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Ferdinand Von Alten
Ferdinand von Alten (born Baron von Lamezan auf Altenhofen; 13 April 1885 – 16 March 1933) was a Russian-German actor. Selected filmography * '' The Blue Lantern'' (1918) * '' Madame Récamier'' (1920) * '' Anna Boleyn'' (1920) * ''Catherine the Great'' (1920) * '' The Girl from Acker Street'' (1920) * '' The Secret of the Mummy'' (1921) * '' The Pearl of the Orient'' (1921) * '' Danton'' (1921) * '' The Bull of Olivera'' (1921) * '' The Hunt for the Truth'' (1921) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1921) * '' Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921) * '' The Earl of Essex'' (1922) * ''Othello'' (1922) * '' The Love Story of Cesare Ubaldi'' (1922) * '' The Money Devil'' (1923) * '' The Flame'' (1923) * ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1923) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * '' Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' (1924) * '' Countess Donelli'' (1924) * '' Wallenstein'' (1925) * '' The Dice Game of Life'' (1925) * '' Struggle for the Soil'' (1925) * ''Chamber Music'' (1925) * '' Fadette'' (1926) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the list of largest empires, third-largest empire in history, behind only the British Empire, British and Mongol Empire, Mongol empires. It also Russian colonization of North America, colonized Alaska between 1799 and 1867. The empire's 1897 census, the only one it conducted, found a population of 125.6 million with considerable ethnic, linguistic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity. From the 10th to 17th centuries, the Russians had been ruled by a noble class known as the boyars, above whom was the tsar, an absolute monarch. The groundwork of the Russian Empire was laid by Ivan III (), who greatly expanded his domain, established a centralized Russian national state, and secured inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Earl Of Essex (film)
''The Earl of Essex'' () is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Peter Paul Felner and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Fritz Kortner and Werner Krauss. It was loosely based on the 1761 play ''Der Graf von Essex'' by Peter von Stüven set in Elizabethan England and based in turn on the 1678 work '' Le Comte d'Essex'' by Thomas Corneille. Cast * Eugen Klöpfer - Earl of Essex * Fritz Kortner - Lord Nottingham * Werner Krauss * Friedrich Kühne - Cecil * Eva May - Lady Rutland * Erna Morena - Lady Nottingham * Charles Puffy - Cuff * Magnus Stifter - Lord Southampton * Agnes Straub - Queen Elisabeth I * Rosa Valetti * Ferdinand von Alten - Raleigh Raleigh ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte) ... Bibliography * Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cineg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadette
''Fadette'' () is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Yvette Guilbert and Eugen Klöpfer.Grange p. 242 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Lya Mara as Die kleine Fadette * Yvette Guilbert as Die alte Fadette * Eugen Klöpfer as Barbeau * Harry Liedtke as Landry * Ernö Verebes as Sylvaine * Eugen Burg as Baron Rothschild * Dagny Servaes as George Sand * Alfred Abel as Chopin * Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Rossini * Max Grünberg as Heinrich Heine * Hanns Waschatko as Paganini * Ferdinand von Alten as the Duke of Orleans * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Der Wirt * Hermann Picha as Ein alter Bauer * Harry Berber * Karl Etlinger * Karl Platen * Berta Scheven * Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Hans Heinrich von Twardowski (5 May 1898 – 19 November 1958) was a German film actor. Career In Germany Twardowski was born in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin in Poland). He made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Music (film)
''Chamber Music'' () is a 1925 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Ida Wüst, Harry Halm, and Ferdinand von Alten. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Carl Froelich German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Struggle For The Soil
''Struggle for the Soil'' () is a 1925 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Gustav Oberg, Ferdinand von Alten, and Oskar Marion. It is based on the classic novel '' From My Farming Days'' by Fritz Reuter. The film's art direction was by Botho Hoefer, Hans Minzloff, and Bernhard Schwidewski. It was shot on location in Lensahn in Holstein Holstein (; ; ; ; ) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider (river), Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost States of Germany, state of Germany. Holstein once existed as the German County of Holstein (; 8 .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Erich Waschneck German silent feature films UFA GmbH films Films based on From My Farming Days German black-and-white films Films set in Germany {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dice Game Of Life
''The Dice Game of Life'' (German:''Des Lebens Würfelspiel'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Frida Richard, Hella Moja and Margarete Lanner.Grange p.203 The film's art direction was by Botho Hoefer and Bernhard Schwidewski. Cast * Frida Richard as Frau Witwe Krüger * Hella Moja as Aenne, ihre Tochter * Margarete Lanner as Lotte, Aennes Freundin * Gerhard Ritterband as Laufbursche im Blumenhaus * Paul Hartmann as Hanns Freiherr v. Rhoden * Arnold Korff as Kommandeur des Ulanen-Regiments * Hans Brausewetter as Emil Päschke, sein Bursche * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Wilh. Päschke, Vater * Ilka Grüning as Emils Mutter * Hermann Vallentin as Kommerzienrat Reichenberg * Olga Engl as Reichenbergs Frau * Frizzi Richard as Ise - beider Tochter * Ferdinand von Alten as Bankier George Neumann * Karl Platen as Sein Diener * Albert Paulig Albert Paulig (14 January 1873 – 19 March 1933) was a German film actor who was popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallenstein (film)
''Wallenstein'' is a 1925 German silent film, silent historical film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Fritz Greiner, Eduard von Winterstein, and Ernst Rückert.Kasten p. 95 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. It depicts the life of the Holy Roman Empire, Imperial General Albrecht von Wallenstein during the Thirty Years War. It was released in two separate parts, as was common for epic film, epics during the era. Cast References Bibliography * External links * * 1925 films 1920s historical films 1920s biographical films German historical films German biographical films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Rolf Randolf German silent feature films Films set in the 1630s Films based on works by Friedrich Schiller Films set in 17th-century Holy Roman Empire Thirty Years' War films German black-and-white films Cultural depictions of Albrecht von Wallenstein Cultural depictions of Gusta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countess Donelli
''Countess Donelli'' (German: ''Gräfin Donelli'') is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Paul Hansen, Henny Porten and Ferdinand von Alten. The film is considered to be lost. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm. Cast * Paul Hansen as Graf Donelli * Henny Porten as Mathilde, seine Frau * Friedrich Kayßler as Graf Bergheim * Eberhard Leithoff as Hellwig, Privatsekretär * Ferdinand von Alten as Baron von Trachwitz * Lantelme Dürer * Karl Etlinger See also *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links *''Grafin Donelli'' at SilentEra 1924 films 1924 drama films 1924 lost films German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films directed by G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragedy In The House Of Habsburg
''Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' () is a 1924 German silent historical film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Kálmán Zátony and Emil Fenyvessy. The film recounts the events of the 1889 Mayerling Incident in which the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire committed suicide. Interior filming was done at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin with location shooting in Vienna. The film cost $80,000 to make, but only earned back around half of this at the box office.Kulik p. 39 Cast * María Corda as Baroness Vetsera * Kálmán Zátony as Crown Prince Rudolf * Emil Fenyvessy as Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria * Werner Schott as Lieutenant Corradini * Arthur Bergen * Hans Brausewetter * Friedrich Kayßler * Louis Ralph * Mathilde Sussin * Jakob Tiedtke * Ferdinand von Alten Ferdinand von Alten (born Baron von Lamezan auf Altenhofen; 13 April 1885 – 16 March 1933) was a Russian-German actor. Selected filmography * '' The Blue Lantern'' (1918) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Against Man (1924 Film)
''Man Against Man'' (German: ''Mensch gegen Mensch'') is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Abel, Mady Christians and Tullio Carminati. It is based on the novel with the same title by Norbert Jacques.Grange p.184 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfred Junge and Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. Cast In alphabetical order * Alfred Abel * Olga Belajeff * Tullio Carminati * Mady Christians * Wilhelm Diegelmann * Heinrich Gotho * Hans Mierendorff * Albert Paulig * Harald Paulsen * Paul Rehkopf * Ferdinand von Alten Ferdinand von Alten (born Baron von Lamezan auf Altenhofen; 13 April 1885 – 16 March 1933) was a Russian-German actor. Selected filmography * '' The Blue Lantern'' (1918) * '' Madame Récamier'' (1920) * '' Anna Boleyn'' (1920) * ''Catherine t ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1924 films Films of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merchant Of Venice (1923 Film)
''The Merchant of Venice '' (German: ''Der Kaufmann von Venedig'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Peter Paul Felner and starring Werner Krauss, Henny Porten and Harry Liedtke. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice''. It was released in the United States in 1926 as ''The Jew of Mestri''. The film was made on location in Venice, with scenes and characters added which were not in the original play. This is the surviving copy, being two reels shorter than the German version. The characters in the German retained Shakespeare's nomenclature, but in the American they were given new names sourced from the Italian work ''Il Pecorone'', a 14th-century short story collection attributed to Giovanni Fiorentino, from which Shakespeare is believed to have drawn his idea. The film purports to be a return to the original, as an excuse for its differences from the play. Cast The characters are renamed in the extant English script.Rober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame (1923 Film)
''The Flame'' (German: ''Die Flamme'') is a 1923 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Pola Negri, Hermann Thimig, and Alfred Abel. The film is based on a play by Hans Müller (writer), Hans Müller. In the United States it was released under the alternative title ''Montmartre''. It was the last film Lubitsch made in Germany before emigrating to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood where he directed his first American film ''Rosita (1923 film), Rosita'' for United Artists the same year. Plot As described in a film magazine review for the English subtitled version, Yvette's landlady insists that her lodger pay up the money she owes. The young woman goes out in quest of funds. Papa Lemonier is about to "come across" with the desired cash, when a man who has been pursuing her interferes and trouble starts. Yvette runs away and makes the acquaintance of a youthful composer named Andre Leduc. They fall in love and are married. Raoul Fournier, a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |