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Felix Smetana
Felix Smetana (1907 – 1968) was a German art director.Fritsche p.259 He designed the sets for many Austrian and German films during the postwar era. Selected filmography * '' Wedding in the Hay'' (1951) * '' Hello Porter'' (1952) * ''Ideal Woman Sought'' (1952) * '' Voices of Spring'' (1952) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1953) * ''Lavender'' (1953) * '' The Bird Seller'' (1953) * '' The Sun of St. Moritz'' (1954) * ''Espionage'' (1955) * '' And Who Is Kissing Me?'' (1956) * '' The Beggar Student'' (1956) * '' Scandal in Bad Ischl'' (1957) * '' Almenrausch and Edelweiss'' (1957) * '' The Street'' (1958) * '' Girls for the Mambo-Bar'' (1959) * '' Beloved Augustin'' (1960) * ''Our Crazy Aunts ''Our Crazy Aunts'' () is a 1961 Austrian comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Gus Backus, and Vivi Bach. It was followed by two sequels, '' Our Crazy Nieces'' and '' Our Crazy Aunts in the South Seas''. The film's ...'' (1961) References Bibliography * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth largest by area (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne), and the third-most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. Dresden's urban area comprises the towns of Freital, Pirna, Radebeul, Meissen, Coswig, Saxony, Coswig, Radeberg, and Heidenau and has around 790,000 inhabitants. The Dresden metropolitan area has approximately 1.34 million inhabitants. Dresden is the second largest city on the River Elbe after Hamburg. Most of the city's population lives in the Dresden Basin, Elbe Valley, but a large, albeit very sparsely populated, area of the city east of the Elbe lies in the West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands (the westernmost part of the Sudetes) and thus in Lusatia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun Of St
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Deaths
Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The " Mud March", the first large procession organised by The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ( NUWSS), takes place in London. * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. * February 12 – The steamship ''Larchmont'' collides with the ''Harry Hamilton'' in Long Island Sound; 183 lives are lost. * February 16 – SKF, a worldwide mechanical parts manufacturing brand (mainly, bearings and seals), is founded in Gothenburg, Sweden. * February 21 – The English mail steamship ''Berlin'' is wrecked off the Hook of Holland; 142 lives are lost. * February 24 – The Austrian Lloyd steamship ''Imperatrix'', from Trieste to Bombay, is wrecked on Cape of Crete and sinks; 137 lives are lost. March * March ** The steamship ''Congo'' collide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Crazy Aunts
''Our Crazy Aunts'' () is a 1961 Austrian comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Gus Backus, and Vivi Bach. It was followed by two sequels, '' Our Crazy Nieces'' and '' Our Crazy Aunts in the South Seas''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ... Felix Smetana. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1961 films 1961 musical comedy films Austrian musical comedy films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Rolf Olsen Cross-dressing in German films Films scored by Erwin Halletz {{musical-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beloved Augustin (1960 Film)
''Beloved Augustin'' () is a 1960 West German historical comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Matthias Fuchs, Ina Duscha, and Veronika Bayer. It is not a remake of the 1940 film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Arno Richter and Felix Smetana. It was shot in agfacolor with location filming taking place in Austria and Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l .... It was made by the revived UFA company. Cast References External links * West German films German historical comedy films 1960s historical comedy films Films directed by Rolf Thiele Films based on German novels Films set in the 1800s Depictions of Napoleon on film UFA GmbH films 1960s German-language films 1960s German films Films with scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls For The Mambo-Bar
''Girls for the Mambo-Bar'' () is a 1959 West German crime film directed by Wolfgang Glück and starring Kai Fischer, Gerlinde Locker and Jimmy Makulis.Lembach p.323 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Felix Smetana. Cast * Kai Fischer as Olga * Gerlinde Locker as Eva * Jimmy Makulis as Jimmy * Rolf Kutschera as Martini * Edith Elmay * Wolf Albach-Retty as Krüger * Rolf Olsen as Rutka * Horst Beck * Guido Wieland * Raoul Retzer * Inge Rassaerts * Renate Rohm * Aina Capell * Josef Hendrichs * Hansi Prinz * Mona Baptiste * Macky Kaspar * Gaby King * Dalida * Alfred Böhm * Fatty George * Habiba * Sieghardt Rupp as Tommy Kersten References Bibliography * Joachim Lembach. ''The standing of the German cinema in Great Britain after 1945''. Edwin Mellen Press The Edwin Mellen Press, sometimes stylised as Mellen Press, is an academic publisher. It was founded in 1972 by theology professor Herbert Richardson (publisher), Herbert W. Richardson. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Street (1958 Film)
''The Street'' () is a 1958 West German crime drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Martha Wallner, Heinz Drache and Marina Petrova.Wredlund & Lindfors p. 231 The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana. It was shot at studios in Vienna. Synopsis An engineer returns from Africa to discover that his former girlfriend has fallen under the control of a drug dealer and pimp. Cast * Martha Wallner as Andrea * Heinz Drache as Bob Schneider * Marina Petrova as Marie * Rolf Kutschera as Korbanke * Edith Elmay as Karin * Horst Beck as Paulsen * Wolfgang Jansen as Max * Raoul Retzer * Guido Wieland as Manulescu * Thomas Hörbiger Thomas Hörbiger (1931–2011) was a German film actor and lyricist. He was the son of the actor Paul Hörbiger. His daughter is the actress Mavie Hörbiger. Hörbiger co-wrote Austria's winning entry at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which ... * Brigitte Antonius as Erna References Bibliography * Bert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almenrausch And Edelweiss (1957 Film)
''Almenrausch and Edelweiss'' () is a 1957 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Elma Karlowa, Karin Dor and Harald Juhnke. It is part of the postwar tradition of Heimatfilm.Bushell p.36 The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana. Location shooting took place in Bavaria, Upper Austria and Switzerland. Cast *Elma Karlowa as Ilonka Ferency *Karin Dor as Maresi Meier * Bert Fortell as Robert Teichmann *Harald Juhnke as Max Lachner *Paul Westermeier as Generaldirektor Ferdinand Meyer *Maria Andergast as Friedl Meier *Joseph Egger as Förster Fenninger *Theodor Danegger as Hotelportier Xandl *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 Kammerdiener Leo Amadeus Schulze Soundtrack *Das Hansen-Quartett - "De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandal In Bad Ischl
''Scandal in Bad Ischl'' (German: ''Skandal in Ischl'') is a 1957 Austrian historical comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring O.W. Fischer, Elisabeth Müller and Ivan Desny.Dassanowsky p.172 The film takes place in 1910 in the spa town of Bad Ischl. The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana. It was shot in Agfacolor. Cast * O.W. Fischer as Dr. Franz Duhr * Elisabeth Müller as Viola Duhr * Ivan Desny as Graf Vanin * Nina Sandt as Marquise de Laforge * Doris Kirchner as Ida, Sprechstundenhilfe * Harry Meyen as Dr. Balsam, Assistenzarzt * Michael Ande as Prinz Franz * Alma Seidler as Erzherzogin Marie Antonie * Raoul Retzer as Podlasni * Senta Wengraf as Gräfin Ens * Egon von Jordan * Elisabeth Stiepl * Edith Elmay as Mizzi * Guido Wieland as Medizinalrat Duhr * Carola Rasch as Komtesse Nina * Hugo Lindinger as Bürgermeister * Christl Erber as Therese Holzapfel * Fritz Holzer as Redakteur Wieslinger * Lutz Land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beggar Student (1956 Film)
''The Beggar Student'' is a 1956 () West German musical film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Waltraut Haas and Elma Karlowa. It is based on the operetta ''Der Bettelstudent'' by Karl Millöcker, and is part of the operetta film tradition. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios and the Carlton Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana. Synopsis After a Polish aristocrat refuses to marry a Colonel, he manoeuvres to force her to marry a penniless student in revenge. Cast * Gerhard Riedmann as Symon Rymanowicz * Waltraut Haas as Komtesse Laura * Elma Karlowa as Komtesse Bronislawa * Gunther Philipp as Jan Janicki * Gustav Knuth as Oberst Ollendorf * Fita Benkhoff as Gräfin Palmatica * Rudolf Vogel as Enterich * Alice Kessler as Mira * Ellen Kessler as Katja * Dick Price as Graf Kaminsky * Karl Lieffen Karl Lieffen (17 May 1926 – 13 January 1999), born Karel František Lifka, was a German film acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And Who Is Kissing Me? (1956 Film)
''And Who Is Kissing Me?'' () is a 1956 Austrian comedy film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Hans Moser, Grethe Weiser, Theo Lingen and Johannes Heesters, who each play themselves. The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana. Location shooting took place in Vienna. It is not a remake of the 1933 German film '' And Who Is Kissing Me?''. The film is also known by the alternative title ''Ein Herz und eine Seele''.Weinmann p.293 Synopsis A newspaper organising a charity ball secures the assistance of four veteran comic performers. They agree to be raffled off for an evening, and each enjoys very different adventures. Cast * Hans Moser as Hans Moser * Grethe Weiser as Grethe Weiser * Theo Lingen as Theo Lingen * Johannes Heesters as Johannes Heesters * Gunther Philipp as Psychiater Dr. Gunther Philipp * Wolf Albach-Retty as Lindner * Paul Hörbiger as Bauer * Waltraut Haas as Christine Bauer * Susi Nicoletti as Kitty Lindner * Rudolf Lenz as Rudolf H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
