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Peter Voß
Peter Voß (29 June 1891 – 9 January 1979) was a German film actor. His acting career started in the late 1920s in the last years of the Silent film, silent film era and continued into the sound era until 1959. Partial filmography * ''Love and Trumpets (1925 film), Love and Trumpets'' (1925) - Rekrut Dirmoser * ''Struggle for the Matterhorn'' (1928) - Edward Whymper * ''Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin'' (1929) - Kapitän Rimbaud * ''The Jolly Peasant'' (1929) * ''Tracks in the Snow (1929 film), Tracks in the Snow'' (1929) - Klaus Meill * ''Storm of Love (film), Storm of Love'' (1929) - Matei * ''Katharina Knie (film), Katharina Knie'' (1929) - Rothhacker, Gutsbesitzer * ''The Ring of the Empress'' (1930) * ''Two Worlds (1930 German film), Two Worlds'' (1930) - Stanislaus (German Version) * ''Love's Carnival (1930 film), Love's Carnival'' (1930) - Harold Hofmann - Oberleutnant * ''Two Worlds (1930 German film), Two Worlds'' (1930) - Leutnant Stanislaus von Kaminsky * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ring Of The Empress
''The Ring of the Empress'' (German: ''Spielereien einer Kaiserin'') is a 1930 German silent film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky and starring Lil Dagover.Goble p.963 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Cast In alphabetical order * Eugen Burg * Lil Dagover as Catherine I of Russia * Boris de Fast * Jaro Fürth * Nikolai Malikoff * Sybill Morel * Alexander Murski * Vera Pawlowa * Dimitri Smirnoff as Peter the Great * Dina Smirnova * Peter Voß as Alexander Danilovich Menshikov Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (; – ) was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora ( Duke of Ingria), Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel. A highl ... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1930 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fährmann Maria
''Fährmann Maria'' ( ''Ferryman Maria'') is a 1936 German horror film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Sybille Schmitz. Plot An elderly man operates a ferry near a small village. One evening, he weakens and dies while ferrying a silent stranger dressed in black. Some time later, a homeless woman arrives in the village seeking employment, and takes over the ferrying duties. The next evening, a wounded man boards her ferry. She hides him from his pursuers and nurses him back to health in her hut. Gradually, they fall in love. Soon the silent stranger in black appears on the far shore, summoning the ferry. As they cross the river, he eventually breaks his silence to inquire about the wounded man. Maria realizes that the stranger is Death itself, and she seeks to outwit him by directing him away from her hut and into the village where a festival is in progress. The villagers at the festival recoil from the stranger, who dances with Maria until she escapes from him and runs to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Life For Maria Isabella
''My Life for Maria Isabella'' () is a 1935 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Viktor de Kowa, Maria Andergast and Peter Voß. It is a military drama, the titular Maria Isabella being the name of a regiment. Heavy cuts were imposed by the censors because of concerns the film's mutiny scenes were too attractively portrayed. Critics were not impressed by the casting of Viktor de Kowa, known for his light musical comedy roles, as the film's hero.Noack p.76 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was distributed by the Tobis subsidiary Rota-Film. Synopsis In Belgrade during the closing days of the First World War, the Austrian regiments are mostly composed of disgruntled minorities who mutiny rather than fight on. A young officer attempts to save the regimental colours from falling into enemy hands, and safely takes them back to Vienna where they are symbolically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Riders Of German East Africa
'' The Riders of German East Africa'' (German: ''Die Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika'') is a 1934 German war film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Sepp Rist, Ilse Stobrawa and Rudolf Klicks. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin and location shooting, on location at the sand dunes at Marienhöhe in the capital, a former quarry which stood in for Africa. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Bruno Lutz. It was based on the novel ''Kwa Heri'' by Marie Luise Droop. Although produced as an anti-British propaganda film, it was later banned by the Nazi authorities after the outbreak of the Second World War for not being hostile enough to Britain. In the post-war era the film was also banned by the Allies for its promotion of militarism.Gheorghiu-Cernat p.136 Plot summary Sepp Rist plays the role of Hellhoff, a German farmer in German East Africa, who is conscripted into the ''Schutztruppe'' (German armed colonial force) at the beginning of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother And Child (1934 Film)
''Mother and Child '' () is a 1934 German drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Henny Porten, Peter Voß, and Elisabeth Wendt. It is a sound remake of the 1924 silent film ''Mother and Child'' which had been a major hit for Porten. Franz Schroedter worked as art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ... on the film. Cast References External links * Films of Nazi Germany German drama films German black-and-white films 1934 drama films Films directed by Hans Steinhoff Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films 1930s German films 1930s German-language films Films based on works by Friedrich Hebbel German-language drama films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Hotel
''The Love Hotel'' () is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Mathias Wieman and Peter Voß.Bock & Bergfelder p. 348 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Erich Zander Erich Zander (11 April 1905 in Kassel - 15 April 1991 in Eutin) was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olymp .... A separate French-language version was also made. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1933 films Films of the Weimar Republic German comedy films 1933 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Karel Lamač German multilingual films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Bavaria Studios Bavaria Film films Films scored by Leo Leux {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripening Youth (1933 Film)
''Ripening Youth'' (German: ''Reifende Jugend'') is a 1933 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinrich George, Peter Voß and Hertha Thiele. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus, Otto Moldenhauer and Franz Schroedter. Location shooting took place at Stralsund on the Baltic coast. It was well-received by the Nazi press on its release, and drew inspiration from the earlier '' Madchen in Uniform'' which was admired by film journalists of the Third Reich. Synopsis When three girls transfer to an elite school in Lübeck so they can sit their upcoming university entrance examinations, this causes disruptions amongst the male students and teachers. One of the girls, Elfriede, becomes the subject of romantic interest from both a classmate and her strict teacher, ultimately opting for the latter. At the end all three girls pass their exams with full marks. Cast * Heinrich George as Brodersen, Studiendirektor * Peter Voß as Studienasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Over Shanghai
''Death Over Shanghai'' () is a 1932 German thriller film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Gerda Maurus, Else Elster and Theodor Loos. The Chinese Ministry of Education requested that the German government have the film destroyed because they had received reports that it "ridiculed China and the Chinese people".Lu p. 41–42 The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Richter. Location filming took place on the Halligen of the North Sea. Cast * Gerda Maurus as Praxa, Besitzerin des Teehauses zur 'Mohnblüte' * Else Elster as Maud - Gouverneurs Tochter * Theodor Loos as James Biggers * Peter Voß as John Baxter * Max Ralph-Ostermann as Gouverneur Harris * Robert Eckert as Mac Hover amerik. Marine-Attaché * Ernst Pröckl as William - Biggers Sekretär * Georg John as Lutsin - Praxas Diener * Mammey Terja-Basa as Baxters Gehilfe * Aruth Wartan as Corner * Otto Kronburger as Kommandant der 'Washington' * Fritz Alberti Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heath Is Green (1932 Film)
''The Heath Is Green'' () is a 1932 German musical film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Camilla Spira, Peter Voß and Theodor Loos. It was based on the novel by Hermann Löns which was made into further films in 1951 and in 1972. The film was partly shot on Lüneburg Heath. Plot The young forester Walter wants to catch a dangerous poacher in the Lüneburg Heath. He pursues a man into the house of the landowner Lüdersen and meets his daughter Grete. Grete discovers that her father, who used to own the whole area, is the poacher. She asks him to move into town with her. Walter can't catch the poacher. Chief Forester Schliepemann then has the whole area surrounded. The traveling trader Specht is arrested as a poacher. Lüdersen had surprised Specht and was fatally wounded by him. He dies putting Grete's hand in Walter's. Cast * Camilla Spira as Grete Lüdersen * Peter Voß as Walter - Ein junger Förster * Theodor Loos as Lüder Lüdersen * Fritz Kampers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Paw
''The Paw'' () is a 1931 German thriller film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Charlotte Susa, Hans Rehmann, and Fritz Rasp.Bock & Bergfelder p. 384 It was made as a co-production with the Italian Cines Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Daniele Crespi. A separate Italian version '' The Man with the Claw'' was also made. Synopsis A notorious criminal and serial killer commits a series of murders using a strangely-shaped hand, leading the police to nickname him "The Paw". When he murders the engineer of a brand new racing car Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including ..., one of the drivers takes the investigation into his own hands. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1931 films 1930s thriller films Films of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Of Decision (1931 Film)
''The Night of Decision'' () is a 1931 American German-language drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Conrad Veidt, Olga Chekhova, and Peter Voß. Based on the 1928 play ''The General'' by Lajos Zilahy, it is also known by the alternative title of ''Der General''. It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris as the German-language version of the Hollywood production ''The Virtuous Sin''. It is now considered a lost film. Cast Release The film premiered in Berlin at the Gloria-Palast The Gloria-Palast was a German cinema located on the Kurfürstendamm in the German capital Berlin. It was constructed in 1924 and replaced the existing neo-Baroque Romanischen Hauses designed by Franz Heinrich Schwechten. It became a common lo ... on May, 8 1931. Reception The film was criticised and "in contrast to the Hollywood original" was labelled "filmed theater". References Bibliography * External links * 1931 films 1931 drama films 1931 lost films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |