Scotch salvaged from 1941 shipwreck which inspired the. Tired of the demands of big business, steel tycoon coburn runs away to florida although that scenic locale only appears in. Stephanus johannes paulus paul kruger afrikaans pronunciation 10 october 1825 14 july 1904 was a south african politician. When mum and dad leave to visit their sick grandmother, the russell siblings find themselves in the care of their uncle buck. Steven speilbergs epic comedy of a hysterical california town that believes its about to be invaded by the japanese in 1941 1979 is an underrated gem. The film and its sequels, which starred harrison ford as. The film depicts the life of the south african politician paul kruger and his eventual defeat by the british during the boer war. Otto kruger active 1923 1964 born sep 6, 1885 died sep 6, 1974 genres drama, crime, romance overview v. The film was adapted from a novel by eric hatch, author of the novel my man godfrey, which had become a major film hit in 1936. A college student joins the fight to save a neighbors property during a stay at her eccentric uncle s. Lovably slobbish buck is a hit with the younger children, but stroppy teen. The 1940s represent one of the most difficult moments for the festival itself.
Nicknamed oom paul uncle paul, he came to international prominence as the face of the boer causethat of the transvaal and its neighbour the orange free. Uncle kruger 1941 ohm kruger english hardcoded subtitles. The ss politician ran aground in the outer hebrides with 264,000 bottles in a hold. Albums in bold indicate its source title was released within the past year of the album. In its historical reenactment of the second boer war, ohm kruger depicts britain as a relentlessly aggressive power, hellbent on world domination. A college student joins the fight to save a neighbors property. One of the main questions while watching the man from u. And the latecareer performance by the veteran ashton sans his. Mostra internazionale darte cinematografica della biennale di venezia, international exhibition of cinematographic art of the venice biennale is the oldest film festival in europe and one of the big five film festivals, a. The man from uncle is released in the uk on friday 14 august xan brooks, peter bradshaw, benjamin lee, henry barnes and andrea salvitici, thu aug 2015 11.
Johnson a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the. Many important roman landmarks can be seen in the movie like trajans column and san carlo al corso the grand plaza hotel was built in the 1920s in the art nouveau style in fashion at the. Dec 26, 2009 1941 is a dazzling film with an allstar cast ranging from toshiro mifune as the subs commander to john belushi as a crazy pilot, fabulous sets, magnificent photography, a john williams score. Film genres, title, year, country, length, director, description. With emil jannings, lucie hoflich, werner hinz, ernst schroder. The film has its weak points of course, but nonetheless is an amusing and entertaining picture that is sure to amuse anyone looking for a good little flick to watch. When viewing by month or by week, all release dates are shown. Its not fair to say steven spielbergs 1941 lacks pacing.
He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19thcentury south africa, and president of the south african republic or transvaal from 1883 to 1900. With the advent of the conflict the situation degenerated to such a point that the editions of 1940, 1941 and 1942, subsequently are considered as if they did not happen because they. Scotch salvaged from 1941 shipwreck which inspired the film. The most notorious of nazi germanys antibritish film statements. He began appearing in british films in 1936, playing such roles as ohm kruger in rhodes of africa and the bluecollar spy vernoc in hitchcocks sabotage. The venice film festival or venice international film festival italian. I suppose so and the trailers were where i could see them on tv. It was one of a series of propaganda films produced in nazi germany attacking the british. Broadway theatre group the hollywood boulevard set with cinema and uso dance hall, scene of the zoot suit riot and other mayhem, was the films largest interior set, built at warners burbank studios. Media in category 1941 in film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Nazi propaganda movie heimkehr was presented in 1941 winning an award from the italian ministry of popular culture.
Uncle joe, a 1941 american film directed by howard m. Sep 16, 2015 the film is an impressive dual calling card for its tyro director who keeps the tension at a simmering boil throughout both genres. Considered by most film critics as the greatest, or one of the top ten films ever made. At 90 years old, albert landsberger looks back on fond memories and a life made rich by his love of music.
The trio of very special agents stays at the grand hotel plaza on via corso. With anne shirley, james craig, charles coburn, ernest truex. The gorgeous island seen in the movie is a mix of the island of procida isola di procida and baia castle also referred to as aragonese castle on the island of ischia isola dischia. By 1945, pragfilm and the studios it controlled were a major component of the nazi film apparatus. Unexpected uncle was a project tailormade to exploit his special charms as an actor. Nearby, we also observe many other wellknown figures from the german film. Uncle kruger is a film directed by hans steinhoff, karl anton. January 17 gone with the wind goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Ohm kruger uncle kruger 1941 hans steinhoff, karl anton. John belushi gave a stellar performance as he did in national lampoons animal house and the blues brothers. Had this film been completed, it would have been among the first fifteen color films in the history of german cinema. During the depression in england, a young lady from lancashire decides to be a rich bookmakers mistress, just to help the rest of her family who are unemployed.
I am finally taking the time to see it and im thrilled. Ohm kruger aka ohm krueger is a german film 1941 made when adolf hitler was in power. Its a goodhearted, cheerfully disorganized mess that makes us appreciate dr. The film has its weak points of course, but nonetheless is an amusing and entertaining picture that is sure to amuse anyone looking for a good little flick. After the disappointing 1941 1979which was received as an unfunny comedy, despite the presence of john belushi and dan aykroydspielberg directed raiders of the lost ark 1981, a loving, expert if slightly redundant tribute to old adventure serials.
The nickname ohm meaning uncle bespeaks a cordial bond between the president and his people, and the film does an excellent job of portraying kruger as a man of the people. Directed by hans steinhoff, karl anton, herbert maisch. Venice film festival the reader wiki, reader view of. The 1941 uncle sam home defense card sets is actually two subsets consisting of a total of 144 cards. Becoming a cultural phenomena, it sold an estimated 60 million tickets in 1941 alone. The film is an impressive dual calling card for its tyro director who keeps the tension at a simmering boil throughout both genres. Its an attempt at that most tricky of genres, the blockbuster comedy, and it tries so hard to dazzle us that we want a break. Ohm kruger uncle kruger 1941 hans steinhoff, karl anton, emil jannings, lucie hoflich, werner hinz, biography, war december 30, 2017 rousing biopic of paul kruger, the boer guerilla fighter turned statesman and first president of south africa. Nicknamed oom paul uncle paul, he came to international prominence as the face of the boer causethat of the transvaal and its neighbour the orange. From its opening sequence with susan blacklinie parodying her nude swim from jaws 1975 to the everythingmustbeblownup finale, this movie turned up the humor to eleven. Buy 1941 gum inc uncle sam cards, sell 1941 gum inc uncle sam. With deborah kerr, clifford evans, george carney, mary merrall. That said 1941 could serve as a cautionary tale for overhype as adults who saw the film assured me the movie was. During her visit she remembers the spring of 1941, when she lost her family.
Start an into film club or log in to rate this film. The film was directed by hans steinoff starring emil jannings. Rousing biopic of paul kruger, the boer guerilla fighter turned statesman and first president of south africa. Venice film festival the reader wiki, reader view of wikipedia. A feisty retiree plays peacemaker for a young couple. It rewrote the rules of hollywood cinema, setting hollywood on its ear when first released. January 31st, 2006 not yet rated 55 min plot summary. Uncle kruger is a 1941 german biographical film directed by hans steinhoff and starring emil jannings, lucie hoflich and werner hinz. Nicknamed oom paul uncle paul, he came to international prominence as the face. We see him in a finger pulling test of strength with one of the older commando leaders who wants to prove to kruger his unflagging physical prowess.
Joan blondell 1941 full length comedy film by tom c. Clara planck 56, a known canadianjewish cellist, is invited to her home town in poland to inaugurate a concert hall in 1972. The hollywood boulevard set with cinema and uso dance hall, scene of the zoot suit riot and other mayhem, was the films largest interior set, built at warners burbank studios. Emil jannings was the producer and fritz klotsch was the executive producer of this film. The movie relentlessly throws gags at us until were dizzy. Homefeature filmsthird reich feature filmsohm kruger uncle kruger emil jannings 1941. The idea of the film was designed to ride the wave of films that were popular at the time, the amazing colossal man 1957 and the incredible shrinking man 1957. Buy 1941 gum inc uncle sam cards, sell 1941 gum inc uncle. Although it was the most visible, pragfilm was not the only german company filming in prague during world war ii. She was then married to arthur, a young jewish doctor. All in all a film that is about what it purports to be aboutattack of the 50 foot woman works on its own absurdly funny terms. In my memory this is the first of a lifetime of missed movies. Six rare bottles of scotch salvaged from the shipwreck that inspired whisky galore.