Hans Klering
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Hans Klering was a German actor, director, voice actor, graphic designer and author. He joined the Communist Party
and went into exile in the Soviet Union
in 1931, returning to Germany in 1945. In 1946, he became a co-founder of DEFA, an East German film studio, as well as one of its directors and board members.
. He was a member of several agitprop
theater groups in Cologne
and Berlin
, including the Rote Raketen (Red Rocket), Blaue Blusen (Blue Blouse), and the Left Column
. As the political situation in Germany worsened, Klering fled to Moscow
in 1931, where he continued to work with the Left Column. He was later arrested as part of the Hitler Youth Conspiracy
.
After the war, he returned to Germany in 1945. In 1946, he became one of the founders of DEFA, the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft. A former graphic designer, Klering designed DEFA's logo. Until 1950, he was a director and member of its board of directors. After 1950, he played small roles in numerous DEFA films. In 1969, he played Mitch Chandler, a supporting role in the DEFA film Tödlicher Irrtum ("Deadly Error"), one of its "Indian films" produced as an East German version of West Germany
's Karl May films.
Klering died in East Berlin
in 1988.
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
and went into exile in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1931, returning to Germany in 1945. In 1946, he became a co-founder of DEFA, an East German film studio, as well as one of its directors and board members.
Biographical details
Born Hans Karl Scharnagl in Berlin, he apprenticed himself from 1921 to 1924, but at the end, was unemployed. Later, he worked on the docks and as a sign painter. In 1926, he joined the Communist Party of GermanyCommunist Party of Germany
The Communist Party of Germany was a major political party in Germany between 1918 and 1933, and a minor party in West Germany in the postwar period until it was banned in 1956...
. He was a member of several agitprop
Agitprop
Agitprop is derived from agitation and propaganda, and describes stage plays, pamphlets, motion pictures and other art forms with an explicitly political message....
theater groups in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, including the Rote Raketen (Red Rocket), Blaue Blusen (Blue Blouse), and the Left Column
Left Column (theater troupe)
The Left Column was an agitprop theater troupe during the 1920s and 1930s. The troupe worked in support of the Workers International Relief...
. As the political situation in Germany worsened, Klering fled to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1931, where he continued to work with the Left Column. He was later arrested as part of the Hitler Youth Conspiracy
Hitler Youth Conspiracy
The Hitler Youth Conspiracy was a case investigated by the Soviet secret police, during the Great Purge in the late 1930s. Essentially a theory in search of evidence, it nonetheless resulted in the arrest of numerous German teenagers and some in their twenties and beyond, who were accused of having...
.
After the war, he returned to Germany in 1945. In 1946, he became one of the founders of DEFA, the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft. A former graphic designer, Klering designed DEFA's logo. Until 1950, he was a director and member of its board of directors. After 1950, he played small roles in numerous DEFA films. In 1969, he played Mitch Chandler, a supporting role in the DEFA film Tödlicher Irrtum ("Deadly Error"), one of its "Indian films" produced as an East German version of West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
's Karl May films.
Klering died in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
in 1988.
Selected filmography
- OkrainaOkraina (1933 film)Okraina is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Boris Barnet.-See also:* Okraina , a film by Pyotr Lutsik loosely based on the 1933 film...
(1933) - Bogdan Khmelnitskiy (1941)
- The DressThe Dress (1961 film)The Dress is an East German comedy film directed by Konrad Petzold and Egon Günther. It was released in 1961.-Cast:* Wolf Kaiser as Kaiser Max* Horst Drinda as Hans - Tuchwebergeselle* Werner Lierck as Kumpan - Tuchwebergeselle...
(1961) - Kein Ärger mit Cleopatra (1960)
- Reserviert für den Tod (1963)
- The Heathens of KummerowThe Heathens of KummerowThe Heathens of Kummerow is a 1967 East German-West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Paul Dahlke, Ralf Wolter and Fritz Tillmann.-Cast:*Paul Dahlke: Pastor Breithaupt...
(1967) - Mohr und die Raben von London (1968)
- Husaren in BerlinHusaren in Berlin- Cast :*Manfred Krug as Andreas Hatik von Futak*Evelyn Opoczynski as Andrea*István Iglódi*Rolf Herricht as Augustin*Gábor Agárdi*Antol Farkas*Herwart Grosse as von Rochow*Norbert Christian as Splitgerber*Siegfried Weiß as Gotzkowsky*Günter Rüger as Kowacz...
(1971)