Horst Giese
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Horst Fritz Otto Giese was an East German actor.
(Alarm in Zirkus). He performed in some 50 films and television productions, and is known for his portrayals of Joseph Goebbels
in several films, including in the five-part series Liberation
, the two-part Bulgarian production Anvil or Hammer and in the Czechoslovak comedy Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
.
Giese had a long correspondence with actor Klaus Kinski
, who has once visited him in East Berlin during 1956.
Shortly before the building of the Berlin Wall
, Giese bought a West-German television device, and was arrested by the Stasi
. To avoid punishment, he became an informant of the service. He was later accused of aiding the Stasi to arrest a man who helped residents of Berlin to flee to the west, who was subsequently imprisoned for 26 months.
At 1972, after an accident forced him to a long vacation, he started to write the radio drama The Extremly Peculiar Jazz Adventures of Mr. Lehmann (Die sehr merkwürdigen Jazzabenteuer des Herrn Lehmann), in which he voiced 28 different characters. He recorded and edited the entire series in his Babelsberg home, finally completing it in 1979. Due to technical difficulties, the Jazz Adventures was only broadcast in 1991, after the fall of the Wall. Giese received a prize from Germany's War Blind Union. He continued to produce three other radio dramas: The Extremly Peculiar Film Adventures of Mr. Lehmann, The Case of Leonardo and If Goebbels Would Have Went to Japan.
Biography
In 1945, Giese made his debut on stage at his native Neuruppin, then in the Soviet occupation zone. Later he appeared on television. His first role in a movie was at the 1954 Alarm in the CircusAlarm in the Circus
Alarm in the Circus is an East German crime film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1954.-Plot:Klaus and Max are two poor boys from West Berlin, whose families are to poor to pay for their higher education. They face a bleak future. Their only hobby is boxing, and they are both...
(Alarm in Zirkus). He performed in some 50 films and television productions, and is known for his portrayals of Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. As one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and anti-Semitism...
in several films, including in the five-part series Liberation
Liberation (film series)
Liberation is an epic five-part film series considered the most large-scale World War II film ever made in the Soviet Union. Filmed from 1967 to 1971, the first part was released during 1970 for the 25th anniversary of Victory Day...
, the two-part Bulgarian production Anvil or Hammer and in the Czechoslovak comedy Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea is a 1977 Czechoslovak comical science fiction film directed by Jindřich Polák. It is a screen adaptation of Josef Nesvadba's short story with the same title.-Plot:...
.
Giese had a long correspondence with actor Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early...
, who has once visited him in East Berlin during 1956.
Shortly before the building of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
, Giese bought a West-German television device, and was arrested by the Stasi
Stasi
The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS), commonly known as the Stasi (abbreviation , literally State Security), was the official state security service of East Germany. The MfS was headquartered...
. To avoid punishment, he became an informant of the service. He was later accused of aiding the Stasi to arrest a man who helped residents of Berlin to flee to the west, who was subsequently imprisoned for 26 months.
At 1972, after an accident forced him to a long vacation, he started to write the radio drama The Extremly Peculiar Jazz Adventures of Mr. Lehmann (Die sehr merkwürdigen Jazzabenteuer des Herrn Lehmann), in which he voiced 28 different characters. He recorded and edited the entire series in his Babelsberg home, finally completing it in 1979. Due to technical difficulties, the Jazz Adventures was only broadcast in 1991, after the fall of the Wall. Giese received a prize from Germany's War Blind Union. He continued to produce three other radio dramas: The Extremly Peculiar Film Adventures of Mr. Lehmann, The Case of Leonardo and If Goebbels Would Have Went to Japan.
Selected filmography
- 1954 - Alarm in the CircusAlarm in the CircusAlarm in the Circus is an East German crime film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1954.-Plot:Klaus and Max are two poor boys from West Berlin, whose families are to poor to pay for their higher education. They face a bleak future. Their only hobby is boxing, and they are both...
- 1954 - Stronger than the NightStärker als die NachtStärker als die Nacht is an East German film directed by Slátan Dudow. It was released in January 1954.-Cast:* Wilhelm Koch-Hooge: Hans Löning* Helga Göring: Gerda Löning* Kurt Oligmüller: Erich Bachmann* Rita Gödikmeier: Lotte Bachmann...
- 1956 - Those Days in ParisDamals in ParisDamals in Paris is an East German film directed by Carl Balhaus. It was released in 1956.-Cast:* Gisela Trowe as Geneviève* Richard Lauffen as Padet* Günther Simon as Georges* Hans Stetter as Denis* Susanne Düllmann as Louise...
- 1956 - Thomas MüntzerThomas Müntzer (film)Thomas Muentzer is a 1956 East German film about the life of the 16th-Century Protestant theologian and peasant leader Thomas Muentzer, directed by Martin Hellberg.-Plot:At 1519, the teachings of Martin Luther sweep through the German principalities...
- 1957 - Duped Till DoomsdayDuped Till DoomsdayDuped Till Doomsday is a 1957 East German drama film directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
- 1957 - Rivals on the Steering WheelRivalen am SteuerRivalen am Steuer is an East German film. It was released in 1957....
- 1959 - Intrigue and Love
- 1962 - A Lively Christmas EveA Lively Christmas EveA Lively Christmas Eve is an East German comedy Christmas film, directed by Günter Reisch. It was released in 1962.-Plot:Dresden, Christmas Eve...
- 1963 - Carbide and SorrelCarbide and SorrelCarbide and Sorrel is a 1963 East German film directed by Frank Beyer and starring Erwin Geschonneck.-Plot:At 1945, in the devastated city of Dresden, Karl 'Kalle' Blücher - a former worker in the cigarettes factory - returns home, wishing to resume his job. The chief of the reconstruction team...
- 1967 - The Banner of Krivoy RogThe Banner of Krivoy RogThe Banner of Krivoy Rog is an East German film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1967.-Plot:...
- 1970 - LiberationLiberation (film series)Liberation is an epic five-part film series considered the most large-scale World War II film ever made in the Soviet Union. Filmed from 1967 to 1971, the first part was released during 1970 for the 25th anniversary of Victory Day...
- 1970 - The Case of Sergeant GrischaThe Case of Sergeant GrischaThe Case of Sergeant Grischa is a war novel by the German writer Arnold Zweig. Its original German title is Der Streit um den Sergeanten Grischa. It is part of Zweig's hexalogy Der große Krieg der weißen Männer...
(TV series) - 1971 - KLK Calling PTZ - The Red OrchestraKLK Calling PTZ - The Red OrchestraKLK Calling PTZ - The Red Orchestra is a 1971 East German film about the history of the Red Orchestra espionage ring.-Plot:...
- 1971 - RottenknechteRottenknechteRottenknechte is a 1971 East German five part television film directed by Frank Beyer. The first part premiered on 08.01.1971 on the East German public DFF1, with the other four parts being shown in the same month. The film concentrates on the last days of the German navy during World War II....
(TV series) - 1972 - Anvil or Hammer
- 1977 - Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with TeaZítra vstanu a opařím se čajemTomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea is a 1977 Czechoslovak comical science fiction film directed by Jindřich Polák. It is a screen adaptation of Josef Nesvadba's short story with the same title.-Plot:...
- 1980 - The Archive of DeathArchiv des TodesArchiv des Todes is a 1980 13-part television series German war television film series set during World War II.-Cast:*Jürgen Zartmann: Georg*Gojko Mitić: Boris*Gerd Blahuschek: Ernst*Leon Niemczyk: Janek*Krzysztof Stroiński: Heiner...
(TV series) - 1983 - The Turning PointThe Turning Point (1983 film)The Turning Point is a 1983 East German film directed by Frank Beyer and starring Sylvester Groth, Fred Düren and Klaus Piontek. The film is based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Hermann Kant, which was based on Kant's own experience as a prisoner of war in Poland...
- 1985 - Half of Life
External links
- Horst Giese on the American and German IMDb.
- An obituary of Horst Giese.