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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Magda Schneider was born on 17 May 1909 in Augsburg, Germany and a singer, stage and film actress. After her graduation at a monastery school, she studied stenography and office management at a business school, but also attended ballet lessons and art courses at the Augsburg School of Music. Six months later, she gave her stage debut as soubrette at the Gärtnerplatz- Theater in Munich and was discovered by Ernst Marischka, who offered her a role at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. After her film debut Boykott (1930), she was type casted as the simple girl, dreaming of a happy life in movies such as Zwei in einem Auto (1932) or Ein Mädel wirbelt durch die Welt (1934). In 1933, she got to know Wolf Albach-Retty, whom she married four years later. Their children Rosemarie (aka Romy Schneider) and Wolf-Dieter were born in 1938 and 1941, but they divorced in 1945. After World War II, she appeared on stage and screen again, but was better known as ambitious mother, who urged on the career of her daughter Romy. In the 1950s, she played her mother or aunt in several movies such as Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht (1953) or Sissi (1955). In the last years of her life, she had to bear the death of her grandson David in 1981 and her daughter Romy in 1982. She died on 30 July 1996 in Berchtesgaden, Germany.- Director
- Producer
- Production Manager
Fritz Hippler held a fairly high position in the Propaganda Ministry of the Third Reich, under Joseph Goebbels. He oversaw its film office, and helped to determine which foreign films would be allowed on German screens, and what parts of them would be cut. Although Hippler was an active Nazi from quite early on, like many others, he was quick to disavow his role in the party and its actions after the war.
Until his death in 2002 he continued to assert that he only shot some footage for the anti-Semitic Der ewige Jude (1940), and it was Goebbels himself put together the film. Hippler claimed that at the time, he had little knowledge of the Nazi's anti-Jewish activities and was not aware of the Holocaust as it was taking place.
In an interview given only months before his death, Hippler gave contradictory responses to questions regarding his life and career as a Nazi propagandist. Once he answered: "If it were possible to annul everything (about the film) I would. Terrible things happened and I had many sleepless nights because of this."
Hippler is perhaps emblematic of the failure of many Germans of his generation to come to terms with their role in the Third Reich, but his contribution Der ewige Jude (1940), still shown in many history classes but banned from public screening in Germany) was much ranker than most.- Paula Wolf was born on 21 January 1896 in Hafeld, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She died on 1 June 1960 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Philipp Brammer was born on 28 August 1969 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He was an actor, known for Joyeux Noel (2005), Lost Horizon (2010) and Wagner (1983). He was married to Dominique Lorenz. He died on 28 July 2014 in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.- Elfriede Datzig was born on 26 July 1922 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Die falsche Braut (1945), Sieben Briefe (1944) and Der ewige Klang (1943). She was married to Albert Hehn. She died on 27 January 1946 in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Transportation Department
A member of the prestigious Italian Agnelli Family, who owned and operated FIAT, Scarfiotti was a good, but not great racing driver. Scarfiotti carved out a good career as a sportscar driver and won several European endurance races, but Formula 1 was his main love and although he drove in a handful of F1 races, he achieved his greatest success there by winning his home race, the Italian Grand Prix in a Ferrari. He was killed in a rally race in Germany.- Anton Pointner was born on 8 December 1894 in Salzburg, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Maria Stuart, Teil 1 und 2 (1927), Das Mädchen mit dem guten Ruf (1938) and Lady Hamilton (1921). He died on 8 September 1949 in Hintersee bei Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Hanns Beck-Gaden was born on 17 March 1891 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Der Todesturz vom Watzmann (1921), Der Grenzjäger (1930) and Wildschütz Jennerwein. Herzen in Not (1930). He died on 20 June 1956 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.- Albert Bitterling was born on 12 October 1910 in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany. He died on 15 August 1995 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Costume Designer
Carl Ludwig Kirmse was born on 4 May 1888 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. He was an art director and production designer, known for Der Herr der Liebe (1919), Harry Hill auf Welle 1000 (1926) and Die Insel der Glücklichen (1919). He died on 14 April 1982 in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.- Richard Voß was born on 2 September 1851 in Neu Grape, Pomerania, Germany [now Nowe Chrapowo, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Schuldig (1913), Alexandra (1914) and Eva (1913). He was married to Melanie von Glenck. He died on 10 June 1918 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Viktor Afritsch was born on 23 March 1906 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Wer bist du, den ich liebe? (1949), Amore e sangue (1951) and Robot-Girl Nr. 1 (1938). He was married to Josefine Ascherl. He died on 9 March 1967 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Klaus Langwieder was born on 14 May 1941. He was an actor, known for Verkehrsgericht (1983). He died on 22 November 2020 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Hans Vonderthann was born on 19 May 1937 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor. He was married to Irmi Vonderthann. He died on 20 October 1993 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Rudy Horn was born on 14 February 1933 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Caterina-Valente-Show (1966), A Christmas Cracker (1956) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He died on 12 October 2018 in Berchtesgaden, Germany.