Willy A. Kleinau
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 12, 1907
Deathday: October 18, 1957
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The Captain from Kopenick
1956-08-15
The Captain from Kopenick
Overview: A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is jailed for fifteen years. Upon his release, he wants to get a permit to get a job and start anew, but finds that without a job he can't get a permit, and without a permit he can't get a job. Ensnared in the absurd net of Prussian bureaucracy, he can't see any way out. That is, until he enters a thrift shop and spots a Prussian officer's uniform that fits him like a second skin...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-08-15
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Love, Dance, and 1000 Songs
1955-10-13
Love, Dance, and 1000 Songs
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Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-10-13
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Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg
1955-04-06
Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg
Overview: This film is set in a medieval mill town in the Harz mountains. The greedy and brutal millman and his accomplices, the castle steward and the mayor, set fire to a forest mill that the farmers used for processing their grain. Without their mill, the farmers must now rely on the millman's services. When the farmhand Anna uncovers the millman’s crimes, he swiftly detains her and a young miller, Jörg. The forest spirits have a different plan, however, and they free the young couple with the charge to rebuild the ruined forest mill and turn things around for the villagers.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-04-06
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Waldwinter
1956-03-27
Waldwinter
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-03-27
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The Farmer from Brucknerhof
1956-09-16
The Farmer from Brucknerhof
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Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-09-16
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The Axe of Wandsbek
1951-05-11
The Axe of Wandsbek
Overview: Hamburg, Germany 1934: An executioner is needed. Teetjen makes the biggest mistake of his life. Because his butcher shop is facing bankruptcy, he agrees to execute a group of political prisoners for the Nazis. Once this becomes known, Teetjen’s life falls apart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-05-11
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Council of the Gods
1950-05-12
Council of the Gods
Overview: Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions. The chemist Dr. Hans Scholz lives through a tortuous political transformation and maturation process. Eventually, he adopts political neutrality and closes his eyes to the fact that the poison being produced in his factory is being used in the extermination camps. Standing before the judges at the Nuremberg trials, he must face the fact that he is implicated in the deaths of millions in the gas chambers of the concentration camps.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1950-05-12
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The Young Woman of Scuderi
1955-07-28
The Young Woman of Scuderi
Overview: Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé...
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-07-28
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Spielbank-Affäre
1957-09-13
Spielbank-Affäre
Overview: In a casino in a We'5t German health resort, one often sees Sybille - an attractive young student actress. With her winnings from the roulette table, she attempts to finance her studies. Despite a rather lucky streak, her winnings are a little on the lean side. She doesn't, however, gamble with her own money but with that of Dr. Busch, a lawyer, who likes to stay in the background with the argument that gambling houses are not the proper turf for a serious lawyer. From him, Sybille receives only a small share of her winnings later, and only through the intervention of Gerhard Fischer, a journalist, does Sybille come to realize her role in Dr. Busch's fraudulent scheme.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-09-13
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Kein Hüsung
1954-04-18
Kein Hüsung
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Genres: History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-04-18
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Die Unbesiegbaren
1953-03-13
Die Unbesiegbaren
Overview: The film "Die Unbesiegbaren" covers an episode in German history, in which the Bismarck government tried to mitigate the rise of the social-democrat movement.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-03-13
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Die Schönste
1957-12-01
Die Schönste
Overview: 13-year old Thomas Berndorf, the son of the rich business man Alexander Berndorf, becomes friends with Hannes Wille, whose father works as foreman. They get to know each because Hannes sometimes is allowed to polish Berndorf′s Mercedes 300. They make a bet whose mother is the most beautiful. Hannes assumes that Mrs. Berndorf is only admired for her expensive jewellery. Thus, he suggests that Thomas should steal a collier from his mother. Out of solidarity, he also robs a golden brooch from his mother. At home at the Berndorfs, a severe crisis threatens Thomas′s parents′ "marriage of convenience", and financial hardships are following on the theft.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-12-01
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Schicksal aus zweiter Hand
1949-10-05
Schicksal aus zweiter Hand
Overview: A man's life breaks down in pursuit of material success.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1949-10-05
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Reifender Sommer
1959-05-07
Reifender Sommer
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-05-07
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Zar und Zimmermann
1956-05-17
Zar und Zimmermann
Overview: In the Dutch town of Saardam, Tsar Peter the Great has disguised himself in order to learn the art of ship-building. Another Russian named Peter also works at the wharf, causing a comical case of mistaken identities. Emissaries sent from France and England have difficulty locating the man they are looking for, and the lovely Marie is courted by both Peters. An adaptation of Albert Lortzing's eponymous comic opera (1837).
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-05-17
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The Blue Swords
1949-12-30
The Blue Swords
Overview: The story of Johann Friedrich Böttger, an apothecary’s apprentice and alchemist’s assistant. Fleeing from the Prussian King, he goes to Saxony, where King Frederick August the Strong takes him to a fortress and demands that he create gold. Böttger is equipped with everything he would need for the task, but he has known for a while that actual gold production is a myth and instead experiments with porcelain—white porcelain, as the Chinese are said to possess. In 1709, he finally succeeds in surprising the King with the "white gold," the first white porcelain made in Europe, he hopes for freedom.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1949-12-30
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Carola Lamberti
1954-11-30
Carola Lamberti
Overview: Carola has been running the family-owned circus alone since her husband’s death, but she suddenly finds herself at odds with her three adult sons who are also performance artists and want to have a say in how the business is run. The family discord leads Carola to turn her back on the circus, leaving the three inexperienced sons in charge. This turn of events forces the family to learn to work together or face bankruptcy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-11-30
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Schatten über den Inseln
1952-05-15
Schatten über den Inseln
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-05-15
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The Night of the Storm
1957-03-07
The Night of the Storm
Overview: Despised by her husband and son after an affair, Marianne moves in with her lover, an unsuccessful painter, until she is purified.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-03-07
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Gefährliche Fracht
1954-05-20
Gefährliche Fracht
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-05-20
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Story of a Young Couple
1952-01-18
Story of a Young Couple
Overview: A young married couple - both of them actors - work in the divided city of Berlin. Agnes, the young woman, is on location in East Berlin, and Jochen, her husband, works at the Westend Theater in West Berlin. This young marriage is in danger of breaking up as they vehemently defend their diametrically opposed views. The way they see politics, art and the world differs extremely.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-01-18
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Karriere in Paris
1952-01-25
Karriere in Paris
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-01-25
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Ein Polterabend
1955-08-19
Ein Polterabend
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-08-19
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