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Werner Richard Heymann
Werner Richard Heymann (14 February 1896 – 30 May 1961), also known as Werner R. Heymann, was a German-Jewish composer active in Germany and in Hollywood. Early life and education He was the younger of 4 boys born to a corn merchant. His older brother Walther Heymann who died young wrote expressionistic poems for the magazine ''Der Sturm'' published by Herwalth Walden. Werner was a child prodigy, starting to sit at the piano at age 3, receiving violin lessons at age 5, and writing his own compositions at age 8. He became a member of the Philharmonic at age 12 and presented his first work for orchestra at age 16. His ''Spring Nocturne for Orchestra'' was based on one of his brother's texts. Although he had served in the Prussian Army during World War I, he later became involved with the post-war radical politics and pacifism of the Berlin scene. Moving to composing for the stage, he wrote the music for the Ernst Toller play ''Transformation''. Popular music and film When the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Königsberg
Königsberg (; ; ; ; ; ; , ) is the historic Germany, German and Prussian name of the city now called Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussians, Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, Baltic Crusades. It was named in honour of King Ottokar II of Bohemia, who led a campaign against the pagan Old Prussians, a Baltic tribe. A Baltic Sea, Baltic port city, it successively became the capital of the State of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia and the provinces of East Prussia and Province of Prussia, Prussia. Königsberg remained the coronation city of the Prussian monarchy from 1701 onwards, though the capital was Berlin. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries on, the inhabitants spoke predominantly German language, German, although the city also had a profound influence upon the Lithuanian and Polish cultures. It was a publishing center of Lutheranism, Lutheran literatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (), was an Austrian-born film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 63. One of the best-known ''émigrés'' from Germany's school of German expressionist cinema, Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute. He has been cited as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. Lang's work spans five decades, from the Expressionist silent films of his first German creative period to his short stay in Paris and his work as a Hollywood director to his last three films made in Germany. Lang's most celebrated films include the futuristic science-fiction film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' (1927) and the influential ''M (1931 film), M'' (1931), a film noir precursor. His 1929 film ''Woman in the Moon'' showcased the use of a mult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Toughest Case
''His Toughest Case'' (German: ''Sein großer Fall'') is a 1926 German silent crime film directed and co-written by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Alexander Murski, Christa Tordy and Olga Chekhova. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ....Jacobsen p.344 The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo. Cast * Alexander Murski as Lord Malcom * Christa Tordy as Aileen, Seine Tochter * Olga Chekhova as Mary Melton * Rudolf Forster as Francis Broon * Carl Ebert as Kriminalkommissar Bernhard * Andreas Behrens-Klausen as Kriminalkommissar Schlosser * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Steppke, alias Graf Strachowsky * Wilhelm Bendow as Kulicke, Liebhaber-Detektiv * Emil Hey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man In The Fire
''The Man in the Fire'' (German: ''Der Mann im Feuer'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Helga Thomas, Olga Chekhova and Henry Stuart.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi .... The film's sets were designed by Botho Hoefer. It was released in the United States under the alternative title of ''When Duty Calls''. Cast * Rudolf Rittner as Feuerwehrmann Johann Michael * Helga Thomas as Tochter Lore Michel * Olga Chekhova as Diva Romola * Henry Stuart as Hellmuth Frank * Kurt Vespermann as Karl Winter * Jakob Tiedtke as Freund der Diva References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna – Berlin
''Vienna – Berlin'' () is a 1926 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Charlotte Ander, Anita Dorris and Egon von Jordan. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's art director was Hans Jacoby. It premiered at Berlin's Gloria-Palast. Cast * Charlotte Ander as Grollmann's daughter Karla * Anita Dorris as Lonerl * Egon von Jordan as Rudi * Fritz Spira as Berndörfer * Bruno Kastner as Grollmann's son Joachim *Fritz Alberti as Grollmann *Jenny Marba as Berndörfer's wife * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Diener bei Berndörfer *Jaro Fürth Jaro Fürth (born Jaroslav Edwin Fürth; 21 April 1871 – 12 November 1945) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Early life Fürth was born to Jewish parents in Prague.Kurt Gerron [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wooing Of Eve
''The Wooing of Eve'' or ''Journey into Adventure'' () is a 1926 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Ossi Oswalda, Willy Fritsch and Agnes Esterhazy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rudi Feld. It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi .... Cast * Ossi Oswalda as Ossi Bondy * Willy Fritsch as Adam Bondy, Ossi's brother * Agnes Esterhazy as Eva Frieson * Lydia Potechina as Eva's mother * Warwick Ward as F. W. Erler, writer * Adolphe Engers as Bobby * Gyula Szőreghy as Bondy's servant References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Max Mack UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1920s German films Films shot at Weisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helma Sanders-Brahms
Helma Sanders-Brahms (20 November 1940 – 27 May 2014) was a German film director, screenwriter and producer. Biography Helma Sanders was born on 20 November 1940 in Emden, Germany. She attended a school for acting in Hannover from 1960 to 1962, then majored in literature and drama at Cologne University. Her early career involved work as a hospital aide and an on-air announcer for the Cologne television station WDR-3. She produced documentaries and film shorts for the station. During a trip to Italy in 1967, she interned with film directors Pier Paolo Pasolini and Sergio Corbucci, a decisive experience in her choice to pursue film-making. Beginning in 1969, she made her own films, writing her own screenplays and producing many of her films herself. Her film-making comprised both fiction and documentary films, and many of her films contain a strong autobiographical component. Her early films engage critically with the themes of labour, migration, and the situation of women i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Trautwein
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (other), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth (other), lists various princesses named ''Elizabeth'' * Queen Elizabeth (other), lists various queens named ''Elizabeth'' * Saint Elizabeth (other), lists various saints named ''Elizabeth'' or ''Elisabeth'' ** Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Film and television * '' Elizabeth R'', 1971 * ''Elizabeth'' (TV series), 1980 * ''Elizabeth'' (film), 1998 * '' Elizabeth: The Golden Age'', 2007 Music * ''Elisabeth'' (Elisabeth Andreassen album) * ''Elisabeth'' (Zach Bryan album) * Elizabeth (band), an American psychedelic rock/progressive rock band active from 1967 to 1970 * ''Elizabeth'' (Lisa album) * ''Elizabeth'', an album by Killah Priest * "Elizabeth" (Ghost song) * "Elizabeth" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documentary Film
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and Media studies, media analyst Bill Nichols (film critic), Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception [that remains] a practice without clear boundaries". Research into information gathering, as a behavior, and the sharing of knowledge, as a concept, has noted how documentary movies were preceded by the notable practice of documentary photography. This has involved the use of singular Photograph, photographs to detail the complex attributes of History, historical events and continues to a certain degree to this day, with an example being the War photography, conflict-related photography achieved by popular figures such as Mathew Brady during the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Berlin International Film Festival
The 10th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1960. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' El Lazarillo de Tormes'' directed by César Fernández Ardavín. Juries The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Main Competition * Harold Lloyd, American actor, filmmaker and producer - Jury President * Georges Auric, French composer * Henry Reed, British composer * Sohrab Modi, Indian actor, filmmaker and producer * Floris Luigi Ammannati, Italian director of the Venice Film Festival * Hidemi Ima, Japanese director * Joaquín de Entrambasaguas, Spanish philologist and historiographer * Frank Wisbar, West-German filmmaker * Georg Ramseger, West-German writer * Werner R. Heymann, West-German composer * Eva Staar, West-German Documentary and Short Films Competition * Johannes Eckardt, West-German film curator - Jury President * Tahar Cheriaa, Tunisian founder of the Carthage Film Days * Ludwig Gesek, Austrian wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Angel (1930 Film)
''The Blue Angel'' () is a 1930 German musical comedy-drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings and Kurt Gerron. Written by Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller and Robert Liebmann, with uncredited contributions by Sternberg, it is based on Heinrich Mann's 1905 novel '' Professor Unrat'' (''Professor Filth'') and set in an unspecified northern German port city. ''The Blue Angel'' presents the tragic transformation of a respectable professor into a cabaret clown and his descent into madness. The film was the first feature-length German sound film and brought Dietrich international fame. It also introduced her signature song, Friedrich Hollaender and Robert Liebmann's " Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)". The film is considered a classic of German cinema. The film was shot simultaneously in German- and English- language versions. Though the English version was once considered a lost film, a print was discovered in a German film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry. The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. The second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 1953 ceremony was the first one televised. It is the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards. Its counterparts—the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and the Grammy Awards for music—are modeled after the Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
