Horst Janson
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Horst Janson was born on October 4, 1935 in Mainz-Kastel, Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany. He is known for Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974), Der Bastian (1973) and Härte 10 (1974). He has been married to Helgardt 'Hella' Ruthardt since June 10, 1982. They have two children. He was previously married to Monika Lundi.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mainz-Kastel, Wiesbaden, Germany
Adult: No
Deathday: January 28, 2025
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The McKenzie Break
Overview: A German U-Boat commander plans a daring escape from a PoW camp in Scotland.
Genres: Action War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-28
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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Overview: When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, Dr. Marcus suspects vampirism. He enlists the help of the Vampire Hunter. Mysterious and powerful, Kronos has dedicated his life to destroying the evil pestilence. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire's strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme dangers attached to confronting the potent forces of darkness.
Genres: Adventure Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-07
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The Privilege
Overview: A wealthy teen and his friends attending an elite private school uncover a dark conspiracy while looking into a series of strange supernatural events.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2022-02-09
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Twins from Immen Farm
Overview: Alexander Arkens lives a happy life as the tenant of the Immenhof. His twin daughters Billy and Bobby also feel good. Then Alexander receives the message that the owner of the farm wants to increase the rent. A little later, Dalli, the farm owner, visits the estate of her youth. There is a huge spark between her and Alexander.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-12-18
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Frühling auf Immenhof
Overview: There is a lot of sunshine on the traditional Immenhof: owner Dalli and tenant Alexander Arkens want to give the javascript soon. Even Alexander's twin daughters Billy and Bobby and grandma Arkens have the sympathetic Dalli closed in her heart. But while the witty twins enjoy country life, the Immenhof is once again in financial trouble. A loan, which is due to be repaid, is a big concern for Dalli and Alexander. While Dalli wants to ask for help at her former job, Alexander wants to come to money on his own. This is the big noise preprogrammed.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-09-13
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Der Kapitän
Overview: Captain Ebbs is an older, experienced seaman who has, however, only sailed on freighters. While his current old barge, the Martin Luther, has to go into the shipyard for an overhaul, the shipping company gives him command of the elegant cruise ship Julia to temporarily replace a colleague who has fallen ill. The rough Ebbs finds his way into his new job only with difficulty and initially puts his foot in his social mouth.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-10-28
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Flaschendrehen
Overview: Kissing before Customers, that's Gretchen and Sarah's motto. And both are flirting with the enenmy. Literally. Clemens, who with his business partner is after the same assignment as them, is the center of their attention. When it comes to his intentions, though...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2011-09-06
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Battle of the Godfathers
Overview: Hamburg business man Otto Westermann is also the boss of organized crime in the city. His reign as godfather is in danger, though, as an ambitious Sicilian mafioso enters the fray. His goal is clear and simple: he wants to take over Hamburg. But Westermann isn't as easy to defeat as the Sicilian expects. And soon Hamburg is on the verge of a bloody mob war.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-11-30
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Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Overview: A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a peasant revolt in Mexico. She enlists the help of a seedy bandit, Lozoya, by saving him from a death sentence in Utah. They meet a man calling himself Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, who claims to be a Russian prince, not to mention a man of the cloth. Wallach pretends to be a Mexican folk hero. The trio crosses the border, the two men seeking a cache of gold while O'Donnell pursues her revolution.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1971-12-22
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Hijacked to Hell
Overview: Released directly to video, this action film features John Phillip Law as Ted Barner, a low-level employee of a corporation in Indonesia who is charged with testing a new laser weapon. Accompanied by an engineer who works for the corporation and a friend, Barner heads out to the test site with the laser in tow. Before the three can get very far, they must outrun an evil Texas industrialist who intends to grab the laser for himself. They are joined by a female reporter and end up at the site of the test, where their problems are just beginning.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-30
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Winnetou und das Geheimnis der Geisterschlucht
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Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2007-11-10
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Brasilianische Protokolle 2
Overview: Documentary film about a slum community on the outskirts of Recife, a major city in northeastern Brazil. A portrait of life in extreme poverty and lawlessness: men without work, hopeless women, hungry and sick children.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1992-02-10
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Das Riesenrad
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-08-25
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SEK Calw
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2007-03-29
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Familie ist was Wunderbares
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2008-04-22
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Crazy - Total verrückt
Overview: A comedy directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-05-30
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To Catch a King
Overview: Robert Wagner plays an American who owns a Lisbon nightclub and Teri Garr is a slightly dippy chanteuse who has stumbled across a Nazi plot to kidnap the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, living at the time (1942) in Portugal.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-20
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Hilfe, die Verwandten kommen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-07-14
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Böseckendorf - Die Nacht, in der ein Dorf verschwand
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-09-22
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Buddenbrooks - 1. Teil
Overview: First part of two of the saga of the troubled Buddenbrook family and their business in mid 19th century Germany.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-11-10
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That Guy Loves Me, Am I Supposed to Believe That?
Overview: A woman moves back and forth between two men and two cities.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-09-04
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Fliegen lernen
Overview: Apothecary Eva had after the painful separation of her husband Christian life and emotions rearranged. A new relationship is out of the question for the 42-year-old, she just wants to be there for her two almost grown-up sons and one day to take over the pharmacy of her still-mother-in-law. Out of the blue, however, the more than ten years younger doctor Hendrik burst into her life and makes no secret that he has fallen in love with her. Eva suddenly struggles with feelings she never wanted to allow.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2012-11-01
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Mein Mann, mein Leben und du
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2003-11-02
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Schlaflos
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-04-08
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Das Nürnberger Bett
Overview: A successful writer of crime stories, is missing and searching a special, antique bed which used to be his source of inspiration.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1983-10-07
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A Glass of Water
Overview: Intrigue and scheming at the court of Queen Anne of England between liberal Lord Bolingbroke and Lady Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. German comedy after the play of Eugène Scribe.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-07-05
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Deadly Jaws
Overview: Two divers find a treasure map, which apparently points to a sunken treasure below the ocean. They hire a professional to help them get the gold but this guy turns out to have a few secrets of his own.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-03-15
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Escape from East Berlin
Overview: East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kurt Schröder and his family dig a tunnel to escape to West Berlin as they struggle to overcome the obstacles blocking their underground path to freedom.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-10-22
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Die Wittelsbacher
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 2005-02-17
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Shout at the Devil
Overview: During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.
Genres: Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-12
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The Cry of the Wild Geese
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Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-09-22
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Früher oder später
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-10-03
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Freundinnen für immer
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2003-03-15
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Murphy's War
Overview: Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He wishes to sink the U-Boat by means of any method imaginable to him, and sets about to make the courageous attempt, assisted by Louis, the administrator of the local oil company.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-27
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Wie hätten Sie’s denn gern?
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1983-04-22
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The Devil May Well Laugh
Overview: Three bums get played by the devil.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-12-15
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Les mystères de Sadjurah
Overview: A cabaret singer is dragged into a crazy adventure after being mistaken for an archaeologist who is her look-alike.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-05-21
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Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-03-08
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Erinnerung an zwei Montage
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-09-12
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Das Rätsel von Foresthouse
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-06-10
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Niemandsland
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-08-05
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Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung
Overview: A vet has successfully taken over her father's practice. Now the already smouldering marital crisis comes to a head when anonymous letters accuse her husband of having an affair. Meanwhile, the doctor is being courted by the local mayor.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1995-10-12
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Tierärztin Christine
Overview: When her father suffers a heart attack, Christine, a qualified vet, travels with her two children from Munich to Carinthia to take over his veterinary practice while he recovers. However, this puts her marriage to architect Thomas, which is already in crisis, to the test. While the jealous Thomas is on a business trip to Salzburg, the attractive Christine is being courted in Carinthia by the charming farmer Georg Reiser.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1993-11-21
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…und noch frech dazu!
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-01-06
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Großer Ring mit Außenschleife
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-01-29
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Anatomie eines Unfalls
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-10-18
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The Sword and the Balance
Overview: Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-02-01
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The Broken Crown
Overview: A crime drama directed by Ruben Maria Soriquez.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2014-11-27
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Unser Mann im Süden
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Liebe, Tod & viele Kalorien
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2001-03-09
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Vukovar: The Way Home
Overview: The story follows a group of Croatian refugees who have been forced to leave their hometown of Vukovar by Serbian forces during Croatia's struggle for independence. The people are settled at a railway station in a village near Vukovar, where they live in a train which is adapted to serve as a temporary accommodation.The situation grows dim as the date of their return proves to be uncertain, and the lives of the survivors and refugees becomes more and more complicated being burdened by PTSP and strong feelings of hope to return to their homestead.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: hr
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Taxi 4012
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Genres: Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-09-27
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Stürmische Begegnung
Overview: The young bookseller Rebecca Bayliss was setting up her new apartment in London when she received news of her mother Lisa's serious illness. Rebecca rushed off to her mother in Ibiza and heard the terrible news: leukemia. During the last hours together, Lisa Bayliss tells her daughter the truth about her origins.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1993-10-29
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Da wo es noch Treue gibt
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Genres: Drama TV Movie Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2007-03-10
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Ein unmöglicher Mann
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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The Best of Enemies
Overview: In Occupied France, a cultured civilised German ofi ccer is billeted out and stirs up conflicting emotions in the household.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-19
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The Sword and the Balance
Overview: Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-02-01
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Die Letzten
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-03-15
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Liebe auf den zweiten Blick
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-10-14
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Breakthrough
Overview: Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission by coming up against a Russian tank. Steiner then takes a furlough to Paris just as the Allies launch their invasion of Normandy.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-03-01
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Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig!
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-01-24
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A Woman Needs Loving
Overview: All could have gone smoothly if George, the man Jane, a beautiful library assistant, met in a park, had not been bitten by a dog. But the sight of blood spilling from the body of a man who attracts plunges the young woman into the vortex of a neurosis upsetting her sex life, leading her to a short encounter with lesbian love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-01-31
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Spielst Du mit schrägen Vögeln
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-04-16
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You Can't Win 'Em All
Overview: During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.
Genres: War Adventure Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-07-23
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Overview: The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-08-06
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Destruction of Silence
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Genres: War Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2014-02-13
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Der Spielverderber - Das kurze, verstörte Leben des Kaspar Hauser
Overview: In 1828 a man called Kaspar Hauser appears in Nuremberg, barely able to speak and walk. He is admitted to the house of a professor, who among other things explores Kaspar's unusual characteristics and deals with his education.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-08-23
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Bernadette Soubirous
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-03-29
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Die Liebenden von Florenz
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-08-20
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Eines Tages...
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2010-04-28
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Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?
Overview: An eccentric bounty hunter named Providence captures and sets free a criminal in order to collect the same bounty over and over again in different states, until they discover that a local sheriff is up to something crooked.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1972-10-26
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The Last Days of Patton
Overview: Gen. George S. Patton now works a desk job for the U.S. military after World War II. In the midst of dealing with the difficulty of adapting to his dramatic change of lifestyle, Patton is involved in an auto wreck that leaves him in critical condition. While his body fails him, Patton introspectively reminisces about his relationship with his spouse, Beatrice; his childhood; and his days on the WWI battlefields.
Genres: War Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-15
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Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2019-10-06
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Sign of the Ape
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1997-11-01
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Mein Herz kehrt heim ins Zillertal
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Genres: Romance Family Drama TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-04-30
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The Purloined Letter
Overview: Part of a 6-film collection called “Grands Détectives” about famous fictional private detectives.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-02-09
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