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unusual facts about Universum Film AG



Babelsberg

After the Universum Film AG (UFA) in 1922 had acquired a large backlot nearby, these villas built by famous architects like Hermann Muthesius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe became popular residences of numerous film stars.

Hans Hass

Until the end of the war Hass lived and worked in the Filmstudios of Universum Film AG in Babelsberg near Berlin to cut and finish his film about the expedition in the Aegean Sea.

Liane Haid

She worked for UFA and, as a trained singer, easily made the transition to the sound era, appearing in comedy films alongside German stars such as Willi Forst, Bruno Kastner, Georg Alexander, Theo Lingen, and Heinz Rühmann.


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