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- Marion Michael was born as Marion Ilonka Michaela Delonge in Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia) in 1940. Her father was a doctor. The last months of the war she spent together with her mother and her four-year older brother on Hiddensee, a small island in the Baltic Sea. After the war, the family moved to Berlin where Marion attended a secondary school. As a ten-year-old, she made her stage debut in little theatre and was taught classical dance in the ballet school of Tatjana Gsovsky. When she was only 15, she was selected out of allegedly 12,000 entries for the lead in Liane, das Mädchen aus dem Urwald/Liane, Jungle Goddess (Eduard von Borsody, 1956). This adventure film was largely shot on location in Africa.
The story is about a girl who is discovered in the African jungle by an expedition group which includes Hardy Krüger. A tribe adores her as a goddess. It turns out that she is Liane, the long lost granddaughter of a rich shipowner in Hamburg. Her dark hair was dyed blonde and she was promoted as the 'German Brigitte Bardot'. Michael appeared topless during the first half of the film and this was part of the success of the film. However, she was acceptable for family audiences as the nature child with no obvious erotic suggestiveness.
The film was a huge box office hit, and producer Gero Wecker offered her a seven-year-contract. The press loved her, she was constantly photographed, and at the age of 18 she already owned a sports car. Unfortunately this success of her debut film would not be matched by any of her later films.
Marion Michael played next in the comedy Der tolle Bomberg/The Mad Bomberg (Rolf Thiele, 1957) opposite Hans Albers, an adaptation of the 1923 novel of the same title by Josef Winckler based on a real historical Westphalian aristocrat of the nineteenth century.
Then followed the sequel Liane, die weiße Sklavin/Jungle Girl and the Slaver (Hermann Leitner, 1957), this time opposite Adrian Hoven. Set in North Africa, this story concerns Arab slave traders who abduct Liane and members of her tribe. Later, the two Liane films were edited together and re-marketed as Liane - die Tochter des Dschungels/Liane - The Daughter of the Jungle.
In order to break away from the Liane image, Marion took dance and acting lessons and then appeared opposite Christian Wolff in Es war die erste Liebe/First Love (Fritz Stapenhorst, 1958) in which a Catholic theology student falls in love with a country girl. Tragedy came about when, during the shooting of the crime film Bomben auf Monte Carlo/Bombs on Monte Carlo (Georg Jacoby, 1960) with Eddie Constantine, she had a car accident that left her face temporarily scarred. However, she recovered and returned to acting in Schlußakkord/Festival (Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1960), the Schlagerfilm Davon träumen alle Mädchen/That's What All The Girls Dream About (Thomas Engel, 1961), and Jack und Jenny/Jack and Jenny (Victor Vicas, 1963) with Senta Berger and Ivan Desny.
The following decade, Marion Michael mainly worked for love theatre and television. For six years she worked at the Städtischen Bühnen Köln and In 1970 gave birth to a son, Benjamin, allegedly fathered by an American director, with whom she lived in a commune and with whom she also did some street theatre. Afterwards, she suffered severe depression after a short marriage to actor Marcel Werner ended, and retired from acting in 1976. For a while she then worked as a saleswoman. In 1979 she took the unusual step of moving from West to East Germany, where she worked as a synchronisation assistant for TV.
She still occasionally acted in TV-films such as In Hassliebe Lola/In Hate Love Lola (Lothar Lambert, 1995) and Blond bis aufs Blut/Blonde Till Blood (Lothar Lambert, 1997), and in 1996 her life became the topic of a TV musical, Liane (Horst Königstein, 1996). She also played a small role in the production. The film was nominated for the Adolf Grimme award and the Prix Europa 1997.
In her later years, she still remained a well known German film icon and with her second husband, Freimut Patzner, lived in an old house in Oderbruch. In 2007 Marion Michael died of heart failure in a hospital in Gartz an der Oder. It was four days before her 67th birthday. - Klausjürgen Wussow was born on 30 April 1929 in Cammin, Pomerania, Germany [now Kamien Pomorski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for The Black Forest Hospital (1985), Der grüne Bogenschütze (1961) and Sergeant Berry (1974). He was married to Sabine Scholz, Yvonne Wussow, Ida Krottendorf and Jolande Frantz. He died on 19 June 2007 in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Writer
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- Producer
Director. Writer. Studied at the Deutsches Institut fuer Film und Fernsehen (DIFF) in Munich, Germany, as well as at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques (IDHEC) in Paris, France. In 1969 he founded the production company Hallelujah Film together with Volker Schlöndorff. Since 1992 he is co-manager of the Babelsberg studios in Potsdam, Germany (former UFA/DEFA).- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Heinrich George was born on 9 October 1893 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and producer, known for Metropolis (1927), Burning Hearts (1945) and Die Degenhardts (1944). He was married to Berta Drews. He died on 25 September 1946 in Soviet Special Camp No. 7, Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany.- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
At the age of 15, Harald Juhnke was drafted into military service in the Second World War. After the end of the war he attended drama school. At the age of 24, Juhnke appeared on stage in Berlin for the first time. Three years later he took on his first film role in the film "Three Girls Are Spinning". In 1953 Juhnke married the dancer Sybil Werden, with whom he remained together until 1962. Together they became parents to their son Peer and daughter Barbara, who died at the age of 14 months. The mime now took on numerous film roles that justified his success. In 1972, Juhnke married his second wife, his girlfriend Susanne, who gave him his third child, son Oliver. In 1979, the actor achieved his final breakthrough on German television, where he hosted the TV show "Music is Trumpf" until 1982. Juhnke's achievements were awarded the "Golden Camera" in 1981. In 1983 he took over the moderation of the popular program "How about Revue today?".
The actor and TV star's track record began to suffer from unfavorable press reports in 1984: reports about Juhnke's alcoholism and the excesses associated with it increased. Nevertheless, Juhnke continued to shine in the artistic field. In 1992, Juhnke celebrated a huge success with a leading role in the film "Schtonk", which was about Adolf Hitler's fake diaries, in the role of the journalist Pit Kummer; The crowning achievement of the numerous international awards (German Film Prize in Gold, among others) was an Oscar nomination for "Best Foreign Film". In the same year he was awarded the "German Film Prize" and the "Bambi". In the 1990s, media coverage of the artist's private and health problems almost turned into a smear campaign. As alcohol addiction worsened, missteps in public also increased, with Juhnke becoming violent towards a reporter in Berlin around 1996.
In the same year he also received the "TeleStar" and the "Golden Camera" for his artistic achievements. Also in 1996, Juhnke shone in the TV film "The Captain of Köpenick". His appearance there is now one of the actor's most successful roles. In January 1997, Juhnke made the headlines because he skipped his appearance on a talk show due to excessive drinking. A month later, thoughtless racist comments in public resulted in his dismissal from Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). Critical voices also called for a general ban on television appearances for the entertainer, who had become "unsustainable". After further alcohol escapades, Juhnke managed to temporarily overcome his addiction by staying in a clinic between 1997 and 2000. However, after the turn of the millennium, the actor succumbed to alcohol again.
In the years 2000 to 2001, several hospital and spa stays followed, which revealed Juhnke's poor health. Finally, on December 11, 2001, the actor's manager, Peter Wolf, announced that Juhnke would never appear in public again. In 2003, his wife Susanne Juhnke, with the support of the journalist Beate Wedekind, published her shocking and impressive memories of their life together with Harald Juhnke: "In good days and in bad days". In December 2004 it was announced that the actor, who suffered from dementia, had been admitted to hospital due to health problems.
Harald Juhnke died on April 1, 2005 as a result of his illness in Berlin.
The funeral service in the Berlin Memorial Church was attended by many fans and celebrities. Harald Juhnke was buried in an honorary grave in the forest cemetery in Dahlem.- Erik S. Klein was born on 6 February 1926 in Radebeul, Saxony, Germany. He was an actor, known for Naked Among Wolves (1963), Unterm Birnbaum (1973) and Ich - Axel Caesar Springer (1968). He was married to Hannelore Herzberg. He died on 22 October 2002 in Eichwalde, Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Actor
- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
Otto Mellies was born on 19 January 1931 in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany [now Slupsk, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Stopped on Track (2011), Kabale und Liebe (1959) and Minna von Barnhelm (1962). He was married to Luise Bergner . He died on 26 April 2020 in Zeuthen, Brandenburg, Germany.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jörg Hengstler was born on 31 October 1956 in the German Democratic Republic. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Leipzig Homicide (2001) and Zum Teufel mit Harbolla (1989). He died in May 2024 in Oberkrämer, Brandenburg, Germany.- Carl Jakob Haupt was born on 18 December 1984 in Marburg, Hesse, Germany. He was married to Giannina Haupt (born: Müller) and Bonnie Strange. He died on 19 April 2019 in Bad Saarow, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Tilly Lauenstein was born on 28 July 1916 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse, Germany. She was an actress, known for The College Girl Murders (1967), Cäsar und Cleopatra (1969) and Die Troerinnen (1966). She was married to ???. She died on 8 May 2002 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.- Angela Brunner was born on 12 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Wolf unter Wölfen (1964), Genesung (1956) and Eine Handvoll Noten (1961). She was married to Walter Kaufmann. She died on 17 June 2011 in Kleinmachnow, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Renate Krößner was born on 17 May 1945 in Osterode am Harz, Germany. She was an actress, known for Vergiss dein Ende (2011), Solo Sunny (1980) and Nordkurve (1992). She was married to Bernd Stegemann. She died on 25 May 2020 in Mahlow, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Heinrich von Kleist was born on the 18th of October, 1777 in Frankfurt/Oder (Germany) as the son of a priest. His father died when Heinrich was 11 so he had to earn some money early. He managed to go to the High School until 15, but was forced then to join the Prussian army in their war in the west. He climbed up the ranks until he was lieutenant, but quit then in 1799 and studied philosophy, physics, mathematics and political sciences in the town where he was born. After stays at Weimar (where Kleist met Wieland, Goethe and Schiller, other famous writers of his time), he finally entered the Prussian state as a secretary. His writings were no success at all, political life was not satisfying, and his girlfriend was ill, going to die- after all, he decided to go with her. They both met their death together, using a gun on the 21st of November, 1811 (Kleist was, as you can see, only 34). It is rather difficult to describe Kleist's role in German literature. He wrote immortal pieces of literature, such as "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg". But especially this stage play, for which he is best known, was often used as a nationalist piece of propaganda. Kleist does not belong to any literary epoch at all, but stays between the Romantik, the Klassik and the upcoming Realismus. Often underrated, Kleist was a walker between the lines. Seen in this context, his death is nothing but consequent.
- Harry Liedtke was born on 12 October 1882 in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany [now Kaliningrad, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Die Konkurrenz platzt (1929), Der Mann ohne Namen - 1. Der Millionendieb (1921) and Die Liebe einer Königin (1923). He was married to Käthe Dorsch, Ernestine Emaline Johanne Proft, Christa Tordy and Hanne Schutt. He died on 28 April 1945 in Bad Saarow, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Georg Leopold was born on 30 March 1920 in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Oh, diese Jugend (1962), Begegnungen (1967) and Tempel des Satans (1962). He was married to Krista-Sigrid Lau. He died on 17 June 2004 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Werner Bergmann was born on 14 January 1921 in Niederkaina, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Nachtspiele (1979), Die dicke Tilla (1982) and Die Feststellung (1958). He died on 25 October 1990 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.- Richard Krüger was an actor, known for The Singing Ringing Tree (1957), Zwerg Nase (1953) and Schneeweisschen und Rosenrot (1955). He died in 1995 in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Helga M. Novak was born on 8 September 1935 in Köpenick, Berlin, Germany. She died on 24 December 2013 in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Roland Gräf was born on 13 October 1934 in Meuselbach, Thuringia, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for P.S. (1979), Fallada: The Last Chapter (1988) and Der Tangospieler (1991). He was married to Christel Gräf and Christel Gräf. He died on 11 May 2017 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.- Márta Rafael was born on 26 February 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Mágnás Miska (1949), Abschied vom Frieden (1979) and A nagyrozsdási eset (1957). She was married to Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler. She died on 7 September 2017 in Woltersdorf, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Peter Jahoda was born on 30 November 1952 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Zwerg Nase (1978), Spuk von draußen (1987) and Dein unbekannter Bruder (1982). He died in 1990 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Gerry Wolff was born on 23 June 1920 in Bremen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts (1973), Emilia Galotti (1958) and Naked Among Wolves (1963). He was married to Mirjam Asriel. He died on 16 February 2005 in Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Heinz Spitzner was born on 30 October 1916 in Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Bridge (1959), Rebel Flight to Cuba (1959) and The College Girl Murders (1967). He died on 14 September 1992 in Kleinmachnow, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Heinz Thiel was born on 10 May 1920 in Magdeburg, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Brot und Rosen (1967), Reserviert für den Tod (1963) and Im Sonderauftrag (1959). He died on 9 March 2003 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.- Alfred Struwe was born on 22 April 1927 in Marienburg, East Prussia, Germany [now Malbork, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Das unsichtbare Visier (1973), Front ohne Gnade (1984) and Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck (1981). He was married to Brigitte. He died on 12 February 1998 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.
- King Frederick III of Prussia was born on 18 October 1831 in Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia [now Brandenburg, Germany]. He was married to Princess Royal Victoria. He died on 15 June 1888 in Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia [now Brandenburg], Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Slatan Dudow was born on 30 January 1903 in Zaribrod, Bulgaria. He was a director and writer, known for Frauenschicksale (1952), Verwirrung der Liebe (1959) and Christine (1963). He died on 12 July 1963 in Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany.- Ingrid von Bothmer was born on 26 January 1918 in Hamburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Cliff Dexter (1966), Und oben wohnen Engels (1978) and Tatort (1970). She was married to Karl Heinrich Flickenschildt. She died on 21 July 2003 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Victor Keune was born on 17 June 1919 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das unsichtbare Visier (1973), Der Dritte (1972) and The Legend of Paul and Paula (1973). He was married to Thea Schmidt-Keune. He died on 15 March 2018 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Ulrich Weiß was born on 2 April 1942 in Wernigerode, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Dein unbekannter Bruder (1982), Tambari (1977) and Olle Henry (1983). He died on 3 May 2022 in Ferch, Brandenburg, Germany.- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Set Decorator
Walter Röhrig was born on 13 April 1897 in Berlin, Germany. He was an art director and production designer, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Hans im Glück (1936) and Looping the Loop (1928). He died in 1945 in Caputh, Brandenburg, Germany.- After school, Jähn completed training as a book printer from 1951 to 1955. He then did his military service in the GDR army, where he was deployed in the air force. Jähn then worked as a pilot in the Soviet Air Force in the GDR. From 1966 to 1970 he studied at the Soviet Military Academy "J. A. Gagarin" in Monino. In 1970, Jähn was appointed inspector for fighter pilot training and flight safety in the staff of the GDR air force.
He held this position until 1976. In 1976, Jähn was appointed as a cosmonaut in the GDR and as such was sent to Moscow for training, where he prepared for his future space flight. On August 26, 1978, Jähn flew in the Soviet space capsule "Soyuz 31" to the space station "Salyut-6". He spent a week there with his Soviet colleague Valeri Fyodorovich Bykowski. On the return flight, the "Soyuz 29" space capsule hit exceptionally hard, causing the GDR cosmonaut to sustain permanent back damage.
Jähn subsequently received numerous honors as the first German in space. He was made a "Hero of the GDR" and a "Hero of the Soviet Union" and the cult surrounding the GDR cosmonaut led to the renaming of numerous schools and other public institutions. Jähn then began studying physics in Potsdam, which he completed with a doctorate in 1983. After the fall of the GDR and its dissolution, Jähn worked as a consultant for the Russian cosmonaut training center and, from 1993, also for the European Space Agency (ESA).
The exhibition, which was set up in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz in 1979, was expanded in terms of content in 1991/92 to become the "German Space Exhibition". In memory of Jähn's contributions to space travel, the planetoid 1998BF14 was named after the former GDR cosmonaut in 2001. - Karl Dannemann was born on 22 March 1896 in Bremen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Rembrandt (1942), Pillars of Society (1935) and Das Mädchen Johanna (1935). He was married to Erna Margarete Noeren. He died on 4 May 1945 in Werder, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Eberhard Borkmann was born on 21 May 1935 in Free City of Danzig [now Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Trampen nach Norden (1977), Anflug Alpha I (1971) and Alfons Zitterbacke (1966). He died on 6 March 2015 in Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, Germany.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Horst E. Brandt was born on 17 January 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Brot und Rosen (1967), Zwischen Nacht und Tag (1975) and Der Lude (1984). He was married to Ingeborg Kampfert and Eva Schottek. He died on 22 August 2009 in Kleinmachnow, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany.- Production Designer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Traugott Müller was born on 28 December 1895 in Düren, Germany. He was a production designer and director, known for Friedemann Bach (1941), The False Step (1939) and Zwei Welten (1940). He was married to Lotte Frankenberg. He died on 27 February 1944 in Kleinmachnow, Brandenburg, Germany.- Theresia Wider was born on 21 April 1937 in Reigersfeld, Oberschlesien, Germany. She was an actress, known for Sing, Cowboy, sing (1981), Zille und ick (1983) and Addio, piccola mia (1979). She died on 17 February 2012 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Friedrich Kayßler was born on 7 April 1874 in Neurode, Lower Silesia, Germany [now Nowa Ruda, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Bismarck (1940), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937) and Gold (1934). He was married to Helene Fehdmer and Luise. He died on 30 April 1945 in Kleinmachnow, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Ulrich Voß was born on 8 June 1938 in Rostock, Germany. He was an actor, known for Archiv des Todes (1980), Front ohne Gnade (1984) and Nicht im Traum (2018). He died in January 2024 in Brandenburg, Germany.
- Christa Tordy was born on 30 June 1904 in Bremen, Germany. She was an actress, known for Prinz Louis Ferdinand (1927), The Countess of Sand (1928) and Potsdam, das Schicksal einer Residenz (1927). She was married to Harry Liedtke. She died on 28 April 1945 in Bad Saarow, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Hans Steinhoff was born on 10 March 1882 in Marienberg, Saxony, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Ohm Krüger (1941), The Making of a King (1935) and Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939). He died on 20 April 1945 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany.- Yakov Dzhugashvili died on 14 April 1943 in Sachsenhausen concentrion camp, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Rolf Losansky was born on 18 February 1931 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for ...verdammt, ich bin erwachsen (1974), Der Revolver des Korporals (1967) and Die Hussiten (1963). He was married to Annelore Losansky. He died on 15 September 2016 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.- Claus Küchenmeister was born on 7 September 1930 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts (1973), Trampen nach Norden (1977) and Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt (1965). He was married to Wera Küchenmeister. He died on 13 December 2014 in Blankensee, Trebbin, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Ulli Günther was born on 24 July 1942 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Der goldene Schuß (1964) and Musik aus Studio B (1961). He died on 13 October 1999 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Werner Dissel was born on 26 August 1912 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das grüne Ungeheuer (1962), Immenhof (1994) and Solange Leben in mir ist (1965). He died on 22 January 2003 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Lothar Bellag was born on 27 November 1930 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Daniel Druskat (1976), Johann Sebastian Bach (1985) and Wie ein Vogel im Schwarm (1990). He died on 8 August 2001 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.- Gerhard Rachold was born on 3 September 1928 in Ranis, Thuringia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Mord, der nie verjährt (1968), Tatort Berlin (1958) and Dny zrady (1973). He died on 18 May 1993 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Katja Paryla was born on 25 January 1940 in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for Der verspielte Scheidungsgrund (1974), Die Kleinbürger (1968) and Januskopf (1972). She was married to Kaspar Eichel. She died on 25 August 2013 in Höhenland, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Costume Designer
Otto Hunte qualified with a degree from the Kunstgewerbeschule in Hamburg. He first came to notice as a stage designer in Berlin around the turn of the century. When he entered films in 1919 as a set decorator and costume designer, he joined a highly skilled team (usually working in tandem with top craftsmen like Erich Kettelhut and Karl Vollbrecht), frequently for the director Fritz Lang. As production designer/art director, Hunte was especially renowned for the darkly sinister, gothic sets he created for Lang's mammoth "Nibelungen" saga. In perfect contrast to these were his stylised futuristic designs for the underground Metropolis (1927); the monumental and richly ornate architecture for the sacrificial temple of Eschnapur in the two-part epic "Das Indische Grabmal" (and, similarly, for the city of Ophir in the fifth instalment of "Die Herrin der Welt").
With the advent of sound, Hunte's work adapted to more contemporary requirements, such as the seedy night club setting for The Blue Angel (1930). An atomic reactor designed for the film Gold (1934) was apparently so convincing, that the Allies confiscated all prints of the film after the war. During the mid-1930's, Hunte sadly blotted his copy book by working on several notorious Nazi propaganda films. Ironically, his penultimate contribution was the anti-Nazi drama Murderers Among Us (1946). This, the first so-called 'Trümmer-film', was an immensely effective evocation of devastated post-war Germany.