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Otto Wernicke
Otto Karl Robert Wernicke (30 September 1893, Osterode am Harz – 7 November 1965) was a Germans, German actor. He is best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films ''M (1931 film), M'' and ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse''. Married to a Jewish woman, he was only able to continue working in Germany after the Nazi Party took power in 1933 because he received a special dispensation from the Reich Chamber of Culture.Ernst Klee: ''Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945.'' S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5, S. 659. In 1943, he portrayed Edward Smith (sea captain), Captain Smith in ''Titanic (1943 film), Titanic'', the first film on the subject which was simply titled ''Titanic'', and the first to combine various fictional characters and subplots with the Sinking of the RMS Titanic, true events of the sinking; both conventions went on to become a staple of List of films about the RMS Titanic, ''Titan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osterode Am Harz
Osterode am Harz (, ), often simply called Osterode (Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Ostroe''), is a town in south-eastern Lower Saxony in central Germany on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It was the seat of government of the Landkreis, district of Osterode (district), Osterode. Osterode is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. Geography Water The Söse River flows through the town from the reservoir for the Söse Dam about 5 km upstream. The dam was built in 1931 and has a capacity of 25.5 million m³. The Harzwasserwerke water company pipes drinking water as far away as Bremen. Districts The following districts (mainly surrounding villages) are part of the borough of Osterode am Harz, with populations in brackets (as of 1 July 2012): * Dorste (1,650) * Düna (140) * Förste (2,000) * Freiheit (2,100) * Katzenstein (1,200) * Lasfelde (1,300) * Lerbach, Osterode am Harz, Lerbach (1,000) * Marke (150) * Nienstedt am Harz (440) * Osterode am Harz (11,5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls You Don't Marry
''Girls You Don't Marry'' () is a 1924 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Ellen Kürti, Karl Beckersachs, and Paul Otto. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Völckers. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry German black-and-white films 1924 comedy films Silent German comedy films Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Germany-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peer Gynt (1934 Film)
''Peer Gynt'' is a 1934 Cinema of Germany, German drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Hans Albers, Lucie Höflich and Marieluise Claudius. It is based on the play ''Peer Gynt'' by Henrik Ibsen. It was one of the most expensive productions made by Bavaria Film and involved location shooting in Norway.Kosta p. 175 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Vollbrecht and Hermann Warm. Cast * Hans Albers as Peer Gynt * Lucie Höflich as Mutter Aase * Marieluise Claudius as Solveig * Ellen Frank (actress), Ellen Frank as Ingrid * Olga Chekhova as Baronin * Lizzi Waldmüller as Tatjana * Zehra Achmed as Anitra * Richard Ryen as Gunarson * Hans Schultze as Schmied Aslak * F. W. Schröder-Schrom as Vater Solveigs * Leopoldine Sangora a sMutter Solveigs * Friedrich Kayßler as Kiensley * Otto Wernicke as Parker * Fritz Odemar as Silvan * Alfred Döderlein as Mats Moen * Mina Höcker-Behrens as Frau Rink * Philipp Veit (actor), Philipp Veit as Landstreicher * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Heaven And Earth (1934 Film)
''Between Heaven and Earth'' (German: ''Zwischen Himmel und Erde'') is a 1934 German historical drama film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Heinz Klingenberg, Attila Hörbiger and Karin Hardt. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Seefelder. It is based on the 1856 novel of the same title by Otto Ludwig which was subsequently remade as a 1942 film.Goble p.295 Cast * Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Der alte Nettenmaier * Heinz Klingenberg as Karl, sein Sohn * Attila Hörbiger as Fritz, sein Sohn * Joe Stöckel as Valentin, Altgeselle * Karin Hardt as Christine * Thea Aichbichler as Witwe Brugger, ihre Großmutter * Otto Wernicke as Motz, Schieferbruchbesitzer * Wera Liessem as Lily, seine Tochter * Josef Eichheim Josef Theodor Ludwig Eichheim (23 February 1888 – 13 November 1945) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1926) * '' The Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Of The World (1934 Film)
''The Master of the World'' () is a German science fiction film first released in 1934. Directed by Harry Piel, the story features a villain who is trying to conquer the world using "Überrobots". Its themes are the ethical replacement of human labor by robots, and the threat to humanity by robots used as war machines. The film was released in the US in 1935. Synopsis Machine manufacturer Dr Erich Heller is a humanist visionary who hopes that the mechanisation of the world of work will lead to an all-round improvement in living conditions for the working man. He wants his ‘machine men’, his robots, to be used particularly in the mines, where miners often carry out highly dangerous and physically demanding work. Heller mistakenly considers his most capable scientist, Professor Wolf, the most important supporter of his vision of a ‘better working world’. Unbeknownst to him, Wolf has long been pursuing his own agenda. He wants to achieve world domination by creating a ‘sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Switched Bride
''The Switched Bride'' (German: ''Die vertauschte Braut'') is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Anton Walbrook and Fritz Odemar.Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.19 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Benno von Arent. A separate French-language version ''L'amour en cage'' was also produced. Synopsis Wealthy Virginia pays her lookalike Colly to serve a prison sentence in her place. When Colly is released, she sets her sights on Virginia's intended husband Charles, masquerading as the wealthier woman. Cast * Anny Ondra as Virginia Vanderloo / Colly * Anton Walbrook as Charles * Fritz Odemar as Bittner * Otto Wernicke as Der Gefängnisdirektor * Magda Lena * O.E. Hasse * Beppo Brem * Josef Eichheim Josef Theodor Ludwig Eichheim (23 February 1888 – 13 November 1945) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fugitive From Chicago
The Fugitive from Chicago () is a German crime and adventure movie produced in 1933 by director Johannes Meyer. The screenplay was written by Max W. Kimmich, Hermann Oberländer and Hans Martin Cremer after the 1932 novel of the same title by Curt J. Braun. The film was a co-production between the film companies of Bavaria (situated in Geiselgasteig near Munich, where most scenes were shot at the Bavaria Studios) and Atalanta (situated in Berlin). Some scenes were shot at German motorcycle company Zündapp. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Seefelder and Erich Zander. It passed censorship on 23 January 1934 and was presented to the public on 31 January 1934 in Munich and on 22 February 1934 in Berlin. Story Werner Dux, heir to "Dux-Werke", a major maker of cars and motorcycles, is a gambler who has just been arrested in Chicago for shooting a cardsharper. In jail he learns that his father has died, leaving Dux-Werke without a leader, given that Werner's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tunnel (1933 Film)
A tunnel is an underground passage such as: Tunnel or Tunnels may also refer to: Film and TV * ''The Tunnel'' (1915 film), German silent, based on science fiction novel ''Der Tunnel'' by Bernhard Kellermann * ''The Tunnel'' (1933 German-language film), German-French co-production based on Kellermann's novel * ''The Tunnel'' (1933 French-language film), French-German co-production of above * ''The Tunnel'' (1935 film), British version of Kellermann's novel * "The Tunnel" (''Playhouse 90''), 1959 episode of American TV series, depicts Civil War tunnel * ''The Tunnel'' (1962 film), television documentary about construction of escape tunnel from East to West Berlin * ''The Tunnel'' (2001 film), German docudrama dramatizing events in 1962 documentary * ''The Tunnel'' (2009 film), South African short by Jenna Bass * ''The Tunnel'' (2011 film), Australian horror styled as found-footage documentary * ''The Tunnel'' (TV series), 2013 French-British bilingual crime drama based on 2011 Dani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Naked Truth (1932 Film)
''The Naked Truth'' (German: ''Die nackte Wahrheit'') is a 1932 American German language comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Jenny Jugo, Oskar Karlweis and Trude Hesterberg. It is the German version of the 1929 film '' Nothing but the Truth''. It was also known by the alternative title of ''Heut' küsst Paris'' It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, where many of Paramount Pictures' multiple-language version were made. A separate French version was also produced. Cast * Jenny Jugo * Oskar Karlweis *Trude Hesterberg *Otto Wernicke *Tibor Halmay *Hans Adalbert Schlettow *Alexander Köckert *Marita Ángeles * Harry Hardt *Jaro Fürth Jaro Fürth (born Jaroslav Edwin Fürth; 21 April 1871 – 12 November 1945) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Early life Fürth was born to Jewish parents in Prague. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bartered Bride (1932 Film)
''The Bartered Bride'' () is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Jarmila Novotná, Otto Wernicke, and Karl Valentin. It is based on the comic opera of the same name by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. Plot ''The Bartered Bride'' is the comic misadventure of two mismatched couples. 1859 at a church consecration festival in Bohemia. The matchmaker Kezal wants to match the mayor's daughter Marie to Wenzel, the son of rich Micha. However, Marie falls in love with the post coach Hans and hides with him in the hustle and bustle of the church consecration festival. Meanwhile, the traveling circus Brummer has arrived, and Wenzel has his eye on the artist Esmeralda, circus director Brummer's foster daughter. Marie and Wenzel's parents are dissatisfied with this development. So, Marie is locked in her room and the mayor does not give the cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Voss, Thief Of Millions (1932 Film)
''Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (German: ''Peter Voss, der Millionendieb'') is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Willi Forst, Alice Treff, and Paul Hörbiger. It was based on the 1913 novel of the same title by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger which has been adapted into a number of films including previously in 1921 and later in 1946. It was the second to last film made by Dupont in Germany before he was forced to flee to the United States following the rise of the Nazi Party.Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. ''Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950''. Berghahn Books, 2008. pp. 33-34. It was shot at the Emelka Studios in Munich with location shooting in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Willy Reiber. Cast * Willi Forst as Peter Voß * Alice Treff as Polly * Paul Hörbiger as Bobby Dodd * Ida Wüst as Madame Bianca * Otto Wernicke as Pitt * Hans Hermann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storms Of Passion
''Storms of Passion'' (German: ''Stürme der Leidenschaft'') is a 1932 German crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Emil Jannings, Anna Sten and Trude Hesterberg. It is regarded as a precursor of film noir. The film was produced by Germany's leading film company UFA and shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo on 22 January 1932.Hardt p.240 An alternative French language version '' Tumultes'', starring Charles Boyer, was also released. Synopsis Criminal Gustav Bumke is released early from his prison sentence and returns to the tenement A tenement is a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access. They are common on the British Isles, particularly in Scotland. In the medieval Old Town, E ... block where he lives with girlfriend Annya. His old colleagues want him to joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
