In the mid-forties, Roger Moore’s father, who was a police officer, led the investigation of a robbery at the home of Irish director Brian Desmond …
John Barry: What would be a film without music?
His father was a projectionist and his mother was a classical pianist: one of the most famous film composers of the 20th century grew up …
Curd Jürgens: The Grand Seigneur (2.)
Continued from part one His trip to America left a lasting impression on Curd Jürgens: On the one hand, he appreciated the courage of the …
Curd Jürgens: The Grand Seigneur (1.)
Curd Jürgens was one of the most famous German actors of the 20th century: With roles in German film classics such as The Devil’s General …
The music of the James Bond movies
It was actually an accident: English composer Monty Norman was entrusted with composing the score for the first Bond film, Dr. No, in 1962. John …
Goldeneye: Where James Bond was born
James Bond: Hardly any franchise attracts as many movie-goers as the adventures of the British secret service agent with the number 007. Many people know …
Gert Fröbe: Goldfinger from Zwickau
He was one of the few German actors to achieve international fame after the Second World War: Gert Fröbe. Gert Fröbe took part not only …
Sean Connery: Obituary for the James Bond of the 1960s
On October 31, 2020 Sean Connery died almost two months after his 90th birthday. With him one of the greatest actors of the last century leaves this world. But who was this cinema legend?