Jedermann. Das Spiel vom Sterben des reichen Mannes ( Everyman. The play of the rich man's death ) is a play by the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal . It is based on several medieval mystery plays , including the late 15th-century English morality play Everyman . It was first performed on 1 December 1911 in Berlin, directed by Max Reinhardt at the Circus Schumann. Since 1920, it has been performed regularly at the Salzburg Festival .
29-544: [REDACTED] Look up jedermann in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jedermann (a German word, whose English meaning is "everyone" or "anyone" or "Everyman") may refer to: Jedermann (play) , a 1911 Austrian play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal Jedermann (film) , a 1961 film based on the Hofmannsthal play Jedermann (Sibelius) , 1916 incidental music by Jean Sibelius to
58-651: A few films with limited success, e.g. Bankraub in der Rue Latour , and wrote screenplays , e.g. Bonus on Death . He titled his 1976 memoir ... und kein bißchen weise ( And Not At All Wise ). Jürgens provided the German voice of the journalist in the 1980 German dub of Jeff Wayne 's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds . Jürgens maintained a home in France, but he frequently returned to Vienna to perform on stage. He had suffered
87-585: A heart attack several years before. During this heart attack he had a near-death experience where he claimed he died and went to hell . Jürgens was interred in the Vienna Central Cemetery . He was 1.92 metres (6 ft 4 in) tall. Brigitte Bardot nicknamed him "the Norman Wardrobe " during their work for Et Dieu... créa la femme . At some point Jürgens had affairs with actresses Romy Schneider (in 1957) and Dorothy Dandridge . After
116-588: A two-year affair, his relationship with his young lover Mathilda Mizart ended in 1974 when she died in an accident. Marlene Knaus married F1-Champion Niki Lauda in 1976. Jürgens was married to: Jürgens died on 18 June 1982 of multiple organ failure at the Rudolfstiftung hospital in Vienna at the age of 66, before the German version of the thriller film Teheran 43 was completed. His role as dubbing voice had to be replaced by Wilhelm Borchert . His burial
145-458: Is then abandoned by his friends, his wealth and his lover (Buhlschaft). The play was conceived by Hugo von Hofmannsthal in the tradition of medieval morality plays , based on Elckerlijc (ca. 1470) by Peter van Diest , the late 15th-century English Everyman , Hecastus (1539) by Macropedius , and Hekastus (1549) by Hans Sachs . It was first performed on 1 December 1911 in Berlin under
174-715: The "politically unreliable" in Hungary. After a few weeks he managed to escape and went into hiding. Jürgens became an Austrian citizen after the war. After the war Jurgens appeared in The Singing House (1948) and The Angel with the Trumpet (1948). He had a romantic lead in On Resonant Shores (1948) and was in The Heavenly Waltz (1948), Lambert Feels Threatened (1949), and Bonus on Death (1950). Jurgens
203-641: The British Psyche 59 (1964) and Lord Jim (1965). Jurgens began to move down the cast list in Who Wants to Sleep? (1966), Target for Killing (1966), The Gardener of Argenteuil (1966), Dirty Heroes (1967), The Karate Killers (1967), and OSS 117 – Double Agent (1968). He had a lead in The Doctor of St. Pauli (1968) and supported in The Assassination Bureau (1969), Battle of
232-681: The Commandos (1969), On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1969), Battle of Britain (1969), Battle of Neretva (1970). Later, in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), he played the villain Karl Stromberg , a sociopathic industrialist seeking to transform the world into an ocean paradise. His last film appearance was as Maître Legraine, beside Alain Delon and Claude Jade in
261-460: The Hofmannsthal play See also [ edit ] Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann (Six monologues from Jedermann, 1943–44)), songs by Frank Martin Everyman (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jedermann . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
290-751: The Rank Organisation would not pay his fee. Jurgens starred in a French film, Tamango (1958), opposite Dorothy Dandridge with whom he had an affair. Jurgens went to Hollywood to appear in This Happy Feeling (1958) for Blake Edwards, Me and the Colonel (1958) with Danny Kaye and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) with Ingrid Bergman, which was very popular. An item in Variety in April 1958 said he
319-670: The Salzburg Festival, was submitted as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards , but it was not selected as one of the five nominees in the category. Curd J%C3%BCrgens Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens . He
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#1732891912628348-551: The Stars (1960). While promoting the latter he announced he had formed his own company Cinestar and would no longer make German films now that producers had set a maximum fee of $ 25,000. He did Brainwashed (1960), a Rank film shot in Germany, then Gustav Adolf's Page (1960) and Bankraub in der Rue Latour (1961), which he also directed. Jurgens appeared in a sequel to his earlier hit, The Triumph of Michael Strogoff (1962) and
377-754: The direction of Max Reinhardt at the Circus Schumann (which later became the Großes Schauspielhaus ). In 1917, an English language adaptation, The Play of Everyman , was performed at the Trinity Auditorium in Los Angeles and the Burbank Theater in Burbank, California, translated and adapted by George Sterling with "Richard" Ryszard Ordynski, music by Victor Schertzinger . The Sterling adaptation
406-405: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jedermann&oldid=1193349104 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jedermann (play) God sends Death (Tod) to summon the rich bon viveur Jedermann who
435-498: The play has been performed there every year. Amongst the most famous actors performing the title role were Attila Hörbiger , Curd Jürgens , Klaus Maria Brandauer , Maximilian Schell and Gert Voss . As of 2019, Jedermann has been presented in 700 performances. The play has been made into a film at least eight times, including in 1958, 1961, 1970, 1983, 2000, 2004, 2010, and 2013. The 1961 film Jedermann , directed by Max Reinhardt's son Gottfried Reinhardt and filmed at
464-607: The spy-thriller Teheran 43 (1981). In English-language television, he played Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in several episodes of the BBC series Fall of Eagles (1974) and appeared as General Vladimir in the BBC's Smiley's People (1982). Although he appeared in over 100 films, Jürgens was also a notable stage actor. He was member of several theatres in Vienna ( Volkstheater 1938–1941, Burgtheater 1940–1953 and 1965–1968, and others). He played
493-627: The title role in Michel Strogoff (1956) which was another big hit, the most popular film of the year in France. Jurgens was now an international film star. He did Bitter Victory (1957) with Richard Burton and director Nicholas Ray, Les Espions (1957) for Henri-Georges Clouzot then appeared in his first Hollywood film, The Enemy Below (1957), in which he portrayed a German U-boat commander. Michael Powell wanted Jurgens to play Heinrich Kreipe in Ill Met By Moonlight (1957) but
522-705: The title role of Hugo von Hofmannsthal 's play Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival from 1973 until 1977 – arguably the most high-profile role for a German-speaking male actor. In 1966 he appeared in a short run on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre opposite Geraldine Page , directed by George Schaefer . His last stage appearance was with the Vienna State Opera on 9 March 1981 as Bassa Selim in Mozart 's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail . He also directed
551-650: Was "well on the way to becoming another middleaged matinee idol in the Ezio Pinza tradition saying he'd "appeared in 89 pictures and an equal number of plays. In 1957 he starred in seven films, four made in France in English, French and German versions and three produced on the coast." In Germany Jurgens was in Der Schinderhannes (1958) then for Rank, and he co-starred opposite Orson Welles in Ferry to Hong Kong (1959), which
580-505: Was a co production with France co starring Yves Montand . Devil in Silk (1956) co starred Lili Palmer . Jurgens made The Golden Bridge (1956) then Without You All Is Darkness (1956) with Bartok. He had a lead part Roger Vadim 's film Et Dieu... créa la femme ( And God Created Woman ) starring Brigitte Bardot , which was a huge box office success internationally. After an Italian movie The House of Intrigue (1956) Jurgens played
609-728: Was a co production with a US company. After Prisoners of Love (1954) he did another co production, Orient Express (1954) and then was in The Confession of Ina Kahr (1955). Jurgens' breakthrough screen role was in Des Teufels General (1955, The Devil's General ) a fictional portrayal of World War I flying ace and World War II Luftwaffe general Ernst Udet . He was then in Love Without Illusions (1955) and Die Ratten (1955), directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Maria Schell . The Heroes Are Tired (1955)
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#1732891912628638-480: Was a huge box office flop in England and America. In Hollywood he starred in the remake of The Blue Angel (1959) opposite May Britt. He made Magnificent Sinner (1959) with Romy Schneider. In June 1959 Jurgens said he wanted to mix Hollywood films with non-Hollywood films so world producers did not forget him. Variety called him "the most active international star in the world today". Jurgens starred in I Aim at
667-410: Was a trader from Hamburg, and his mother, Marie-Albertine, was a French teacher. He had two elder twin sisters, Jeanette and Marguerite. He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna. Due to serious injuries that he sustained in a car accident in the summer of 1933, he
696-402: Was critical of Nazism in his native Germany. In 1944, after filming Wiener Mädeln , he got into an argument with Robert Kaltenbrunner (brother of high-ranking Austrian SS official Ernst Kaltenbrunner ), SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny and a member of Baldur von Schirach 's staff in a Viennese bar without knowing who they were. After this event, Jürgens was sent to a labor camp for
725-792: Was in Disorder (1962) with Louis Jourdan. He played the German general Günther Blumentritt in The Longest Day (1962). Jurgens starred in Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra (1962) and made Miracle of the White Stallions (1962) for Disney, Of Love and Desire (1963) for Fox, and Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963) for Vadim. In England Jurgens appeared in Hide and Seek (1964) then made Encounter in Salzburg (1964), Les Parias de la gloire (1964),
754-715: Was now regularly in starring roles: Der Schuß durchs Fenster (1950), Kissing Is No Sin (1950), The Disturbed Wedding Night (1950), and A Rare Lover (1950). He had a support role in House of Life (1952), 1. April 2000 (1952), Rose of the Mountain (1952), They Call It Love (1953), and Music by Night (1953). Jurgens was in an operetta, The Last Waltz (1953) with Eva Bartok , whom he married. He starred in Everything for Father (1954), and A Woman of Today (1954). Another movie with Bartok, Circus of Love (1954)
783-571: Was performed again in 1936 at the Hollywood Bowl with music by Einar Nilson. In 1920, it was performed at the Salzburg Festival , again staged by Reinhardt, and performed on the square in front of the Salzburg Cathedral . It has been performed annually there, except between 1922 and 1925 and during the years of the Nazi annexation of Austria and World War II from 1938 until 1946. Since then,
812-684: Was unable to have children. Jurgens made his film debut in The Royal Waltz (1935) playing Franz Joseph I of Austria . He was in the comedy Family Parade (1935) and had a small part in The Unknown (1936), Love Can Lie (1937) and Tango Notturno (1937). During the war, Jurgens appeared in Operetta (1940) (playing Carl Millöcker ), Whom the Gods Love (1942) (as Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ), and Women Are No Angels (1943). Jürgens
841-645: Was well known for playing Ernst Udet in Des Teufels General . His English-language roles include James Bond villain Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Éric Carradine in And God Created Woman (1956), and Professor Immanuel Rath in The Blue Angel (1959). Jürgens was born on 13 December 1915 in the Munich borough of Solln , Kingdom of Bavaria , German Empire . His father, Kurt,
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