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Lutz Mackensy
Lutz Werner Mackensy (born 11 March 1944) is a German actor, radio play and dubbing actor. He became known to a wide audience as Chief Inspector Bernd Zimmermann in the crime series ''Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall'' and as the dubbing voice of well-known actors such as Al Pacino, Rowan Atkinson and Christopher Lloyd. After leaving school, Mackensy attended the Max Reinhardt School of Drama in West Berlin. There he made his stage debut at the Schiller Theatre under Boleslaw Barlog in Walentin Petrowitsch Katayev's ''Quadratur des Kreises''. This was followed by various engagements in Berlin, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven. Mackensy made his feature film debut as early as 1958 in Alfred Vohrer's ''Meine 99 Bräute''. It would be almost ten years before he shifted his artistic focus more and more to film and television productions. Initially cast mainly in comic roles, Mackensy was able to showcase a much wider range of his skills in literary films such as Fyodor Dostoyevsky's ''Demons'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Beste - Movieposter
Der or DER may refer to: Places * Darkənd, Azerbaijan * Dearborn (Amtrak station) (station code), in Michigan, US * Der (Sumer), an ancient city located in modern-day Iraq * d'Entrecasteaux Ridge, an oceanic ridge in the south-west Pacific Ocean Science and technology * Derivative chromosome, a structurally rearranged chromosome * Distinguished Encoding Rules, a method for encoding a data object, including public key infrastructure certificates and keys * Distributed Energy Resources * ∂, the partial derivative symbol * Derivation (differential algebra) on an algebra ''A'' over a field ''K'', the space (module) of which is denoted Der''K''(A) * Deep energy retrofit, an energy conservation measure Organizations * Digital Education Revolution, former Australian Government-funded educational reform program * DER rental (Domestic Electric Rentals Ltd), a UK television rentals company * Documentary Educational Resources, a non-profit film producer and distributor Other uses * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Androjäger
''Der Androjäger'' was a German sci-fi comedy television series which aired for the first time on 9 August 1982. 26 episodes were produced in total by Bavaria Film Studios. An alien transport space ship has lost androids on Earth. They survived the crash and try to integrate in human society. The location is obviously Munich although this is not explicitly stated in the series. Protagonist Dandore (Lutz Mackensy) is made looking human and starts working for the police. In this disguise, he can search for the androids. They appear human, but are given away by their behavior: each android is programmed for a specific task. At the end of each episode, Dandore alias police officer Majer sends an android home to the alien planet. Majer is assisted by a talking microcomputer and reports to Airavab Reileta (Charlotte Kerr), his superior to whom he communicates via a device hidden in a mirror. Other recurring roles are a colleague and a superior of Majer's at the police, and the careta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liebling Kreuzberg
Liebling Kreuzberg is a television series on German TV network ARD, which was first aired in five seasons with a total of 58 episodes from 1986 to 1998. The scripts of seasons one through three and five were written by Jurek Becker, who tailor-made the role of idiosyncratic Berlin Kreuzberg attorney Robert Liebling for his friend Manfred Krug, the fourth season was written by Ulrich Plenzdorf. The series was directed by Heinz Schirk (first season), Werner Masten (second to fourth season) and Vera Loebner (fifth season). It was produced by SFB, NDR and WDR. The music of the first season was composed by Hans-Martin Majewski, in the later seasons by Klaus Doldinger. Content and Characters The eponymous main character, Robert Liebling (born June 12, 1939) is an attorney and notary, who has his office in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. In the first four seasons he has a three-day beard, wears a hat, drives a motorcycle (a Honda first, then a BMW) and convertibles (4th season, a M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PS (TV Series)
''PS'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Blocks (TV series), 4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' (RTL Television, RTL, 1996–present) * ''Babylon B ... External links * 1975 German television series debuts 1979 German television series endings German-language television shows Das Erste original programming {{Germany-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Ninety Nine Brides
''My Ninety Nine Brides'' (German: ''Meine 99 Bräute'') is a 1958 West German romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Claus Wilcke, Horst Frank and Wera Frydtberg.Bock & Bergfelder p.504 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Weber. Synopsis In Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ... a womaniser who has had dalliances with ninety nine different girls eventually meets the hundredth and falls genuinely in love with her. Cast References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1958 films 1958 romantic comedy films German romantic comedy films West German film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caligula (film)
''Caligula'' () is a 1979 erotic historical drama film about the rise and fall of Roman Emperor Caligula. The film stars Malcolm McDowell in the title role, alongside Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, John Steiner, and John Gielgud. Original screenwriter Gore Vidal and film director Tinto Brass both disavowed the extensive changes to their contributions, with Brass dismissed prior to editing. Financier producer Bob Guccione, founder of ''Penthouse'' magazine, engaged Giancarlo Lui to film post-production scenes featuring hardcore sex, significantly altering the film's tone and style. Initially released to Italian cinemas in 1979, then screened in America the following year, ''Caligula'' was met with legal issues and controversies over its violent and sexual content. Different abridged versions were released worldwide, while its uncut form remains banned in several countries. Despite a generally negative reception, the film has gained notoriety as a cult cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To The Future
''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, it follows Marty McFly (Fox), a teenager accidentally sent back to 1955 in a DeLorean time machine, time-traveling DeLorean automobile built by his eccentric scientist friend Emmett Brown, Emmett "Doc" Brown (Lloyd), where he inadvertently prevents his future parents from falling in lovethreatening his own existenceand is forced to reconcile them and somehow get back to the future. Gale and Zemeckis conceived the idea for ''Back to the Future'' in 1980. They were desperate for a successful film after numerous collaborative failures, but the project was rejected more than forty times by various studios because it was not considered raunchy enough to compete with the successful comedies of the era. A development deal was secured with Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Around The World In 80 Days (2004 Film)
''Around the World in 80 Days'' is a 2004 action adventure comedy film directed by Frank Coraci from a script by David Titcher, David Benullo and David Goldstein. It is loosely based on Jules Verne's 1873 novel of the same name, and for comedic reasons, intentionally deviates wildly from the novel and includes a number of anachronistic elements. An international co-production of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland, it stars Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cécile de France and Jim Broadbent, with Ewen Bremner, Ian McNeice, Karen Joy Morris, Roger Hammond and David Ryall in supporting roles. ''Around the World in 80 Days'' premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on 13 June 2004 and was released theatrically in the United States on 16 June 2004, the United Kingdom and Ireland on 9 July and Germany on 23 December. The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $72.6 million worldwide on a $110 million budget, making it a box-office bomb. Plot Lau Xing, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan (born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor and film producer. He was the fifth actor to play the fictional secret agent Portrayal of James Bond in film, James Bond in the List of James Bond films, James Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (''GoldenEye'', ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''The World Is Not Enough'', and ''Die Another Day'') and in James Bond in video games, multiple video games, such as ''GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game), GoldenEye 007''. After leaving school at age 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration and went on to attend the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting career, he rose to popularity in the television series ''Remington Steele'' (1982–1987). After the conclusion of the series, Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War spy film ''The Fourth Protocol (film), The Fourth Protocol'' (1987) and the comedy ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993). After achieving worldwide fame for his role as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny English
''Johnny English'' is a 2003 spy action comedy film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. It is a British-French venture produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films, and distributed by Universal Pictures. Starring Rowan Atkinson in the title role along with Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller and John Malkovich, it is the first instalment of the ''Johnny English'' film series and serves as a parody and homage to the spy genre, mainly the James Bond film series, as well as Atkinson's Mr. Bean character. The character is also related to Atkinson's bumbling spy character from a series of adverts in the United Kingdom for Barclaycard in the 1990s. Released theatrically in the United States on 18 July 2003, the film met with mixed reviews from critics but was commercially successful and grossed $160 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2003 and topped the country's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bean (film)
''Bean'' (also known as ''Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie'' and ''Bean: The Movie'') is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Mel Smith and written by Richard Curtis and Robin Driscoll. Based on the British sitcom series '' Mr. Bean'' created by Rowan Atkinson and Curtis, the film stars Atkinson in the title role, with Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin and Burt Reynolds in supporting roles. In the film, Bean works as a security guard at the National Gallery in London before being sent to the United States to talk about the unveiling of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's 1871 painting ''Whistler's Mother''. ''Bean'' was first released in Australia on 3 July 1997, before being released in the United Kingdom on 2 August 1997. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing $251.2 million worldwide against an $18 million budget. A standalone sequel, '' Mr. Bean's Holiday'', was released in 2007. Plot Mr. Bean is a well-meaning yet clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Zeffirelli
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (; 12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019) was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post–World War II era, gaining both acclaim and notoriety for his lavish stagings of classical works, as well as his film adaptations of the same. Films he directed included the Shakespearean adaptations '' The Taming of the Shrew'' (1967), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1968), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director; and '' Hamlet'' (1990), starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close. His Biblical television miniseries '' Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977) won both national and international acclaim and is still frequently shown at Christmas and Easter in many countries. A member of the party, he served as the Senator for Catania between 1994 and 2001. A Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
