Giuseppe Becce

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Giuseppe Becce

Born February 2, 1877 · Lonigo, Veneto, Italy

Died October 5, 1973 · aged 96

Giuseppe Becce was born on 2 February 1877 in Lonigo, Veneto, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Nosferatu (1922) and The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929). He died on 5 October 1973 in Berlin, Germany.

Known For

The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari · 1920
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
★ 7.91920
MovieDramaHorror
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
The Last LaughThe Last Laugh · 1924
The Last Laugh
★ 7.81924
MovieDrama
An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel, is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.
Nanga ParbatNanga Parbat · 1936
Nanga Parbat
1936
MovieDocumentary
Record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the new Nazi government. Peter Aschenbrenner and Erwin Schneider reached an estimated height of 7,895m on July 6, but were forced to return because of worsening weather. On July 7 they and 14 others were trapped by a ferocious storm at 7,480m. During the desperate retreat that followed, three famous German mountaineers, Uli Wieland, Willo Welzenbach and Merkl himself, and six Sherpas died of exhaustion, exposure and altitude sickness, and several more suffered severe frostbite.
The Peak ScalerThe Peak Scaler · 1933
The Peak Scaler
★ 8.01933
MovieDramaAdventure
The two unemployed engineers Franzl and Bertl want to be the first to climb the Matterhorn from the dangerous north face. They travel by bicycle with Mizzl and Traudl but without telling them about their intentions. The women accompany them on the assumption that it is a touristical trip. All four camp in a tent at the foot of the Matterhorn and Franzl and Bertl secretly begin the dangerous ascent. The girls will have to follow the ascent together with the residents of the village and the guests of the mountain hotel using binoculars. The role of Franzl is played by Franz Schmid, the actual conqueror of the north face of the Matterhorn together with his brother Toni in 1931.
The Blue LightThe Blue Light · 1932
The Blue Light
★ 6.91932
MovieDramaAdventure
Junta is hated by the people in the village where she lives, especially by the women, who suspect her of being a witch. Only she can climb the nearby mountains to a cave high up, whence a mysterious blue light glows when the moon is full. Many young men of the village have died trying to follow her. She is driven out of town, and takes to living in the mountains. Eventually she shares the secret of the blue light with one man, and he betrays it.
TartuffeTartuffe · 1926
Tartuffe
★ 7.21926
MovieDramaComedy
A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's play "Tartuffe" in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets the young man's inheritance.
Secrets of a SoulSecrets of a Soul · 1926
Secrets of a Soul
★ 6.31926
MovieDrama
Scientist Martin Fellmann is tormented by an irrational fear of knives and the irresistible compulsion to murder his wife. Driven to the brink of madness by fantastic nightmares, he encounters a psychoanalyst who offers to treat the perplexing malady.
EcstasyEcstasy · 1933
Ecstasy
★ 6.31933
MovieDramaRomance
Eva has just gotten married to an older gentleman, but discovers that he is obsessed with order in his life and doesn't have much room for passion. She becomes despondent and leaves him, returning to her father's house. One day while bathing in the lake, she meets a young man and they fall in love. The husband has become grief stricken at the loss of his young bride, and fate brings him together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him.

Filmography

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Mountains on FireMountains on Fire · 1931
Mountains on Fire
★ 6.51931
MovieDramaWar
Two of Germany's best and busiest directors collaborated on Berge in Flammen (Mountain in Flames). The storyline should be of interest to pro-ecologists, inasmuch as the directors take to task the warmongers of the world for despoiling the natural beauties of the European mountain ranges with their shell-fire. The final outrage occurs during a battle between the Austrians and the Italians in the Dolomites, culminating with the destruction of an entire mountain (hence the film's title). The harrowing images on screen were complemented perfectly by the musical score of Giuseppe Beece. Also known as The Doomed Batallion, Berge in Flammen was filmed in three different languages -- German, English, French -- for a total cost of $150,000.

Original Music Composer