Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens. He was well known for playing Ernst Udet in Des Teufels General. His English-language roles include James Bond villain Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Éric Carradine in And God Created Woman (1956), and Professor Immanuel Rath in The Blue Angel (1959).
Georg Wilhelm Pabst was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He started as an actor and theater director, before becoming one of the most influential German-language filmmakers during the Weimar Republic.
Albert Lieven was a German actor.
Hilde Körber was an Austrian film actress who worked largely in the German Film Industry. She appeared in 53 films between 1930 and 1964. She was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary and died in West Berlin, West Germany.
Margot Trooger was a German film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1976. She was born in Rositz, Germany, and died in Mörlenbach, Germany.
The Comedians is a 1941 German historical drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Käthe Dorsch, Hilde Krahl and Henny Porten. It is based on the novel Philine by Olly Boeheim. The film is set in the eighteenth century, and portrays the development of German theatre. The film was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by the art director Julius von Borsody.
Ballerina or Roses for Bettina is a 1956 West German drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Willy Birgel, Elisabeth Müller and Ivan Desny. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger.
Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific is a 1962 West German adventure film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Freddy Quinn, Jacqueline Sassard and Gunnar Möller.
Hilde Sessak was a German actress who appeared in more than ninety film and television series during her career. She appeared in a number of films during the Nazi era including Quax the Crash Pilot (1941).
Johannes Buzalski (1918–1977) was a German film and television actor.
Hotel by the Hour is a 1970 West German crime film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Curd Jürgens, Andrea Rau, and Corny Collins. It is set in the red-light district of St. Pauli in Hamburg. A Stundenhotel is a hotel where rooms are let by the hour, similar to Japanese love hotels.
The Priest of St. Pauli is a 1970 West German drama film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Curd Jürgens. Two years earlier they had made the similarly-themed The Doctor of St. Pauli together.
The Perfect Couple is a 1954 West German romantic comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Ingeborg Körner, Hans Reiser, and Peter Mosbacher.
Ripening Youth is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Adelheid Seeck, Maximilian Schell, and Albert Lieven. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios in Göttingen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow.
Night of Decision is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Falk Harnack and starring Carl Raddatz, Hilde Krahl and Albert Lieven. It was shot at Göttingen Studios and on location in Belgium. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Haag.
Herbert Taschner (1926–1994) was a German film editor. Much of his work from the 1960s and 1970s was for Wolf C. Hartwig's Rapid Film. He was married to fellow film editor Ingeborg Taschner, with whom he had a son Kai Taschner.
On Resonant Shores is a 1948 Austrian drama film directed by Hans Unterkircher and starring Marianne Schönauer, Curd Jürgens and Otto Tressler. The screenplay was by Alexander Lernet-Holenia who also wrote a novella based on the story. It was shot on location in the Austrian state of Carinthia including at Gurk Cathedral and around Lake Ossiach. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Rampak. It was praised by Austrian film critics.
The Heavenly Waltz is a 1948 Austrian comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Elfie Mayerhofer, Paul Hubschmid and Inge Konradi.
