Who was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema, Maya Deren or Frederic Zelnik ?
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Frederic Zelnik Frederic Zelnik (17 May 1885 - 29 November 1950) was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. He also appeared on screen as an actor.
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Maya Deren Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleanora Derenkowskaia (Russian: Элеоно́ра Деренко́вская ), was a Russian-American filmmaker and one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.
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Fadette Fadette (German:Die lachende Grille) is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Yvette Guilbert and Eugen Klöpfer.
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Luise Heilborn-Körbitz Luise Heilborn-Körbitz (25 July 1874 – 15 January 1961) was a German screenwriter. Active during the silent era, she often worked on the director Gerhard Lamprecht's films.
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The Daredevil Reporter The Daredevil Reporter (German: Der Teufelsreporter) is a 1929 German silent thriller film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring Eddie Polo, Gritta Ley and Maria Forescu. It was the first credited screenplay by Billy Wilder.
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Der Postmeister Der Postmeister (English: "The Postmaster" or "The Stationmaster") is a 1940 German film directed by Gustav Ucicky. Released during the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it depicts Russians in a sympathetic light, unlike their depiction in such films as "Friesennot" before or "GPU" after.
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Otto Rippert Otto Rippert (22 October 1869 – 15 January 1940) was a German film director during the silent film era.
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Labyrinth of Horror Labyrinth of Horror (German: Labyrinth des Grauens ) is a 1921 Austrian silent film directed by Michael Curtiz.
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À la conquête de l'air À la conquête de l'air is a 1901 French silent film directed by Ferdinand Zecca and distributed by Pathé Frères. Based on contemporary accounts of aviation developments, "À la conquête de l'air" stars Ferdinand Zecca as the pilot of a fantastic flying machine. Aviation film historian Michael Paris considered the film, the first French aviation film and among the first to feature an aircraft in flight.
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Jules Greenbaum Jules Greenbaum (5 January 1867 – 1 November 1924) was a German pioneering film producer. He founded the production companies Deutsche Bioscope, Deutsche Vitascope and Greenbaum-Film and was a dominant figure in German cinema in the years before the First World War. He is also known for his early experiments with sound films around twenty years before the success of "The Jazz Singer" made them a more established feature of cinema.
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The Fate of Maria Keith The Fate of Maria Keith (German:Das Schicksal der Maria Keith) is a 1919 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Hans Werder, Maria Zelenka and Hans Wallner.
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The Sign of the Malay The Sign of the Malay (German:Das Zeichen des Malayen) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Carl Heinz Boese.
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Michael Fengler Michael Fengler (born 14 November 1940) is a German film producer, director and screenwriter. In 1970, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, he co-directed the film "Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?". It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Marco's Greatest Gamble Marco's Greatest Gamble (German:Marccos tollste Wette) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Joe Stöckel, Maria Mindzenty and Walter Slezak.
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The Priest from Kirchfeld (1914 film) The Priest from Kirchfeld (German:Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld) is a 1914 Austrian silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Max Neufeld, Hans Rhoden and Polly Janisch. It is based on the play "Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld" by Ludwig Anzengruber.
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Our Daily Bread (1926 film) Our Daily Bread (German: Unser täglich Brot) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Fritz Kampers, Mary Nolan and Dina Gralla.
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Lightning (1925 film) Lightning (German:Wetterleuchten) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein.
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Die Windrose Die Windrose ("The Windrose") was a film made for the East German production company DEFA in 1957 and commissioned by the World Federation of Women. Alberto Cavalcanti was film director, with artistic input from Joris Ivens. Simone Signoret, Yves Montand and Helene Weigel, wife of German dramatist Bertold Brecht, collaborated in the making of this film, a docu-drama about the struggle of female workers in Italy, Brazil, the Soviet Union, China and France.
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Hotel of Secrets Hotel of Secrets (German:Hotelgeheimnisse) or The Adventuress from Biarritz (Die Abenteurerin von Biarritz) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Gertrud Eysoldt, Magda Sonja and Angelo Ferrari.
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The Golden Lie The Golden Lie (German: Die goldene Lüge) is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.
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Daisy Sylvan Daisy Sylvan (July 12, 1874 - Unknown), born Elena Mazzantini, was an Italian film studio owner, producer, director, and actress in the silent era. She was the founder of Daisy Film, which produced ..."Bolscevismo??" (..."Bolshevism," 1922) and "Sovrana" ("Sovereign," 1923), both considered lost films.
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At Land At Land (1944) is a 15-minute silent experimental film written, directed by, and starring Maya Deren. It has a dream-like narrative in which a woman, played by Deren, is washed up on a beach and goes on a strange journey encountering other people and other versions of herself. Deren once said that the film is about the struggle to maintain one's personal identity.