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Alexander Ferenczy
Alexander Ferenczy (1895–1931) was a Hungarian art director.Tabori p.70 Selected filmography * ''Samson and Delilah (1922 film), Samson and Delilah'' (1922) * ''The Portrait (1923 film), The Portrait'' (1923) * ''Fadette'' (1926) * ''Attorney for the Heart'' (1927) * ''The Gypsy Baron (1927 film), The Gypsy Baron'' (1927) * ''Modern Pirates'' (1928) * ''Escape from Hell (1928 film), Escape from Hell'' (1928) * ''Casanova's Legacy'' (1928) * ''My Sister and I (1929 film), My Sister and I'' (1929) * ''Checkmate (1931 film), Checkmate'' (1931) * ''Alarm at Midnight'' (1931) References Bibliography * Tabori, Paul. ''Alexander Korda''. Living Books, 1966. External links * 1895 births 1931 deaths Hungarian art directors Film people from Budapest {{Hungary-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Pirates
''Modern Pirates'' () is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Jack Trevor, Marietta Millner, and Sig Arno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy Alexander Ferenczy (1895–1931) was a Hungarian art director.Tabori p.70 Selected filmography * ''Samson and Delilah (1922 film), Samson and Delilah'' (1922) * ''The Portrait (1923 film), The Portrait'' (1923) * ''Fadette'' (1926) * ''Attorney fo .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1928 films 1920s adventure comedy films German adventure comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Manfred Noa Seafaring films Films set in Oceania German black-and-white films 1928 comedy films Silent adventure comedy films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films German-language adventure comedy films {{1920s-Germany-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Deaths
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. * January 30 – Charlie Chaplin comedy drama film ''City Lights'' receives its public premiere at the Los Angeles Theater with Albert Einstein as guest of honor. Contrary to the current trend in cinema, it is a silent film, but with a score by Chaplin. Critically and commercially successful from the start, it will place consistently in lists of films considered the best of all time. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Births
Events January * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island (off French Guiana) on what is much later admitted to be a false charge of treason. * January 6 – The Wilcox rebellion, an attempt led by Robert Wilcox to overthrow the Republic of Hawaii and restore the Kingdom of Hawaii, begins with royalist troops landing at Waikiki Beach in O'ahu and clashing with republican defenders. The rebellion ends after three days and the remaining 190 royalists are taken prisoners of war. * January 12 – Britain's National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is founded by Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. * January 13 – First Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Coatit – Italian forces defeat the Ethiopians. * January 15 – A warehouse fire and dynamite explosion kills 57 people, including 13 firefighters in Butt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alarm At Midnight
ALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) is a British anti-radiation missile designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). It was used by the RAF and is still used by the Royal Saudi Air Force. The weapon was retired by the UK at the end of 2013. History The Ministry of Defence received offers for a new anti-radiation missile in late 1982; British Aerospace Dynamics offered ALARM while Texas Instruments teamed with Lucas Aerospace offered its HARM missile. Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine announced the selection of ALARM on 29 July 1983. The initial order was 750 missiles for the RAF. The selection process was controversial; the battle between the contractors was bitter, the Ministry of Defence favoured ALARM to retain UK industrial capabilities while the Treasury favoured the cheaper and proven HARM. In early 1986, BAe recognised that Royal Ordnance was having difficulties delivering the missile's motor, na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkmate (1931 Film)
''Checkmate'' () is a 1931 German drama film directed by Georg Asagaroff and starring Gerda Maurus, Hans Rehmann, and Trude Berliner. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1931 films 1931 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Georg Asagaroff German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films scored by Will Meisel {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Sister And I (1929 Film)
''My Sister and I'' (German: ''Meine Schwester und ich'') is a 1929 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Mady Christians, Hans Junkermann (actor), Hans Junkermann and Jack Trevor. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Ferdinand Bellan and Alexander Ferenczy. The film is a German adaptation of a French play by Louis Verneuil and Georges Berr, ''Ma sœur et moi''. The rights to the film were reportedly difficult to negotiate. The film was praised for Noa's direction. Cast * Mady Christians as Prinzessin Margarete von Marquardstein * Hans Junkermann (actor), Hans Junkermann as Fürst von Marquardstein * Jack Trevor as Baron Udo von Ebenhausen * Igo Sym as Dr. Gustav Müller * Tilla Garden as Irmgard von Pleß * Charles Puffy as Sebastian Puffinger * Camilla Spira as Schuh-Molly * Jakob Tiedtke as Kunde References Bibliography * Heike Klapdor. ''Ich bin ein unheilbarer Europäer: Briefe aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casanova's Legacy
''Casanova's Legacy'' (German: ''Casanovas Erbe'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Maly Delschaft and Elizza La Porta.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Andrée Lafayette * Maly Delschaft * Elizza La Porta * Yvette Darnys * Harry Hardt * John Loder * Kurt Gerron * Louis Ralph Louis Ralph (born Ludwig Josef Musik; 17 August 1878 – 16 September 1952) was an Austrian film actor and director. He was born Ludwig Musik in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Berlin at age 74. Selected filmography * ' ... * Olga Belajeff References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Manfred Noa German silent feature films Bavaria Film films German black-and-white fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From Hell (1928 Film)
''Escape from Hell'' (German: ''Flucht aus der Hölle'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Georg Asagaroff and starring Jean Murat, Ágnes Eszterházy and Louis Ralph.Krautz p.95 The film's art direction was by Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Jean Murat as Erik Ward * Ágnes Eszterházy * Louis Ralph * Paul Heidemann * Raimondo Van Riel * Fritz Alberti * Harry Frank * Leo Peukert * Else Reval * Leopold von Ledebur * Nikolaus von Lovrie * Aruth Wartan Aruth Wartan (or ''Haruth Vartan'', ; 23 June 1880 – 14 April 1945) was a German film actor of Armenian origin who appeared in around ninety films during his career, generally in supporting roles. Life and career Born Arutjun Wartanian in Nakh ... References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984. External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gypsy Baron (1927 Film)
''The Gypsy Baron'' () is a 1927 German silent adventure film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Michael Bohnen, and William Dieterle. It is based on the storyline of the operetta ''The Gypsy Baron''. The film's sets were designed by André Andrejew and Alexander Ferenczy Alexander Ferenczy (1895–1931) was a Hungarian art director.Tabori p.70 Selected filmography * ''Samson and Delilah (1922 film), Samson and Delilah'' (1922) * ''The Portrait (1923 film), The Portrait'' (1923) * ''Fadette'' (1926) * ''Attorney fo .... Cast References External links * 1920s historical adventure films German historical adventure films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Frederic Zelnik Films based on operettas Films set in Hungary Films set in Romania Films about Romani people German black-and-white films 1927 adventure films Silent historical adventure films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films Films base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe#Before World War I, Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consisted of two sovereign states with a single monarch who was titled both the Emperor of Austria and the King of Hungary. Austria-Hungary constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy: it was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War, following wars of independence by Hungary in opposition to Habsburg rule. It was dissolved shortly after Dissolution of Austria-Hungary#Dissolution, Hungary terminated the union with Austria in 1918 at the end of World War 1. One of Europe's major powers, Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe (after Russian Empire, Russia) and the third-most populous (afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney For The Heart
''Attorney for the Heart'' () is a 1927 German silent romance film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Lil Dagover, Jean Murat, and Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur.Grange p. 268 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy Alexander Ferenczy (1895–1931) was a Hungarian art director.Tabori p.70 Selected filmography * ''Samson and Delilah (1922 film), Samson and Delilah'' (1922) * ''The Portrait (1923 film), The Portrait'' (1923) * ''Fadette'' (1926) * ''Attorney fo .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1927 films 1927 romance films German romance films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Wilhelm Thiele Phoebus Film films German black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Wilhelm Thiele Films with screenplays by Werner Scheff 1920s German films Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner {{1920s-romance-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
