Ernst Busch
Also Known As: Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Busch
Biography: German singer and actor.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kiel, Germany
Adult: No
Birthday: January 22, 1900
Age: 125 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 08, 1980
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Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
Overview: Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-05-14
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Gilgi: One of Us
Overview: A young woman born illegitimately comes to terms with the challenge of getting married.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-10-03
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Kameradschaft
Overview: At a mine on the shared edge of France and Germany, an underground explosion leads to the entrapment of a group of French miners. In an effort to save the trapped Frenchmen, German miners Wittkopp and Kasper take it upon themselves to traverse a crumbling war tunnel leading down into the mines. Yet, though the workers harbor no political biases against one another, their callous, less tolerant bosses hope to halt this cross-cultural rescue mission.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-11-17
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The 3 Penny Opera
Overview: In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.
Genres: Music Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-02-18
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Hell on Earth
Overview: Hell on Earth (German: Niemandsland) is a 1931 German film directed by Victor Trivas. The film is also known as No Man's Land in France.
Genres: War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-12-10
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Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Overview: As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-09-15
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Mother Courage and Her Children
Overview: During the Thirty Years' War, the camp-follower Anna Fierling, called "Mother Courage", travels the length and breadth of Europe with her covered wagon. She does not care if it's Catholics or Protestants she trades with as long as business thrives. She loses her three children as a result of the war: bold and spirited Eilif, sincere and upright Swiss Cheese and mute Katrin, who saves the children of Halle by beating a drum on a farmstead roof In wartime, the Fierling children's virtues prove to be deadly. Yet, Mother Courage, remains incorrigible. She will not have anyone "spoil the war" for her and so sets out once more after the soldiers with her wagon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-02-10
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The Two from South Express
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-09-06
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The Song of Life
Overview: This Brechtian musical about a young woman who flees from her decrepit, noble fiancé and marries a sailor is an interesting, although not a completely successful attempt to translate the sort of stage show to film. It has some good points, including the complete abandonment of the sort of surrealistic stage design that had enlivened the silent cinema. Instead, this tries for a purely cinematic technique, including multiple exposures, undercranking and distorting camera angles and lenses.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-04-24
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The Thirteen Trunks of Mr. O.F.
Overview: In the very old-fashioned town of Ostend suddenly 13 suitcases are delivered to the hotel, with a note, that O.F. will be here soon and needs 6 rooms (the hotel just has five). This event, probably the biggest in 300 years, starts a small wave of modernisation, yet everybody is wondering who O.F. is. Journalist Stix and architect Stark have an idea how to use this event. They proclaim, that O.F. is a former citizen of the town, who became a millionaire abroad. They tell their fellow citizens that the town still needs modernisation, like better hotels, nightclubs, shops, etc. And soon, Ostend is a boomtown, then a capital. The architect, responsible for the new buildings is finaly allowed to marry the mayor's daughter, while Stix marries the cabaret star and the widowed mayor his new secretary. The only problem is, O.F. hasn't shown up, while finance experts from all over the world are trying to solve the depression problem.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-12-02
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Raid in St. Pauli
Overview: Illustrates both the powerlessness of the ordinary worker as well as an intimate portrait of the joys and sorrows of a small group of people in the harbor section of Hamburg.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-05-02
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Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Overview: "Busch singt" consists of 6 films "About the first part of our century" and does not present Ernst Busch only as a singer but is a film with and about Busch as a chronicler and fighter for communist ideals of his time. Konrad Wolf died during the production, he directed part 3 "1935 oder Das Faß der Pandora" and part 5 "Ein Toter auf Urlaub".
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1982-11-25
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Comrade Berlin
Overview: Documentary about East Berlin, commemorating 20th anniversary of German Democratic Republic formation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-10-15
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Der Kampf
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1936-09-10
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Katharina Knie
Overview: "Katharina Knie" is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Carmen Boni and Adele Sandrock. It is based on the 1928 play of the same title by Carl Zuckmayer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1929-02-24
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Popular Tune
Overview: Film by Lupu Pick.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-04-02
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Strafsache van Geldern
Overview: Paulus van Geldern is a lawyer who has made a name for himself as a criminal defense attorney, but is notoriously short of funds due to his unbridled passion for gambling. His gambling causes problems with his marriage to Martha who is thriving.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-08-22
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