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Stephansdom in Wien, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)
 

Belvedere Film Productions

 
 
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017
1. Belvedere Film Productions Marker
Inscription.
In diesem Haus wurde 1946
Die Belvedere Filmproduktion
von
August Diglas
Emmerich Hanus
Elfi von Dassanowsky
gegrόndet

Dieses ersten Nachkriegs-Studio
hat wesentliche Beitrage fόr den
oesterreichischen Film geleistet

[English translation]:
In 1946 Belvedere Film Productions was founded by August Diglas, Emmerich Hanus, and Elfi von Dassanowsky in this building.

This first post-war studio made significant contributions to Austrian film.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.
 
Location. 48° 12.677′ N, 16° 22.465′ E. Marker is in Wien. It is in Stephansdom. It is at the intersection of Fleischmarkt and Bauernmarkt, on the right when traveling north on Fleischmarkt. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fleischmarkt 6, Wien 1010, Austria. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically
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also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1981 Vienna Synagogue Attack (within shouting distance of this marker); Adalbert Stifter and the Solar Eclipse (within shouting distance of this marker); Die Ankeruhr / The Anchor Clock (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Alter Berghof II / Old Berghof II (about 90 meters away); Alter Berghof I / Old Berghof I (about 150 meters away); The Security Committee of 1848 (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Moritz von Schwind (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Charles de L'Ecluse (Clusius) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wien.
 
Also see . . .
1. Belvedere Film: A Short History (Belvedere Film). Belvedere Filmproduktion's reincarnation provides its history:Belvedere Film is the 1999 re-establishment of the film studio created in Vienna, Austria in 1946 by producer August Diglas, silent-film pioneer Emmerich Hanus, and one of the youngest of the few women in history to co-found a film studio, singer and pianist Elfi von Dassanowsky. This first new postwar studio in
Belvedere Film Productions Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017
2. Belvedere Film Productions Marker - Wide View
The marker is visible here, mounted above head-height on the corner of the building.
Central Europe created important feature comedies, dramas, musicals as well as future star careers between 1946 and 1951. John Walker, the editor of Halliwell's Who's Who in Movies credits Belvedere Film for having helped "kick-start the revival of the German-language film industry."
(Submitted on July 7, 2017.) 

2. Productions in Austria 1946-52. A list of Belvedere's output, from 1946-52. (Submitted on July 7, 2017.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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