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Early Life

Geschonneck was born in Bartenstein, Germany (now Bartoszyce, Poland), the son of a poor shoemaker. The family later moved to Berlin in 1909 so that the father could work as a nightwatchman. During the 1920s, he joined Communist Party of Germany, later moving to Poland (then subsequently Latvia and Czechoslovakia) after the rise of Nazism. In 1938, he was arrested in Prague and was deported to several different concentration camps. Geschonneck was evacuated from the concentration camp Neuengamme on the boat Cap Arcona, which was subsequently attacked by the RAF and sunk. He was one of the few prisoners that miraculously survived. Gate in Bartoszyce Bartoszyce ( (help· info), German: ( (help· info))) is a town on the Łyna river in northeastern Poland with 25,621 inhabitants (2004). ... Shoemaking is a traditional career/craft, mostly superseded by industrial manufacture of footwear. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Nightwatchman can refer to various things: A Nightwatchman in the sport of cricket The Nightwatchman is the alias of folk musician Tom Morello The night-watchman state is the classical liberal ideal of a government restricted to the upholding of negative rights This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 1932 KPD poster, End This System The Communist Party of Germany (German Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands – KPD) was a major political party in Germany between 1918 and 1933, and a minor party in West Germany in the postwar period. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Nickname: City of a Hundred Spires Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area  - City 496 km²  (191. ... A concentration camp is a large detention centre created for political opponents, aliens, specific ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other groups of people, often during a war. ... Neuengamme was a concentration camp near Hamburg, Germany during World War 2 [1]. The site is one of the few concentration camps in Germany where most of the buildings have been conserved and serves as a memorial today. ... The Cap Arcona was a 27,500 gross ton German luxury ocean liner of the Hamburg-South America line[1]. It was named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. ... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF...

Career

Immediately following the war, Geschonneck played theatre in Hamburg, Germany, and had his film debut in In Jenen Tagen. He subsequently moved to East Germany and became an extremely successful actor. Hamburg from above Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... GDR redirects here. ...

Filmography

• Matulla und Busch (1995) (TV)
• Mensch, mein Papa...! (1988)
• Wie die Alten sungen... (1986)
• Graupenschloß, Das (1982) (TV)
• Mann von der Cap Arcona, Der (1982)
• Benno macht Geschichten (1982) (TV)
• Looping - Der lange Traum vom kurzen Glück (1981)
• Meschkas Enkel (1981) (TV)
• Levins Mühle (1980)
• Circus maximus (1980)
• Asta, mein Engelchen (1980)
• Verlobung in Hullerbusch (1979) (TV)
• Ding im Schloß, Das (1979)
• Plantagenstraße 19 (1979) (TV)
• Herbstzeit (1979) (TV)
• Kleinen Lokführers große Fahrt, Des (1978) (TV)
• Anton, der Zauberer (1978)
• Tambari (1977)
• Licht auf dem Galgen, Das (1976)
• Altes Modell, Ein (1976) (TV)
• Insel der Silberreiher, Die (1976) (TV)
• Wigwam für die Störche, Ein (1976) (TV)
• Bankett für Achilles (1975)
• Im Schlaraffenland (1975) (TV)
• Jakob, der Lügner (1975)
• Looping (1975)
• "Polizeiruf 110"
• Untergang der Emma, Der (1974)
• "Geheimnis der Anden, Das" (1972) (mini) TV Series
• Sonnensucher (1972)
• "Jeder stirbt für sich allein" (1970) (mini) TV Series
• Wir kaufen eine Feuerwehr (1970)
• "Rendezvous mit Unbekannt" (1969) (mini) TV Series
• Fahne von Kriwoj Rog, Die (1967)
• Geschichten jener Nacht (1967)
• Lord am Alexanderplatz, Ein (1967)
• Ermittlung - Oratorium in 11 Gesängen, Die (1966) (TV)
• Tiefe Furchen (1965)
• Berlin um die Ecke (1965)
• Asphalt-Story (1964) (TV)
• Karbid und Sauerampfer (1963)
• Andere neben dir, Der (1963) (TV)
• Nackt unter Wölfen (1963)
• Ach, du fröhliche (1962)
• "Gewissen in Aufruhr" (1961) (mini) TV Series
• Fünf Patronenhülsen (1960)
• Leute mit Flügeln (1960)
• SAS 181 antwortet nicht (1959)
• Musterknaben (1959)
• Lotterieschwede, Der (1958)
• Schlösser und Katen (1957)
• Katzgraben (1957)
• Hauptmann von Köln, Der (1956)
• Aventures de Till L'Espiègle, Les (1956)
• Stacheltier: Es geht um die Wurst, Das (1955)
• Stacheltier: Das Haushaltswunder, Das (1955)
• Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1955)
• Alarm im Zirkus (1954)
• Gewehre der Frau Carrar, Die (1953) (TV)
• Unbesiegbaren, Die (1953)
• Schatten über den Inseln (1952)
• Beil von Wandsbek, Das (1951)
• Kalte Herz, Das (1950)
• Biberpelz, Der (1949)
• Liebe '47 (1949)
• Letzte Nacht, Die (1949)
• Hafenmelodie (1949)
• Finale (1948)
• In jenen Tagen (1947)
• Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? (1932) (uncredited)

External Links

Erwin Geschonneck at the Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...