Siegfried Rauch...
http://www.autobild.de/videos/video-buch-unser-le-mans-2016-9429045.html
Steve McQueen was invited to St.Blasius church in Hagen for the baptism of Siegfried's baby in 1970. Unfortunately, he got lost on the way in his Porsche car and arrived 30 minutes late!!
Siegfried lived in Murnau (2 miles from Hagen) at the time
After the baptism service, the party go for a meal in the nearby restaurant opposite the church in Hagen...
TRANSLATION: "Family party in Hagen: Steve McQueen came as guest of honour to the baptism of Siegfried Rauch's son Benedict. Over the arm...
"This is in
an economy in Hagen, a small village near Murnau. When the shooting was almost
finished, Steve stood in front of me and looked so funny. He did not say
anything, but I knew exactly what was wrong with him: the coming farewell made
him sad.
"What are you doing now?" He asked finally. I told him I was going home to
Bavaria. "Oh, Bavaria", he said - he knew the area from the shooting to "Busted
Chains". I asked him if he wanted to visit me. "Steve," I said, "come over, we
celebrate the baptism of my son, you will be his godfather and then you'll get
good sauerkraut." He loved sauerkraut.
A few weeks later, after a trip to Switzerland, he came to his baptism in his
911, together with his wife Neile and his son Chad. Actually, they only wanted
to stay three days, but two weeks. He did not want to go to the city to Munich,
but to the mountains for hiking. "You live here so fantastic," he said again and
again. I could not understand this at first, he lived in Beverly Hills and was a
giant star in the USA.
But Hollywood could not only create careers, but also destroy lives. His
marriage to Neile was crising at the time. I've seen in the shooting work that
he was constantly surrounded by women. He could not resist these temptations."
Siegfried Rauch
WHERE WAS THIS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN and where was Siegfried's apartment in Murnau...
The hotel Siegfried stayed at may have been the - INCONTOURNABLE HÔTEL DE FRANCE À LA CHARTRE SUR LE LOIR
Details about the hotel:
Solar workshops in Arnage:
Credit: Marie Fotini...
Note - Steve McQueen was the Godfather of his son Benedikt***
Siegfried moved to a farm in Untersochering in 1973...
At Home With Siggi - https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=157&v=ExBp8qbJ_lE
Siegfried Rauch, the German actor who portrayed Steve McQueen's ruthless racing rival Erich Stahler in the 1971 classic film Le Mans, has died (on Sunday, 11th March 2018). He was 85.
Rauch died Sunday night as a result of a fall in his hometown of Untersochering, Bavaria, his agency announced. Rauch also appeared in the war films Patton (1970), directed by Franklin J. Schaffner; John Sturges' The Eagle Has Landed (1976); George P. Cosmatos' Escape to Athena (1979); and Sam Fuller's The Big Red One (1980).
Le Mans, directed by Lee H. Katzin, tells the story of the Porsche and Ferrari rivalry through the eyes of two drivers — Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen) and Stahler. It was filmed on location at the Le Mans circuit in France and incorporated incredible footage from the actual 24-hour endurance event in 1970.
Off-camera, McQueen and Rauch became lifelong friends, with the American actor becoming the godfather to Rauch's son Benedikt.
Rauch first came to the attention of McQueen with his small role as Captain Oskar Steiger in the Oscar best picture winner Patton. Their friendship was documented in the recent book Our Le Mans – The Film, The Friendship, The Facts by Hans Hamer.
"He grew up in America in the same way I'd grown up in Bavaria. Working with farmers for a glass of milk … he found that sort of thing fascinating," Rauch recalled.
"He came to visit me at my home. We were all sitting together, my mother was still alive, and I still remember what he said to me: 'You know, I never had this.' He meant a sense of home. He always had to fight, but he was good at it."
Rauch was taught to drive his Ferrari by former British racing star Michael Parkes. The top speed they reached was 330 kmh (205 mph). "The smallest accidents would cause these cars to burst into flames," he said. "And, of course, you had to get out fast, and there was no time to fumble with your safety belt. I learned that you have 15 seconds to get clear."
In Fuller's epic The Big Red One, Rauch portrayed Schroeder, the crafty and savage German who served as the counterpart to Lee Marvin's unnamed sergeant. The film is noted for being heavily cut upon its original release, with a reconstructed version premiering decades later at the Cannes Film Festival.
In his homeland, Rauch was a prolific film and television actor, appearing as the captain of the cruise ship on the long-running program Das Traumschiff (think The Love Boat) and on the series It Can't Always Be Caviar.
Survivors include his wife Karin and his sons Jakob and Benedikt.
