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Karin Evans is a Actor Allemande born on 25 september 1907 at Johannesburg (South africa)

Karin Evans

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Nationality German
Birth 25 september 1907 at Johannesburg (South africa)
Death 1 july 2004 (at 96 years) at Berlin (German)

Karin Evans (1907–2004) was a South African-born German stage and film actress. Evans was born in Johannesburg to one British and one German parent. In 1923 she moved to Berlin to study theatre, and began performing in the stage productions of Max Reinhardt. She made her film debut in the 1927 silent crime film The Trial of Donald Westhof (1927) and then appeared intermittently in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. In 1964 she appeared in the comedy Fanny Hill which proved to be her final screen appearance. She was married to the painter Wolf Hoffman.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Karin Evans (8 films)

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Sweetheart of the Gods
Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)
, 1h48
Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt
Origin German
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films, Political films
Actors Ruth Leuwerik, Peter van Eyck, Harry Meyen, Hannelore Schroth, Willy Fritsch, Werner Fuetterer
Rating68% 3.423993.423993.423993.423993.42399
Berlin, 1931 : Au Marmorhaus, c'est la première de Die Privatsekretärin, avec la jeune Renate Müller dans le premier rôle. La presse l'attend, mais elle est trop nerveuse pour apparaître. Elle tente de gagner du courage dans un bar non loin du cinéma et fait la connaissance du secrétaire d'Etat au gouvernement prussien Hans Simon. Il lui donne le courage et tous les deux vont ensemble pour la première. Le film est un grand succès et Renate reçoit des commandes consécutives pour plusieurs films. Elle retrouve Hans, dont elle tombe amoureuse. Son ancien compagnon, Volker Hellberg, la met en garde contre lui, qui est un Juif et deviendra un problème pour elle à l'avenir. Volker est un petit libraire, mais veut se lancer dans la politique à Munich. Renate veut d'abord le soutenir, mais elle refuse le rejet radical de Hans et s'en va. Elle se rend vite compte que Hans est en danger parce qu'il est régulièrement insulté au téléphone en tant que juif et menacé de mort.
The Blum Affair
The Blum Affair (1948)
, 1h49
Directed by Erich Engel
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about racism, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Hans Christian Blech, Karin Evans, Paul Bildt, Ernst Waldow, Herbert Hübner, Blandine Ebinger
Roles Sabine Blum
Rating75% 3.798693.798693.798693.798693.79869
Une ville allemande de taille moyenne dans les années 1920. Un fabricant juif est accusé du meurtre de son comptable. Le juge d'instruction, nationaliste allemand, qui croit que le meurtrier est un juif, veut que Blum soit l'auteur du meurtre alors que l'assassin est un ancien membre d'un corps franc. Le président de la cour, social-démocrate, nomme un officier de la police criminelle qui invalide les preuves du juge.
The Comedians
The Comedians (1941)
, 1h51
Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Genres Drama
Actors Käthe Dorsch, Gustav Diessl, Hilde Krahl, Henny Porten, Richard Häussler, Friedrich Domin
Rating69% 3.4551853.4551853.4551853.4551853.455185
Karoline Neuber attempts to improve the lot of actors, who are looked down upon as vagabonds. When the Duchess refuses to let her son marry an actress, she defends them with such vehemence that she is driven from the country and finally dies in solitude.
I Accuse
I Accuse (1941)
, 2h5
Directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Films about euthanasia, Medical-themed films, Politique, Political films
Actors Heidemarie Hatheyer, Paul Hartmann, Hans Nielsen, Franz Schafheitlin, Bernhard Goetzke, Mathias Wieman
Roles Erna Balg
Rating61% 3.093473.093473.093473.093473.09347
A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis pleads with doctors to kill her. Her husband gives her a fatal overdose, and is put on trial, where arguments are put forth that prolonging life is sometimes contrary to nature, and that death is a right as well as a duty. It culminates in the husband's declaration that he is accusing them of cruelty for trying to prevent such deaths.
The Last Company
The Last Company (1930)
, 1h19
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Conrad Veidt, Karin Evans, Heinrich Gretler, Paul Henckels, Alexander Granach, Gustav Püttjer
Roles Dore
Rating62% 3.1421653.1421653.1421653.1421653.142165
Following the Battle of Jena in 1806 as the French armies commanded by Napoleon overrun Prussia, a small detachment of Prussian troops take up position in a windmill and resolve fight to the last man to hold them off for as long as possible. Meanwhile, the windmill owner's daughter chooses to stay and fight alongside them.