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Theo Zwierski
Theo Zwierski (1911–1989) was a German art director who designed the sets on a number of West German films and television productions.Meier p.336 Selected filmography * '' Uncle Kruger'' (1941) * '' After the Rain Comes Sunshine'' (1949) * ''The Girl from the South Seas'' (1950) * ''Das gestohlene Jahr'' (1951) * ''Falschmünzer am Werk'' (1951) * '' Salto Mortale'' (1953) * ''Man on a Tightrope'' (1953) * '' Carnival Story'' (1954) * '' Ten on Every Finger'' (1954) * ''The Phantom of the Big Tent'' (1954) * '' Operation Edelweiss'' (1954) * '' Night People'' (1954) * '' Circus of Love'' (1954) * '' Love's Carnival'' (1955) * ''Von der Liebe besiegt'' (1956) * ''The Legs of Dolores ''The Legs of Dolores'' (german: Die Beine von Dolores) is a 1957 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Germaine Damar, Claus Biederstaedt, and Ruth Stephan.Koepnick p. 66 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios ...'' (1957) * ''Mein ganzes Herz ist voll Musik'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, most populous city, as measured by population within city limits having gained this status after the United Kingdom's, and thus London's, Brexit, departure from the European Union. Simultaneously, the city is one of the states of Germany, and is the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country in terms of area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.5 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival Story
''Carnival Story'' is a 1954 drama film directed by Kurt Neumann, produced by Frank King and Maurice King, starring Anne Baxter and Steve Cochran, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It was made as a co-production between West Germany and the United States. Sometimes this film is credited as a 3D feature, although it wasn't filmed or exhibited in a three-dimensional process. This idea in many sources may be based on a wrong note from ''Variety'' in 1953. Neumann simultaneously directed a German language version ''Circus of Love'' with Bernhard Wicki, Eva Bartok, and Curd Jürgens. The melodrama set in a circus was filmed at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in the city. The sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. The film was shot in Agfacolor with prints by Technicolor. Plot Grayson's traveling carnival comes to Munich with acts that include high-dive artist Frank Collini ( Lyle Bettger) and silent strongman Groppo (Ady Berber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Deaths
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, causing a large oil spill; The Fall of the Berlin Wall begins the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe, and heralds German reunification; The United States invades Panama to depose Manuel Noriega; The Singing Revolution led to the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Soviet Union; The stands of Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where the Hillsborough disaster occurred; Students demonstrate in Tiananmen Square, Beijing; many are killed by forces of the Chinese Communist Party., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake rect 200 0 400 200 World Wide Web rect 400 0 600 200 Exxon Valdez oil spill rect 0 200 300 400 1989 Tiananm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Births
A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian people, Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Qasr El Nile Club. * January 14 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall, on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. * January 18 – Eugene B. El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legs Of Dolores
''The Legs of Dolores'' (german: Die Beine von Dolores) is a 1957 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Germaine Damar, Claus Biederstaedt, and Ruth Stephan.Koepnick p. 66 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dieter Bartels and Theo Zwierski Theo Zwierski (1911–1989) was a German art director who designed the sets on a number of West German films and television productions.Meier p.336 Selected filmography * '' Uncle Kruger'' (1941) * '' After the Rain Comes Sunshine'' (1949) * '' .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1957 films West German films German musical comedy films 1957 musical comedy films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Géza von Cziffra Films shot at Wandsbek Studios Constantin Film films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Carnival (1955 Film)
''Love's Carnival'' (german: Rosenmontag) is a 1955 West German historical drama film directed by Willy Birgel and starring Ruth Niehaus, Dietmar Schönherr and Elma Karlowa.Parish p.40 It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios and on location in Baden-Baden and Rastatt. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Maurischat and Theo Zwierski. Cast See also *''Rosenmontag ( en, Rose Monday) is the highlight of the German (carnival), and takes place on the Shrove Monday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Mardi Gras, though celebrated on Fat Tuesday, is a similar event. is celebrated in German-speaking ...'' (1924) *'' Love's Carnival'' (1930) References Bibliography * Knop, Matthias. ''Rote Rosen und weisser Flieder: die Blütezeit der Filmstadt Wiesbaden''. Museum Wiesbaden, 1995. * Parish, Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * 1955 films West German films 1950s German-language films German historical d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circus Of Love
''Circus of Love'' (german: link=no, Rummelplatz der Liebe) is a 1954 drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Eva Bartok, Curd Jürgens and Bernhard Wicki.Hayes p.152 It was made as a co-production between West Germany and the United States. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. It was produced by King Brothers and released in West Germany by RKO Pictures. A separate English-language version '' Carnival Story'' was shot simultaneously. Cast * Eva Bartok as Lilli * Curd Jürgens as Toni * Bernhard Wicki as Franz * Robert Freitag as Richard * Willi Rose as Karl * Ady Berber as Groppo the Wildman * Helene Stanley as Lore * Jacob Möslacher as The Dwarf * Josef Schneider as The Sword-swallower * Amalie Lindinger as The Fat Lady * Ly Maria as The Snake Lady * Anni Trautner as The Bear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night People (1954 Film)
''Night People'' is a 1954 American thriller film directed, produced and co-written by Nunnally Johnson and starring Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Björk and Buddy Ebsen. The story was co-written by Jed Harris, the theatrical producer. The story is set in Berlin during the Allied occupation in the years following World War II. Peck plays a Military Police lieutenant colonel of the United States Army. Plot Cpl. John Leatherby (Ted Avery), an American soldier stationed in West Berlin, is kidnapped after escorting his German girlfriend to her home. The Soviets deny involvement in the kidnapping through their intermediary Col. Lodejinski, who is secretly an American and British intelligence asset. Charles Leatherby, the corporal's father and a Toledo industrialist, attempts to expedite his son's retrieval by leveraging his ties to the Eisenhower administration and prominent senators. The elder Leatherby flies to West Berlin and attempts to bully State Department and mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Edelweiss (film)
''Operation Edelweiss'' (german: Unternehmen Edelweiß) is a 1954 West German war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Joachim Mock, Albert Hehn and Wolf Petersen.Goble p. 999 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios and on location in Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. Cast * Joachim Mock as Friederich * Albert Hehn as Stefan Hallweger * Wolf Petersen as Adelbert * Walter Ladengast as Ignatz * Jochen Blume as Paul Hübner * Werner Werndorff as Werner Lobisser * Gustl Gstettenbaur as Hardei * Reinhard Kolldehoff as Erich * Franz Muxeneder as Melchior * Sepp Rist as Magnus Rasmussen * Alice Graf as Silke Rasmussen * Rolf von Nauckhoff as Eike Rasmussen * Otto Reinwald Otto Reinwald (23 August 1899 – 1 July 1968) was a German film actor.Eisner p.350 The elder brother of the actresses Grete Reinwald and Hanni Reinwald, he made his screen debut in 1913 as a child actor. He later became a production manager, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Big Tent
''The Phantom of the Big Tent'' (german: Phantom des großen Zeltes) is a 1954 West German thriller film directed by Paul May and starring René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff and Ilse Steppat.Bock & Bergfelder p. 82 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin, with location filming taking place at a circus in Spandau. Cast * René Deltgen as Alfredo Capelli, der Direktor * Angelika Hauff as Lolita, seine Tochter, Kunstreiterin ** Heidi Becker as Lolita, called Lilly, 10 years old * Ilse Steppat as Dolores, Frau mit dem Löwen * Armin Dahlen as Lal Singh, Mann mit dem Elefanten * Hans Christian Blech as Naso, Clown mit Puppe * Roma Bahn as Eine Zirkusbesucherin * Evelyn Cormand as Germaine LaRue, Königin der Luft * Al Hoosmann as Bonga, der Löwenwärter * Wolfgang Müller * Wolfgang Neuss * Charles Regnier * Hans Stiebner as Brazzini, Polizeiinspektor * Howard Vernon as Armand LaRue, König der Luft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten On Every Finger
''Ten on Every Finger'' (German: ''An jedem Finger zehn'') is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Germaine Damar, Erich Auer and Loni Heuser.Bock & Bergfelder p.136 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. A musical revue film, it features many top entertainers of the era. It marked the penultimate screen appearance of American performer Josephine Baker. Cast * Germaine Damar as Margit Rameau * Erich Auer as Bert Martin * Loni Heuser as Loni * Walter Giller as Fips Kluger * Bibi Johns as Biggy Nilsson * Walter Gross as Kontrabassist Franz Hempel * Werner Fuetterer as Gregor Bruchsal * Detlev Lais as Self * Kenneth Spencer as Okay * Hubert von Meyerinck as Direktor des Lido * Werner Kroll as Pensionswirt Kroll * Cornelia Froboess as Cornelia * Hans Albers as Self * Mona Baptiste as Self * Macky Kaspar as Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man On A Tightrope
''Man on a Tightrope'' is a 1953 American drama directed by Elia Kazan, starring Fredric March and Terry Moore and Gloria Grahame. The screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood was based on a 1952 novel of the same title by Neil Paterson. Paterson based his true story, which first appeared as the magazine novelette ''International Incident'', on the escape of the Circus Brumbach from East Germany in 1950. Members of the Circus Brumbach appeared in the film version in both character roles and as extras. The film has was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival. Plot In 1952 Czechoslovakia, circus man Karel Černík struggles to keep his beloved Cirkus Černík together, which belonged to his family before being nationalized by the Communist government. The government allows Černík to manage the circus, but he grapples with its deteriorating conditions, loss of his workers to the state, tension with his willful daughter Tereza, and his young second wife Zama, whom everyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
