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Wera Engels was a German actress. After successful leading roles in productions of the well-established German UFA-studios in Babelsberg as well as in France, she was invited to Hollywood. Producers saw her as a cheap alternative to Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich.
Wera Tools is the popular name for tool manufacturer, Wera Werkzeuge GmbH, Formally Wera Werk Hermann Werner GmbH & Co KG of Wuppertal, Germany. It was founded in 1936. Wera Tools is known for its slogan “Be A Tool Rebel” which can be found on the packaging of many of their products.
The Ringer is a 1932 Austrian-German mystery film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač and starring Paul Richter, Maria Matray and Wera Engels. It is a screen adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel The Ringer. Another German version, Der Hexer, was made in 1964. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Fenchel.
The Great Impersonation is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Edmund Lowe, Valerie Hobson and Wera Engels. It was adapted from the 1920 novel The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim. It was made by Universal Pictures with some aesthetic similarities to the Universal Horror films of the 1930s. Two other film versions of the story were made with the same title in 1921 and 1942 respectively.
Joan of Arc is a 1935 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Angela Salloker, Gustaf Gründgens and Heinrich George. It depicts the life of Joan of Arc, and is the first female embodiment of the Nazi Führer figure in film. The press in Germany and abroad detected direct parallels between the presentation of France in 1429 and the situation in Germany in 1935.
Lützow's Wild Hunt is a 1927 German silent war film.
Wera Frydtberg was a German film and television actress. She appeared in I Often Think of Piroschka (1955) Her best known film Wir Wunderkinder won the Golden Globe for the most successful International Picture in 1960 and the Golden Medal at the Moscow International Film Festival.
I Often Think of Piroschka is a 1955 German romantic comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Gunnar Möller and Wera Frydtberg. It is based on the novel of the same name by Hugo Hartung.
Spoiling the Game is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Heinz Rühmann, Toni van Eyck, and Hermann Speelmans. Its hero is a young cyclist who enters a race.
The Circus of Life is a 1926 German silent film directed by Mario Bonnard and Guido Parish and starring Marcella Albani, Vladimir Gajdarov and Fritz Kampers.
The Crammer is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring Heinz Rühmann, Wera Frydtberg and Gert Fröbe.
Children of Fortune is a 1931 British-German crime film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Dina Gralla, Kurt Vespermann and Vicky Werckmeister. It was made as the German-language version of Children of Chance. It was made at Elstree Studios and distributed in Germany by Süd-Film, which was owned by British International Pictures.
When the Guard Marches or The Girl from The Spree Woods is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Claire Rommer, Fred Solm and Wera Engels.
Talking About Jacqueline is a 1937 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Wera Engels, Albrecht Schoenhals and Sabine Peters. Two sisters compete for the affections of the same man.
Wera Benedicta Hobhouse is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath since 2017. She has served as the Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Justice and Women and Equalities under Ed Davey since 2020.
The Hunter's Cross is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Jester Naefe, Armin Dahlen and Wera Frydtberg. It was part of the heimatfilm tradition, which was at its peak as this time.
The Secret of Wera Baranska is a 1919 German silent film directed by Eugen Burg, Franz Porten and Rosa Porten. It stars Wanda Treumann, Paul Hartmann, and Reinhold Schünzel.
My Ninety Nine Brides is a 1958 West German romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Claus Wilcke, Horst Frank and Wera Frydtberg.
The Scarlet Baroness is a 1959 West German spy thriller film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Dawn Addams, Joachim Fuchsberger and Wera Frydtberg.
Between Heaven and Earth is a 1934 German historical drama film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Heinz Klingenberg, Attila Hörbiger and Karin Hardt. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Seefelder. It is based on the 1856 novel of the same title by Otto Ludwig which was subsequently remade as a 1942 film.
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- ↑ "Wera Liessem". Film Portal (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2016.
