Men, Animals and Sensations (German: Menschen, Tiere, Sensationen) is a 1938 German drama film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Ruth Eweler and Elisabeth Wendt. It is a circus film.[1] It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Max Knaake.[2] Location filming took place at the Sarrasani circus in Dresden.
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| Directed by | Harry Piel |
| Written by | J.M. Frank Erwin Kreker Reinhold Meißner Harry Piel |
| Produced by | Harry Piel Willy Reiber |
| Starring | Harry Piel Ruth Eweler Elisabeth Wendt |
| Cinematography | Karl Hasselmann Bruno Timm Fritz von Friedl |
| Edited by | Hilde Grebner |
| Music by | Fritz Wenneis |
Production company | Ariel-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
edit- Harry Piel as Robert Hansen / Gen. Bobby / Artist
- Ruth Eweler as Fedora
- Elisabeth Wendt as Maja de Passy
- Edith Oß as Estrella - genannt Ella
- Josef Karma as Franz - Tierpfleger
- Egon Brosig as Hopkins - Assistent bei Fedora
- Willi Schur as Theateragent
- Eugen Rex as Der Zauberkünstler
- Franz Arzdorf as Gast in der Hotelbar "Astoria"
- Charly Berger as Ringmeister im Varieté
- Raffles Bill as Varietéartist
- Gerhard Dammann as Krause, Hausmeister
- Liesl Eckardt as Garderobenfrau von Fedora
- Charles Francois as Ein Ober in der Bar
- Knut Hartwig as Ober
- Alfred Karen as Portier im Hotel "Imperial"
- Philipp Manning as Arzt im Varieté
- Karl Platen as Briefträger
- S.O. Schoening as Direktor
- Michael von Newlinsky as Gast in der Hotelbar "Astoria"
- Aruth Wartan as Falk, Tierpfleger
- Eduard Wenck as Theateragent
References
editBibliography
edit- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1938. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. Historical Dictionary of German Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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