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Wilhelm von Homburg

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Norbert Grupe (August 25, 1940 – March 10, 2004), better known outside Germany by his stage name Wilhelm von Homburg, was a German wrestler, boxer, and actor, best known for his portrayal of Vigo the Carpathian in the film Ghostbusters II. [1]

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Actor

An actor (often actress for women; see terminology) is a person who portrays a character in a performance.

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Auditorium

An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres.

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Bavaria

Bavaria (Bavarian and Bayern), officially the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Berlin Sportpalast

Berlin Sportpalast (built 1910, demolished 1973) was a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Schöneberg section of Berlin, Germany.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.

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Charlottenburg

Charlottenburg is an affluent locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

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Circus Krone Building

The Circus Krone Building is the headquarters and main winter venue for Circus Krone in Munich, Germany.

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Cologne

Cologne (Köln,, Kölle) is the largest city in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth most populated city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich).

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Deutschlandhalle

Deutschlandhalle was an arena located in the Westend neighbourhood of Berlin, Germany.

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Die Hard

Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart.

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Diggstown

Diggstown, also known as Midnight Sting, is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Michael Ritchie, and stars James Woods, Louis Gossett, Jr., Bruce Dern, Heather Graham, Oliver Platt and Randall "Tex" Cobb.

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Dortmund

Dortmund (Düörpm:; Tremonia) is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Ernst Merck

Freiherr Ernst Merck (20 November 1811 – 6 July 1863) was a German businessman and politician.

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European Boxing Union

The European Boxing Union (or EBU) is a pan-European governing body that sanctions championship bouts in professional boxing.

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Eye of the Storm (1991 film)

Eye of the Storm is a 1991 German romantic thriller, directed by Yuri Zeltser.

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Festhalle Frankfurt

Festhalle Frankfurt is a multi-purpose arena located in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Frankfurt

Frankfurt, officially the City of Frankfurt am Main ("Frankfurt on the Main"), is a metropolis and the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany.

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Gentlemen in White Vests

Gentlemen in White Vests (Die Herren mit der weissen Weste) is a 1970 German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Staudte.

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Germans

Germans (Deutsche) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe, who share a common German ancestry, culture and history.

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Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II is a 1989 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Ernie Hudson and Rick Moranis.

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Giulio Rinaldi

Giulio Rinaldi (13 February 1935 – 18 July 2011) was an Italian boxer.

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Grand Olympic Auditorium

The Grand Olympic Auditorium is the name of a former sports venue in southern Downtown Los Angeles, California.

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Hall

In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls.

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Hamburg

Hamburg (locally), Hamborg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),Constitution of Hamburg), is the second-largest city of Germany as well as one of the country's 16 constituent states, with a population of roughly 1.8 million people. The city lies at the core of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region which spreads across four German federal states and is home to more than five million people. The official name reflects Hamburg's history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League, a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire, a city-state and one of the 16 states of Germany. Before the 1871 Unification of Germany, it was a fully sovereign state. Prior to the constitutional changes in 1919 it formed a civic republic headed constitutionally by a class of hereditary grand burghers or Hanseaten. The city has repeatedly been beset by disasters such as the Great Fire of Hamburg, exceptional coastal flooding and military conflicts including World War II bombing raids. Historians remark that the city has managed to recover and emerge wealthier after each catastrophe. Situated on the river Elbe, Hamburg is home to Europe's second-largest port and a broad corporate base. In media, the major regional broadcasting firm NDR, the printing and publishing firm italic and the newspapers italic and italic are based in the city. Hamburg remains an important financial center, the seat of Germany's oldest stock exchange and the world's oldest merchant bank, Berenberg Bank. Media, commercial, logistical, and industrial firms with significant locations in the city include multinationals Airbus, italic, italic, italic, and Unilever. The city is a forum for and has specialists in world economics and international law with such consular and diplomatic missions as the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the EU-LAC Foundation, and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. In recent years, the city has played host to multipartite international political conferences and summits such as Europe and China and the G20. Former German Chancellor italic, who governed Germany for eight years, and Angela Merkel, German chancellor since 2005, come from Hamburg. The city is a major international and domestic tourist destination. It ranked 18th in the world for livability in 2016. The Speicherstadt and Kontorhausviertel were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 2015. Hamburg is a major European science, research, and education hub, with several universities and institutions. Among its most notable cultural venues are the italic and italic concert halls. It gave birth to movements like Hamburger Schule and paved the way for bands including The Beatles. Hamburg is also known for several theatres and a variety of musical shows. St. Pauli's italic is among the best-known European entertainment districts.

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Hanover

Hanover or Hannover (Hannover), on the River Leine, is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg (later described as the Elector of Hanover).

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Hesse

Hesse or Hessia (Hessen, Hessian dialect: Hesse), officially the State of Hesse (German: Land Hessen) is a federal state (''Land'') of the Federal Republic of Germany, with just over six million inhabitants.

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Hohe Warte Stadium

Hohe Warte Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vienna, Austria.

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

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Hotel Clausewitz

Hotel Clausewitz (German: Pension Clausewitz) is a 1967 West German comedy film directed by Ralph Habib and starring Wolfgang Kieling, Maria Brockerhoff and Friedrich Schoenfelder.

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In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness) is a 1994 American psychological Lovecraftian horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter and written by Michael De Luca.

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Jürgen Blin

Jürgen Blin (born 7 April 1943) is a German boxer.

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Kiel

Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 249,023 (2016).

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas (Spanish for "The Meadows"), officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.

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Las Vegas Convention Center

The Las Vegas Convention Center (commonly referred to as LVCC) is a government building in Winchester, Nevada.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a multi-purpose arena at Exposition Park, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen, Neddersassen) is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Morituri (1965 film)

Morituri (also known as The Saboteur: Code Name Morituri) is a 1965 film about the Allied sabotage during World War II of a German merchant ship carrying rubber, a critical product during the war.

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Munich

Munich (München; Minga) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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New York Coliseum

The New York Coliseum was a convention center that stood at Columbus Circle in New York City from 1956 to 2000.

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North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen,, commonly shortened to NRW) is the most populous state of Germany, with a population of approximately 18 million, and the fourth largest by area.

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Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Oldenburg

Oldenburg is an independent city in the district of Oldenburg in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Oscar Bonavena

Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw.

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Paul Kraus

Paul Kraus (born 1944) is a Holocaust survivor and mesothelioma patient.

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Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas.

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San Diego

San Diego (Spanish for 'Saint Didacus') is a major city in California, United States.

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Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a multi-purpose convention center at 1855 Main Street in Santa Monica, California, owned by the City of Santa Monica.

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Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Schöneberg

is a locality of Berlin, Germany.

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Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig.

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Sparkassen-Arena

The Sparkassen-Arena (formerly known as Ostseehalle) is an indoor arena, in Kiel, Germany.

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Sporthalle (Cologne)

Sporthalle was an indoor arena located in Cologne, Germany.

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Stage name

A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers, such as actors, comedians, singers and musicians.

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Stroszek

Stroszek is a 1977 German film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Bruno S., Eva Mattes, and Clemens Scheitz.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, in the U.S. state of New York.

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The Devil's Brigade (film)

The Devil's Brigade is a 1968 American DeLuxe Color war film filmed in Panavision, based on the 1966 book of the same name co-written by American novelist and historian Robert H. Adleman and Col.

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The Hell with Heroes

The Hell with Heroes (A Time for Heroes and Run Hero Run) is a 1968 film directed by Joseph Sargent set in Africa immediately after World War II.

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The Last of the Secret Agents?

The Last of the Secret Agents? is a 1966 American film that spoofs the spy film genre, starring the then-popular comedy team of Allen & Rossi.

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The Package (1989 film)

The Package is a 1989 American political thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy and Tommy Lee Jones.

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The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams (Italian: Il Silenzio dei Prosciutti) is a 1994 Italian-American satirical comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Italian comedian Ezio Greggio.

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The Swiss Conspiracy

The Swiss Conspiracy is a 1976 action film directed by Jack Arnold and starring David Janssen, Senta Berger and Elke Sommer.

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The Wrecking Crew (1968 film)

The Wrecking Crew is a 1968 American comedy spy-fi film starring Dean Martin as Matt Helm, along with Elke Sommer, Nancy Kwan, Tina Louise, and Sharon Tate.

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Theater (structure)

A theatre, theater or playhouse, is a structure where theatrical works or plays are performed, or other performances such as musical concerts may be produced.

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Torn Curtain

Torn Curtain is a 1966 American political thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria.

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Weser-Ems Halle

Weser-Ems-Halle is a multi-purpose hall and arena complex with eight halls including the large Große EWE Arena, the small Kleine EWE Arena, the Kongresshalle and the Halle 3, or Messehalle.

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Westfalenhallen

Westfalenhallen (English: Halls of Westphalia) are three multi-purpose venues located in Dortmund, Germany.

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Wiener Stadthalle

Wiener Stadthalle (English: Viennese City Hall) is a multi-purpose indoor arena and convention center located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria.

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Wrestling

Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Homburg

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