Metropolis
1927
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Brigitte Helm. Actress: Metropolis. Born in Berlin, Germany. After her role in Metropolis (1927) she made a string of movies in which she almost always had the starring role, easily making the transition to sound films. Her last film was An Ideal Spouse (1935) which was released in 1935.
Mar 17, 2017 · Born in Berlin on March 17th, 1906, Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm had no desire to be in cinema. She had been in a few stage productions in school, but had little interest in pursuing a career in acting. However, her mother had other ideas, and sent her daughter’s photo to Fritz Lang. Brigitte was just 18 years old.
Apr 11, 2024 · She preferred astronomy above most subjects and loved rooftop gazing at the constellations. She also enjoyed being in school plays, although acting was more of a hobby for her. Brigitte as a child. When Helm was seventeen her quiet life had a sudden and permanent change.
German actress who starred in the cult classic Metropolis. Born Eva Gisela Schittenhelm (also seen as Gisele Eve Schittenhelm) in Berlin, Germany, on March 17, 1908 (some sources cite 1906); died in Anscona, Switzerland, on June 11, 1996; married Hugh Kunheim (an industrialist). Filmography:
Jun 12, 2019 · Brigitte Helm studies herself in the German silent film 'The Burning Mill'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) - Credit: Getty Images. CHARLIE CONNELLY on the life of the German silent film actress Brigitte Helm. More than 90 years have passed since the release of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, a film so beautifully crafted and ahead of its ...
Jun 11, 1996 · Biography. Read More. An alluringly beautiful German actress, Brigitte Helm made her best-remembered impression with her striking if sometimes overwrought debut performance as both the innocent heroine Maria and her scheming robot double in Fritz Lang's memorable, trailblazing science-fiction epic, "Metropolis" (1926).
Helm was born Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm in Berlin, in 1908, the daughter of a Prussian army officer, who left his wife a widow not long after. Although she was never entirely comfortable as an actress, or as a performer, Helm was a striking beauty from an early age, and her mother sent photos of the girl to director Fritz Lang and his ...
