Curt Bois was a German actor with a career spanning over 80 years. He is best remembered for his performances as the pickpocket in Casablanca (1942) and the poet Homer in Wings of Desire (1987).
Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti".
Lasse Erik Pöysti was a Finnish actor, director, theatre manager and writer. He was born in Sortavala.
Mr Puntila and his Man Matti is an epic comedy by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. It was written in 1940 and first performed in 1948.
Hamish McColl is a British comedian, writer and actor. He trained at the École Philippe Gaulier, Paris and the University of Cambridge. With Sean Foley, he formed the double act The Right Size in 1988, creating comic theatre shows which toured all over the world. More recently he has worked as a screenwriter, scripting Mr. Bean's Holiday and Johnny English Reborn, plus contributing to the story of Paddington.
Aino Elina Salo is a Finnish film, theatre and television actress who has also done work in radio as a voice actor in children’s programming. In her career that began in 1956, Salo has appeared in over 50 films and television shows and is known for her appearances in several Aki Kaurismäki’s films. She was also the voice of Little My in the Finnish dub of Moomin.
Karin Baal, real name Karin Blauermel, is a German film actress. She has appeared in more than 90 films since 1956.
Jörg Hube was a German actor and director. He died of cancer. He was buried at the Winthir Cemetery in Munich. His estate has been cared for since 2011 at the Munich literary archive Monacensia, which also organizes an exhibition of the estate.
Rolf Hädrich was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1958 and 1989. His film Verspätung in Marienborn was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.
Maria Emo is an Austrian stage, film and television actor. She is the daughter of the actress Anita Dorris and the director E. W. Emo.
Ritva Valkama-Palo was a Finnish actress. She was known for her comic roles and appeared in theatres, films and on television.
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti is a 1979 Finnish-Swedish drama film directed by Ralf Långbacka. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film is based on the 1948 play Mr Puntila and His Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play The Sawdust Princess by Hella Wuolijoki.
Lukas Ammann was a Swiss actor who appeared mainly in German and Swiss films and television shows. He continued to work steadily for over 60 years. He is best known for his title role in the German television series Graf Yoster.
Kurtén is a surname that may refer to:
Heinz Engelmann (1911–1996) was a German film actor. He was married to the actress Gertrud Meyen.
Edith Prager was an Austrian stage, and film actress. She later began a second career as a television presenter.
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti is a 1960 Austrian comedy film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Curt Bois, Heinz Engelmann and Maria Emo. It was made at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Production began in 1955, but wasn't completed until 1960. The film is based on the 1948 play Mr Puntila and his Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play The Sawdust Princess by Hella Wuolijoki.
André Bac (1905–1989) was a French cinematographer.
The Rosenhügel Studios are film studios located in the Austrian capital Vienna. They were opened in 1923 and originally owned by the Vita-Film production company. After the company's bankruptcy the following year the studios were taken over by Sascha Film, the largest of the Austrian companies of the era. In the early 1930s Sascha formed a partnership with the German outfit Tobis Film to renovate the studios for production of sound films. A number of Austrian hit films were produced there during the remainder of the decade.
Elisabeth Stiepl is an Austrian former film and television actress. As a character actress, she appeared in more than ninety film and TV productions during her career in small or supporting parts.
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