| Holger-Madsen
Lichtbild aus "Der alte Fritz" (1928) - Holger-Madsen rechts
1878 - 1943 |
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The actor and director Holger-Madsen belonged to the most important
film workers of the Danish film industry and he worked many years for
the leading production company Nordisk.
He began his impressive
career as a stage actor in 1896 and at the beginning his appearances
were limited to small stages in Denmark.
From 1905 he became a
great personality of the Danish theater and he appeared in Copenhagen
at the Casino-Teatret and at the Dagmar-Teatret.
He already
entered the film business in 1908 where he first worked as an actor in
countless productions, among them several movies with the figure
SherlockHolmes. In these movies Holger-Madsen impersonated the role of
Dr. Watson at the side of Viggo Larsen who played Sherlock Holmes.
To
Holger-Madsen's first movies as an actor belong "Den sorte hertug - Der
schwarze Herzog" (08), "Karneval" (08), "Verdens Herkules" (08),
"Sherlock Holmes i Livsfare" (08), "Magdalene" (08), "Sherloch Holmes
II - Raffles Flucht aus dem Gefängnis" (09), "Sherlock Holmes III -
Sherlock Holmes im Gaskeller" (09) and "Den graa dame - Die graue Dame"
(09).
The 10s marked the height of the Danish film production
and Denmark belonged to the stronghold of the international film
industry.
Holger-Madsen as well took part again in numerous movies
in those years, among them "Den svarte doktorn" (11), "Dodssejleren"
(12), "Under savklingens taender" (13) and "Manden uden fremtid" (16).
He worked as a movie director in 1912 for the first time when he realised "Kun en tigger" (12).
It
soon followed many other movies he shot as a director, among them
"Under mindernes trae - Die alte Bank" (13), "Den hvide Dame - Die
weisse Dame" (13), "Envagelimandene liv/Laegpraedikanten - Der Apostel
der Armen" (14), "Millionaerdrengen - Ein Goldjunge" (14), "Den mstiske
Fremmede - Der mysteriöse Fremde" (14), "Opiumsdrommen - Der
Opiumstraum" (14) - this movie became a scandal and was forbidden by
the censorship, "Ned med vaabnene - Die Waffen nieder" (14), "Et
haremsaeventyr - Ein Abenteuer im Orient" (15), "Cigaretpigen - Das
Zigarettenmädel" (15), "Den hvide djaefel" (16), "Det stjaalne ansigtet
- Der Mann und sein Schatten" (16), "Maaneprinsessen - Die Fee im
Monde" (16), "Krigens Fjende" (17), "Pax aterna" (17), "Hittebamet -
Die arme Törin" (17), "Lydia" (18), "Krig og Kaerlighed" (18),
"Himmelskibet - Das Himmelsschiff" (18) - one of his greatest
international successes and an early example of the science fiction
media as well as "Mod lyset" (19).
Holger-Madsen, who already
retired from the theater in 1914 because of his extensive film career,
also gained a foothold in the German silent movie where he worked both
as an actor and director.
As an actor he impersonated roles in the
productions "Tobias Buntschuh" (21), "Der Evangelimann" (24), "Der alte
Fritz, 1. Friede" (28) and "Der alte Fritz, 2. Ausklang" (28).
As
a director he was responsible for the movies "Tobias Buntschuh" (21),
"Die sterbende Stadt" (21), "Der Evangelimann" (24), "Spitzen" (26),
"Die Sporck'schen Jäger" (27), "Die heilige Lüge" (27) and "Die
seltsame Nacht der Helga Wangen" (28).
With the rise of the sound film ended his career in Germany and he returned to Denmark.
There
he was only able to take part in few more movies like "Praesten i
Vejlb" (31), "Me fuld musik" (33), "Lynet" (34) and "Kidnapped" (35).
And also as a director he made only few more movies, so "Vask,
videnskab og velvaere" (32) and "Sol over Danmark" (36).
Finally Holger-Madsen retired from the film business and carried on a movie theater in Copenhagen.
Other movies from Holger-Madsen (Director):
Under savklingens
taender/Das Sägewerk (13) Skaebnens veje/Under lidenskabens ag/Wenn
Blütenträume reifen (13) Staalkongens vilje/Det morke punkt/Der letzte
Wunsch (13) Mens pesten raser/Laegens hustru/Under pesten/Der schwarze
Tod/Die Laune einer schönen Frau (13) Ballettens datter/Odette (13)
Prinsesse Elena/Das Opfer einer hohen Frau (13) Fra fyrste til
knejpevaert/Die Fürstin Spinarosa tanzt (13) Elskovsleg/Liebelei (14)
Husassistenten/Naarfruen skifter pige/Die neue Küchenfee (14) Et
vanskeligt valg/Guldet og vort Hjerte/Ein goldenes Herz (14) Under
skaebnens Hjul/Lykken Draeber/Das Glück tötet (14) Min ven Levy/Mein
Freund Levy (14) Endelig alene/Die erste Nacht (14) Sovngaengersken/Die
Nachtwandlerin (14) Uden Faedreland/De Forviste/Ohne Vaterland (14) En
ildprove/Die Feuerprobe (15) Trold kan taemmes/Der widerspenstigen
Zähmung (15) En opstandelse/Die Auferstehung (15) Barnets magt/Seelchen
(15) Et huskors (15) Tempeldanserindens elskov/Die Rache der Bajadere
(15) Kaerlighedens triumf/Testamentet/Trotzköpfchens Eroberung (15)
Hvem er Gentlemantyven? (15) 500 Kroner inden Lordag (15)
Bornevennerne/Eine Lebensüge (16) Det rode alfabetDas lebende Alphabet
(16) Det unge blod/Notitsen i Morgenbladet/Staalen Elskov/En
nattragedie/Die Sensation im Morgenblatt (16) Spiritister (16) I livets
braending (16) Grevinde Hjertelos/Marjanka
Hetvery/Stoddergrevinden/Glemt for Gods og Guld/Panthergräfin (16)
Danserindens Kaerlighedsdrom (16) Den frelsende Film (16) Den omstridte
jord/Die Rache der Erde (16) Sjaeletyven/Der Seelenverkäufer (16)
Guldets gift (16) Manden uden fremtid (16) En Aeresoprejsning/Mark
Romens grosse Stunde (16) Danderindens haevn (16) For sin faders skyld
(16) Hvo, som elsker sin Fader (16) Manden uden Smil/Vater Sorge (17)
Livets Goglespil (17) Nattens Mysterium (17) Bornenes Synd (17) Hans
rigtige kone/Die richtige Frau (17) Fange no. 113 (17) Nattevandreren
(17) Hvor sorgerne glemmes (17) Hendes moders hjerte (17) Mater
dolorosa/Der Todeskandidat (18) Testamentets Hemmeighed (18) Lykken
(18) Krig og Kaerlighed (18) Praestens Dtter (18) Folkets ven/Söhne des
Volkes helm im Garten des königlichen Schlosses zu Blankenburg/König
des Lichts/Der Volksfeind (18) Hendes Helt (19) En kunstners gennembrud
(19) Den Aerelose (19) Gudernes yndling (20) Haerjeg Ret til at tage
mit eget Liv? (20) Mander, der sejrede (20) Det storste i verden (21)
Am Webstuhl der Zeit (21) Zaida, die Tragödie eines Modells (23)
Pömperly's Kampf mit dem Schneeschuh (23) Der Mann um Mitternacht (24)
Ein Lebenskünstler (25) Freiwild (28) Was ist los mit Nanette? (29)
Kobenhavn, Kalundborg og - ? (34)
Actor:
Smaeklassen/Das
Schnappschloss (08) Urmagerens Bryllup (08) Natten for Christians
Fodselsdag/Dkie Nacht vor Christians Geburtstag (08) I
forbryceerhaneder (08) Svend Dyrings hus/Die Stiefmutter (08)
Rulleskojterne (08) En grov spog/Ein grober Spass (08) De sma
landstrygere (08) Capriciosa (09) Sherlock Holmes V (09) Det store
fald/Im Wirbelsturm (11) Paa livets skyggeside/Auf der Schattenseite
(12) Gogleren/Was das Leben zerbricht (12) Bjornetaemmeren (12) Kun en
tigger (12) Skaebnens veje/Under lidenskabens ag/Wenn Blütenträume
reifen (13) Kattebaronessen (13) Den hvide Dame (13) Folkets ven/Söhne
des Volkes helm im Garten des könglichen Schlosses zu Blankenburg/König
des Lichts/Der Volksfeind (18) Har jet Ret til at tage miteget Liv?
(20) Die sterbende Stadt (21) Der Mann um Mitternacht (24) Sei
gegrüsst, Du mein schönes Sorrent (30) Krudt med knald (31) 5 raske
piger (33) 7-9-13 (34)
Writer:
Kun en tigger (12) Under
savklingens taender (13) Kattebaronessen (13) Der Apostel der Armen
(14) Die Sensation im Morgenblatt (15) Det unge Blod (16) Manden uden
Smil/Vater Sorge (17) Krigens Fjende (17) Bornenes Synd (17)
Nattevandreren (17) Hendes Moders Hjerte (17) Mod lyset (19) Judge Not
(20) Harjeg Ret til at tage mit eget Liv? (20) Manden, der
sejrede (20) Det storste i verden (21) Am Webstuhl der Zeit (21) Die
sterbende Stadt (21) Pömperly's Kampf mit dem Schneeschuh (23)
Der Evangelimann (24) Der Mann um Mitternacht (24) Ein Lebenskünstler
(25) Die seltsame Nacht der Helga Wangen (28) Giftes – nej tak! (36) |
