Hans Finohr
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Biography: Hans (Johannes) Finohr (5 September 1891–8 November 1966) was a German actor. Finohr was born in the village of Rynnek, West Prussia, Imperial Germany and gained his first stage experiences at Heiligenbeil (Mamonovo). He worked at several theaters in Königsberg, Gera, Vienna, Mannheim and Leipzig. From 1943 to 1957 he worked at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Source: Article "Hans Finohr" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rynnek, East Prussia, Germany [now Rynek, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]
Adult: No
Birthday: September 05, 1891
Age: 133 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: November 08, 1966
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Five Cartridges
Overview: It is the year 1936 and the Spanish Civil War is raging. When the German commander of an international brigade is badly wounded he gives his five comrades a message which he divides up and secretes into in five cartridges. All five shells must reach the battalion in order for the message to be relayed. But Frenchman Pierre can’t bear the heat of the Sierra. When he leaves their hide-out to drink from a well he is hit by an enemy bullet.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-11-03
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Sonntagsfahrer
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-08-30
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Die Nacht an der Autobahn
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-09-16
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Les Misérables
Overview: In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-03-12
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The Condemned Village
Overview: East German propaganda film about an American army base trying to take away land from a West German village.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-04-14
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An Old Love
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-10-04
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Castles and Cottages
Overview: Lifelong hard work for the count makes the servant Anton a cripple. Everybody calls him Crooked Anton. When, after the end of the war, the land of the count gets divided amongst the farmers, Anton receives a piece and hopes to be able to work freely. But an old debt and intrigue keep Anton and his family from finding peace. The farmers of the village begin to discover their own power when Annegret, Anton's daughter, leaves. Is a new beginning possible for Anton? This film paints an impressive panorama of the development of a minor village in Mecklenburg from the end of the war to the uprising of 17 June 1953.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-02-09
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Prague at Zero Hour
Overview: Czech friends help refugees from Nazi Germany escape in 1939.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1963-07-06
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As Long as There’s Life in Me
Overview: This is part one of a two-part biopic about Karl Liebknecht. In 1914, Germany is arming itself for war. Karl Liebknecht, left-wing revolutionary Social Democrat, workers’ leader and a virulent antimilitarist, is one among 110 SPD members of Parliament who vote against approving war loans. From then on, he is considered un-German and a traitor to the fatherland, and his own party’s leadership turns against him. Despite threats, Liebknecht speaks up against the war and writes the manifesto “The Main Enemy Is at Home.” Even when he is arrested and charged with treason, he does not surrender.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-09-09
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Simplon-Tunnel
Overview: A sociohistorical drama about the construction of the Simplon-tunnel: A conflict develops when German workers want to strike and fight for better working conditions while Italian workers simply want to earn money and provide for their families.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-06-12
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SAS 181 antwortet nicht
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-07-02
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Intrigue and Love
Overview: Ferdinand is an army major and son of President von Walter, while Luise Miller is the daughter of a middle-class musician. They fall in love with each other, but both their fathers urge them to end the affair.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-11-09
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Ein Sommertag macht keine Liebe
Overview: During a weekend spent on the island Hiddensee, the snobbish high school student Jan, who has just been expelled from school, meets Christine. Christine is impressed with his bragging attitude although he just uses it to hide his insecurity and his remorse about the fact that he was sacked. Naturally, he keeps quiet about his current situation. Christine’s companion Hannes is less thrilled about Jan. Later on, the three of them meet again at a dockyard in Stralsund. After the disreputable end of his school career, Jan is assigned to the very brigade in which Christine and Hannes work as a crane operator and a brigadier respectively.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-03-17
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Zu jeder Stunde
Overview: The soldier Martin has been relocated to a small border village in Thuringia. During a storm, he comes to the rescue of Renate, a farmer′s daughter. The two young people fall in love, thereby upsetting Renate′s father who has already promised his daughter to the son of the big farmer Grabow. Henceforth, he does his utmost to tear Martin and Renate apart. Meanwhile, Grabow prepares to flee the GDR with the help of the lance-corporal Zimmer who is indebted to him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-01-29
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Nur eine Frau
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-03-06
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The Sons of Great Bear
Overview: As American settlers encroach on the lands of the Lakota people, Tokei-ihto witnesses the murder of his father at the hands of Red Fox, who wanted information on where the tribe finds its gold. Two years later, at the height of the Great Sioux War, Tokei-ihto and Red Fox meet again.
Genres: Drama Western Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-02-18
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The Sailor’s Song
Overview: A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of 1917, German and Russian soldiers start to solidarize with each other. By disarming the officers, machinist Henne Lonke and stoker Jens Kasten prevent the attack on a Russian freighter. When German admiralty gives out orders for operation "Nibelungen", which would lead the German fleet into a suicidal attack against England and quell the revolutionary spirit, seamen and soldiers from different political backgrounds unite in protest.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-11-09
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Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord?
Overview: A Saturday evening dance in the village pub is interrupted when the barn of local farmer Paul Gäbler catches on fire. The farmer himself is soon found – hanged. Sawmill owner Züllich claims that Gäbler committed suicide because he was forced to join an agricultural production cooperative, but others are convinced Gäbler was murdered. Officers Schneider and Anders must navigate their way through a complex maze of personal and political motivations in order to reconstruct the crime.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-01-19
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