Helene Weigel
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Adult: No
Birthday: May 12, 1900
Age: 125 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: May 06, 1971
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Metropolis
Overview: In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1927-02-06
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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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Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-10-15
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The Wind Rose
Overview: An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-03-08
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Katzgraben
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-10-19
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Die Mutter
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-11-07
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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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A Man's a Man
Overview: About a civilian who is press-ganged into a machine-gunner's squadron and transformed into the perfect soldier.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-12-31
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Mein Kind
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-02-10
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