Johannes Riemann (31 May 1888 – 30 September 1959) was a German
actor
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and
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...
. Riemann was a member of the
Nazi Party
The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported t ...
.
[Ernst Klee (2007) ''Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, p. 486]
Selected filmography
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The Giant's Fist
''The Giant's Fist'' (German: ''Die Faust des Riesen'') is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten and Johannes Riemann.Kreimeier p.37
The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Kainer. ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Five Minutes Too Late'' (1918)
* ''
The Beggar Countess'' (1918)
* ''
Your Big Secret
''Your Big Secret'' (German: ''Ihr großes Geheimnis'') is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Joe May and starring Mia May, Käthe Haack and Johannes Riemann. Bock, Hans-Michael & Lenssen, Claudia. ''Joe May: Regisseur und Produzent''. ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Anna Karenina
''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Commandment of Love
''The Commandment of Love'' (German: ''Das Gebot der Liebe'') is a 1919 German silent film.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Herbert Apel
* Ernst Behmer as Oskar Price
* Olga Engl
* Rita Georg
* Rose Lichtenstein
* Eva May
...
'' (1919)
* ''
Veritas Vincit'' (1919)
* ''
Irrlicht
Irrlicht may refer to:
* Irrlicht, the German name for will-o'-the-wisp, the ghostly light sometimes seen at night over bogs and swamps
* "Irrlicht", the ninth song in the ''Winterreise'' cycle by Franz Schubert
* ''Irrlicht'' (album), by Klaus ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Enchanted Princess'' (1919)
* ''
The Clan'' (1920)
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Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac
''Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (german: Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Johannes Riemann, and Gisela Werbisek. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
Ca ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Nobody Knows Nobody Knows may refer to:
Film and television Film
* ''Nobody Knows'' (1920 film), a German silent drama film
* ''Nobody Knows'' (1970 film), a South Korean film
* ''Nobody Knows'' (2004 film), a Japanese film Television
* ''Nobody Knows'' (TV ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Sappho
Sappho (; el, Σαπφώ ''Sapphō'' ; Aeolic Greek ''Psápphō''; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sappho is known for her Greek lyric, lyric poetry, written to be sung while ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Eternal Struggle'' (1921)
* ''
The Three Aunts
"The Three Aunts" is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in ''Norske Folkeeventyr''.George Webbe Dasent, ''Popular Tales from the Norse''"The Three Aunts" Edinburgh: David Douglass, 1888.
Synopsis
A p ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Count Varenne's Lover'' (1921)
* ''
Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess
''Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess'' (german: Trix, der Roman einer Millionärin) is a 1921 German silent romance film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ernst Hofmann, and Ilka Grüning. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Be ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Anthem of Love'' (1922)
* ''
The Circle of Death
''The Circle of Death'' (German: ''Der Todesreigen'') is a 1922 German silent film, silent drama film directed by William Karfiol and starring Johannes Riemann, Olga Tschechowa and Albert Steinrück.Grange p.116
The film's sets were designed by ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Love Story of Cesare Ubaldi'' (1922)
* ''
William Tell'' (1923)
* ''
Der Herzog von Aleria'' (1923)
* ''
Count Cohn'' (1923)
* ''
The Men of Sybill'' (1923)
* ''
The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen
''The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen'' (German: ''Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Marija Leiko, Paul Wegener and Reinhold Schünzel
Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1 ...
'' (1923)
* ''
The City Without Jews
''The City Without Jews'' (german: Die Stadt ohne Juden) is a 1924 Austrian Expressionist film by Hans Karl Breslauer, based on the Die Stadt ohne Juden (novel), novel of the same title by Hugo Bettauer. The film is one of the few surviving Expr ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Prater
The Prater () is a large public park in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria. The Wurstelprater, an amusement park that is often simply called "Prater", lies in one corner of the Wiener Prater and includes the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel.
Name
The ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Morals of the Alley'' (1925)
* ''
The Elegant Bunch
''The Elegant Bunch'' (german: Elegantes Pack) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Mary Odette, and Ralph Arthur Roberts.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter
Franz Sc ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Rags and Silk
''Rags and Silk'' (German: ''Lumpen und Seide'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Mary Parker and Johannes Riemann.Grange p.189
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Golden Calf'' (1925)
* ''
The Young Man from the Ragtrade'' (1926)
* ''
We'll Meet Again in the Heimat
''We'll Meet Again at Home'' (German: ''In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Leo Mittler and Reinhold Schünzel.Ashkenazi p.135 It shares its name with a popular song title.
The film's art directio ...
'' (1926)
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Marriage Announcement
''Marriage Announcement'' (german: Heiratsannoncen) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Fritz Kaufmann and starring Fritz Kampers, Max Landa, and Hermann Picha
Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film act ...
'' (1926)
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The Armoured Vault'' (1926)
* ''
Bigamie'' (1927)
* ''
Valencia
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'' (1927)
* ''
The Woman on the Rack
''The Woman on the Rack'' (german: Die Frau auf der Folter) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Vladimir Gajdarov, and Johannes Riemann. It was also known by the alternative title ''A Scandal i ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Miss Chauffeur
''Miss Chauffeur'' (german: Fräulein Chauffeur) is a 1928 German comedy film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Mady Christians, Johannes Riemann, and Lotte Lorring. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed a ...
'' (1928)
* ''
The Wrong Husband
''The Wrong Husband'' (German: ''Der falsche Ehemann'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Johannes Riemann, Maria Paudler and Gustav Waldau.Sikov p.645
Cast
* Johannes Riemann as Peter and Paul Hanneman
* Ma ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Such a Greyhound
''Such a Greyhound'' (german: So'n Windhund) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Max Adalbert, and Lucie Englisch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios
Babelsberg Film Studio ( ...
'' (1931)
* ''My Heart Longs for Love'' (1931)
* ''Love at First Sight (1932 film), Love at First Sight'' (1932)
* ''Wrong Number, Miss'' (1932)
* ''Maid Happy'' (1933)
* ''The Gentleman from Maxim's'' (1933)
* ''Grand Duchess Alexandra'' (1933)
* ''Police Report (1934 film), Police Report'' (1934)
* ''All Lies (film), All Lies'' (1938)
* ''Yvette (1938 film), Yvette'' (1938)
* ''Renate in the Quartet'' (1939)
* ''Her First Experience'' (1939)
* ''Marriage in Small Doses'' (1939)
* ''Bel Ami (1939 film), Bel Ami'' (1939)
* ''Everything for Gloria'' (1941)
* ''Friedemann Bach (film), Friedemann Bach'' (1941)
* ''The Little Residence'' (1942)
* ''A Man for My Wife'' (1943)
* ''Beloved Darling'' (1943)
* ''The Song of the Nightingale (film), The Song of the Nightingale'' (1944)
* ''Two Bavarians in the Harem'' (1957)
References
Bibliography
* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.
External links
*
Johannes Riemannat Virtual History
1888 births
1959 deaths
German male film actors
German male stage actors
German male silent film actors
Male actors from Berlin
20th-century German male actors
Nazi Party members
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