attended drama school. He volunteered in the First World War, where an injury temporarily deprived him of the ability to speak in 1918. After the war he made his directing debut in 1919 with ''Menschen in Ketten'' ("People in Chains"). In 1923 he made ''Schlagende Wetter'' with Liane Haid and Eugen Klöpfer in the leading roles. The film is a notable early example of naturalism in film making, at a time when expressionism was the norm. Also that year he made '' Die Straße'' ("The Street"), which is considered Grune's most notable film. In 1926 he made ''Die Brüder Schellenberg'' ("The Brothers Schellenberg") with Conrad Veidt and Lil Dagover. Many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Austria
Cinema of Austria refers to the film industry based in Austria. Austria has had an active cinema industry since the early 20th century when it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and that has continued to the present day. Producer Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky, producer-director-writer Luise Kolm and the Austro-Hungarian directors Michael Curtiz and Alexander Korda were among the pioneers of early Austrian cinema. Several Austrian directors pursued careers in Weimar Germany and later in the United States, among them Fritz Lang, G. W. Pabst, Josef von Sternberg, Billy Wilder, Fred Zinnemann, and Otto Preminger. Between the two World Wars, directors like E. W. Emo and Henry Koster - the latter of whom had emigrated from Austria, provided examples of Austrian film comedies. At the same time, Willi Forst and Walter Reisch founded the ''Wiener Film'' genre. After Austria had become a part of Nazi Germany in 1938, Vienna's Wien-Film production company became an important studio for se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo ( , , ; 23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Although he produced numerous operas and other songs throughout his career it is his opera ''Pagliacci'' (1892) that remained his lasting contribution, despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success. Today he remains largely known for ''Pagliacci'', one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the opera repertory. His other compositions include the song "Mattinata", popularized by Enrico Caruso, and the symphonic poem ''La Nuit de mai''. Biography The son of Vincenzo Leoncavallo, a police magistrate and judge, Leoncavallo was born in Naples on 23 April 1857. As a child, Leoncavallo moved with his father to the town of Montalto Uffugo in Calabria, where he lived during his adolescence. He later returned to Naples and was educated at the city's San Pietro a Majella Conservatory and later the University of Bologna studying literature u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Louise (1927 Film)
''Queen Louise'' (german: Königin Luise) is a German silent historical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Mady Christians, Mathias Wieman, and Anita Dorris. It was released in two separate parts slightly less than a month from each other in December 1927 and January 1928. It commenced a series of historical epics directed by Grune. It was shot partly at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. The film portrays the short life of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of the Prussian monarch Frederick William III Frederick William III (german: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, wh .... Cast References Bibliography * * External links * * 1927 films 1928 films 1920s historical drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Edge Of The World (1927 Film)
''At the Edge of the World'' (german: Am Rande der Welt) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Albert Steinrück, William Dieterle and Brigitte Helm. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Robert Neppach oversaw the film's art direction, designing the sets. The film was so heavily cut by the management of UFA that Grune tried to have his name removed from the credits and publicly criticized them in an open letter.Kreimeier p. 165 Cast * Albert Steinrück as Der Mueller * William Dieterle as John * Brigitte Helm as Magda * Victor Janson as Hauptmann * Jean Bradin as Leutnant * Imre Ráday as Geselle * Max Schreck as Troedler * Camilla von Hollay as Johns Frau * Erwin Faber as Stranger * Georg John * Fee Malten Fee Malten (1911–2005) was a German film actress, who later emigrated to the United States. Born in Berlin as Felicitas Mansch, Malten appeared as a leading lady in both silent and sound films of the late Weimar era. Due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Of Madame Pompadour
''Spy of Madame Pompadour'' (German: ''Marquis d'Eon, der Spion der Pompadour'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Karl Grune and starring Liane Haid, Fritz Kortner and Alfred Gerasch.Klossner p.360 It portrays the life of the eighteenth century figure Marquis d'Eon. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich by Bavaria Film. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Willy Reiber. Cast * Liane Haid as Marquis d'Eon * Fritz Kortner as Zar Paul von Rußland * Alfred Gerasch as Louis XV - König von Frankreich * Agnes Esterhazy as Madame Pompadour * Mona Maris as Die Zarin * Dene Morel as Lord Hatfield * Karl Graumann as Prinz Conti * Nikolai Malikoff as Der russische Gesandte * Philipp Manning Philipp Manning (23 November 1869 – 9 April 1951) was a British-born German actor. He was born in Lewisham to a British father and a German mother. He was sent to Germany for his education and settled there. He often played British ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterloo (1929 Film)
''Waterloo'' is a 1929 German silent war film directed by Karl Grune and starring Charles Willy Kayser, Charles Vanel and Otto Gebühr. It depicts the victory of the Allied Forces over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. It was made at the Emelka Studios of Bavaria Film in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. The film was inspired by Abel Gance's epic ''Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...'' and made use of similar filming techniques.Bock & Bergfelder p.175 Cast References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1929 films 1920s historical films 1929 war films Cultural depictions of Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharina Knie (film)
''Katharina Knie'' is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Carmen Boni and Adele Sandrock. It is based on the 1928 play of the same title by Carl Zuckmayer.Kreimeier p.166 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin The film's art direction was by Robert Neppach and Erwin Scharf. It was distributed by the Munich-based Bavaria Film. Cast * Eugen Klöpfer as Der alte Knie * Carmen Boni as Katherina Knie * Adele Sandrock as Bibo * Fritz Kampers as Ignaz Scheel, Trapezkünstler * Vladimir Sokoloff as Julius, der Clown * Viktor de Kowa as Lorenz Knie * Peter Voß as Rothhacker, Gutsbesitzer * Frida Richard as Rothhackers Mutter * Fraenze Roloff as Magd * Willi Forst as Dr. Schindler * Ilse Bachmann as Seine Freundin * Louis Treumann as Variétedirektor * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Gerichtsvollzieher * Carla Bartheel * Ernst Busch * Karl Etlinger * Ursula Grabley * Otto Sauter-Sarto * Ludwig Stössel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Voss, Thief Of Millions (1932 Film)
''Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (German: ''Peter Voss, der Millionendieb'') is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Willi Forst, Alice Treff, and Paul Hörbiger. It was based on the 1913 novel of the same title by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger which has been adapted into a number of films including previously in 1921 and later in 1946. It was the second to last film made by Dupont in Germany before he was forced to flee to the United States following the rise of the Nazi Party.Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. ''Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950''. Berghahn Books, 2008. pp. 33-34. It was shot at the Emelka Studios in Munich with location shooting in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Willy Reiber. Cast *Willi Forst as Peter Voß *Alice Treff as Polly * Paul Hörbiger as Bobby Dodd *Ida Wüst as Madame Bianca *Otto Wernicke as Pitt *Hans Hermann Schauf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Of Corbal
''The Prisoner of Corbal'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Nils Asther, Hugh Sinclair and Hazel Terry. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Marriage of Corbal''. It is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. The film was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as an independent production which was released by General Film Distributors. The film is based on the 1927 novel '' The Nuptials of Corbal'' by Rafael Sabatini. Plot The aristocrat Cleonie is the object of affection for both the Marquis of Corbal and Citizen-Deputy of the revolution, Varennes. The latter saves Cleonie from the guillotine by disguising her as his nephew and smuggling her out of France. Cast Critical reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene described the film as "incredibly silly and incredibly badly written but itha kind of wide-eyed innocence ..which is almost endearing". Greene characterized the dialogue a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagliacci (1936 Film)
''Pagliacci'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Richard Tauber, Steffi Duna and Diana Napier. It is an adaptation in English of the 1892 opera ''Pagliacci'' by Ruggiero Leoncavallo. Production The film is shot partially in colour (using the UFAcolor process) and partially in black-and-white. The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. The film was made by the independent Trafalgar Films at Elstree Studios. The film was a very expensive production, with Tauber himself receiving £60,000 for appearing, which turned into a costly flop on its release. Caught up in the technical procedures of the colour sequences, Grune asked Wendy Toye to direct the actors for him. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the English south coast, equidistant () from Dorchester and Southampton. Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000. Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville's 1841 book, ''The Spas of England''. Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, and it became a town in 1870. Part of the historic county of Hampshire, Bournemouth joined Dorset for administrative purposes following the reorganisation of local government in 1974. Through local government changes in 1997, the town began to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
