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Hilde Sessak
Hilde Sessak (27 July 1915 – 17 April 2003) was a German actress who appeared in more than ninety film and television series during her career. She appeared in a number of films during the Nazi era including ''Quax the Crash Pilot'' (1941).Reimer p. 97 Selected filmography * '' Trouble Backstairs'' (1935) * '' City of Anatol'' (1936) * '' Orders Are Orders'' (1936) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1936) * '' When Women Keep Silent'' (1937) * ''The Coral Princess'' (1937) * '' Water for Canitoga'' (1939) * '' The Curtain Falls'' (1939) * '' Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree'' (1940) * '' Kleider machen Leute'' (1940) * ''A Man Astray'' (1940) * ''Quax the Crash Pilot'' (1941) * ''Alarm'' (1941) * '' Happiness is the Main Thing'' (1941) * ''Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * ''Paracelsus'' (1943) * '' A Salzburg Comedy'' (1943) * ''Orient Express'' (1944) * ''Die Feuerzangenbowle'' (1944) * '' Who Drove the Grey Ford?'' (1950) * '' The Woman from Last Night'' (1950) * ''Not W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, most populous city, as measured by population within city limits having gained this status after the United Kingdom's, and thus London's, Brexit, departure from the European Union. Simultaneously, the city is one of the states of Germany, and is the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country in terms of area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.5 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alarm (1941 Film)
''Alarm'' is a 1941 German crime film directed by Herbert B. Fredersdorf and starring Karl Martell, Maria von Tasnady and Paul Klinger.Davidson & Hake p. 59 The production was made by the independent Aco-Film rather than one of Germany's major film companies. It was shot at the Althoff Studios and various locations around Berlin including Tempelhof Airport and the Karstadt Department Store. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bruno Lutz. Cast * Karl Martell as Kriminalkommissar Petersen * Maria von Tasnady as Sekretärin Vera Kaufmann * Paul Klinger as Herbert Flügger * Rolf Weih as Werkpilot Werner Blennemann * Hilde Sessak as Platzanweiserin Helene Hoesch * Hilde Hildebrand as Pensionsinhaberin Frau Anders * Lotte Rausch as Dienstmädchen Meta * Theodor Loos as Rentner Ophagen * Fritz Rasp as Feinmechaniker Stülken * Alexander Engel as Barpianist Ölkers * Gerhard Bienert as Kriminalkommissar Dr. Dittmann * Albert Venohr as Kriminaloberassistent Schneider * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Confession Of Ina Kahr
''The Confession of Ina Kahr'' (german: Das Bekenntnis der Ina Kahr, ) is a 1954 West German crime film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Curd Jürgens, Elisabeth Müller and Albert Lieven. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Grünwald and Feldafing The film's sets were designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger. Cast * Curd Jürgens as Paul Kahr * Elisabeth Müller as Ina Kahr * Albert Lieven as Dr. Pleyer * Vera Molnar as Jenny * Friedrich Domin as Vater Stoll * Jester Naefe as Cora Brink * Hanna Rucker as Helga Barnholm * Margot Trooger as Margit Kahr * Ingmar Zeisberg as Marianne von Degenhardt * Hilde Körber as Wärterin Stuckmann * Johannes Buzalski * Ulrich Beiger * Renate Mannhardt * Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur * Hilde Sessak Hilde Sessak (27 July 1915 – 17 April 2003) was a German actress who appeared in more than ninety film and television series during her career. She appeared in a number of films during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Between
''The Man Between'' (also known as ''Berlin Story'') is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason, Claire Bloom and Hildegard Knef. The screenplay concerns a British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin, who is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc. Plot Susanne Mallison (Claire Bloom) arrives at Tempelhof Airport to the post-war West Berlin, at that point still generally open to the people of East Berlin before the construction of the Berlin Wall. She looks around the war-ravaged city with her sister-in-law Bettina, including the ruins of the Reichstag. After a night in a nightclub they plan to visit the eastern sector the next day. Entry is simple, and they show their papers and a barrier lifts to give them entry. The atmosphere is different, with huge posters of Stalin decorating the buildings. There they bump into Ivo Kern (James Mason) in a cafe. They return to the west sector and Susanne visits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Of A Young Couple
''Story of a Young Couple'' (german: Roman einer jungen Ehe) is an East German film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1952. Plot Agnes and Jochen are two young actors who meet and fall in love while appearing in a Berlin production of ''Nathan the Wise''. After the two marry, Agnes is drawn to the communist cause, and begins acting in East German films, which her husband views as sheer propaganda, especially when she recites a poem praising Stalin. When Jochen decides to accept a role in ''Les Mains Sales'', his wife cannot bring herself to follow him, viewing the play as seditious. They decide to divorce. Jochen becomes a celebrated star in the West, but slowly realizes that not all is well: he sees that former influential Nazis are rehabilitated. After witnessing an anti-war demonstration brutally dispersed by the police, he arrives in the divorce court and asks Agnes to reconcile with him. The two reunite and move to East Berlin. Cast Production The script was wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Evening Bells Ring (1951 Film)
''When the Evening Bells Ring'' (german: Wenn die Abendglocken läuten) is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Alfred Braun and starring Willy Birgel, Maria Holst and Paul Hörbiger.Hake p. 226 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin with sets designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon. It is unrelated to the 1930 silent film of the same title. Cast * Willy Birgel as Albrecht von Finke * Maria Holst as Gloria Römer * Paul Hörbiger as Lehrer Storm * Hans Holt as Michael * Julia Fjorsen as Rosemarie * Käthe Haack as Frau Brenda * Peter Voß as Gutsherr von Brenda * Rudolf Platte * Hilde Körber *Alfred Braun * Aribert Wäscher * Hilde Sessak * Otto Gebühr Otto Gebühr (29 May 1877 – 13 March 1954) was a German theatre and film actor, who appeared in 102 films released between 1917 and 1954. He is noted for his performance as the Prussian king Frederick the Great in numerous films. Early lif ... References Bibliography * Hake, Sabine. ''Popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Without Gisela
''Not Without Gisela'' (german: link=no, Es geht nicht ohne Gisela) is a 1951 West German musical comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Peter Mosbacher, Eva Ingeborg Scholz and Hilde Sessak.Bliersbach p. 49 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler. Synopsis A young inventor who believes he can radically improve television faces some difficulties, but is assisted by the reporter Gisela who does much to refine and promote his project. Cast * Peter Mosbacher as Robert Halm * Horst Gentzen as Sein Freund Pitt * Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Gisela Düren, eine junge Studentin * Edith Schneider as Trixi * Hilde Sessak as Melanie, Tänzerin * Aribert Wäscher as Mertens, Finanzier * Paul Heidemann as Hartwig – Regisseur * Werner Finck as Werner Finck * Paul Wagner as Direktor Brennert * Kurt Vespermann as Prokurist Braun * Ann Höling as Dore – ihre Freundin * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman From Last Night
''The Woman from Last Night'' (german: Die Frau von gestern Nacht) is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Heli Finkenzeller, Albert Matterstock, and Hilde Sessak. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon Gabriel Pellon (1900–1975) was a German painter and art director.Shandley p.212 Pellon was born in Metz, which was then part of the German Empire having been annexed from France at the end of the Franco-Prussian War. When Metz was later annexed .... Cast References External links * 1950 comedy films German comedy films West German films Films directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt Films shot at Tempelhof Studios German black-and-white films 1950s German films 1950s German-language films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Drove The Grey Ford?
''Who Drove the Grey Ford?'' (german: Wer fuhr den grauen Ford?) is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Otto Wernicke and starring Wernicke, Ursula Herking and Hilde Sessak.Davidson & Hake p. 59 Many scenes of the film were shot on location. Synopsis In the American Zone of Germany shortly after the Second World War, a gang of criminals make a living from hijacking trucks full of valuable goods. A local police detective investigates. Cast * Otto Wernicke as Kriminalkommissar Thieme * Ruth Hambrock as Renate Münster * Erich Scholz as Peteer 'Penny' * Ursula Herking as Hertha Sattler, Kriminalassistentin * Til Kiwe as Polizeirat Proske * Hilde Sessak as Kellnerin bei Edu Schröder * Marianne Gerzner as Rosl * Günther Erich Marsch as Jonny Dempf * Wolfgang Neuss as Uwe Lauterbach, 'Chef' * Dieter Sommer as Franz Heiner * Walter Vits-Mühlen as US-Kriminalkommissar Nelson * Walter Pott as Edu Schröder, Wirt * Abi von Hasse as Kriminalassistent Gillhausen * Herbert Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944 Film)
' (, ''The Fire-Tongs Bowl'' or ''The Punch Bowl'') is a 1944 German film, directed by Helmut Weiss and based on the book of the Die Feuerzangenbowle, same name. It follows the book closely, as its author, Heinrich Spoerl, also wrote the script for the film. Both tell the story of a famous writer going undercover as a student at a small-town secondary school after his friends tell him that he missed out on the best part of growing up by being educated at home. The story in the book takes place during the time of the German Empire, Wilhelmine Empire in Germany. The film was produced and released in Germany during the last years of World War II and has been called a "masterpiece of timeless, cheerful escapism."Georg Seeßlen, 1994''Die Feuerzangenbowle''In: ''epd Film'' 3/94. The film stars Heinz Rühmann in the role of the student Hans Pfeiffer, which is remarkable as Rühmann was already 42 years old at that time. The title comes from the German alcoholic tradition of ''Feuerzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orient Express (1944 Film)
''Orient Express'' (german: Orient-Express) is a 1944 German thriller film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Siegfried Breuer, Gusti Wolf and Rudolf Prack.Wiesenthal p. 28 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Cast * Siegfried Breuer as Baron Erich Hübner * Gusti Wolf as Sonja Promshek * Rudolf Prack as Franz Schulz * Lisa Siebel as Frau Dr. Inge Geldern * Paul Dahlke as Police Commisar Iwanowitsch * Oskar Sima as Mischa Kowa, reporter * Joseph Offenbach as Inspector Kosta Balaban * Hilde Sessak as Vera Voneitz, aka Vera Pamalet * Lotte Lang as Mizzi Treff * Nicolas Koline as Der Schlafwagenschaffner * Heini Handschumacher as Holzer, private detective * Albert Lippert as Franko, lawyer * Tibor Halmay as Jango * Georg Vogelsang as Anton Brukenhauser * Viktor Afritsch The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Salzburg Comedy
''A Salzburg Comedy'' or ''Little Border Traffic'' (german: Der kleine Grenzverkehr) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Willy Fritsch, Hertha Feiler and Heinz Salfner.Rentschler p. 380 Erich Kästner wrote the screenplay based on one of his own novels. As he had been blacklisted by the Nazi Party he used the pseudonym Berhold Bürger. The novel was again adapted for the 1957 film ''Salzburg Stories''. Although it was set in Austria, the film was not made by the Vienna-based Wien-Film which had been set up following the Anschluss of 1938. Instead it was produced by the dominant German studio UFA and shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Röhrig. Location shooting took place at Bad Reichenhall and Salzburg towards the end of 1942. It was premiered in Frankfurt, while the first Berlin screening took place at the Marmorhaus. Cast * Willy Fritsch as Georg Rentmeister * Hertha Feiler as Konstanze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
