Hildegard Knef
Biography: Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef (December 28, 1925 - February 1, 2002) was a German actress, singer and writer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hildegard Knef, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 28, 1925
Deathday: February 01, 2002
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The Murderers Are Among Us
1946-10-15
The Murderers Are Among Us
Overview: After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds an ex-soldier living in her apartment. Together the two try to move past their experiences during WWII.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1946-10-15
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The Man Between
1953-11-18
The Man Between
Overview: A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-18
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Bluebeard
1963-01-25
Bluebeard
Overview: Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.
Genres: Drama Crime History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-01-25
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Alraune
1952-10-22
Alraune
Overview: In the 1800s, a stormy love relationship develops quickly between a young medical student and a woman believing herself to be the daughter of his scientist uncle, the student having never heard of her before their chance encounter and both unaware that she is the result of the scientist's illegal experiments with artificial insemination..
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Romance Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-10-22
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Holiday for Henrietta
1952-12-17
Holiday for Henrietta
Overview: Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on Bastille Day. The other has a more thrilling and dastardly fate in mind for her. Among the film's irresistible conceits is Hildegarde Neff as an oversexed circus bareback rider.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1952-12-17
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Nights on the Road
1952-01-14
Nights on the Road
Overview: An aging truck driver finds smuggled money and becomes involved with a hijacking crowd.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-01-14
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Svengali
1954-09-01
Svengali
Overview: A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Genres: Romance Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-01
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Subway in the Sky
1959-11-01
Subway in the Sky
Overview: Berlin provides the backdrop for this crime drama that centers on a military doctor falsely accused of dealing illegal drugs. Determined to prove his innocence, he escapes from the MPs and ends up holing up in the apartment his wife rented. He doesn't know that she has sublet the flat to a nightclub singer. When he finds out, he begs the singer to assist him. She is attracted to him and agrees. The doctor believes that his wife is behind the black-market dealings, but in the end, they find the real culprit.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-01
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Port of Desire
1958-08-13
Port of Desire
Overview: Pierre is in Hamburg on a merchant ship with his friends Georges and Jean-Marie. While they are just looking for a good time in the twenty-four hours they have to waste in the city, Pierre is seized by the memory of a young German girl, Maria, whom he had known and probably loved when he was a prisoner of war in the bombed-out port of Hamburg. He abandons his companions in search of her, but is unable to trace her, her house having been destroyed and the search services having no record of her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-08-13
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Witchery
1988-12-01
Witchery
Overview: A student and her photographer boyfriend visit an island off of Massachusetts to research a hotel supposedly haunted by a witch.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-01
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Ballad for a Hoodlum
1963-03-27
Ballad for a Hoodlum
Overview: Vincent Vivant agrees to Stephan the spy's proposal: he is to cross the border with a mysterious suitcase.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-03-27
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Night Without Sleep
1952-09-26
Night Without Sleep
Overview: Upon awaking in the morning, a man finds his thoughts clouded by the possibility that he committed a murder.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-09-26
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952-10-08
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Overview: Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Genres: Adventure Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-08
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Decision Before Dawn
1951-12-21
Decision Before Dawn
Overview: WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information. The scheme is risky: the Gestapo retains a terribly efficient network to identify and capture spies and deserters. Moreover, it is not clear that "Tiger", who does not mind any dirty work as long as the price is right, and war-weary "Happy", who might be easily betrayed by his feelings, are dependable agents. After Tiger and another American agent are successfully infiltrated, Happy is parachuted in Bavaria. His duty: find out the whereabouts of a powerful German armored unit moving towards the western front.
Genres: War Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-21
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Diplomatic Courier
1952-06-13
Diplomatic Courier
Overview: During the Cold War, diplomatic courier Mike Kells must retrieve a dispatch containing top-secret intelligence. But when he arrives at the meeting point, a train station in Salzburg, his contact turns up dead, and the message is nowhere to be found. With no clear suspect in sight, Kells must sort through his uncertain relationships with two women, while sidestepping the pitfalls of subterfuge, sabotage and spies in his search for the documents.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-13
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Confession Under Four Eyes
1954-09-14
Confession Under Four Eyes
Overview: While perusing a police photo, Hilde - an investigative reporter - recognizes a bracelet that she once owned while living in her native Romania. She seeks out the current owner of the bracelet, hoping that he can provide information concerning her long-lost father. Thus begins a curious chain of events...
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-09-14
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Die Sünderin
1951-01-18
Die Sünderin
Overview: Going from a dysfunctional family into a life of prostitution, Marina finally finds happiness and comfort with unsuccessful artist Alexander. However, a brain tumor threatens to make him blind and only an expensive operation can save him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-01-18
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The Lost Continent
1968-06-19
The Lost Continent
Overview: An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles. When a violent storm strikes, the ship is swept into the Sargasso Sea and the passengers find themselves trapped on an island populated by man-eating seaweed, giant crabs and Spanish conquistadors who believe it’s still the 16th century.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-06-19
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The Spy
1964-02-27
The Spy
Overview: The British Admiralty is worried: several cargo ships carrying troops have mysteriously jumped off Gibraltar. The Admiralty calls in the Intelligence Service to find out the cause of the destruction before new units arrive. Lieutenant Jackson, of the Marine Infantry Regiment stationed in Gibraltar, spends all his duty time in Tangier, where he is attracted by his love of poker and a beautiful dancer, Lola. Despite the objurgations of his general and the tender friendship of Cathie, his general's daughter, he can't stop playing and loses a very large sum one evening.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-02-27
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The Human Voice
1960-07-14
The Human Voice
Overview: A TV adaptation of Jean Cocteau's play La voix humaine about a woman talking to her lover over the phone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-07-14
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Eine fast perfekte Hochzeit
1999-02-19
Eine fast perfekte Hochzeit
Overview: After Henny's father loses his job at her ex-fiancee's shipyard because of Henny's affair with Sigi, he begins to panic about how to make a living and tries to find new quarters. His sister, Henny's aunt Marlene, suffers as a result of his chaotic efforts. The path to his new life requires that Henny get married, as the aunt is a strict puritan. But whoever knows Henny can be sure that things will take a few unexpected turns...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1999-02-19
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Mark of the Tortoise
1964-04-23
Mark of the Tortoise
Overview: English millionaire Sir Cyrus Bradley is being blackmailed by “The Tortoise” Crime Syndicate. He is to pay £ 100,000.00 Pounds to stay alive and not be murdered. After his refusal to pay the money, he is quickly killed. Cyrus‘ nephew, Don Micklem, plans to avenge the death of his uncle and sets out on a quest to expose “The Tortoise“…
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-04-23
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Fedora
1978-06-29
Fedora
Overview: An ambitious Hollywood hustler becomes involved with a reclusive female star, whom he tries to lure out of retirement.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-29
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Liberators Take Liberties
1992-02-22
Liberators Take Liberties
Overview: Helke Sander interviews multiple German women who were raped in Berlin by Soviet soldiers in May 1945. Most women never spoke of their experience to anyone, due largely to the shame attached to rape in German culture at that time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1992-02-22
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Mozambique
1964-12-07
Mozambique
Overview: An American pilot assists the Portuguese colonial police who are battling a gang of criminals involved in drug smuggling from Lisbon to Mozambique to Zanzibar.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-07
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Under the Bridges
1946-08-31
Under the Bridges
Overview: Two barge skippers fall in love with the same woman.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1946-08-31
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Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
1947-12-11
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Overview: A group of people gathers back in the post-war ruins of a luxurious Munich hotel they inhabited at one point or another years before; each trying to cope with the tragic consequences of the war and their own actions.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1947-12-11
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The Man Who Sold Himself
1959-03-12
The Man Who Sold Himself
Overview: Meant to be a diatribe against yellow journalism and current social ills, this weakly limned drama by Josef von Baky features a reporter who works for one of the tabloid papers. The reporter digs up dirt on the past life of a local hotel owner, and wanting to take full advantage of the muck, he strings out his revelations in a series of perjorative, damning articles on the man. The result of this campaign turns out to be much worse than simply ruining the hotel owner's reputation.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-03-12
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Lulu
1962-06-07
Lulu
Overview: A 14-year-old girl is caught while trying to pick a doctor's pocket. The doctor ends up taking her in and turning her into a sophisticated lady, whom he marries off to a wealthy man.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-06-07
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Catherine of Russia
1963-01-12
Catherine of Russia
Overview: Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the Cossacks army against him.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-01-12
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Everyone Dies Alone
1976-01-21
Everyone Dies Alone
Overview: When they start losing family members and neighbors due to WWII and the Nazi government's policies, a quiet married couple becomes disillusioned and begins spreading leaflets against the government - a crime punishable by death.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-01-21
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Film Without Title
1948-01-23
Film Without Title
Overview: A screenwriter comes up with a story about an affair between a maid and her employer.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1948-01-23
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Escape from Sahara
1958-01-21
Escape from Sahara
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Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-01-21
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The Threepenny Opera
1963-02-28
The Threepenny Opera
Overview: The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and hang Macheath. If not, all the beggars of Soho will disturb the upcoming coronation.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-02-28
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Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
1980-04-18
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
Overview: A biologist has succeeded in growing a particularly energy-rich lettuce and now the whole world wants to get hold of the product.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1980-04-18
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Condemned to Sin
1964-09-25
Condemned to Sin
Overview: After World War II, a lot of people, who lived in the eastern parts of the Third Reich had to be relocated. One of them is Hugo Starosta (Martin Held) with his family. They live in a fortress. Hugo is unemployed, his children don't seem to like school, but somehow they managa to get through.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-09-25
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The Brothers Noltenius
1945-02-23
The Brothers Noltenius
Overview: Wolf Noltenius is a real globetrotter. Early on, this talented young man travelled far and wide, where he earned fame as a construction planner. He moved to Brazil; but one day, homesickness got the best of him. He spontaneously travelled back to his hometown to visit his brother Werner and his family. Wolf and Werner, who both went into the same profession, couldn't be any more different: the one is worldly and an experienced man-about-town; the other a small bourgeois.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1945-02-23
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Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...
1992-12-20
Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...
Overview: A documentary about the 75th birhday of the UFA film studios directed by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-20
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Eine Liebesgeschichte
1954-02-25
Eine Liebesgeschichte
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-02-25
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Illusion in Moll
1952-12-18
Illusion in Moll
Overview: After the death of her husband (Albrecht Schoenhals) wealthy but lonely hotel owner Maria Alsbacher (Sybille Schmitz) falls in love with a charming bandleader and singer (Maurice Teynac) without realizing that he is only behind her money. When she decides to marry him, her son (Hardy Krüger) enlists the help of his tragically ill fiancee Lydia (Hildegard Knef) to unmask this man for the villain he really is.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-12-18
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Golden Boy
1962-01-25
Golden Boy
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-01-25
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Miracles Still Happen
1951-09-17
Miracles Still Happen
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-09-17
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Fahrt ins Glück
1948-08-06
Fahrt ins Glück
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Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1948-08-06
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And So to Bed
1963-11-12
And So to Bed
Overview: Twelve different episodes of erotic relationships are described as examples of modern love substitute.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-11-12
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Tödliches Erbe
1995-01-22
Tödliches Erbe
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1995-01-22
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The Future of Emily
1985-05-31
The Future of Emily
Overview: Emily, a child, stays with her bourgeois grandparents during frequent periods when her mother makes films. Isabelle wraps a picture, flies to her childhood home to pick up Emily, and plans to leave for her place in France. Old wounds between Isabelle and her parents open around Isabelle's life style. It's also apparent that Isabelle's mother, Paula, is unhappy - with her husband and with her youthful hopes dashed when she became pregnant with Isabelle. Unbeknownst to Isabelle, the co-star of the film she's just made has followed her, checked into a nearby hotel, and wants to begin an affair, even though he's married. Can Isabelle sort it out? What's best for Emily?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-05-31
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The Dirty Dozen
1967-06-15
The Dirty Dozen
Overview: 12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Genres: Action Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-06-15
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In inniger Feindschaft
1989-01-01
In inniger Feindschaft
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Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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...und die Bibel hat doch recht
1977-10-13
...und die Bibel hat doch recht
Overview: Film adaptation of Werner Keller's bestselling non-fiction book, which attempts to show in a "less spectacular way than the original" that archaeological finds and findings do not contradict biblical statements.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-10-13
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Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002-03-21
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Overview: The films, affairs and struggles of the iconic star of The Blue Angel as told by Rosemary Clooney, Roger Corman, Deanna Durbin and many more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-21
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Nein, ich gebe niemals auf!
1985-12-28
Nein, ich gebe niemals auf!
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-12-28
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Laura
1962-07-25
Laura
Overview: The detective investigating Laura Hunt's murder finds himself becoming obsessed with the dead woman only to find out she's actually still alive.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-07-25
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Frühlingsmelodie
1945-01-01
Frühlingsmelodie
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1945-01-01
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Berlin-Melodie
1963-03-31
Berlin-Melodie
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Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-03-31
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A Woman and a Half: Hildegard Knef
2001-11-05
A Woman and a Half: Hildegard Knef
Overview: Hildegard Knef: legendary German film diva. An actress whose personality is as complex as the characters she has played. She is by turns irritable, impatient, charming, humorous, fascinating and enchanting. But behind the many masks is the temperamental woman, the Hildegard Knef who has weathered many of life′s blows: failure in Hollywood, cancer, lost loves, the enmity of the press and, finally, the horror of aging. A Woman and a Half - Hildegard Knef is the portrait of a Knef who has become cynical and unpredictable in order to protect herself, but also a Knef full of warmth, humor and spirit.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-05
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DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben
1996-09-16
DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben
Overview: On May 17, 1946, Deutsche-Film AG (DEFA) was founded in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Until 1990, DEFA produced nearly 700 feature films, 750 animation films, 2250 short and documentary films and synchronized about 8,000 films from abroad.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1996-09-16
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Valley of the Doomed
1960-04-08
Valley of the Doomed
Overview: 1860, the great Duchess of Parma, Maria Luisa, wants to provide her little state with train tracks, in spite of the opposition she gets from certain noble people.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-04-08
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Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020-08-20
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Overview: Using unpublished and newly digitalised archive footage and film material, Bettina Böhler has brilliantly assembled this film about the life and work of the exceptional artist Christoph Schlingensief, who died in 2010.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2020-08-20
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Der Gärtner von Toulouse
1982-01-01
Der Gärtner von Toulouse
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Ich will alles! Hildegard Knef
2025-04-03
Ich will alles! Hildegard Knef
Overview: In December 2025, the extraordinary artist Hildegard Knef would have celebrated her 100th birthday. Her life was shaped by numerous talents, an unshakeable will to succeed and the ability to keep pushing herself forward. This documentary sheds light on the life of the legendary actress and singer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2025-04-03
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