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Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy - ''Sissi (film), Sissi'' (1955), ''Sissi – The Young Empress'' (1956) and ''Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress'' (1957). The films were based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was the brother of Hubert Marischka. He was named for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1946, for ''A Song to Remember'' (1945). Selected filmography * ''The Orlov'', directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Germany, 1927, based on the operetta ''Der Orlow'') * ', directed by Max Neufeld (Germany, 1932, based on the operetta ''Der Orlow'') * ''The Queen's Affair'', directed by Herbert Wilcox (UK, 1934, based on the operetta ''Die Königin'') * ''Waltzes from Vienna'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock (UK, 1934, based on ''Walzer aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Sydney Wilcox Order of the British Empire, CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and film director, director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best known for the films he made with his third wife Anna Neagle. Early life Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, County Cork, Ireland, and Wilcox considered himself Irish, but he was born in Norwood, south London.7 Dagmar Villas, Gipsy Road. ''Mr Michael Thornton'' re Mr Herbert Wilcox. ''The Times'', Thursday, 19 May 1977; p. 18; Issue 60007; col F His family moved to Brighton when Wilcox was eight years old; he was one of five children. His family was poor and Wilcox had to do a number of part-time jobs, including some work as a chorus boy at the local Hippodrome. His mother died of tuberculosis when she was 42. Wilcox left school before the age of fourteen to find work. Shortly afterwards, his father died at the age of 42. Wilcox began earni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooray, It's A Boy! (1953 Film)
''Hooray, It's a Boy!'' () is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and Georg Jacoby and starring Walter Müller, Theo Lingen, and Ingrid Lutz. It is one of several film adaptations of the 1926 play of the same name. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * '' Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921) * '' The Mahara ... and Heinrich Weidemann. Cast See also * ''Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1931 film) *'' It's a Boy'' (1933 film) *' (1961 film) References External links * 1953 comedy films German comedy films West German films Films directed by Ernst Marischka Films directed by Georg Jacoby Constantin Film films Remakes of German films German black-and-white films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios 1950s Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandstand For General Staff (1953 Film)
''Grandstand for General Staff'' (German: ''Der Feldherrnhügel'') is a 1953 Austrian comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Annemarie Düringer, Adrienne Gessner and Hans Holt. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. Cast *Annemarie Düringer as Countess Julia Kopsch-Grantignan *Adrienne Gessner as Countess Kopsch-Grantignan, her mother * Hans Holt as First lieutenant Geza von Hajos *Harry Hardt as Captain von Mirkowitsch *Susi Nicoletti as Mrs. von Mirkowitsch *Paul Hörbiger as Colonel von Leuckfeld * Loni Heuser as his wife *Fred Liewehr as Erzherzog Karl Viktor *Wolfgang Lukschy as aide-de-camp von Lützelburg * Rolf Möbius as Duke Karl Eberhard *Alfred Neugebauer as Excellency von Hechendorf *Svet Petrovich as Colonel Esterhazy * Karl Schwetter as First lieutenant Riedl, Adjutant * Franz Böheim as Ulan Nepalek * Heinz Conrads as Ulan Lamatsch *Ernst Waldbrunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannerl
''Hannerl'' is a 1952 Austrian comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Johanna Matz, Adrian Hoven and Paul Hörbiger.Fritsche p.244 It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. Synopsis Hannerl Möller, the daughter of a museum director, has ambitions to become a theater dancer despite her father's disapproval. She secretly takes dance lessons, and then bluffs her way ahead of all the other hopefuls by pretending to be the daughter of the theatrical producer. Believing that she may actually be his daughter from a dalliance in Cologne many years before, he hires her for his latest revue show. This is to the irritation of the young theatre director Peter Bergmeister, who gradually develops feelings for her. However, when her lie about her parentage is about to be exposed, she runs away from the show. Cast * Johanna Matz as Hannerl Möller * Adrian Hoven as Peter Bergmeister * Paul Hörbige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season In Salzburg (1952 Film)
''Season in Salzburg'' () is a 1952 Austrian musical film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Johanna Matz, Adrian Hoven, and Walter Müller. It is based on the operetta ' by Fred Raymond, Kurt Feltz and Max Wallner. Synopsis During the musical season in Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ... a number of misunderstandings occur, leading up to a happy ending for everyone involved. Cast References Bibliography * Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013. External links * 1952 films 1952 musical comedy films Austrian musical comedy films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Ernst Marischka Films set in hotels Films based on operettas Films scored b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Savarese
Roberto Savarese (1910–1996) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He also worked as an assistant director, assistant or second unit director, as he did on Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''The Wages of Fear'' in 1953.Lloyd p.92 Selected filmography * ''The Princess of Dreams'' (1942) * ''Lascia cantare il cuore'' (1943) * ''Seven Years of Happiness'' (1943) * ''The Fighting Men (1950 film), The Fighting Men'' (1950) * ''Mamma Mia, What an Impression!'' (1951) * ''The Wages of Fear'' (1953) * ''Dinanzi a noi il cielo'' (1957) * ''Battaglie sui mari: 1940-1945'' (1961) References Bibliography * Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. * Lloyd, Christopher. ''Henri-Georges Clouzot: French Film Directors''. Manchester University Press, 2007. External links * 1910 births 1996 deaths Italian film directors Film people from Rome 20th-century Italian screenwriters {{Italy-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Years Of Happiness
''Seven Years of Happiness'' (Italian: ''Sette anni di felicità'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and Roberto Savarese and starring Vivi Gioi, Wolf Albach-Retty and Hans Moser. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. It was co-produced with the German firm Bavaria Film, and a separate German version ''Seven Years of Good Luck'' was also made.Bock & Bergfelder p.290 Cast * Vivi Gioi as Ella Jüttner * Wolf Albach-Retty as Kersten * Hans Moser as Augusto Daisinger * Theo Lingen as Gribling, il cameriere * Elli Parvo as Melitta, la cameriera * Carlo Romano as José, l'allevatore di tori * Paolo Stoppa as Il bandito balbuziente * Rio Nobile as L'agente di polizia * Silvio Bagolini as Febo * Primo Carnera as Un poliziotto * Liana Del Balzo as La cantante sul camion * Antonio Mancuso as Il bandito che ruba i soldi References Bibliog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Years Of Good Luck
''Seven Years of Good Luck'' () is a 1942 German comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Theo Lingen and Hans Moser. It is a sequel to the 1940 film '' Seven Years Hard Luck''.Von Dassanowsky p. 101 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. A separate Italian version '' Seven Years of Happiness'' was also released. Cast In alphabetical order * Wolf Albach-Retty as Heinz Kersten * Theo Lingen Theo Lingen (; 10 June 1903 – 10 November 1978), born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960. Life and c ... as Paul Griebling * Hans Moser as Dr. August Teisinger * Rio Nobile * Elli Parvo as Melitta * Hannelore Schroth as Hella Jüttner * Oskar Sima References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Years Hard Luck
''Seven Years Hard Luck'' () is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wüst and Olly Holzmann.Von Dassanowsky p. 101 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Heinrich Richter. The film was produced by the independent company Styria-Film in German-controlled Austria. It was followed by a sequel ''Seven Years of Good Luck'' in 1942. Synopsis After breaking a mirror, a writer is convinced he will have seven years' bad luck. This complicates his romantic aspirations. Cast * Hans Moser as Dr. Teisinger * Ida Wüst as Frau Teisinger * Olly Holzmann as Gertie * Ida Turay as Lilly * Wolf Albach-Retty as Heinz Kersten * Theo Lingen as Paul, Kerstens Diener * Oskar Sima as Poppelbaum * Alfred Neugebauer Alfred Neugebauer (24 December 1888 – 14 September 1957) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * '' Money in the Streets'' (1922) * ''Money on the Street'' (1930) * '' Madame Bluebea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg (; born Jonas Sternberg; May 29, 1894 – December 22, 1969) was an American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the Silent film, silent to the Sound film, sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studios. He is best known for his film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s, including the highly regarded Paramount/UFA production ''The Blue Angel'' (1930). Sternberg's finest works are noteworthy for their striking pictorial compositions, dense décor, chiaroscuro illumination, and relentless camera motion, endowing the scenes with emotional intensity. He is also credited with having initiated the gangster film genre with his silent era movie ''Underworld (1927 film), Underworld'' (1927). Sternberg's themes typically offer the spectacle of an individual's desperate struggle to maintain their personal integrity as they sacrifice themselves for lust or love. He was nominated for the Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Steps Out
''The King Steps Out'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Grace Moore, Franchot Tone and Walter Connolly. It is based on the early years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as "Sisi" or "Sissi", and her courtship and marriage to Franz Joseph I of Austria, after he was initially engaged to her older sister Duchess Helene in Bavaria. The film is set from 1852 to 1854. The script was written by Sidney Buchman, based on a theatre play called ''Sissys Brautfahrt'' by Ernst Décsey and Robert Weil aka Gustav Holm. Columbia Pictures bought the rights from Ernst Marischka in order to make the film. The lyrics for the music were by Dorothy Fields and the music by Viennese composer and violinist Fritz Kreisler. Cinematography was by Lucien Ballard and the editing by Viola Lawrence. Costume design was by the Austrian Ernst Deutsch-Dryden. Future Broadway dancer Gwen Verdon made her movie debut doing a ballet solo at age 11, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
