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Robert Valberg
Robert Valberg (28 April 1884 – 15 October 1955) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Traitress'' (1911) * ''Ivan Koschula'' (1914) * ''The Silent Mill'' (1914) * ''Laugh Bajazzo'' (1915) * ''Money in the Streets'' (1922) * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1925) * ''Colonel Redl'' (1925) * ''The Arsonists of Europe'' (1926) * '' Grandstand for General Staff'' (1926) * ''The Girl Without a Homeland'' (1927) * ''Huragan'' (1928) * '' Our Emperor'' (1933) * ''Frasquita'' (1934) * ''The Emperor's Candlesticks'' (1936) * '' Where the Lark Sings'' (1936) * ''The Love of the Maharaja'' (1936) * '' His Daughter is Called Peter'' (1936) * '' Thank You, Madame'' (1936) * ''Manja Valewska'' (1936) * '' Romance'' (1936) * '' The Charm of La Boheme'' (1937) * ''Premiere'' (1937) * '' Mirror of Life'' (1938) * ''Linen from Ireland'' (1939) * ''Hotel Sacher Hotel Sacher is a five-star luxury hotel in Vienna, Austria, facing the Vienna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Of The Maharaja
''The Love of the Maharaja'' (german: Die Liebe des Maharadscha) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Gustav Diessl, Attila Hörbiger and Hilde von Stolz. It was made as a co-production between the Italian Astra Film and the Munich-based Bavaria Film. A separate Italian version ''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' was also produced. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger. Cast *Gustav Diessl as Maharadscha *Attila Hörbiger as Dr. Lawburn *Hilde von Stolz as Daisy Atkins *Isa Miranda as Mira Salviati * Váša Příhoda as Stefan Claudius *Anton Pointner as Trenchman *Marjan Lex as Uschi as Zofe *Rudolf Carl Rudolf Carl (19 June 189915 January 1987) was an Austrian actor who appeared in more than 150 German language films between 1934 and 1969. He also directed two films '' Der Leberfleck'' and ''Dort in der Wachau''. Selected filmography * ''Polish ... as Ferdl *Hans Loibne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first Nuclear marine propulsion, nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18–January 20, 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan, Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's '' Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price attempts to cremate his dead baby son, Iesu Grist, in Wales. Later tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, he is thus able to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times) on March 14, setting a legal precedent. * February 1 – ''A New English Dictionary on historical principles, part 1'' (edited by James A. H. Murray), the first fascicle of what will become ''The Oxford English Dictionary'', is published in England. * February 5 – Derby County Football Club is founded in England. * March 13 – The siege of Khartoum, Sudan, begins (ends on January 26, 1885). * March 28 – Prince Leopold, the youngest son and the eighth child of Queen Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Theresa (film)
''Maria Theresa'' (German: ''Maria Theresia'') is a 1951 Austrian historical drama film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Paula Wessely, Fred Liewehr and Marianne Schönauer.Fritsche p.64 It portrays the life of the eighteenth century Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. It was produced by star Paula Wessely's own production company. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting. Some location shooting took place at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. Cast * Paula Wessely as Maria Theresia * Fred Liewehr as Franz I. * Marianne Schönauer as Maria Valeria von Aliano, spätere Fürstin Trautperg * Rosa Albach-Retty as Gräfin Fuchs * Kurti Baumgartner as Maximilian * Karl Ehmann * Maria Eis as Fürstin Gollinsky * Rudolf Fernau as Graf Kaunitz * Erik Frey as Fürst Trautperg * Harry Hardt * Franz Herterich * Attila Hörbiger as Hofkriegsratspräsident Harrach * Adrian Hoven as Leutnant Cordona * Milan von Kamare as Graf Lichtenau * Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Years Hard Luck
''Seven Years Hard Luck'' (german: Sieben Jahre Pech) is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wüst and Olly Holzmann.Von Dassanowsky p. 101 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Heinrich Richter. The film was produced by the independent company Styria-Film in German-controlled Austria. It was followed by a sequel ''Seven Years of Good Luck'' in 1942. Synopsis After breaking a mirror, a writer is convinced he will have seven years' bad luck. This complicates his romantic aspirations. Cast * Hans Moser as Dr. Teisinger * Ida Wüst as Frau Teisinger * Olly Holzmann as Gertie * Ida Turay as Lilly * Wolf Albach-Retty as Heinz Kersten * Theo Lingen as Paul, Kerstens Diener * Oskar Sima as Poppelbaum * Alfred Neugebauer as Lillys Chef * Robert Valberg Robert Valberg (28 April 1884 – 15 October 1955) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Traitress'' (1911) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Sacher (film)
''Hotel Sacher'' is a 1939 German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Sybille Schmitz, Willy Birgel, and Wolf Albach-Retty.Bock & Bergfelder p. 43 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger and Hans Richter. It was partly shot on location in Vienna, which had recently been taken over by Nazi Germany. Interior scenes were shot at the Rosenhügel Studios. Synopsis Shortly before the First World War at the Hotel Sacher in Vienna, a disgraced Austrian civil servant meets his ex-lover, a female Russian spy. Cast See also * ''Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unite ...'' (A similar nazi propaganda film from 1943, also starring Sybille Schmitz as a Russian socialite) References Bibliography * * External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linen From Ireland
''Linen from Ireland'' () is a 1939 German drama film directed by Heinz Helbig and starring Otto Treßler, Irene von Meyendorff, and Friedl Haerlin.Rentschler p. 153 It was part of an ongoing campaign of anti-Semitism in German cinema of the era, and was also intended to discredit the governance of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. By the time of the film's release in October 1939, Britain and Germany were at war, so it was also useful in creating anti-British sentiment. It was made as a co-production between the German company Bavaria Film and the Austrian Wien Film which had been created following the Anschluss of 1938. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Gunther. Plot In 1909, in Bohemia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Jewish general manager of a large textile company imports cheaper linen from Ireland, intending to drive local manufacturers out of business, which would create mass unemployment among the skille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror Of Life
''Mirror of Life'' (german: Spiegel des Lebens) is a 1938 Austrian drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Peter Petersen, Paula Wessely, and Attila Hörbiger. The film's sets were overseen by art director Julius von Borsody Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His you .... Cast References External links * Austrian drama films 1938 drama films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry Films scored by Hans Lang Austrian black-and-white films {{Austria-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premiere (1937 Film)
''Premiere'' is a 1937 Austrian musical crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Zarah Leander, Attila Hörbiger, and Karl Martell. The wealthy backer of a Viennese musical revue is murdered on the first night of the show. It was Leander's first German language role after previously appearing in Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ... films. On the basis of her performance in the film, Leander was signed by the German Major studio UFA after their major rival, Tobis, had decided she had insufficient star appeal. Her next film '' To New Shores'' established Leander as the leading star in Germany. In 1938 the film was remade in Britain with many of the original musical numbers re-used. Main cast References Bibliography * * External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Charm Of La Boheme
''The Charm of La Bohème'' (german: Zauber der Boheme) is a 1937 Austrian musical film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Jan Kiepura, Mártha Eggerth, and Paul Kemp. It follows the plot of Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera ''La bohème''. The film's sets were designed by Hans Ledersteger. The Berlin premiere took place at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo The Ufa-Palast am Zoo, located near Berlin Zoological Garden in the New West area of Charlottenburg, was a major Berlin cinema owned by Universum Film AG, or Ufa. Opened in 1919 and enlarged in 1925, it was the largest cinema in Germany until 19 .... Cast References External links * Austrian musical films 1937 musical films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry Films set in Paris Films based on operas Films about singers Austrian black-and-white films Films scored by Robert Stolz {{Musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance (1936 Film)
''Romance'' (German: ''Romanze'') is a 1936 Austrian drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Christl Mardayn, Carl Esmond and Trude Marlen.Bock & Bergfelder p.105 The film's sets were designed by Julius von Borsody. The film was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Cast * Christl Mardayn as Helga Leonhardt * Carl Esmond as Graf Eduard Romanel * Trude Marlen as Tänzerin (Dancer) * Herbert Hübner as Präsident Leonhardt * Rudolf Schündler as Hartwig - Sekretär * Fritz Imhoff * Annie Rosar * Robert Valberg * Franz Herterich * Mihail Xantho * Richard Waldemar * Ernst Pröckl Ernst Johann Pröckl (21 June 1888 – 26 November 1957) was an Austrian stage actor and director.Hardt p.219 He also appeared in numerous films, mainly German. Selected filmography * '' The Peruvian'' (1919) * '' Judith Trachtenberg'' (1920) * ' ... * Julius Karsten * Josef Bergauer * Eugen Guenther * Karl Kneidinger References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
