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Ilse Steppat
Ilse Paula Steppat (30 November 1917 – 21 December 1969) was a German actress. Her husband was noted actor and director Max Nosseck. Biography She began her cinematic career at the age of 15 playing Joan of Arc. Steppat appeared regularly on the German stage, and starred in more than forty movies. In the 1960s, she appeared frequently in crime movies based on the work of author Edgar Wallace, such as ''Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloss'', ''Der unheimliche Mönch'' and ''Die blaue Hand'', which brought her great fame in Germany. In her only English-language role, Steppat played Blofeld's assistant and henchwoman ''Irma Bunt'' in the James Bond movie ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''. In the first English-language conversation between Steppat and the movie's producer, Albert R. Broccoli, she confused the word ''verlobt'' (engaged) with ''engagiert'' (involved). Despite this, however, she was awarded the role of Irma Bunt. Steppat was unable to capitalise on her new fame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' is a 1969 spy film and the sixth in the List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel), 1963 novel by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after ''You Only Live Twice (film), You Only Live Twice'', Eon selected George Lazenby, a model with no prior acting credits, to play the part of James Bond filmography, James Bond. During filming, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once. Connery returned to portray Bond in 1971's ''Diamonds Are Forever (film), Diamonds Are Forever''. In the film, Bond faces Blofeld (Telly Savalas), who is planning to hold the world to ransom by threatening to render all food plants and livestock infertile through the actions of a group of brainwashed "angels of death". Along the way Bond meets, falls in love with, and eventually marries Tracy Bond, Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo (Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Amon
''Hanna Amon'' is a 1951 German Agfacolor drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Lutz Moik and Ilse Steppat. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios and on location in Upper Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Berthel and Rochus Gliese. It was the second film after ''Immortal Beloved'' (also 1951) in a post-war comeback by director Harlan and his wife Söderbaum, who remained controversial figures due to their association with the Nazi era. Both films were major commercial hits, despite calls for a boycott.Halle & McCarthy p.166 Synopsis Hanna and her brother Thomas Amon live on the estate of their deceased parents. Initially very much focused on each other, they remain oblivious to the fact that Hanna is secretly admired by the local veterinary while the mayor's daughter has a crush on Thomas. However, Thomas then falls for the much older Vera Colombani, a seductive castle owner. Ignoring his sister's warnings, he fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pension Schöller (1960 Film)
''Pension Schöller'' is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Theo Lingen, Christa Williams and Rudolf Vogel. It is an adaptation of the 1890 play '' Pension Schöller'' by Wilhelm Jacoby and Carl Laufs. Georg Jacoby was Wilhem's son, and made three film adaptation of his father's best known play in 1930, 1952 and 1960. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Cast *Theo Lingen as Professor Schöller *Christa Williams as Fritzi *Rudolf Vogel as Gutsbesitzer Klapproth * Boy Gobert as Eugen Rümpel *Ann Smyrner as Erika * Helmut Lohner as Peter Klapproth * Ilse Steppat as Amalie Schöller *Leon Askin as Fritz Bernhardi * Ursula Herking as Josefine Krüger *Rainer Bertram as Tommy Kiesling * Christa Siems as Ulrike Klapproth *Benno Gellenbeck as Artist Zarini *Joachim Wolff *Henry Vahl Henry Vahl (1897–1977) was a German stage, film and television act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Nurse Ingeborg
''Night Nurse Ingeborg'' (German: ''Nachtschwester Ingeborg'') is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Ewald Balser, Claus Biederstaedt and Immy Schell.Rentschler p.5 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dieter Bartels and Johannes Ott. Premise Ingeborg works at a hospital under Professor Burger and his son the surgeon Manfred Burger. what start as a professional takes a complicated turn when she have affair with both father and son. Which leads to her losing her job, though she is pregnant. Cast * Ewald Balser as Prof. Burger * Claus Biederstaedt as Dr. Manfred Burger * Immy Schell as Ingeborg Roeder * Camilla Spira as Frau Roeder * Ilse Steppat as Frau Burger * Franz Schafheitlin as Oberarzt Dr. Ranzau * Franziska Kinz as Oberschwester Mathilde * Renate Küster as Schwester Gerti * Bruno Dallansky as Dr. Hans Markwitz * Gudrun Thielemann as Schwester Erna * Bum Krüger as Patient Breitmeier * Robert Meyn * Ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of Felix Krull (film)
''Confessions of Felix Krull'' () is a 1957 West German comedy and drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Horst Buchholz, Liselotte Pulver, and Ingrid Andree. It is based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Thomas Mann. The story was later made into a 1982 television series '' The Confessions of Felix Krull''. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in Lisbon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. The film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 15th Golden Globe Awards and Best Feature-Length Film at the 1957 Filmband in Gold awards. Bucholz was awarded the 1958 Bambi Award for his performance. Mann's novel was made into a movie again in 2021. Plot summary Felix Krull (Buchholz) uses his acting skills to successfully get himself discharged from the military by falsely portraying himself as unfit for service. He begins working at a hotel in Paris and then begins travelling the world unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter In The Woods (1956 Film)
''Winter in the Woods'' () is a 1956 German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Claus Holm. It is a remake of the 1936 film '' Winter in the Woods''.Von Moltke p. 134–139 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat. Location shooting took place at Viechtach in 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 .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1956 films 1956 drama films German drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner Films set in Bavaria Films shot in Bavaria Films set in forests Remakes of German films 1950s German films Films scored by Peter Igelhoff {{1950s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain And His Hero
''The Captain and His Hero'' () is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Ernst Schröder, Jo Herbst and Fita Benkhoff.Frodon p. 167 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Luigi. Cast * Ernst Schröder as Hauptmann Eisenhecker * Jo Herbst as Paul Kellermann / Franz Kellermann * Fita Benkhoff as Frau Kellermann * Ilse Steppat as Yvonne * Ingeborg Schöner as Ilse * Fritz Wagner as Hauptmann Peppmöller * Bruno Fritz as Hauptfeldwebel Krenke * Günter Pfitzmann as Hauptmann Roeder * Wolfgang Müller as Schreiber Kunze * Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as General * Clemens Hasse as Unteroffizier Nebelzahn * Wolfgang Gruner as Rekrut Ladiges * Else Reval * Joseph Noerden * Ralf Wolter as Ängstlicher Rekrut * Rolf Möbius * Heinz Giese as Rekrutierungsoffizier * Wolfgang Völz as Oberleutnant * Curt Ackermann as General * Werner Peters as Hauptmann Roeder * Heinz Petruo as Stabsarzt bei Musterung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Ratten
' (''The Rats'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the 1911 play '' The Rats'' by Gerhart Hauptmann, but sets the story in the early 1950s, shortly after the Second World War. The film won the Golden Bear award, the first German film to win. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer. Synopsis Pauline, a destitute Polish woman, sells her illegitimate baby for a few hundred Deutsche Mark The Deutsche Mark (; "German mark (currency), mark"), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark" (), was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later of unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. In English, it ... to the childless Anna John. Cast References External links * 1955 films 1955 drama films German drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films set in Berlin Films bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Star (1955 Film)
''The Dark Star'' () is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Elfie Fiegert, Ilse Steppat and Viktor Staal. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Beisenherz. It has never been screened on television in Germany. Cast * Elfie Fiegert as Moni * Ilse Steppat as Frl. Rieger, die Lehrerin * Viktor Staal as Casseno * Paul Bildt as Dr. Schumann, Tierarzt * Jürgen Micksch as Manuel * Edith Schultze-Westrum as Frau Lechner * Gert Fröbe as Deltorri * Siegfried Breuer Jr. as Christian * Alexander von Richthofen as Ulli * Ingeborg Schöner as Linda * Hansi Knoteck as Frau Casseno * Maria Marietta as Anita * Michael Gebühr as Fredy * Knut Mahlke as Heinz * Werner Stock * Nicolas Koline * Gustl Gstettenbaur as Micky * Christl Heitlinger as Blanka * Albert Florath as Ressel sen. * Wolfgang Büttner as Bellani * Charly Coleanos * Anne-Marie Hanschke * Martin Jente * Herbert Jovy * Gusti Kreissl * Leo Siedler * Petra Unkel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Solm
''Doctor Solm'' () is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Paul May and starring Hans Söhnker, Sybil Werden and Antje Weisgerber.Bock & Bergfelder p.451 The film's sets were designed by the art director Mathias Matthies and Karl Vollbrecht. It was filmed at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with location shooting around Kitzbühel in Austria. Cast * Hans Söhnker as Oberarzt Dr. Karl Solm * Sybil Werden as Angelika Berding, Tochter * Antje Weisgerber as Schwester Regine * Ilse Steppat as Claudia Möllenhauer, Tochter * Anna Dammann as Elisabeth Berding * Hans Clarin as Benvenuto Berding, Sohn * Harald Juhnke as Konrad, Solms Stiefbruder * Walther Süssenguth as Prof. Berding, Psychiater * Wolfgang Preiss as Dr. Hartung * Sepp Rist as Bauer Dinkelsbacher * Carla Rust as Sophie, seine Frau * Kurt Vespermann * Hans Caninenberg as Peter Lauritz * Karola Ebeling as Evchen, Solms Stiefschwester * Peter Fischer as Xaver * Heinrich Gretler as Dr. Leopold * Fritz Hinz-Fabric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Big Tent
''The Phantom of the Big Tent'' () is a 1954 West German thriller film directed by Paul May and starring René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff and Ilse Steppat.Bock & Bergfelder p. 82 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin, with location filming taking place at a circus in Spandau. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. Cast * René Deltgen as Alfredo Capelli, der Direktor * Angelika Hauff as Lolita, seine Tochter, Kunstreiterin ** Heidi Becker as Lolita, called Lilly, 10 years old * Ilse Steppat as Dolores, Frau mit dem Löwen * Armin Dahlen as Lal Singh, Mann mit dem Elefanten * Hans Christian Blech as Naso, Clown mit Puppe * Roma Bahn as Eine Zirkusbesucherin * Evelyn Cormand as Germaine LaRue, Königin der Luft * Al Hoosmann as Bonga, der Löwenwärter * Wolfgang Müller * Wolfgang Neuss * Charles Regnier * Hans Stiebner as Brazzini, Polizeiinspektor * Howard Vernon as Armand LaRue, König der Luft * Helmut von Hofe as Kapitän Nemo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Wronski
''Captain Wronski'' () is a 1954 West German spy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Willy Birgel, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, and Antje Weisgerber. A Polish officer works undercover in 1930s Berlin to discover Nazi Germany's plans against his homeland. The film is very loosely based on 's book about Jerzy Sosnowski. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Fritz Maurischat. The casting of Birgel in the title role referenced his best-known performance during the Nazi era Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictat ... when he had played another Rittmeister in '' Riding for Germany'' (1941). Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1954 films 1950s spy drama films German spy drama films West Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |