Mirror of Life

Last updated

Mirror of Life
German Spiegel des Lebens
Directed by Géza von Bolváry
Written byJulius Sandmeier
Produced byPaula Wessely
Starring
Cinematography Werner Brandes
Edited by Hermann Haller
Music by Hans Lang
Production
company
Vienna-Filmproduktion
Distributed by Tobis Film
Release dates
  • 8 June 1938 (1938-06-08)(Germany)
  • 16 February 1940 (1940-02-16)(USA)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryAustria
Language German

Mirror of Life (German : Spiegel des Lebens) is a 1938 Austrian drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Peter Petersen, Paula Wessely, and Attila Hörbiger. [1] The film's sets were overseen by art director Julius von Borsody.

Contents

Cast

Related Research Articles

Paula Wessely Austrian actress

Paula Anna Maria Wessely was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely, as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.

Attila Hörbiger Austrian actor

Attila Hörbiger was an Austrian stage and movie actor.

Christiane Hörbiger Austrian television and film actress

Christiane Hörbiger is an Austrian television and film actress.

Burgtheater National theatre of Austria in Vienna

The Burgtheater, originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. Hofburgtheater, is the national theater of Austria in Vienna. It is the most important German-language theater and one of the most important theatres in the world. The Burgtheater was opened in 1741 and has become known as "die Burg" by the Viennese population; its theater company has created a traditional style and speech typical of Burgtheater performances.

Theater in der Josefstadt Theater in Vienna

The Theater in der Josefstadt is a theater in Vienna in the eighth district of Josefstadt. It was founded in 1788 and is the oldest still performing theater in Vienna. It is often referred to colloquially as simply Die Josefstadt.

Heimkehr is a 1941 Nazi German anti-Polish propaganda film directed by Gustav Ucicky.

Mavie Hörbiger German-Austrian actress

Mavie Hörbiger is a German-Austrian actress. Since 2009, she belongs to the ensemble of Vienna's Burgtheater.

Wien-Film GmbH was a large Austrian film company, which in 1938 succeeded the Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and lasted until 1985. Until 1945 the business was owned by the Cautio Trust Company, a subsidiary of the German Reichsfilmkammer, and was responsible for almost the entire production of films in the territory of the Ostmark, as Austria was called at that time.

Karl Hartl

Karl Hartl was an Austrian film director.

Paul Hörbiger Austrian actor

Paul Hörbiger was an Austrian theatre and film actor.

Harvest is a 1936 Austrian romance film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Paula Wessely, Attila Hörbiger, and Artúr Somlay. It is also known by the alternative title Die Julika.

<i>Premiere</i> (1937 film) 1937 film

Premiere is a 1937 Austrian musical crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Zarah Leander, Attila Hörbiger, and Karl Martell. The wealthy backer of a Viennese musical revue is murdered on the first night of the show. It was Leander's first German language role after previously appearing in Swedish films. On the basis of her performance in the film, Leander was signed by the German Major studio UFA after their major rival, Tobis, had decided she had insufficient star appeal. Her next film To New Shores established Leander as the leading star in Germany.

<i>The Angel with the Trumpet</i> (1948 film) 1948 film

The Angel with the Trumpet is a 1948 Austrian historical drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Paula Wessely, Helene Thimig and Maria Schell. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ernst Lothar. The film was remade in Britain in 1950, under the same title.

<i>Maria Ilona</i> 1939 film

Maria Ilona is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Paula Wessely, Willy Birgel, and Paul Hörbiger. The film is set in Austria during the reign of Ferdinand I. It is an adaptation of Oswald Richter-Tersik's novel Ilona Beck.

<i>Cordula</i> (film) 1950 film

Cordula is a 1950 Austrian drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Paula Wessely, Attila Hörbiger and Jane Tilden. It is based on a 1925 poem by Anton Wildgans about a woman in a small town who falls pregnant to a local forester serving in the Austrian Army during the First World War.

<i>Maria Theresa</i> (film) 1951 film

Maria Theresa is a 1951 Austrian historical drama film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Paula Wessely, Fred Liewehr and Marianne Schönauer. It portrays the life of the eighteenth century Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa.

<i>The Witch</i> (1954 film) 1954 film

The Witch is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Anita Björk, Karlheinz Böhm and Attila Hörbiger.

<i>Late Love</i> 1943 film

Late Love is a 1943 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Paula Wessely, Attila Hörbiger and Inge List.

Walking Back into the Past is a 1954 Austrian drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Paula Wessely, Attila Hörbiger and Josef Meinrad.

References

  1. Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 528. ISBN   1571816550. JSTOR   j.ctt1x76dm6.