The First Polka
Encyclopedia
The First Polka is a 1979
German
drama film
directed by Klaus Emmerich
. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival
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1979 in film
The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....
German
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Klaus Emmerich
Klaus Emmerich (director)
Klaus Emmerich is a German film director and screenwriter. His 1979 film The First Polka was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival
29th Berlin International Film Festival
The 29th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 20 to March 3, 1979.-Jury:* Julie Christie* Romain Gary* Ingrid Caven* Georg Alexander* Liliana Cavani* Jörn Donner* Paul Bartel* Pál Gábor-Films in competition:...
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Cast
- Maria SchellMaria SchellMaria Margarethe Anna Schell was an Austrian/Swiss actress, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1956 for Gervaise....
- Valeska Piontek - Erland JosephsonErland JosephsonErland Josephson is a Swedish actor and author. He is best known to international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Theodoros Angelopoulos.-Biography:...
- Leo Maria Piontek - Guido Wieland - Montag
- Ernst Stankovski - Wondrak - Anwalt
- Claus Theo GärtnerClaus Theo GärtnerClaus Theo Gärtner in Berlin, Germany is a German television actor mainly known for his role as Josef Matula, the main character in the German detective show series Ein Fall für Zwei ....
- Metzmacher - Feldwebel - René Schell - Josef Piontek
- Marco Kröger - Andreas
- Miriam Geissler - Ulla
- Eva Maria Bauer - Tante Lucie
- Jan Biczycki - Erzpriester Pattas
- Marie Bardischewski - Wassermilka
- Regine Lamster - Irma
- Markus Stolberg - Leutnant Heiko
- Jessica Früh - Halina
- Ursula Strätz - Witwe Zoppas