The red danube, poster, janet leigh, peter lawford, angela lansbury, walter pidgeon, ethel barrymore, 1949. Comments the red danube could be grouped among cold war dramas and anticommunist propaganda, but its really a film that captures the changing views of allied namely british and u. Written not in the moment, but 40 years later, the accumulation of time. His duty is to aid the soviet authorities to repatriate citizens of the soviet union, many of whom prefer not to return to their home country. The red danube is a strong 1949 film about postwar europe, starring walter pidgeon, peter lawford, angela lansbury, janet leigh, and ethel barrymore. It is the longest river of the european union the river is 2,860 km 1,777 mi long. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. Enjoy dinner at the hotel before settling in for the night.
German city by the danube is tested by a different kind of. Now, she records her own history in this cleareyed, moving account. In addition to the standard action war movies celebrating heroism and military achievements, moviemakers sometimes tried to tackle subjects and events that resisted. German city by the danube is tested by a different kind of flood. Rather, shes a volga german, a soviet citizen of german descent who the soviets want back. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in the public domain and are free. The red danube is a 1949 english film stars walter pidgeon, george sidney, gina kaus, arthur wimperis, bruce marshall, carey wilson, miklos rozsa, charles rosher, james e. The eschenheimer turm eschenheim tower in frankfurt, built in the early 15th century, served as a gate in the citys latemedieval fortifications. Displaced persons board ship in bremerhaven, germany to. When the danube ran red combines an exceptional grounding in hungarian history with the pathos of a survivor and the eloquence of a poet to present a truly singular work. Buy the red danube 1949 region free pal import, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The danube is a river in central europe, the continents seicont langest efter the volga classified as an internaitional watterway, it oreeginates in the toun o donaueschingen which is in the black forest o germany at the confluence o the rivers brigach an breg.
History and geography of the danube river experienceplus. Hooky nicobar, ethel barrymore mother superior, mother auxilia, peter lawford major john twingo mcphimister, angela lansbury audrey quail, janet leigh olga alexandrova maria buhlen, louis calhern colonel piniev, francis l. The danube then flaws sootheast for 2,872 km 1,785 mi, passin through fower central european caipitals afore emptyin intae the. Released 1949, the red danube stars walterpidgeon, ethelbarrymore, peterlawford, angelalansbury the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Shortly after the end of world war ii, british colonel michael s. Directed by george sidney produced by carey wilson written by bruce marshall gina kaus arthur wimperis starring walter pidgeon ethel barrymore peter lawford angela lansbury janet leigh music by. The red danube 1949 george sidney, walter pidgeon, ethel barrymore, peter lawford, drama, romance, war. The red danube original theatrical trailer duration. Eastern europeans, not just soviet citizens, even including ethnic germans, most of whom. Ethel barrymore women of achievement download full ebook.
This is followed by their big aircooled 14 cylinder 1. Along the way, enjoy a panoramic orientation tour of some of munichs most famous sites, including the olympic stadium and the classical architecture of kings square. The red danube 1949 ethel barrymore louis calhern walter pidgeon duration. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the shapell center. Brigach and breg join together in donaueschingen near the black forest to make the danube. Hooky nicobar walter pidgeon is assigned to a unit in the british zone of vienna. Sitting on the edge of the black forest and in bavaria, regensburg is in a beautiful location and is included on many european river cruise itineraries. The red danube 1949 ethel barrymore louis calhern walter pidgeon. The red danube 1949 in the years following world war ii, hollywoodalong with the rest of the worldtried to come to terms with the aftermath of that terrible global conflict.
The red danube 1949 janet leigh in the red danube 1949. But when the movie musical premiered 50 years ago on april 4, 1963, it was a huge smash. The tour of the danube in germany starts at the source of the danube in the black forest and flows 2,840 kilometers east toward the black sea. The red danube is a 1949 american drama film directed by george sidney and starring walter. The red danube 1949 region free pal import, plays in english. It made an instant star out of the swedishborn actress, as well as boosting the fame of co.
The democratic frg embedded itself in key western economic and security organizations, the ec now the eu and nato, while the communist gdr was on the front line of the soviet. The red danube 1949 assigned to repatriate soviet nationals from vienna after world war ii, col. I try to stay loyal to the english, except for place names and signage. Janet leigh plays maria buhlen, an eastern bloc ballerina who seeks political asylum in the britishoccupied zone of vienna. It rises in the black forest mountains of western germany and flows for some 1,770 miles 2,850 km to its mouth on the black sea. Even while knowing the devastation brought about by the war, i cant help admire the engineering feats achieved at the time, on both sides.
The red danube 1949 george sidney, walter pidgeon, ethel. The red danube also had a role to play in hollywoods reaction to the governments 1947 investigation into possible communist influences in the movie industry. The film was based on the 1947 novel vespers in vienna by bruce marshall. The river runs through the 2nd largest number of countries in the world with the nile running through 11. Regensburg, germany oldest town on the danube river. Mgms the red danube 1949 was one of several anticommunist films produced by hollywood in the aftermath of world war ii. Regensburg dates back to roman times and is the oldest city on the danube river. These films dramatized history as it unfolded, capturing reallife fears of communism and fortifying cold war tensions in the united states.
Sullivan, melville cooper, robert coote, alan napier. Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk from holland, up the rhine and down the danube, through germany, prague and austria in 1933. The danube rises in germanys black forest, flows through the heartland of austria, forms the border with austria and slovakia, then slovakia and hungary, before flowing through hungary, into croatia and serbia, to then form the boundary between serbia and romania, then romania and bulgaria, where it finally empties into the black sea. The danube latin name hister is the secondlongest river in europe the volga is the longest. The danube flows through or makes part of the border of 10 countries. In this anticommunist tract, janet leigh plays maria buhlen, an eastern bloc ballerina who seeks political asylum in the britishoccupied zone of vienna. It is located in central and eastern europe the danube was once a longstanding frontier of the roman empire, and today flows through 10 countries. Danube simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alliedoccupied germany simple english wikipedia, the free. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The red danube is a 1949 american drama film directed by george sidney and starring walter pidgeon. Danube river, the second longest river in europe after the volga. Click download or read online button to get when the danube ran red book now.
Directed by george sidney produced by carey wilson written by bruce marshall gina kaus arthur wimperis starring walter pidgeon ethel. The red danube 1949 ethel barrymore louis calhern walter. The box office for the red danube was no less pallid. River of life river danube in england it is known as the danube, a french word that was imported into the english language during the norman conquest of 1066. Marias plight turns into a political tugofwar involving a british colonel walter pidgeon and a soviet colonel louis calhern.
Regensburg, germany is a pictureperfect medieval town. With walter pidgeon, ethel barrymore, peter lawford, angela lansbury. One is the agreement among the allies to repatriate people to their native countries after the war. The wellremembered setting and the evocative location photography almost makes one hear the. Arrive in munich, meet your travel director and transfer to your hotel. The red danube 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. Johann strauss ii the beautiful blue danube naxos 8.
Sullivan colonel humphrey blinker omicron, melville cooper. The red danube in the red danube from the novel vespers in vienna by bruce marshall, metro aims a haymaker at soviet repatriation methods in europe and general communist. Janet leigh and peter lawford star as lovers trapped on either side of the newly fallen iron curtain, a man and a. A police officer, right, with afghan refugees last month waiting to go through a reception tent in passau, germany, near the. The red danubes drama comes from the story by novelist bruce marshall, adroitly tackles communism on two fronts the human and the religious. Victory at sea episode 08 mare nostrum complete episode duration. With the advent of the cold war, two german states were formed in 1949.
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