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Just Betzer
Just Betzer (11 June 1944 – 6 November 2003), was a Danish Oscar-winning film producer, born in Åbyhøj, Denmark. Betzer began his career managing the candy concession and as an alternate projectionist at his father's theater in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1955. In 1960, Betzer founded Panorama Film production/distribution company in Denmark, which has since made over 30 feature films. He later opened a chain of 13 theatres throughout Denmark. In 1985, Betzer moved to England, and started the London-based company Panorama Film International with offices in Copenhagen, Denmark and Los Angeles, California. In 1987, the film ''Babette's Feast'', produced by Betzer, was released. ''Babette's Feast'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film, and the BAFTA Best Foreign Film award, in 1988. Two years later, he opened the Los Angeles–based production company, Just Betzer Films. His other films include '' Winterborn'', ''Assassination Assassination is the willful killi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attentat (film)
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Attentat or Atentat may refer to: * Attentat (band), Swedish punk band * ''Attentat'' (novel), a 1997 novel by Amélie Nothomb * ''Atentát'', a 1964 Czech film directed by Jiří Sequens *''Atentat'', Ukrainian-language title of the 1995 Ukrainian film about the murder of Stepan Bandera Stepan Andriyovych Bandera (, ; ; 1 January 1909 – 15 October 1959) was a Ukrainian far-right leader of the radical militant wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, the OUN-B. Bandera was born in Austria-Hungary, in Galicia (Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly (born Margaret Elizabeth Chan on February 14, 1960) is an American-Canadian actress and writer. For her role in the 1985 film '' Agnes of God'', she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film roles include '' Psycho II'' (1983), '' The Big Chill'' (1983), '' Masquerade'' (1988), and '' Valmont'' (1989). For her role in the television series '' Bomb Girls'' (2012–13), she won the 2013 Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Tilly has also written multiple novels, including ''Porcupine'' (2007), which was a finalist for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. Early life Tilly was born on February 14, 1960, in Long Beach, California, to Patricia Ann (née Tilly), a Canadian teacher, and businessman Harry Chan. Her father was Chinese-American, while her mother was of Irish and Finnish descent. She is the younger sister of actress Jennifer Tilly. Following her parents' divo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl In A Swing (1988 Film)
''The Girl in a Swing'' is a 1988 American supernatural erotic drama film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost, and Elspet Gray. Based on the 1980 novel '' The Girl in a Swing'' by Richard Adams, the film is about an English antique dealer who travels to Copenhagen where he meets and falls in love with a mysterious German-born secretary, whom he marries. Knowing nothing about her family or background, he soon discovers a darker side to his new bride. Plot Alan Desland (Rupert Frazer) is an English antique dealer who specializes in ceramics. A solitary man, he is a bachelor with no romantic ties. On a business trip to Copenhagen, he hires a German-born secretary, Karin Foster (Meg Tilly), to do some clerical work—she is fluent in English, Danish, and German. Alan's attraction to Karin is immediate, and over the coming days, he falls deeply in love with her. Karin is an attractive, sensuous, and mysterious woman who reveals littl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Misfit Brigade
''The Misfit Brigade'' is a 1987 American television film loosely based on Sven Hassel's novel ''Wheels of Terror''. The film was released in some markets under that title. Plot Germany 1943, a German tank is driving through the burning ruins of an unnamed city. The crew of the tank is made up of convicted soldiers who have been assigned to penal battalions for various crimes. They come across an hysterical woman, crying for her "baby" trapped in a partially demolished building. Ignoring an air raid warden, Porta, Tiny, Stege, Old Man and Sven rescue the woman's "baby" only for it to turn out to be her cat. More wildly improbable situations follow, including Little Legionnaire beating Tiny in a fight, before they are sent to the Russian Front. In their assault guns, Bertha I and Bertha II, they launch an attack on Soviet T-34s. Bertha I, commanded by Wilhelm "Old Man" Beier, successfully knocks out a T-34. Meanwhile, Bertha II manage to knock out another T-34 before being knock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody's Perfect (1990 Film)
''Nobody's Perfect'' is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Robert Kaylor and starring Chad Lowe and Gail O'Grady. Plot Stephen is kicked off his college's tennis team when his crush on his fellow tennis player Shelly makes it difficult for him to focus on playing. His friends Andy and Jackie convince him to go along with their plan to help him get closer to Shelly by coaching him through cross-dressing as his new female persona, the transfer student Stephanie. After avoiding detection in the women's locker room, he tries out for and joins the women's tennis team. Shelly asks Stephen to become her new roommate, to prevent her aggressive boyfriend from moving in with her, and he accepts the offer. He lives a double life for some time, taking classes both as himself and as Stephanie, and narrowly avoids getting found out several times, such as when having to undergo a medical exam. Shelly eventually learns of the scheme when seeing him urinating standing up, and is upset about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird
''And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird'' is a 1991 American comedy film written and directed by Tony Cookson in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Marcia Strassman, Joshua Miller, Edan Gross, John Quade, Sam Behrens, and Alan Thicke. It follows two inventor brothers Josh and Max Carson who create a robot. But after Josh uses a ouija board at a Halloween party, the robot later on becomes inhabited by the spirit of their deceased father. The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 15, 1991, by Trimark Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office. For his performance, Miller was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. Plot Two brothers Josh and Max attempt to invent a fully mobile robot with advanced artificial intelligence to help their mother, Sarah, with household chores. However, after a playfully performed séance on Halloween, the ghost of their late father, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterborn (film)
''Winterborn'' () is a 1978 Danish drama film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival where Henning-Jensen won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Cast * Ann-Mari Max Hansen - Marie * Helle Hertz - Signe * Lone Kellerman - Olivia * Lea Risum Brøgger - Linda * Berrit Kvorning - Gertrud * Birgit Conradi - Karen Margarethe * Mimi Vang Olsen - Habiba * Merete Axelberg - Veronica * Lene Brøndum - Tenna * Ulla Gottlieb - Yvonne * Jannie Faurschou - Connie * Susanne Breuning - Eva - Maries søster * Else Benedikte Madsen - Fru Holm * Johannes Rosing - Zacharias - Maries kæreste * Waage Sandø - Jacob - Signes mand * Benny Poulsen * Kurt Ravn * Beatrice Palner * Kjeld Nørgaard * Jesper Christensen * Ole Thestrup * Elin Reimer * Henning Palner References External links * 1978 films 1970s Danish-language films 1978 drama films Films directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen Danish drama films {{1970s-Denmark-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry. The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. The 2nd Academy Awards, second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 25th Academy Awards, 1953 ceremony was the first one televised. It is the oldest of the EGOT, four major annual American entertainment awards. Its counterparts—the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual award ceremonies, BAFTA has an international programme of learning events and initiatives offering access to talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures, and mentoring schemes in the United Kingdom and the United States. BAFTA's annual film awards ceremony, the British Academy Film Awards, has been held since 1949, while its annual television awards ceremony, the British Academy Television Awards, has been held since 1955. Their third ceremony, the British Academy Games Awards, was first presented in 2004. Origins BAFTA started out as the British Film Academy, founded in 1947 by a group of directors: David Lean, Alexander Korda, Roger Manvell, Laurence Olivier, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Michael Balcon, Carol Ree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
