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The Insurmountable
''The Insurmountable'' (German: ''Der Unüberwindliche'') is a 1928 German silent adventure film directed by Max Obal and starring Luciano Albertini, Vivian Gibson and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p.193 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Botho Hoefer and Hans Minzloff. Cast * Luciano Albertini as Silvio Spaventa * Hilda Rosch as Rina Pera * Paul Henckels as H. van Teen, Juwelier & Jim * Vivian Gibson as Heloise * Hermann Picha as Sunny, ein Faktotum * Carl Geppert as Polizeirat Hellberg * Alexander Sascha as Grand * Harry Grunwald as Big * Hans Wallner as Liska * Robert Garrison as Farmer * Grace Chiang as O-Nana-San * Alfred Loretto as Polizeiwachtmeister Grigoleit * Heinrich Gotho Heinrich Gotho (May 3, 1872 – August 28, 1938) was an Austrian film actor. Born in Dolina (now in Ukraine), he started his acting career at some provincial theatres until he found an engagement at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Obal
Max Obal (born Max David Gotthelf Sroke; 4 September 1881 – 18 May 1949) was a German actor, singer, screenwriter, and film director. He co-directed the 1927 swashbuckler ''Rinaldo Rinaldini (film), Rinaldo Rinaldini'' featuring Hans Albers.Grange p.251 Selected filmography * ''The Traitress'' (1911) * ''Camera Obscura (1921 film), Camera Obscura'' (1921) * ''The Homecoming of Odysseus (1922 film), The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1922) * ''The Ravine of Death '' (1923) * ''The Shot in the Pavilion'' (1925) * ''The Woman from the Folies Bergères'' (1927) * ''Rinaldo Rinaldini (film), Rinaldo Rinaldini'' (co-director: Rudolf Dworsky, 1927) * ''A Modern Casanova'' (1928) * ''The Insurmountable'' (1928) * ''The Criminal of the Century'' (1928) * ''Tempo! Tempo!'' (1929) * '' Queen of Fashion'' (1929) * ''Peace of Mind (film), Peace of Mind'' (1931) * ''Two Good Comrades'' (1933) * ''Annette in Paradise'' (1934) * '' The Monastery's Hunter (1935 film), The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Minzloff
Hans Minzloff (1890–1962) was a German art director.Gemünden p.171 His life The son of sculptor Viktor Minzloff, he trained as a theater painter and briefly studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin). Minzloff, who had been active in film since 1918, gained practical experience with the set designer and film architect Ernst Stern. In 1921, for example, he designed several Egyptian sets for Ernst Lubitsch's monumental drama The Pharaoh's Wife and was also involved in Lubitsch's last German production, The Flame. In 1924, Hans Minzloff was promoted to chief architect at the cultural department of the UFA. His task was to realize the designs of established colleagues such as Botho Höfer, Walter Reimann and Carl Stahl-Urach. In 1926, he moved to AAFA and remained assigned to Höfer as a junior partner until 1930. Throughout the 1930s, Hans Minzloff mainly worked on B-movies for smaller production companies; ambitious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Max Obal
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, Sound film, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual Recording medium, medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Silent Feature Films
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Films Of The Weimar Republic
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Films
The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Although some films released in 1928 had Sound film, sound, most were still Silent film, silent. This year is notable for the introduction of the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey Mouse, in the animated short ''Steamboat Willie'', the first film to include a soundtrack completely created in post production. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1928 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 6 – The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy ''The Circus (1928 film), The Circus'' premieres at the Strand Theatre (Manhattan), Strand Theatre in New York City. *April 21 – ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is released. * July 6 – ''Lights of New York (1928 film), Lights of New York'' (starring Helene Costello) is released by Warner Bros. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Gotho
Heinrich Gotho (May 3, 1872 – August 28, 1938) was an Austrian film actor. Born in Dolina (now in Ukraine), he started his acting career at some provincial theatres until he found an engagement at the Neues Volkstheater in Berlin. The character actor appeared in over 50 films between 1922 and 1933, mostly in smaller roles. He notably appeared in numerous films by director Fritz Lang, among them '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922), ''Metropolis'' (1927) and '' M'' (1931). Gotho was forced to retire from film acting in 1933; as a Jew he could no longer work in Nazi Germany. He died in 1938 in the ''Jewish Hospital'' of Berlin-Wedding. Partial filmography * ''Die Mauritiusmarke'' (1912) * '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922) - (uncredited) * '' The Stowaway'' (1922) * '' The False Dimitri'' (1922) - Schamanenzauberer * '' Princess Suwarin'' (1923) * '' Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination'' (1923) - Violinist (uncredited) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * '' The Tower of Silen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Loretto
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Grace Chiang
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Robert Garrison (actor)
Robert Garrison (born Ruben Gerson; 18 July 1872 – died 5 January 1930) was a German-Jewish Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 film actor. Robert Garrison was born in Strasburg in Westpreußen and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' People in Ecstasy'' (1921) * '' The Ancient Law'' (1923) * '' Quarantäne'' (1923) * '' Debit and Credit'' (1924) * ''Michael'' (1924) * '' Dudu, a Human Destiny'' (1924) * '' Father Voss'' (1925) * '' If You Have an Aunt'' (1925) * '' Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * '' Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) * '' Joyless Street'' (1925) * '' The Company Worth Millions'' (1925) * '' The Circus Princess'' (1925) * ''The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (1925) * '' Peter the Pirate'' (1925) * ''An Artist of Life'' (1925) * '' The Man Who Sold Himself'' (1925) * '' The Woman with That Certain Something'' (1925) * '' Nick, King of the Chauffeurs'' (1925) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Wallner (actor)
Hans Wallner (born 29 May 1953) is an Austrian former ski jumper. Career He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. Wallner's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 6th in the individual large hill at Innsbruck in 1976. He finished fifth in the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1975. Wallner's lone ski jumping victory came in a large hill event at Sapporo is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ... in 1981. After retiring he coached the Italian national team for a period. World Cup Standings Wins References * External links * * 1953 births Living people Austrian male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers for Austri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Grunwald
Harry may refer to: Television * ''Harry'' (American TV series), 1987 comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (New Zealand TV series), 2013 crime drama starring Oscar Kightley * ''Harry'' (talk show), 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters *Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name, including **Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984) *Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname Other uses *"Harry", the tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also * *Old Harry (other) Old Harry may refer to: Film * Old Harry, a character in 1936 British comedy '' On Top of the World'' * Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
