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Curt Bois. Actor: Wings of Desire. Curt had one of the longest careers in film history appearing in films at the age of 8, In 1933 he fled Germany to seek artistic freedom in New York where he quickly captivated audiences in his many stage appearances. After a few years Hollywood beckoned with the mot productive period of his career taking place in the late 30's and early 40's with...
Curt Bois (born Kurt Boas; April 5, 1901 – December 25, 1991) was a German actor with a career spanning over 80 years. He is best remembered for his performances as the pickpocket in Casablanca (1942) and the poet Homer in Wings of Desire (1987). Life and career
Curt Bois. Actor: Wings of Desire. Curt had one of the longest careers in film history appearing in films at the age of 8, In 1933 he fled Germany to seek artistic freedom in New York where he quickly captivated audiences in his many stage appearances. After a few years Hollywood beckoned with the mot productive period of his career taking place in the late 30's and early 40's with...
May 6, 1988 · Wings of Desire: Directed by Wim Wenders. With Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois. An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
Jan 6, 1992 · Curt Bois, a dapper German actor who performed in nearly 70 films, has died here. He was 90 years old. Mr. Bois, who went to Hollywood after fleeing the Nazis in 1933, died on Christmas Day, said ...
Jan 6, 1992 · Curt Bois, one of the self-designated Actors in Exile who fled Germany for Hollywood after the Nazi takeover in the early 1930s, is dead.
Dec 25, 1991 · Curt Bois (April 5, 1901 – December 25, 1991) was a German actor. He is best remembered for his performance as the Pickpocket in Casablanca (1942). Bois was born in Berlin and began acting in 1907, becoming one of the film world's first child actors, with a role in the silent movie Bauernhaus und Grafenschloß. In 1909, he played the title ...
Apr 28, 2023 · Portrayed by Curt Bois, Homer is described by Wenders as “neither man nor angel but both at once, because he’s as old as the cinema itself.”
Curt Bois. Highest Rated: 100% Hold Back the Dawn (1941) Lowest Rated: 95% Wings of Desire (1987) Birthday: Apr 5, 1901. Birthplace: Berlin, Germany. Diminutive character player who...
The cast includes Otto Sander, Curt Bois and Peter Falk. For Wings of Desire , Wenders won awards for Best Director at both the Cannes Film Festival and European Film Awards . The film was a critical and financial success, and academics have interpreted it as a statement of the importance of cinema, libraries, the circus, or German unity ...
