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18-560: Arnold Fanck was born on 6 March 1889 in Frankenthal , Germany. Together with Odo Deodatus Tauern , Bernhard Villinger and Rolf Bauer, Fanck established the company "Berg- und Sportfilm GmbH Freiburg" in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1920. Fanck, who held a PhD in geology , directed mountain films, sports films and ski films . He was assisted by Sepp Allgeier , a cameraman who later worked with Leni Riefenstahl , and worked mostly in

36-689: A Lutheran , did not honor his father's wish and instead supported Lutheranism. Many professors of theology, including Zacharias Ursinus , left the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg and were welcomed to Lautern by Johann Casimir who built the Collegium Casimirianum in Neustadt as a substitute university for them in 1578. John Casimir was in regular contact with Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and his nephew Sir Philip Sidney who, as agent for Elizabeth I ,

54-760: A contract from the Japanese ministry of culture in 1936. With The Daughter of the Samurai and other "culture films," Fanck decided to cooperate with the Nazi regime. Soon afterward, he produced A German Robinson Crusoe (1938/40) a propaganda film for Bavaria Filmkunst . Fanck joined the NSDAP in April 1940. In 1944 he made a documentary about the sculptor Arno Breker called Arno Breker – Harte Zeit, starke Kunst . After World War II , Fanck's main films made during

72-631: A decade. When his father died in 1576, he ordered in his will that the Palatinate was to remain Calvinist . His son, Louis VI , inherited the main part of the Palatinate, including Heidelberg , and John Casimir inherited a smaller portion, which became the independent Count Palatine of Lautern (essentially consisting of the city of Kaiserslautern and surrounding area). John Casimir's brother Ludwig, who had been secretly raised by his mother as

90-572: A friend, until TV broadcasts improved his situation. Fanck died on 28 September 1974 in Freiburg im Breisgau , Germany, at the age of 85. He is buried in the Hauptfriedhof in Freiburg. Notes Bibliography Frankenthal Frankenthal (Pfalz) ( Palatine German : Frongedahl ) is a town in southwestern Germany , in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate . Frankenthal was first mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustinian monastery

108-625: Is twinned with: Since 1982, Frankenthal also cooperates with the community of Butamwa in Nyarugenge , Rwanda . The family name "Frankenthal" is attested among people scattered in many countries - especially among Jews - and indicates an ultimate origin of the family in the town, though it might be centuries old and leaving no memory other than the name. Johann Casimir of Simmern John Casimir, Count Palatine of Simmern ( German : Johann Casimir von Pfalz-Simmern ) (7 March 1543 – 16 January [ O.S. 6 January]  1592 )

126-574: The Alps in locations such as the Engadine , Zermatt and the Arlberg and on mountains such as Mont Blanc and Piz Palü . His most popular and successful films of the period between the wars include The Holy Mountain (1926), The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), Storm over Mont Blanc (1930), The White Ecstasy (1931), and S.O.S. Eisberg (1933)—all starring Leni Riefenstahl . During

144-560: The Nazi regime , Fanck got in trouble with propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels , since he refused to cooperate — apparently because of the necessity of joining the party. In 1934, he also began working on his film, The Eternal Dream , which not only starred a French hero in French mountains, but also had a Jewish producer , Gregor Rabinovitch . This conflict brought Fanck economic difficulties from which he escaped only by accepting

162-730: The Simmern middle electoral line of the House of Wittelsbach . In 1564 John Casimir suggested himself as a bridegroom for Elizabeth I of England and sent her his portrait via the Scottish courtier Sir James Melville . Elizabeth, however, showed no interest in him. On 26 November 1568 he was engaged to the 16-year-old Lutheran Elisabeth of Saxony , a daughter of Augustus, Elector of Saxony and his first wife Anne of Denmark . The wedding took place in Heidelberg on June 6, 1570. The marriage

180-602: The famous Frankenthal porcelain factory was opened, which remained in production until 1800. During this period, the town was also known in English as Frankendal . In 1797 the town came under French occupation during the French Revolutionary Wars . It passed into the rule of Bavaria in 1816. The beginning of modern industrialisation is dated from 1859. In 1938 the Jewish synagogue, built in 1884,

198-513: The regime were proscribed by the Allied military governments. Fanck received no further job offers and went to work as a lumberjack . After the screening of his film The Eternal Dream at the mountain film festival in Trento in 1957, Fanck was once again recognized for his artistic achievements. In order to survive his economic difficulties, however, he was forced to sell the rights to his films to

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216-622: The settlement was raised to the status of a city by the Count Palatine Johann Casimir . In 1600 Frankenthal was converted to a fortress. In 1621 it was garrisoned by English soldiers under Sir Horace Vere and besieged by the Spanish during the Thirty Years' War , and then successively occupied by troops of the opposing sides. Trade and industry were ruined and the town was not reconstructed until 1682. In 1689

234-608: The town was burnt to the ground by French troops in the War of the Grand Alliance . The town did not fully recover from this for more than fifty years. However, in 1750, under the rule of the Elector (Kurfürst) Charles Theodore , Frankenthal was established as a centre of industry. To establish trade, a port was built between 1772-1781, numerous factories were opened and mulberry trees were planted for silk production. In 1755

252-498: Was a German prince and a younger son of Frederick III, Elector Palatine . A firm Calvinist , he was a leader of mercenary troops in the religious wars of the time, including the Dutch Revolt . From 1583–1592 he acted as regent for his nephew, Elector Palatine Frederick IV . Count Palatine John Casimir was born in Simmern as the third son of Frederick III, Elector Palatine , and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach , of

270-623: Was built here, the ruins of which — known, after the founder, as the Erkenbertruine — still stand today in the town centre. In the second half of the 16th century, people from Flanders , persecuted for their religious beliefs, settled in Frankenthal. They were industrious and artistic and brought economic prosperity to the town. Some of them were important carpet weavers, jewellers and artists whose Frankenthaler Malerschule ("Frankenthal school of painting") acquired some fame. In 1577

288-550: Was burnt to the ground during the Kristallnacht . In 1943 during a bombing raid the centre of the town was almost completely destroyed. In 1945, at the end of World War II , its industries in ruins, it was occupied first by the Americans and then by the French. From 1946 Frankenthal has been part of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Today the town is again the site of some medium-sized industries. Frankenthal

306-520: Was political, as John Casimir wanted to link Calvinism to Saxony through the marriage. Their marriage turned out to be unhappy, and not only because of religious differences. John Casimir ordered his wife under house arrest accusing her of adultery. Elisabeth gave birth to six children, three of whom were stillborn; the other three were daughters. She died in prison on April 2, 1590. From March, 1571 Johann Casimir resided in Kaiserslautern for

324-495: Was sent to the continent to assist in the formation of a Protestant league. In 1576, John Casimir entered France leading four thousand troops. As a result of this campaign, he was made duc d’Étampes by Henry III of France for a few months, in 1576–1577. This was a theoretical position, as he never actually visited his French duchy. He visited England in 1579 to seek the Queen's financial support for his campaigns on behalf of

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