The House Order of Hohenzollern was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military commissioned officers and civilians of comparable status. Associated with the various versions of the order were crosses and medals which could be awarded to lower-ranking soldiers and civilians.
Werner Johannes Krauss was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon.
Dreyfus is a 1930 German drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Fritz Kortner, Grete Mosheim, and Heinrich George. It portrays the Dreyfus affair and is based on a novel by Bruno Weil. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Schroedter and Hermann Warm. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. In the United States the film was released under the alternative title The Dreyfus Case.
The Merry Widow is a 1962 Austrian-French musical film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Peter Alexander, Karin Hübner and Gunther Philipp. It is based on the 1905 operetta The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár.
Jeniec Europy is a Polish historical film based on the novel by Juliusz Dankowski. It was released in 1989.
Hanna Ralph was a German stage and film actress whose career began on the stage and in silent film in the 1910s and continued through the early 1950s.
Erwin Kalser was a German-Jewish stage and film actor, best remembered as the Geneva Convention inspector in Stalag 17. He did most of his work in American made films.
Old Heidelberg is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Paul Hartmann, Eva May and Werner Krauss. It was based on the 1901 play of the same name by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster.
Fräulein Else is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Albert Bassermann and Albert Steinrück. It was based on the 1924 novella of the same name by Arthur Schnitzler. Bergner had previously played her role on stage to great acclaim. However, it was felt that the film was hindered by being silent given the strength of the story's dialogue.
Without Meyer, No Celebration is Complete is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Sig Arno, Ralph Arthur Roberts and Dina Gralla. Boese made a number of films featuring Jewish comedians during the Weimar Era.
Lützow's Wild Hunt is a 1927 German silent war film.
1914 is a 1931 German drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Albert Bassermann, Hermann Wlach and Wolfgang von Schwindt. The film focuses on the leadership of the Great Powers of Europe in the days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War, culminating in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and premiered in the city at the Tauentzien-Palast on 20 January 1931. At the request of the German Foreign Office an introduction by Eugen Fischer-Baling was filmed and presented at the start of the film. A special screening was held at the Reichstag on 3 March 1931.
Last Love is a 1935 Austrian drama film directed by Fritz Schulz and starring Albert Bassermann, Michiko Tanaka and Elsa Bassermann.
The Girl from Acker Street is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Otto Gebühr, Lilly Flohr, and Rosa Valetti. It was followed by two sequels directed by Werner Funck and Martin Hartwig respectively.
The Director General is a 1925 German silent film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Albert Bassermann, Hanna Ralph and Alexandra Sorina.
Große Berliner Kunstausstellung , abbreviated GroBeKa or GBK, was an annual art exhibition that existed from 1893 to 1969 with intermittent breaks. In 1917 and 1918, during World War I, it was not held in Berlin but in Düsseldorf. In 1919 and 1920, it operated under the name Kunstausstellung Berlin. From 1970 to 1995, the Freie Berliner Kunstausstellung was held annually in its place.
