Frank-Otto Schenk
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 10, 1943
Deathday: March 10, 2020
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Legend of Paul and Paula
Overview: Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-03-14
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Verwandte und Bekannte
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-10-16
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Der Leutnant vom Schwanenkietz
Overview: The film describes the activity of an ABV of the People's Police in its section in East Berlin. A mixture of “positive” characters from the beginning, the extensively staged “owl”, who is introduced as a criminal and over the course of time, especially due to the influence of the ABV, develops into a good citizen, and incorrigible characters, with whom the ABV fails with its extensive attempts at rehabilitation and who are arrested after having committed again offenses.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-10-26
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Jugendweihe
Overview: Every year in the spring the pupils of the 8th grade in the GDR receive the 'Jugendweihe' and are admitted to the circle of adults. This year, Tim is ready. For him and his classmates, the day begins with a ceremony in the culture house, then he goes with the whole family in a hotel restaurant, to celebrate the event properly.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-05-21
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Die eigene Haut
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-01-27
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Ernst Thälmann
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-02-07
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Eine Stunde Aufenthalt
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-09-11
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Der Weg ins Nichts
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-11-21
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Die Seefee
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-03-02
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Meines Vaters Straßenbahn
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1980-12-28
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Offiziere
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-02-28
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The Lost Angel
Overview: August 24, 1937: a day in the life of expressionist sculptor and author Ernst Barlach (Fred Düren). Barlach lives in the small town of Güstrow, keeping to himself and wanting to steer clear of politics. On this day he learns that the Nazis have dragged his famous 1927 sculpture The Hovering Angel out of the Güstrow Cathedral. Barlach begins to reflect on his life of “inner emigration” and on his work.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-04-21
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Kostja und der Funker
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-09-06
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Spurensucher
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Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-12-21
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Mein blauer Vogel fliegt
Overview: Based upon a true story, the movie centers on the German communist Robert, a "Kapo" in a concentration camp. When some Polish children are brought to the camp, Robert tries to save them from certain death. Due to his efforts they are being trained as masons and become part of his construction gang. Nevertheless, the boys, and mainly the clever Janusz, are very suspicious of Robert. They have already experienced too much evil and do not want to trust anybody – least of all a German.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-10-23
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Härtetest
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-02-26
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Time to Live
Overview: The communist and resistance fighter Lorenz Reger, who after the war put all his efforts in the creation of a socialist German state, learns that he has only a short time left to live. Nevertheless, he wants to take on one last difficult new task: He wants to restructure a large firm which has run deep into the red numbers. In a short amount of time, Reger manages to establish mutual trust between the employees and the new management. Furthermore, he motivates the employees with his personal interest for their concerns.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-09-25
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Ikarus
Overview: Eight-year-old Matthias dreams that he will someday become a pilot and his divorced parents will get back together. He waits yearningly for his ninth birthday because his father has told him the story of Icarus, and promised to take him on a sightseeing flight. When Matthias' father doesn't come home, he is devastated. He runs throughout the city, talks to his friend about the relationships of adults, looks for his father at his desk, and gets himself into conflict with the police. As he sits alone on the roof of a house, he comes to the conclusion that Icarus didn't plummet to the earth because he didn't listen to his father, but rather because his father had forgotten him.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-09-03
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Alleinstehend
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1983-07-03
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Soviel Lieder, soviel Worte
Overview: This film musical is a romantic comedy of mistaken identities set at the 10th World Festival in Berlin. Alexej from Moscow meets and is attracted to Mascha, right before he leaves for Berlin. Mascha also travels to Berlin to perform with her cultural ensemble. While there, she boards with the Krüger family, whose son Hans is attracted to her.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-07-29
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Little Alexander
Overview: May of 1945. Soviet soldiers conducting an operation to rescue the children in a small town in the territory of Germany.
Genres: Drama War Adventure
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1981-06-06
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Das Gesellenstück
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-08-13
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Umwege ins Glück
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-08-13
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The Abduction
Overview: A child abduction story ordered by a non-custodial uncle with the background of the East/West-German separation.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-11-30
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Verlobung in Hullerbusch
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Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-10-30
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