Friedrich von Ledebur
Biography: Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius Graf von Ledebur-Wicheln (June 3, 1900 – December 25, 1986) was an Austrian actor who was known for Moby Dick (1956), Alexander the Great (1955) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1972). Ledebur was born in Nisko, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Poland) in 1900. Friedrich enlisted in the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Army in 1916, and was an officer in the Austrian Cavalry Division during the last years of World War I. In the 1930s Ledebur became a close friend of Charles Bedaux, with whom he traveled extensively in Africa and Canada. After the war, Ledebur spent the next two decades travelling the world, working all manner of odd jobs from gold mining to deep sea diving, to riding and winning prize money at rodeos. Ledebur settled in the United States in 1939 and anglicised his name to 'Frederick'. A close friendship with fellow adventurer and director John Huston, gave Ledebur his entrée to character acting. In 1945, von Ledebur made his film debut. He later appeared in Alexander the Great (1955), and played chief harpooneer Queequeg, a South Sea chieftain, in the film Moby Dick (1956). "Better a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian", Herman Melville's Ishmael famously says of Queequeg in the book and the film. He appeared as Brother Christophorus in The Twilight Zone episode "The Howling Man". Source: Article "Friedrich von Ledebur" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 03, 1900
Deathday: December 25, 1986
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Moby Dick
1956-06-27
Moby Dick
Overview: In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-27
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My Girl Tisa
1948-02-07
My Girl Tisa
Overview: 1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in this movie is a recent arrival. Tisa has been in America only four months, yet she is holding four jobs to save enough money to pay for her father's boat passage to America. She works in a garment factory in Greenwich Village owned by Mr. Grumbach, who is studying to pass his citizenship test. Denek, a brash young man, tries to help her but gets her into trouble and her deportation is ordered by an immigration judge.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-07
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A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975-12-16
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Overview: Expert conman Joe Thanks teams up with half-breed Bill and naive Lucy to steal $300,000 from the Indian-hating Major Cabot. Their elaborate plan is full of disguises, double-crosses, and chases, but Joe always seems to know what he's doing.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1975-12-16
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The 27th Day
1957-01-07
The 27th Day
Overview: Five individuals from five nations, including the USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien saucer, where an alien gives each a container holding three capsules. The alien explains that no power on earth can open a given container except a mental command from the person to whom it is given, then anyone may take a capsule and, by speaking a latitude and longitude at it, cause instant death to all within a given radius: thus each of the five has been provided with the power of life and death. Then, they are given 27 days to decide whether to use the capsules, and returned to the places from which each one came...
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-07
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Slaughterhouse-Five
1972-03-15
Slaughterhouse-Five
Overview: Billy Pilgrim, a veteran of the Second World War, finds himself mysteriously detached from time, so that he is able to travel, without being able to help it, from the days of his childhood to those of his peculiar life on a distant planet called Tralfamadore, passing through his bitter experience as a prisoner of war in the German city of Dresden, over which looms the inevitable shadow of an unspeakable tragedy.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-15
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Yellow Devil
1964-08-20
Yellow Devil
Overview: When a villain named "Der Schut" terrorizes the constituents of Albanian country, which he rules, heroic Kara Ben Nemsi and his sidekick are the only ones who can stop him.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-08-20
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The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957-03-01
The Man Who Turned to Stone
Overview: A new social worker at a girls' reformatory discovers that her charges are being used by a group of ancient alchemists, who have insinuated themselves as the prison's chief staffers, to keep themselves alive and free from an insidious petrification, which is already afflicting one of their number.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-03-01
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Ginger and Fred
1986-01-13
Ginger and Fred
Overview: Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety show.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1986-01-13
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Voodoo Island
1957-02-01
Voodoo Island
Overview: A wealthy industrialist hires the renowned hoax-buster Phillip Knight to prove that an island he plans to develop isn't voodoo cursed. However, arriving on the island, Knight soon realizes that voodoo does exist when he discovers man-eating plants and a tribe of natives with bizarre powers.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-02-01
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Sorcerer
1977-06-24
Sorcerer
Overview: Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
Genres: Thriller Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-24
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Ludwig
1973-03-07
Ludwig
Overview: Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-07
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Juliet of the Spirits
1965-10-22
Juliet of the Spirits
Overview: Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Giulietta gets in touch with spirits and learns more about herself and her painful past. Slightly skeptical, but intrigued, she visits a mystic who gives her more information -- and nudges her toward the realization that her husband is indeed a philanderer.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-10-22
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Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965-03-04
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Overview: Dr. Karl Sternau, the personal physician of the count Bismarck, who spent much of his youth in Mexico, is sent back to that country during the occupation by French troops in the service of the Austrian 'Emperor' Maximilian, to carry an encouraging letter from U.S. President Lincoln to the nationalist Mexican president Benito Juarez.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-03-04
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The Blue Max
1966-06-21
The Blue Max
Overview: A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
Genres: War Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-06-21
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A Breath of Scandal
1960-03-16
A Breath of Scandal
Overview: A European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-03-16
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The Christmas Tree
1969-09-25
The Christmas Tree
Overview: A French-American millionaire, his girlfriend and his war buddy try to grant his dying son's every wish.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1969-09-25
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The Roots of Heaven
1958-10-15
The Roots of Heaven
Overview: In French Equatorial Africa, an idealist campaigns to save the African elephant, gaining support from a nightclub hostess and an ex-soldier. His cause attracts a mix of characters, including a U.S. commentator, a government aide opposed to him, and an ivory hunter with conflicting interests.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-10-15
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The Fight for Rome
1968-12-17
The Fight for Rome
Overview: A Roman noble, Cethegus, tries to start a war, setting the Ostrogoths and their Queen, Amalasuntha, against the Byzantine Emperor Justinian; Cethegus wants to swoop in after they have destroyed each other and create a new Roman Empire from their combined kingdoms; however, he does not factor into his plans the vagaries of love and the personal integrity of the people in both kingdoms.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-12-17
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948-03-25
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Overview: An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-03-25
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Assignment K
1968-02-16
Assignment K
Overview: Philip Scott, the boss of a toy company, is secretly also the chief of a British spy organization. Scott's cover is destroyed when enemy agents kidnap his girlfriend to force him to reveal the identities of his fellow spies.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-02-16
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The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964-03-24
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Overview: In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-03-24
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Notorious
1946-08-21
Notorious
Overview: In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.
Genres: Thriller Romance Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-08-21
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Montana Trap
1976-05-05
Montana Trap
Overview: Potato Fritz (Hardy Kruger) and his friends have moved from Germany to the American Wild West, settling eventually in the Rockies. They are besieged by what appear to them to be hostile Native Americans. Before too long, it becomes clear that the hostiles are in fact a gang of gold thieves. This movie is notable among German-made Westerns for its use of authentic period costumes and firearms.
Genres: Western
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-05-05
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Enchanted Island
1958-11-08
Enchanted Island
Overview: Two 19th-century sailors jump ship only to discover their tropical paradise is a cannibal stronghold.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-11-08
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An Invitation to the Hunt
1974-11-01
An Invitation to the Hunt
Overview: Claude Chabrol film for TV based on the short story An Invitation to the Hunt by Georges Hitchcock. Receiving an unexpected invitation to participate in the annual hunt party given by the local marquis, a common man deludes himself into thinking he’s a valued member of society, gets in debt to live up to his own fantasies, puts on airs, and invents a perfectly untrue—but, to his mind, fitting—past for a man of his new station. Then the cruel game starts.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-11-01
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Comenius
1975-02-28
Comenius
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-02-28
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Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut
1981-01-01
Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Alexander the Great
1956-03-28
Alexander the Great
Overview: An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way of thinking will bring enlightenment to people. The son of the barbaric and ruthless King Philip of Macedonia, Alexander achieved glory in his short but remarkable life.
Genres: Adventure History Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-28
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The Great Sinner
1949-06-29
The Great Sinner
Overview: A young man succumbs to gambling fever.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-06-29
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Barabbas
1961-12-23
Barabbas
Overview: Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.
Genres: History Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-23
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The Standard
1977-11-25
The Standard
Overview: During the final days of the First World War, Officer Menis does his duty in defending the battle flag of the defeated Austro-Hungarian empire, while his fellow troops, a motley gang recruited from several different countries not loyal to the royal family, simply try to survive by any means possible.
Genres: War Action Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-11-25
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The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
1969-02-21
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
Overview: The devious general Cethegus plays the Byzantine and Gothic forces against each other for his own gain.
Genres: Drama Adventure History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-02-21
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Bloodline
1979-06-29
Bloodline
Overview: A pampered heiress inherits her father's pharmaceutical empire when he dies in a suspicious accident, and soon finds herself surrounded by ruthless board members and grasping family members who will seemingly stop at nothing to profit.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-29
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A Royal Scandal
1945-03-26
A Royal Scandal
Overview: Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.
Genres: Comedy History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-03-26
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Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967-10-13
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Overview: Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-10-13
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Ride This Way Grey Horse
1970-01-01
Ride This Way Grey Horse
Overview: Making of A Walk with Love and Death.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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