Elfriede "Elfi" von Dassanowsky was an Austrian-born singer, pianist, and film producer.
Robert von Dassanowsky FRHistS, FRSA was an Austrian-American academic, writer, film and cultural historian, and producer. He was usually known as Robert Dassanowsky.
Fritz Schulz was a German and Austrian movie and stage actor, singer and director.
Cinema of Austria refers to the film industry based in Austria. Austria has had an active cinema industry since the early 20th century when it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and that has continued to the present day. Producer Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky, producer-director-writer Luise Kolm and the Austro-Hungarian directors Michael Curtiz and Alexander Korda were among the pioneers of early Austrian cinema. Several Austrian directors pursued careers in Weimar Germany and later in the United States, among them Fritz Lang, G. W. Pabst, Josef von Sternberg, Billy Wilder, Fred Zinnemann, and Otto Preminger.
Young Medardus is a 1923 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Victor Varconi, Egon von Jordan and Agnes Esterhazy. Based on a play with the same name by Arthur Schnitzler, it is set during the 1809 French occupation of Vienna during the Napoleonic Wars.
The Golden Butterfly is a 1926 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Hermann Leffler, Lili Damita, and Nils Asther. It was based on the 1915 short story "The Making of Mac's" by British author P. G. Wodehouse. The film was released in the United Kingdom as The Golden Butterfly, in a form shortened to 5 reels, and had a limited release in the US under the title The Road to Happiness.
Paul Harather is an Austrian film director, producer and screenplay author. He is considered one of the early artists in Austria's new wave film.
In German film history, an Überläufer is a film that was in production under the Third Reich but only completed and premiered after the end of the Second World War. The vast majority of Uberläufer films are romantic comedies with no reference to the political and military situation of the time.
The Inheritance of Bjorndal is a 1960 Austrian drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Brigitte Horney and Ellen Schwiers. It is the sequel to the 1959 film The Forests Sing Forever.
Court Theatre is a 1936 Austrian drama film directed by Willi Forst and starring Werner Krauss, Carl Esmond and Hortense Raky.
Open Your Window is a 1953 Austrian-German musical comedy film directed by Anton Kutter and starring Peter Pasetti, Elisabeth Stemberger and Gunther Philipp.
Sievering Studios were film production studios located in Sievering, a suburb of the Austrian capital Vienna.
Her Corporal is a 1956 Austrian historical comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Peter Weck, Traute Wassler, and Paul Hörbiger.
Seven Years of Good Luck is a 1942 German comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Theo Lingen and Hans Moser. It is a sequel to the 1940 film Seven Years Hard Luck.
The Tales of Hoffmann is a 1923 Austrian silent film directed by and starring Max Neufeld. The film also features Karl Ehmann, Eugen Neufeld and Robert Valberg.
The Adventures of Count Bobby is a 1961 Austrian comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Vivi Bach and Gunther Philipp. It was the first in a trilogy of films featuring the character Count Bobby.
The Emperor's Candlesticks is a 1936 Austrian historical adventure film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Sybille Schmitz, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Friedl Czepa. It is an adaptation of Baroness Orczy's 1899 novel The Emperor's Candlesticks. A Hollywood film version of the story The Emperor's Candlesticks was released the following year.
The Heart Must Be Silent is a 1944 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Paula Wessely, Mathias Wieman and Werner Hinz. It was produced by Wien Film in the Austrian capital of Vienna, which had been part of Greater Germany since the Anschluss of 1938. It was given further release by West German distributor Deutsche London Film in 1950.
Engagement at Wolfgangsee is a 1956 Austrian comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Ingrid Andree, Wolf Albach-Retty and Maria Andergast. The film was shot in Agfacolor at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location around Lake Wolfgang. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Witzemann. It is a remake of the 1943 film Sophienlund which was itself based on a 1941 play of the same title which Weiss co-authored. It was part of a large number of heimatfilm made in Germany and Austria during the decade.
The Schimeck Family is a 1957 Austrian comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Theo Lingen, Fita Benkhoff and Helga Neuner. The film's sets were designed by the art director Leo Metzenbauer. It is loosely based on the play of the same title by Gustaf Kadelburg, which had previously been adapted into a 1935 German film The Schimeck Family.
