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Peter Thomas (composer)
Peter Thomas (1 December 1925 – 17 May 2020) was a German composer and arranger with an active career of more than 50 years. He was known for his TV and film soundtracks such as '' Raumpatrouille'', the Edgar Wallace movies film series, and the Jerry Cotton film series. Life Thomas was born in Breslau, Silesia. In the 1950s, he played as a musician for the RIAS broadcaster, typically live. The restored Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was re-opened in 2002 with a live version of the main theme of the '' Raumpatrouille'' soundtrack. In his directorial debut, ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' (2002), actor George Clooney used three tracks of Peter Thomas' music originally composed for Edgar Wallace movies of the 1960s (in their original mono versions). The 1990s avant-garde band Mr. Bungle performed his piece "Love In Space" on several dates of their 1995/1996 tour for '' Disco Volante''. UK Plunderphonics and avant-garde band, The Perrinormal, name Peter Thomas as one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsches Museum
The Deutsches Museum (''German Museum'', officially (English: ''German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology'')) in Munich, Germany, is the world's largest museum of science museum, science and technology museum, technology, with about 125,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology. It receives about 1.5 million visitors per year. The museum was founded on 28 June 1903, at a meeting of the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Association of German Engineers (VDI) as an initiative of Oskar von Miller. It is the largest museum in Munich. For a period of time the museum was also used to host pop and rock concerts including The Who, Jimi Hendrix and Elton John. Museumsinsel The main site of the Deutsches Museum is a small island in the Isar river, which had been used for rafting wood since the Middle Ages. The island did not have any buildings before 1772 because it was regularly flooded prior to the building of the Sylvensteinspeicher. In 1772 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room 13 (1964 Film)
''Room 13'' () is a 1964 thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Richard Häussler. It was made as a co-production between West Germany, France and Denmark, based on the 1924 novel '' Room 13'' by Edgar Wallace. It was part of Rialto Film's long-running series of German Wallace adaptations. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Kutz and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Copenhagen. Cast See also *'' Mr. Reeder in Room 13'' (1938) *''The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder ''The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder'' is a British television series which was originally broadcast on ITV in two series from 1969 to 1971. It is based on a series of novels and short stories written by Edgar Wallace featuring the character of J.G. ...'' (1969–71) References External links * 1960s mystery thriller films 1960s serial killer films German mystery thriller films West German films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stop Train 349
''Stop Train 349'' (, , ), is a 1963 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Rolf Hädrich. It was released in the US in 1964 by Allied Artists. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. Screenwriter Will Tremper won the Film Award in Gold of the 1964 German Film Awards. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels. Plot An East Berlin refugee trying to escape to West Berlin sneaks aboard a train run by the US military and causes an international incident. Cast * José Ferrer as Cowan the Reporter * Sean Flynn as Lt. Novak * Nicole Courcel as Nurse Kathy * Jess Hahn as Sgt. Torre * Yossi Yadin as Maj. Menschikov (as Yoseph Yadin) * Hans-Joachim Schmiedel as Banner * Christiane Schmidtmer as Karin (as Christiane Schmidmer) * Joy Aston as Mrs. Abramson * Lothar Mann as East German Conductor * Arthur Brauss as I.M.P. (as Art Brauss) * Edward Meeks as Capt. Kolski * Fred Dur as Maj. Finnegan * Len Monroe as U.S. Soldie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Scarf
''The Indian Scarf'' () is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1931 play ''The Case of the Frightened Lady''. Plot After the rich Lord Lebanon has been strangled, a group of different characters assembles at Mark's Priory, his remote manor in the north of Scotland, to attend the reading of his will. However, as lawyer Frank Tanner explains—in reading a "second-to-last-will"—to the potential heirs, they will first have to stay together at the manor for six days and six nights. Thinking that Lebanon has died of heart failure, they all agree. It turns out to be a dangerous requirement as the manor is cut off from the outside world by a storm, and one by one, the visitors are murdered—strangled with an Indian scarf. In the end, of all the guests, family and staff, only Tanner, Isla Harris and Bonwit, the butler, survive. The last will is read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Squeaker (1963 Film)
''The Squeaker'' () is a 1963 West German-French crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1927 novel of the same name. Plot Both Scotland Yard and the criminal community of London are trying to discover the identity of "the Squealer". This mysterious fence forces criminals to sell him their wares for a pittance. When some object, he "squeals" to the police. Those who oppose him are ruthlessly killed, preferably by means of the poison of the Black Mamba. Inspector Elford of Scotland Yard investigates and he has plenty of suspects. The trail leads to the strange Mr. Sutton, owner of a zoological store that also carries predators and poisonous snakes. During his investigation, Elford meets Mrs. Mulford, an older lady who tries to help ex-convicts, and Beryl, her niece, who writes crime stories and works as a court reporter. Inspector Elford dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Spider (1963 Film)
''The White Spider'' () is a 1963 West German crime thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Horst Frank. It is based on a novel of the same name by the Czech writer Louis Weinert-Wilton. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Location shooting took place in London, Hamburg and West Berlin West Berlin ( or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War. Although West Berlin lacked any sovereignty and was under military occupation until German reunification in 1 .... It was made and promoted to look like a German Edgar Wallace movie, using the same director and several actors from the Wallace film series. Plot When Muriel Irvine's husband is killed in an automobile accident after a night of gambling, she discovers that he had previously dramatically increased his life insurance coverage. The insurance company alerts Scotland Yard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Alibi For Death
''An Alibi for Death'' (German: ''Ein Alibi zerbricht'') is a 1963 Austrian-German crime drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Peter van Eyck and Charles Regnier.Davidson & Hake p.56 It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna with sets designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. Cast * Ruth Leuwerik as Dr. Maria Rohn * Peter van Eyck as Günther Rohn * Charles Regnier as Dr. Hartleben * Sieghardt Rupp as Leopold Wasneck * Hannelore Elsner as Hanne Wasneck * Dieter Klein as Ulrich Holletz * Michael Janisch as Martin Siebeck * Fritz Schmiedel as Kommissar Seifert * Elisabeth Stiepl as Frau Siebeck * Klaus Münster as Robert Vierhage * Guido Wieland as Portier * Mario Kranz as Regenbaum * Walter Regelsberger as criminal-Assistant Peters * Herbert Kersten as coroner * Elisabeth Epp Elisabeth Eschbaum (26 January 1910 - 29 October 2000) was a German actress. She appeared in more than twenty films from 1949 to 1992. Selected filmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Door With Seven Locks (1962 Film)
''The Door with Seven Locks'' () is a 1962 German-language crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache. It is an adaptation of the 1926 Edgar Wallace novel of the same name. Cast * Heinz Drache as Inspector Richard "Dick" Martin * Sabine Sesselmann as Sybil Lansdown (as Sabina Sesselmann) * Eddi Arent as ''Kriminalassistent'' Holms * Pinkas Braun as Dr. Antonio Staletti * Hans Nielsen as Mr. Haveloc * Gisela Uhlen as Emely Cody, née Cawler * Werner Peters as Bertram Cody * Jan Hendriks as Tom Cawler * Ady Berber as Peter Cawler / Giacco * Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John * Friedrich Joloff as caretaker Burt * Klaus Kinski as Pheeny * as announcer at airport (voice) (uncredited) * Arthur Schilsky as Peter Livingston (uncredited) * Alfred Vohrer as announcer at airport / onlooker (uncredited) Production It is an adaptation of the Edgar Wallace novel ''The Door with Seven Locks'' which had previously been made into a 1940 British film of the same title. Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only A Woman (1962 Film)
''Only a Woman'' () is a 1962 West German romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Maria Schell, Paul Hubschmid and Hans Nielsen.Blaney p.130 The film's sets were designed by the art director Helmut Nentwig. It was shot at the Spandau Studios and on location in Hamburg and West Berlin. Plot A psychiatrist's love life becomes confused with that of her patients, due to her own complex issues. Cast * Maria Schell as Lilli König * Paul Hubschmid as Martin Bohlen * Hans Nielsen as Dr. Katz, Nervenarzt * Agnes Windeck as Wanda, Housekeeper * Anita Höfer as Pauline * Ingrid van Bergen as Annabella * Hannelore Auer as Gerda * Tilly Lauenstein as Mrs. Starke * Frank Glaubrecht as Heinz Feldmann * Michael Hinz * Margarete Knitsch as Lollo * Ulli Lommel * Friedrich Schoenfelder Friedrich Schoenfelder (17 October 1916 – 14 August 2011) was a German actor. Schoenfelder was born in Sorau/Lower Lusatia and died in Berlin. He was 94. He was the German dubbin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Puzzle Of The Red Orchid
''The Puzzle of the Red Orchid'' () and also known as ''The Secret of the Red Orchid'') is a 1962 West German black-and-white crime film directed by Helmut Ashley and starring Christopher Lee, Adrian Hoven, and Marisa Mell. The film was part of Rialto Film's long-running series of Edgar Wallace adaptations. It was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg with location shooting in London and around the harbor at Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is a town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has a footprint o .... Cast Reception The FSK gave the film a rating of "12 and older" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays. The film went on mass release on 1 March 1962. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puzzle Of The Red Orchid, The 1962 films 1960s mystery films 1960s crime thriller film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Countess
''The Strange Countess'' () is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Lil Dagover, Joachim Fuchsberger and Marianne Hoppe. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel of the same title, and is part of a long-running series of Wallace adaptations produced by Rialto Film. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at the Schloss Ahrensburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Helmut Nentwig. Cast * Lil Dagover as Lady Leonora Moron (title role) * Joachim Fuchsberger as inspector Michael 'Mike' Dorn * Brigitte Grothum as Margaret Lois Reedle * Marianne Hoppe as Mary Pinder * Rudolf Fernau as Dr. Tappatt * Richard Häussler as Chesney Praye * Edith Hancke as Lizzy Smith * Eddi Arent as Lord Selwyn 'Selly' Moron * Fritz Rasp as solicitor Shaddle * Reinhard Kolldehoff as Oliver Frank aka John Addams * Alexander Engel as patient * Klaus Kinski as Bresset * Albert Bessler as prison warden Duffon (uncred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
