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Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1977. He was born in Neunkirchen, Germany and died in Rosenheim, Germany. Career Having debuted on the stage, Rilla began his film in career in Germany during the silent era. This included an early role for him in Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's '' The Grand Duke's Finances'' in 1924. Following the rise of the Nazi Party to power in 1933, he emigrated to Britain and became a regular performer in British films often in villainous or aristocratic roles. Both during and after the Second World War he played Nazi officers or agents. From the 1950s onwards he returned to West Germany to appear in films and on television, alternating this with continued roles in British cinema. He was the father of film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neunkirchen, Saarland
Neunkirchen (; pfl, Neinkeije) is a town and a municipality in Saarland, Germany. It is the largest town in, and the seat of the district of Neunkirchen. It is situated on the river Blies, approx. 20 km northeast of Saarbrücken. With about 50,000 inhabitants, Neunkirchen is Saarland's second largest city. Overview The name of the town derives from "An der neuen Kirche" meaning "by the new church" not from "nine churches" as one might be tempted to assume. In the past, Neunkirchen's economy has been shaped almost exclusively by coal and steel. With the decline of this industry sector, Neunkirchen's economy had to face drastic changes and underwent a significant shift towards the service and retail sector, although smaller industries still remain. History Early history The earliest settlements in the area can be dated back to 700 BC. The oldest part of the town is the village of Wiebelskirchen north of the town centre; its name has been recorded as early as 765 AD an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fall Of Jerusalem
''The Fall of Jerusalem'' (German:''Jeremias'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Eugen Illés and starring Carl de V. Hundt, Theodor Becker and Jaro Fürth.Bock & Bergfelder p.397 The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast * Carl de V. Hundt as Jeremiah * Theodor Becker as Nebukadnezar, Babylonian King * Jaro Fürth as Bachur, der falsche Prophet * Werner Hollmann as King Zedekiah of Judea * Georg John as Egyptian Emissary * Mara Markhoff as Rahel, Jeremiah's daughter * Cordy Millowitsch as Esther, Queen of Judea * Walter Rilla as Amosa, Captain of the Guard * Sacy von Blondel as Mirjam, Jeremiah's daughter * Wilhelm von Haxthausen Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount ... as Maskir, Schatzmeister des Königs Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maytime (1926 Film)
''Maytime'' or ''As Once in May'' (German: ''Wie einst im Mai'') is a 1926 German silent romance film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Adolf Klein, Ellen Richter, and Paul Heidemann.Krautz p.231 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Leni. Cast * Adolf Klein as Baron de la Roche * Ellen Richter as Eugenie de la Roche / Eugenie Schönlein, geb. de la Roche & Charlotte, ihre Enkelin / Mabel Ward * Paul Heidemann as Friedrich Wilhelm Kietz / Fritz, Freds Sohn * Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Gottlieb Krause / Gottlieb * Frida Richard as Auguste Krause, Ehefrau / Auguste * Philipp Manning as Kammergerichtsrat Schönlein * Karl Harbacher as Romeo * Trude Hesterberg as Julia * Walter Rilla as Fred W. Kietz * Gyula Szőreghy as Adolph Lemke * Alice Torning as Frau Lemke * Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Should We Be Silent?
''Should We Be Silent?'' (German: ''Dürfen wir schweigen?'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Walter Rilla and Henri De Vries. It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by . The film exists only in fragmentary form. Cast * Conrad Veidt as Paul Hartwig, painter * Walter Rilla as Dr. Georg Mauthner * Henri De Vries as Henry Pierson, town councillor * Mary Parker as Leonie Pierson, his daughter * Elga Brink as assistant * Frida Richard as old woman * Fritz Kortner as announcing doctor * John Gottowt as his factotum * Maria Forescu as 1st patient * Else Plessner as 2nd patient * Betty Astor as Inge * Ernő Verebes Ernő Verebes (born Ernst Weiss, December 6, 1902 – June 13, 1971) was a Hungarian-American actor who began his career in Hungarian silent films in 1915. During his film career he worked and lived in Hungary, Germany and in the United States. ... as Gerd * Albert Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fiddler Of Florence
''The Fiddler of Florence'' (german: Der Geiger von Florenz) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Conrad Veidt, and Nora Gregor. The film was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location around Lake Lugano in Italy. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. It reunited Bergner and Veidt who had starred together in the successful '' Husbands or Lovers'', also directed by Czinner. Synopsis A girl escapes from her strict Swiss school and heads for Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films 1926 comedy films German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Paul Czinner Films w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ones Down There
''The Ones Down There'' (german: Die da unten) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Victor Janson and starring Maly Delschaft, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Walter Rilla. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil Jacek Rotmil (1888–1944) was a Russian-born art director and production designer who worked on 100 films during his career Following the First World War, Rotmil entered the booming German film industry and worked prolifically until 1933. Foll .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Victor Janson German silent feature films Social realism in film Films set in Berlin German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Of Love (1925 Film)
''Fire of Love'' (german: Liebesfeuer) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Liane Haid, Alfons Fryland, and Walter Rilla. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Reimann. It was distributed by the major studio UFA Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Paul L. Stein German silent feature films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doll Of Luna Park
''The Doll of Luna Park'' (german: Die Puppe vom Lunapark) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Alice Hechy, Walter Rilla, and Fritz Rasp Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891 – 30 November 1976) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1916 and 1976. His obituary in '' Der Spiegel'' described Rasp as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years." .... The film's sets were designed by Franz Schroedter. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Jaap Speyer German silent feature films 1925 drama films German drama films German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blackguard
''The Blackguard'' (german: Die Prinzessin und der Geiger) (1925) is a British-German drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jane Novak, Walter Rilla, and Frank Stanmore. Plot Against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, a violinist (Rilla) saves a princess (Novak) from execution. Cast Production The film was a co-production between Gainsborough Studios and UFA initiating a decade-long series of co-productions which ended with the rise of the Nazi Party in the 1930s. The film was based on the 1923 novel '' The Blackguard'' by Raymond Paton, and shot at Studio Babelsberg, in Potsdam near Berlin, the first time a Gainsborough film was shot abroad. The film was one of a number of films made in this genre during the 1920s, the most successful of which was the American film '' The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg'' (1927).Cook p. 36 While working on the film, Alfred Hitchcock was able to study several films being made nearby, including '' The Last Laugh'' (1924 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monk From Santarem
''The Monk from Santarem'' (German: ''Der Mönch von Santarem'') is a 1924 German silent film, an adaption of the play of the same name by Almeida Garrett. It was directed by Lothar Mendes and stars Evi Eva, Walter Rilla and Vivian Gibson.Bock & Bergfelder p.319 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Stern. Cast * Alf Blütecher * Emmy Förster * Vivian Gibson * Tzwetta Tzatschewa * Evi Eva * Alice de Finetti * Walter Rilla * Magnus Stifter * Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ... References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books. External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Lothar Mendes Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leap Into Life
''Leap Into Life'' (german: Der Sprung ins Leben) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni, Walter Rilla and Paul Heidemann. It features one the earliest film appearances of the future star Marlene Dietrich.Chandler p. 45 It was partly shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin as well as on location around Rugen. The film's sets were designed by Rudi Feld. Synopsis A young intellectual falls in love with a circus performer and decides to cultivate her into a lady and marry her. Eventually however she decides to return to her tightrope walker lover. Cast * Xenia Desni as Idea - Zirkusartistin * Walter Rilla as Frank - Ideas Partner * Paul Heidemann as Dr. Rudolf Borris * Frida Richard as Rudolfs Tante Sophie * Käthe Haack as Dr. Borris' Sekretärin * Leonhard Haskel Le as Zirkusdirektor * Lydia Potechina as Frau des Zirkusdirektors * Dr. Gebbing as Dompteur * Hans Brausewetter as Borris' Freund * Marlene Dietrich as Mädchen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
