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Barbara Valentin
Barbara Valentin (born Ursula Ledersteger; 15 December 1940 – 22 February 2002) was an Austrian actress. She worked in film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Biography Valentin was born in 1940 as Ursula Ledersteger in Vienna, Austria. Her father was the Austrian art director, Hans Ledersteger and her mother the actress, Irmgard Alberti. She had a half-brother, Alfred Ledersteger. She was married to German film director Helmut Dietl. During the early to mid-1980s, Valentin was close friends with Freddie Mercury. She is featured in the music video for the Queen song, It's a Hard Life. During her career, Valentin was nicknamed "the German Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and ''Playboy'' Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Man ...". On 22 February 2002, Valentin died of a stroke in Munich, Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Our Man In Jamaica
''Our Man in Jamaica''/''Operation Jamaica'' ( it, A 001, operazione Giamaica) is a 1965 Italian Spanish German international co-production Eurospy adventure film directed by an uncredited Mel Welles. It was credited to for reasons of European funding.p.274 Paul, Louis ''Mel Welles Interview'' ''Tales from the cult film trenches: interviews with 36 actors from horror, science fiction and exploitation cinema'' McFarland, 06/09/2007 Plot Agent 001 Ken Stewart is sent to Jamaica to locate the missing Agent 009 who vanished investigating an arms smuggling operation. After two of Stewart's friends are found dead of electrocution, 001's investigation leads him to an expatriate American criminal who was sentenced to the electric chair but escaped from prison. Seeking revenge, he assembles an army of terrorists based on an island seven miles from Jamaica called Dominica. His arms smuggling is the beginning of a scheme to attack the United States with the aid of Red China and Cuba. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Bockmayer
Walter Bockmayer (4 July 1948 – 7 October 2014) was a German film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed seven films between 1975 and 1988. His 1978 film '' Flaming Hearts'' was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. He died of lung cancer in 2014. Selected filmography Director *' (1977) *'' Flaming Hearts'' (1978) (Deutscher Filmpreis: Filmband in Silber (Enten-Produktion)) *' (1981) (Deutscher Filmpreis The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...: Filmband in Gold) *' (1983) *' (1988) Actor *'' In a Year of 13 Moons'' (1978), as Seelenfrieda *''Im Himmel ist die Hölle los'' (1984), as Marianne Sommer *' (1988), as Christel von der Post References External links * 1948 births 2014 deaths People from Pirmasens Film people from Rhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flaming Hearts
''Flaming Hearts'' (german: Flammende Herzen) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Walter Bockmayer and Rolf Bührmann. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Michael Rother produced the music for the film which was released the previous year as his debut solo album '' Flammende Herzen''. Plot Peter Huber (Peter Kern), the proprietor of a Bavarian corner newsstand, wins a free trip to New York City in a magazine contest, he is overjoyed. Filled with romantic ideas from the movies, his actual encounter with the gritty realities of the Big Apple are sobering. Nonetheless, he is in for the adventure of his life. First, he meets Karola Faber (Barbara Valentin), the German wife of a U.S. G.I. who has found life in the States not all it's cracked up to be: she has left her husband and makes her living through prostitution. Peter and Karola visit the local German émigré community's Oktoberfest, and win the festival's King and Queen crown. Their priz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Thiele
Rolf Thiele (7 March 1918 – 9 October 1994) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977. He was born in Prödlitz, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His 1958 film ''Eva'' was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. His 1964 film ''Tonio Kröger'' was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Keepers of the Night'' (1949, dir. Harald Braun) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1950, dir. Rudolf Jugert) * ' (1951) * ''The Day Before the Wedding'' (1952) * ''Beloved Life'' (1953) * ''His Royal Highness'' (1953, dir. Harald Braun) * ''She'' (1954) * ''The Barrings'' (1955) * ''Mamitschka'' (1955) * ''Night of Decision'' (1956, dir. Falk Harnack) * ' (1956) * ''Without You All Is Darkness'' (1956) * ''Scandal in Bad Ischl'' (1957) * ''Confessions of Felix Krull'' (1957, dir. Kurt Hoffmann) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1957) * ' (1957) * ''Eva'' (1958) * ''Rosemary'' (1958) * '' The Man Who S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women In Hospital
''Women in Hospital'' (german: Frauenstation) is a 1977 West German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Horst Buchholz, Stephen Boyd, and Lillian Müller Lillian Müller (born 19 August 1951) is a Norwegian model and an actress in motion pictures and television. She was born in Grimstad, Norway. Career A " Page Three Girl" five times, her first appearance was in January 1974. Müller achieved h .... It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was the final film of the director Rolf Thiele. Cast References External links * 1977 drama films German drama films West German films Films directed by Rolf Thiele Films set in hospitals Films shot at Bavaria Studios Films based on German novels 1970s German-language films 1970s German films {{1970s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nosratollah Vahdat
Nosratollah Vahdat ( fa, نصرتالله وحدت ; 7 September 1925 – 6 October 2020) was an Iranian comedian, actor, and film director. He is best known in Iran for his Esfahani-accent. Biography Nosratollah Vahdat was born on 7 September 1925 in Isfahan, Pahlavi Iran. He was a pioneer of the Isfahan Theater. In 1964, he won the Golden Dolphin award for his film "The Bride" at the Asian Film Festival. However, after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 he ceased acting. Contemporary actors of his include Parviz Sayyad and Behrouz Vossoughi Khalil Vossoughi ( fa, خلیل وثوقی; born 11 March 1938) known professionally as Behrouz Vossoighi (بهروز وثوقی), is an Iranian actor. He has also worked in television, radio and theater. His work has earned him recognition at sev .... Filmography *1976 – Naghs-e Fanni () *1977 – () *1977 – (), as actor *1976 – (), as director and actor *1976 – (), as director and actor *1974 – () *1974 – () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Perakis
Nikos Perakis ( el, Νίκος Περάκης; born 11 September 1944) is a Greek writer and film director. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Munich. At that time he worked as a set and costume designer. His 1984 film '' Loafing and Camouflage'' was featured in the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Lina Braake'' (dir. Bernhard Sinkel, 1975) * ' (1976) * ' (1979) * '' Arpa Colla'' (1982) * '' Loafing and Camouflage'' (1984) * '' Vios Kai Politeia'' (1987) * '' Prostatis Oikogenias'' (1997) * '' Thiliki etairia'' (1999} * '' The Bubble'' (2001) * ''H Lisa kai oloi oi alloi H, or h, is the eighth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''aitch'' (pronounced , plural ''aitches''), or region ...'' (2003) * '' Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean'' (2005) * '' Psyxraimia'' (2007) * '' Artherapy'' (2010) * '' Loafing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox And His Friends
''Fox and His Friends'' (german: Faustrecht der Freiheit, lit=Freedom's Law of the Jungle; also known as ''Fist-Right of Freedom'') is a 1975 West German Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Fassbinder, Peter Chatel and Karlheinz Böhm. The plot follows the misadventures of a working-class gay man who wins the lottery, then falls in love with the elegant son of an industrialist. His lover tries to mold him into a gilt-edged mirror of upper-class values, and ultimately swindles the easily flattered "Fox" out of his fortune. The film is an incisive look at the relationship between money and emotions. Love is seen as a commodity that can be bought for money and lasts only as long as it is profitable. Plot Franz Bieberkopf is a sweet and unsophisticated working-class gay man who works in a carnival as "Fox, the Talking Head". He finds himself without a job when his boyfriend Klaus, the carnival owner, is arrested for tax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Effi Briest (1974 Film)
''Effi Briest'' (also known as ''Fontane Effi Briest''; original title: ''Fontane Effi Briest'' oder ''Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und trotzdem das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen'', literally ''Fontane Effi Briest'' or ''Many people who are aware of their own capabilities and needs just acquiesce to the prevailing system in their thoughts and deeds, thereby confirming and reinforcing it'') is a 1974 West German black-and-white historical drama film directed, written and narrated by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and produced by Juliane Lorenz. Fassbinder adapted the screenplay from German author Theodor Fontane's 1894 novel of the same name about a young 19th century woman whose affair with a charismatic womanizer has long-term effects on her marriage to an older man. The film uses Fontane's words in dialogue, narration and text of letters. Plot The film begins with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha (1974 Film)
''Martha'' is a 1974 drama film made for German television directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It features Margit Carstensen in the title role with Karlheinz Böhm as her abusive husband. It is one of the earliest of Fassbinder's films to be influenced by the American work of Douglas Sirk. The plot was loosely based on a short story "For the Rest of Her Life" by Cornell Woolrich. Plot Martha Heyer, a virginal 31-year-old librarian, is on vacation in Rome with her cold father, a fastidious man who refuses to be touched. At their first stop while touring the city, the Spanish Steps, he suffers a heart attack and dies. Martha soon discovers that her purse, containing all of her money, has been stolen in the confusion. She reaches for help at the German embassy and phones her mother giving her the bad news. Leaving the embassy, Martha crosses the path of a gentleman, who catches her eye – and she his. They are mutually mesmerized but keep going their own ways. Back in her hometow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear Eats The Soul
''Ali: Fear Eats the Soul'' (german: Angst essen Seele auf) is a 1974 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Brigitte Mira and El Hedi ben Salem. The film won the International Federation of Film Critics award for best in-competition movie and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. It is considered to be one of Fassbinder's most powerful works and is hailed by many as a masterpiece. The film revolves around the romance that develops between Emmi, an elderly German woman, and Ali, a Moroccan migrant worker in postwar West Germany. Plot The film takes place an unspecified number of months after the Munich Massacre in West Germany. Emmi, a 60-year-old window cleaner and widow, enters a bar, driven in by the rain and wanting to listen to the music being played inside. A woman in the bar tauntingly suggests Ali, a Moroccan ''Gastarbeiter'' (guest worker) in his late thirties, ask Emmi to dance, to which Emmi accept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
