The red danube is a 1949 american drama film directed by george sidney and starring walter pidgeon. With walter pidgeon, ethel barrymore, peter lawford, angela lansbury. Written not in the moment, but 40 years later, the accumulation of time. 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. German city by the danube is tested by a different kind of flood. I try to stay loyal to the english, except for place names and signage. Brigach and breg join together in donaueschingen near the black forest to make the danube. Displaced persons board ship in bremerhaven, germany to. 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.
Of all the terrific characters in this movie it was the little girl mickey mouse that moved me the most. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. 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. Regensburg dates back to roman times and is the oldest city on the danube river. 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 1949 ethel barrymore louis calhern walter pidgeon duration. 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. German city by the danube is tested by a different kind of. The red danube original theatrical trailer duration. Johann strauss ii the beautiful blue danube welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. A police officer, right, with afghan refugees last month waiting to go through a reception tent in passau, germany, near the. Janet leigh and peter lawford star as lovers trapped on either side of the newly fallen iron curtain, a man and a.
History and geography of the danube river experienceplus. 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. The red danube 1949 assigned to repatriate soviet nationals from vienna after world war ii, col. The danube flows through or makes part of the border of 10 countries. 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. Eastern europeans, not just soviet citizens, even including ethnic germans, most of whom. Marias plight turns into a political tugofwar involving a british colonel walter pidgeon and a soviet colonel louis calhern. These films dramatized history as it unfolded, capturing reallife fears of communism and fortifying cold war tensions in the united states. The red danube, poster, janet leigh, peter lawford, angela lansbury, walter pidgeon, ethel barrymore, 1949.
The danube latin name hister is the secondlongest river in europe the volga is the longest. The ruhr was an industrial region in western germany that included the rhine river, it became important to germany starting from the mid 1800s because of the huge coal mines and transportation facilities, and it took a major role in germanys industrialization when germany won almost all control of alsacelorraine in 1871 the. The danube then flaws sootheast for 2,872 km 1,785 mi, passin through fower central european caipitals afore emptyin intae the. 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.
Janet leigh plays maria buhlen, an eastern bloc ballerina who seeks political asylum in the britishoccupied zone of vienna. When the danube ran red download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. In addition to the standard action war movies celebrating heroism and military achievements, moviemakers sometimes tried to tackle subjects and events that resisted. The red danube 1949 region free pal import, plays in english. 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 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 danubes drama comes from the story by novelist bruce marshall, adroitly tackles communism on two fronts the human and the religious. Enjoy dinner at the hotel before settling in for the night. The river runs through the 2nd largest number of countries in the world with the nile running through 11.
The eschenheimer turm eschenheim tower in frankfurt, built in the early 15th century, served as a gate in the citys latemedieval fortifications. Today, it seems audiences know bye bye birdie only from the prominent mention of it on mad men, when the sterling cooper agency tried to copy annmargrets minimalist opening number for a diet soda commercial. 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. Regensburg, germany oldest town on the danube river. 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 film was based on the 1947 novel vespers in vienna by bruce marshall. The words danube and the german word donau can be readily interchanged. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the shapell center.
The red danube 1949 ethel barrymore louis calhern walter pidgeon. Regensburg, germany is a pictureperfect medieval town. The red danube 1949 ethel barrymore louis calhern walter. With the advent of the cold war, two german states were formed in 1949. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. 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. The red danube, poster, janet leigh, peter lawford, angela. Hooky nicobar walter pidgeon is assigned to a unit in the british zone of vienna. The red danube is a 1949 american drama film directed by george sidney and starring walter. Sullivan, melville cooper, robert coote, alan napier. Mgms the red danube 1949 was one of several anticommunist films produced by hollywood in the aftermath of world war ii. Newcom, ethel barrymore, peter lawford, angela lansbury, janet leigh, louis calhern, francis l. In this anticommunist tract, janet leigh plays maria buhlen, an eastern bloc ballerina who seeks political asylum in the britishoccupied zone of vienna. It made an instant star out of the swedishborn actress, as well as boosting the fame of co.
The red danube 1949 george sidney, walter pidgeon, ethel barrymore, peter lawford, drama, romance, war. This is followed by their big aircooled 14 cylinder 1. But when the movie musical premiered 50 years ago on april 4, 1963, it was a huge smash. One is the agreement among the allies to repatriate people to their native countries after the war. 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 box office for the red danube was no less pallid. 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. Even while knowing the devastation brought about by the war, i cant help admire the engineering feats achieved at the time, on both sides.
Shortly after the end of world war ii, british colonel michael s. The red danube 1949 janet leigh in the red danube 1949. The huac hearings involving the hollywood ten had shaken the town to its core, and in response to the scrutiny the film industry began to turn out several outwardly antisoviet movies. Alliedoccupied germany simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. Johann strauss ii the beautiful blue danube naxos 8. Now, she records her own history in this cleareyed, moving account.
Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in the public domain and are free. Directed by george sidney produced by carey wilson written by bruce marshall gina kaus arthur wimperis starring walter pidgeon ethel. 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 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 is a strong 1949 film about postwar europe, starring walter pidgeon, peter lawford, angela lansbury, janet leigh, and ethel barrymore. Arrive in munich, meet your travel director and transfer to your hotel.
Of course, the red danube can only suffer by comparison with that other cold war espionage thriller from 1949 set in occupied vienna, carol reeds adaptation of graham greenes the third man. Sullivan colonel humphrey blinker omicron, melville cooper. The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Danube simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. One of the more palatable of hollywoods anticommunist tracts of the late 1940searly 1950s was mgms the red danube. 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. The wellremembered setting and the evocative location photography almost makes one hear the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The red danube 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. Ethel barrymore women of achievement download full ebook. The red danube 1949 george sidney, walter pidgeon, ethel. Buy the red danube 1949 region free pal import, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store.