Sentences with phrase «german businessman»

Although this was out of the price range of the Tate, the buyer, a well - known German businessman and art collector, Count Christian Duerckheim, has generously loaned the work to the Tate for 10 years.

It is rumored that the current owner is a German businessman and art collector.

The Bed that the artist today describes as a portrait of a young womanwas bought for # 2.54 m at Christie's, by the German businessman and collector Count Christian Duerckheim.

Although she did not win the prize, she became a celebrated artist, with Charles Saatchi initially acquiring the work, which was recently sold for # 2.54 million at Christie's, acquired by a German businessman who has since lent it to the Tate, where the bed now sleeps.

Originally built in 1883 by German businessman Mr. Maximiliano, Hacienda Flamingos was once used by the German consulate and British insurance company Lloyd's of London.

A German businessman is at the wheel.

Oskar Schindler, the famous German businessman who rescued more than 1,200 Jewish men and women during the Holocaust, had bribed Nazi officers to release 300 women from Auschwitz.

A passion project for Steven Spielberg, who shot it back - to - back with another masterpiece, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who reportedly saved over 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust.

Rabe was a German businessman who was able to save more than 200,000 Chinese during the Japanese siege of Nanking in 1937, during which countless civilians and POWs were raped and slaughtered by the Nippon army — an event that even now Japan officially refuses to fully acknowledge.

That said, there could have been other ways to accomplish the adaptation of Thomas Keneally's account of the true story of the German businessman who saved over a thousand Jews from the concentration camps.

It is the true story of the German businessman Oskar Schindler, played with dignity and presence by Liam Neeson, a mercenary cynic who entered a mysterious state of grace and saved over a thousand Jews from death.

A German businessman — and Nazi functionary — in Nanking when the imperial Japanese army invaded in 1937, he is credited with saving as many as 200,000 Chinese civilians.

Desperate to raise $ 50,000 to stave off having his legs broken (and possibly turned into haggis), Vargas takes an offer for a very high paying one day job from Gustav Shank (Jeffrey Jones), a German businessman visiting Florida.

Oskar Schindler is a vain, glorious and greedy German businessman who becomes unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews.

China was in flames when a German businessman became a reluctant hero.

Liam Neeson stars as Oskar Schindler, a real - life German businessman who saved over 1000 Jews during World War II.

It is the story of German businessman Oskar Schindler which captivates right to the end.

That same year, a German businessman named Stefan Meister, the owner of Ocean World, a sprawling casino and amusement park in the coastal town of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, went shopping for dolphins in Taiji, which made a profit by selling off a small percentage of its dolphins to dolphinariums and theme parks.

After years of snubs, Steven Spielberg rightfully won his first Oscar for «Schindler's List,» based on the true story of a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jewish lives during the Holocaust.

Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and German businessman Philipp von Lattorff wave to the crowd after their wedding in the cathedral of Vaduz on June 5, 1999.

Not exact matches

Among the investors stung were the late Charlie Keating, a Nova Scotia businessman who made his fortune in cable television, and a pair of wealthy Germans; their combined losses alone approached $ 12 million.

A Brazilian businessman involved in the acquisition of farmland by US, Canadian, German and Swedish pension funds could face criminal charges for land grabbing.

Dan bets it all on the chance to steal a major client out from under Chuck, flying his motley little crew over to Europe where, among other things, he goes to a nude German unisex spa, finds himself the main exhibit — «American Businessman 42» — in an avant - garde museum / performance - art piece, and does an entire scene surrounded by penises in a gloryhole gallery.

The film's inciting event is the murder of LAPD Detective Pulovski's partner by Strom (Raul Julia), the German «businessman» in charge of a car - theft ring.

Set in 1937, the tale centers on businessman John Rabe (well played by the great German actor Ulrich Tukur), who for nearly 30 years has been living with his wife Dora in the capital city of China, Nanking, where he heads the Siemens branch.

Notable German Americans include Generals Pershing, Eisenhower and Schwazkopf; businessmen John D. Rockerfeller, William Boeing, Henry J. Heinz, Milton Hershey, Walter Chrysler and Donald Trump (but only on his father's side, so German Americans don't have to carry the burden of «The Donald» all by themselves).

Campbell is also noted for his attention to famous historical figures: his work has centered on such individuals as the German economist Hans Tietmere, the American engineer and businessman John DeLorean, as well as the Irish dissident and activist Dernadette Devlin.

He headed the investigation of Dutch, German, and American businessmen which led to charges of selling a mustard gas precursor to Iraq, and he represented the government in coram nobis proceedings brought by former Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in McNally v. United States.

Field J held that there had been no material disparity in the bargaining position of the two parties, again citing the fact that AK was an experienced businessman with a net worth of $ 27m, who had the assistance of his German lawyer throughout.