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Franz Weihmayr
Franz Weihmayr (30 December 1903 – 26 May 1969) was a German cinematographer who worked on over 80 films between 1924 and 1964. He was one of the leading German cinematographers of the Nazi era, working on a number of Zarah Leander films and the 1935 propaganda documentary ''Triumph of the Will''. His marriage to Ada Tschechowa ended in divorce. After the Second World War, Weihmayr worked in West German cinema, including rubble films such as ''Love '47''. Selected filmography * ''They May Not Marry'' (1929) * '' Do You Know That Little House on Lake Michigan?'' (1929) * '' On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' (1929) * ''The Blue Angel'' (1930) * ''Mädchen in Uniform'' (1931) * ''Anna and Elizabeth'' (1933) * ''Hans Westmar'' (1933) * ''William Tell'' (1934) * ''Elisabeth and the Fool'' (1934) * '' Miracle of Flight'' (1935) * ''Stjenka Rasin'' (1936) * ''Calling the Tune'' (1936) * ''The House of the Spaniard'' (1936) * ''The Court Concert'' (1936) * '' Moscow-Shanghai'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area, after the Austrian capital of Vienna. The city was first mentioned in 1158. Catholic Munich strongly resisted the Reformation and was a political point of divergence during the resulting Thirty Years' War, but remained physicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna And Elizabeth
''Anna and Elizabeth'' (german: Anna und Elisabeth) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Dorothea Wieck, Hertha Thiele and Mathias Wieman. The film reunited Wieck and Thiele who had starred in ''Mädchen in Uniform'' together two years earlier. The film's sets were designed by Heinrich Beisenherz and Fritz Maurischat. Synopsis Elisabeth, a wealthy young aristocratic woman who uses a wheelchair, hears of Anna a young peasant girl who is apparently able to work miracles. She brings the reluctant village girl to live with her, and appears to have been cured simply through her sheer belief in Anna's powers. However, an attempt to demonstrate Anna's skills to the public fails, and in her despair Elisabeth throws herself off a cliff while Anna returns to her simple village life. Reception The film was reviewed in ''The New York Times'' following its American release. The review praised the acting of Wieck, but was less impressed with that of Thiele. While ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Fox (1938 Film)
''The Blue Fox'' (german: Der Blaufuchs) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel and Paul Hörbiger.Reimer & Reimer p. 159 It was based on a play by the Hungarian writer Ferenc Herczeg. It includes the song ''Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein''. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting. Synopsis Tired by her husband's lack of interest in her, due to his obsessive focus on his scientific study of fish, a Budapest woman flirts with the idea of running off with another man. Cast * Zarah Leander as Ilona Paulus * Willy Birgel as Tabor Vary * Paul Hörbiger as Stephan Paulus * Jane Tilden as Lisi * Karl Schönböck as Trill * Rudolf Platte as Coachman Bela * Eduard Wenck as Signalman Ürem * Edith Meinhard as Tilla * Gertrud de Lalsky as Professorengattin * Erich Dunskus as Tankstellenwart * Olga Engl as Ilonas Tante Margi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Habanera
''La Habanera'' is a 1937 German romantic melodrama feature film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk). Zarah Leander, who was recently signed by UFA, stars, in the lead role of Astrée Sternhjelm and also performs its title song, "La Habanera". Like many of her films of this era, it proved an enormous box office success. Plot In 1927, Swedish tourists Astrée Sternhjelm and her elderly aunt Ana are nearing the end of a visit to Puerto Rico. Ana despises the island, which she considers backwards, but Astrée is enchanted by the Caribbean climate, the openness of the islanders, and the local habanera music. Astrée is especially taken with Don Pedro de Avila, a rich and powerful landowner they meet on their last day on the island. Don Pedro invites the women to a bullfight, where he heroically jumps into the ring after the matador is injured, and kills the bull himself. The next day, as their ship sails back to Sweden, Astrée spontaneously decides to stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne And The Diplomat
''Daphne and the Diplomat'' (german: Daphne und der Diplomat) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Karin Hardt, Gerda Maurus and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79 The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther. Cast * Karin Hardt as Daphne * Gerda Maurus as Maria Arni * Hans Nielsen as Achim Hell * Karl Schönböck as Bentley * Elsa Wagner as Frau Wachsmut * Ingeborg von Kusserow as Matz * Erich Ziegel as Friedrichsen * Paul Dahlke as Doctor Kolbe * Ilse Meudtner as Mercedes * Hanna Seyferth as Terpsi * Manon Chafour as Schleifchen * Ilselore Wöbke as Rolli * Anny Seitz as Anton * Ruth Störmer Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Arka ... as Feo * Waltraut von Negelein as Bianca References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To New Shores
''To New Shores'' (german: Zu neuen Ufern) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk) and starring Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel and Viktor Staal. It was Leander's first film for the German studio UFA, and its success brought her into the front rank of the company's stars.Ascheid p. 177 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studio in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Maurischat. Synopsis London, 1846. Gloria Vane, is a cabaret singer and the lover of Sir Albert Finsbury, a selfish aristocrat set to join the royal cavalry in Australia, as an officer. The night before Albert leaves England, he begs a friend for money to repay debts. The angry friend gives Albert only £15, instead of the £615 Albert needs, so Albert forges the number 6 before the 15 on the check. When his forgery is discovered, Albert has already left. Gloria confesses to the crime out of love for Albert and to protect his promising career as an officer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Court Concert
''The Court Concert'' (german: Das Hofkonzert) is a 1936 German historical romantic comedy film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk), and starring Mártha Eggerth, Johannes Heesters, and Kurt Meisel.Hake p. 142 It was made by the largest German studio UFA, based on '' Das kleine Hofkonzert''. It is part of a group of operetta films made during the 1930s. The film was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Fritz Maurischat. A separate French-language version was also made. It was remade by Tobis Film in the later stages of the Second World War using agfacolor, but the resulting film didn't get a release until 1948. Synopsis In the small principality of Immendingen Immendingen is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany located on the Upper Danube. It is famous for the Danube Sinkhole. Geography Immendingen is located on the Upper Danube. On the municipal area are ... in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Spaniard
''The House of the Spaniard'' is a 1936 British comedy thriller film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Peter Haddon, Brigitte Horney and Allan Jeayes. It is set in Lancashire and Spain, during the ongoing Spanish Civil War. It was shot at Ealing Studios in west London, England, and on location in Lancashire and Spain. Art direction was by Holmes Paul. It was based on a novel of the same title by Arthur Behrend, which was published in 1935. Synopsis An unemployed and seemingly dull-witted young man named David Grey stays with his friend Johnny Gilchrist in Liverpool while he looks for work. Due to a mistake, he is hired by a Spanish-owned shipping company whose owner "Don" Pedro de Guzman lives in a lonely, mysterious house in the marshes outside Liverpool. Grey's curiosity is aroused by the unexplained death of a man whom he had spoken to on the marshes, close to the house. His investigations lead to his abduction and detention on one of Guzman's steamers, which takes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling The Tune
''Calling the Tune'' was a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Reginald Denham and Thorold Dickinson and starring Adele Dixon, Sally Gray and Sam Livesey. It was based on a play written by the Irish MP and novelist, Justin Huntly McCarthy first published in 1913. It was made at Ealing StudiosWood p.85 The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul. Cast * Adele Dixon as Julia Harbord * Sally Gray as Margaret Gordon * Sam Livesey as Bob Gordon * Eliot Makeham as Stephen Harbord * Donald Wolfit as Dick Finlay * Clifford Evans as Peter Mallory * Lewis Casson as John Mallory * Ronald Simpson as Bramwell * H. F. Maltby as Stubbins * Robb Wilton as Jenkins * Reginald Forsyth as Himself * Charles Penrose as Himself * George Robey as Himself * Students of the R.A.D.A. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stjenka Rasin
''Stjenka Rasin'' is a 1936 German historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Wera Engels, Hans Adalbert Schlettow and Heinrich George. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.202 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge. It is also known by the alternative title ''Wolga, Wolga''. Synopsis The plot revolves around the Cossack Stenka Razin who led a peasant uprising against the Tsarist authorities in seventeenth century Russia. Cast * Wera Engels as Prinzessin Dolgoruki * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Stjenka Rasin * Heinrich George as Fürst Dolgoruki * Anton Pointner as Fürst Prosorowsky * Rudolf Platte as Filka * Olaf Bach as Wasska * Philipp Manning as Zar Alexey Michailowitsch * Wolfgang Keppler as Jegorka * Hubert von Meyerinck as Borodin * Hans Joachim Schaufuß Hans Joachim Schaufuß (transliterated: Schaufuss) (28 December 1918 – 27 October 1941) was a German actor. Schaufuß ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracle Of Flight (1935 Film)
''Miracle of Flight'' (German: ''Wunder des Fliegens'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Ernst Udet, Jürgen Ohlsen and Käthe Haack. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. It in the tradition of mountain films and was backed by the Ministry of Aviation whose chief Hermann Göring briefly appears in the film.Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936 p.167 Jürgen Ohlsen, who plays the aspiring aviator in the film, had previously starred in another Nazi propaganda film '' Hitler Youth Quex'' in 1933. Synopsis A boy whose aviator father was killed in the First World War, idolises the fighter pilot Ernst Udet. His ambitions to become a pilot himself are opposed by his mother because of her loss her husband. While on a training flight the boy is stranded on a mountainside and a rescue mission is flown by Udet to rescue him. Eventually his mother's objections are overcome to his future career. Cast * Ernst Udet as F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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