Bildt, Paul 1885-1957Overview
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Paul Bildt
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Paul Bildt
The haunted castle the exposure of a secret : in 5 acts
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4 editions published between 1990 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 137 libraries worldwide A hunting party is interrupted by the arrival of a notorious count, who is believed to have murdered his brother. The uninvited guest sets in motion an elaborate plot to resurrect the ghosts of the past and bring secrets of his brother's death to light.
Der Rat der Götter
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6 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in German and held by 101 libraries worldwide "Two main protagonists dominate this epic film. Chairman Mauch, who had supported Hitler, finds new fame and fortune in West Germany after the war. The bourgeois chemist Dr. Hans Scholz lives through a tortuous political transformation and maturing process. Finally, he becomes wrapped up in his political neutrality and closes his eyes to the fact that poison is being produced in his factory. Standing before the judges at the Nuremburg Trials, he learns that he is partly responsible for millions of deaths in gas chambers at concentration camps."--Container.
Unser täglich Brot Our daily bread
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in German and held by 75 libraries worldwide "Karl Weber, a petty bourgeois cashier in Berlin, observes from a distance how his son Ernst participates in the building of a new socialist society after the Second World War. Karl does not understand Ernst's visions; instead, he confides in his other son Harry. However, Harry becomes involved in illicit business and Karl quickly realizes that it would be best to join his son Ernst in the 'people-oriented" factory'--Container.
Council of the gods Der rat der Götter
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5 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in German and held by 56 libraries worldwide A chemist who is neutral in the war allows poison to be produced in his factory that is being used in the Nazi concentration camps to kill the masses.
The haunted castle Schloss Vogelöd
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3 editions published between 1921 and 2008 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide A Gothic story of murder, innuendo, suspicion and hatred. At a weekend gathering in Castle Vogeloed, a few aristocrats are awaiting Baroness Safferstätt. But Count Oetsch, suspected (but never convicted) of murdering his own brother, Baroness Safferstätt's first husband, shows up suddenly. The Baroness appears with her new husband and resents the man's presence but for reasons other than we assume. Oetsch stays, arguing that he is not the murderer but will find the real one. There are family secrets and the anti-hero is here to expose them and the real murderer.
Wunder der Schöpfung
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1 edition published in 2009 in German and held by 8 libraries worldwide Wunder der Schopfung, also known as Our heavenly bodies, is an extraordinary, fascinating "Kulturfilm" about the world and the universe as known during the 1920s. 15 special effects experts and nine cameramen were involved in the production of this film which combines documentary scenes, historical documents, fiction elements, animation scenes and educational impact. It is beautifully colored, using tinting and toning in a very elaborate way. Some visual ideas in the sequences with a space shuttle visiting different planets in the universe seem to have been the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a space odyssey.
Dreyfus der grösste Militär-Justiz-Skandal um die Jahrhundertwende
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1 edition published in 1999 in German and held by 7 libraries worldwide "This is a careful reconstruction of the case of Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish captain in the French general staff who was unjustly accused of treason in 1894. Juxtaposing intimate scenes and historical tableaux, this drama shows how authorities tried to cover up the facts and how people like Emile Zola made this an issue that tore France apart."--Www.ihffilms.com.
Affaire Blum
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1 edition published in 2010 in German and held by 6 libraries worldwide "Based on a real case in Magdeburg during the Weimar Republic. The Jewish manufacturer Jacob Blum is framed for the murder of his accountant due to the accusations of Gabler, a thief and dealer of stolen goods. Anti-Semitic prosecutors accept these accusations, as they believe all Jews are criminals. Even with evidence indicating the crime was committed by Gabler, the prosecutors refuse to change their stance. Blum's only hope is a commissar in Berlin, who takes over the investigation and finds the real murderer."--Container.
Council of the gods
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1 edition published in 2007 in German and held by 5 libraries worldwide Based on true events in World War II Germany, tells the story of a German chemist who embraces political neutrality, but closes his eyes to the fact that the poison he manufactures is destined for the gas chambers in concentration camps.
Das kalte Herz
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2 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in German and held by 4 libraries worldwide Peter Munk, a poor charcoal burner, after loosing his wealth, abandons his bride and summons an evil spirit. Peter is promised all the riches on earth if he is willing to exchange his heart for a cold stone. The young charcoal burner consents and from that moment on, he becomes richer and richer, but also brutal and ruthless, even beating his own wife to death. Only then does he come to his senses, but he can only be redeemed if he retrieves his true heart from the evil spirit. He manages to outwit the evil spirit with the help of the good spirit of the forest, who brings his wife back to life.
Ludwig II
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1 edition published in 2006 in German and held by 3 libraries worldwide Portrays the tragic life of Bavaria's King Ludwig II, from his ascension to the throne to his early death in 1886.
Ludwig II
by Ludwig II (Motion picture : 1955)
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1 edition published in 1994 in German and held by 3 libraries worldwide Portrays the tragic life of Bavaria's King Ludwig II, from his ascension to the throne to his early death in 1886.
La habanera
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1 edition published in 2005 in German and held by 2 libraries worldwide A dark and intimate anti-colonial melodrama. Desperate to escape the "cold Swedish minds" of her homeland, beautiful Astree falls under the enchanting spell of the Caribbean love serenade La habanera and into the arms of Puerto Rican land baron Don Pedro de Avila. But ten years later, when Astree's old flame arrives in Puerto Rico, all is far from heavenly.
Sauerbruch das war mein Leben
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1 edition published in 2006 in German and held by 2 libraries worldwide A biographical film about the famous German surgeon Ferdinand Sauerbruch based on his memoirs.
Ludwig II
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1 edition published in 2004 in German and held by 2 libraries worldwide Portrays the tragic life of Bavaria's King Ludwig II, from his ascension to the throne to his early death in 1886.
Affaire Blum (1948)
by Erich Engel
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in German and held by 1 library worldwide Based on a real case in Magdeburg during the Weimar Republic. The Jewish manufacturer Jacob Blum is framed for the murder of his accountant due to the accusations of Gabler, a thief and dealer of stolen goods. Anti-Semitic prosecutors accept these accusations, as they believe all Jews are criminals. Even with evidence indicating the the crime was committed by Gabler, the prosecutors refuse to change their stance.
Richard Oswald's Grosser Spionagefilm, Dreyfus der Grösste Militär-Jusiz-Skandal im die Jahrhundertwend
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in German and held by 1 library worldwide A German film about Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French officer, who in 1894, supposedly supplied the Germans with important military information concerning new artillery weapons. After a brief, hurried investigation, Dreyfus was arrested, charged, tried and found guilty of treason. The affair that followed was the largest military law scandal at the turn of the century.
Unser täglicht Brot
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1 edition published in 1999 in German and held by 1 library worldwide
Kurt Maetzig
by Kurt Maetzig
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1 edition published in 2006 in German and held by 1 library worldwide more
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Antisemitism Aristocracy (Social class) Atrocities Bildt, Paul,--1885-1957 Chemists Concentration camps Cosmology Documentary films Drama Dreyfus, Alfred,--1859-1935 Experimental films Factory management Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Foreign films France France.--Armée Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous Germany Germany (East) Haunted castles Historical films History Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Horror films Horror films Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft Interviews Ludwig--II,--King of Bavaria,--1845-1886 Melodrama Motion pictures Motion pictures, German Murder Nazis Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals (Germany : 1945-1946) Planets Political science--Public opinion Public opinion Relativity (Physics) Sasuly, Richard,--1913- Science--Moral and ethical aspects Silent films Silent films Stars War crime trials Weil, Bruno,--1883-1961 World War (1939-1945)
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