Helmut Qualtinger
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Biography: Helmut Qualtinger was born in Vienna, Austria. He initially studied medicine, but quit university to become a newspaper reporter and film critic for local press, while beginning to write texts for cabaret performances and theater plays. Qualtinger debuted as an actor at a student theater and attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar as a guest student. Beginning in 1947, he appeared in cabaret performances. In 1949, Qualtinger's first theatrical play, Jugend vor den Schranken, was staged in Graz. Up to 1960, Qualtinger collaborated on various cabaret programmes with the Namenlosen Ensemble made up of Gerhard Bronner, Carl Merz, Louise Martini, Peter Wehle, Georg Kreisler, and Michael Kehlmann. Qualtinger was famous for his practical jokes. In 1951, he managed to launch a false report in several newspapers announcing a visit to Vienna of a (fictional) famous Inuit poet named Kobuk (author of "The Burning Igloo"). The reporters who assembled at the railway station however were to witness Qualtinger, in fur coat and cap, stepping from the train. Asked about his "first impressions of Vienna", the "Inuit poet" commented in broad Viennese dialect, "Haaaßis'sdo - [It's hot here]". The short one-man play Der Herr Karl, written by Qualtinger and Carl Merz and performed by Qualtinger in 1961, made the author known across German-speaking countries. "Herr Karl", a grocery store clerk, tells the story of his life to an imaginary colleague - from the days of the Habsburg empire, the First Austrian Republic, the Austrofascist regime leading up to the Anschluss (annexation) by Nazi Germany, World War II and finally military occupation by Allied forces in the 1950s, seen from the perspective of a one who is a prototypical opportunist. Qualtinger's portrayal of the petit-bourgeois Nazi collaborator came at a time when "normality" had just been restored and Austrians' involvement in the Nazi movement was being downplayed and "forgotten", making many enemies for the author, who even received anonymous threats of murder. Beginning in the 1970s, Qualtinger frequently performed recitals of his own and other texts, including excerpts from Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf and Karl Kraus' Die letzten Tage der Menschheit (The Last Days of Mankind). These recitals were highly popular and resulted in several records being published. Qualtinger played countless theater, TV and film parts, making his final appearance in The Name of the Rose in 1986, along with Sean Connery. Qualtinger died in Vienna on 29 September 1986, of a liver condition. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Birthday: October 08, 1928
Deathday: September 29, 1986
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Name of the Rose
Overview: 14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-24
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Mikosch im Geheimdienst
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-02-27
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Der Herr Karl
Overview: The antihero "Mr. Karl" tells a "young person", the viewer, his life story while he sits at work in the warehouse of a delicatessen. The narrator increasingly turns out to be an opportunistic follower from the petty-bourgeois milieu, who maneuvered his way through life in the changing course of Austrian history from the end of the First World War to the end of the occupation in the 1950s.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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April 1, 2000
Overview: It is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's newly-elected president, played by Josef Meinrad, makes his inauguration speech he declares Austria independence and issues an edict ending Austria's financial support for the Global Union.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-11-19
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End of the Game
Overview: Hans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous businessman Richard Gastmann. Though Baerlach's partner meets his demise while investigating Gastmann, his replacement, Walter Tschanz, is undaunted. Meanwhile, the lovely Anna Crawley becomes involved in the case, which proceeds to take many twists and turns.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-05-05
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Kurzer Prozeß
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Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-11-24
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Tales from the Vienna Woods
Overview: Based on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who breaks off her reluctant engagement with Oskar the butcher after falling in love with a fop named Alfred who, however, has no serious interest in returning her love. For this error, she must pay bitterly.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Wer war Andre Heller?
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-06-25
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Die schöne Lügnerin
Overview: In 1815 Vienna, a corsetmaker falls in love with a valet.
Genres: Comedy History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-09-09
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The Castle
Overview: A man comes to a small village to begin his new job as an attendant at the nearby castle. But everybody in the village claims that he surely must be mistaken, there is no need for an attendant at the castle.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-08-30
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Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-06-12
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Weights and Measures
Overview: Tells of the tribulations of a middle-aged official of the Austro-Hungarian Bureau of Weights and Measures in fighting the local shopkeepers and traders whose weights are frequently light.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-01-26
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Scherben bringen Glück
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Von und mit....Helmut Qualtinger
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Mitgift
Overview: Edgar Burgman, after collaborating to assassinate the elder senator husband of Alice Young, the wife remarried. The woman, after a short period, doubts of love Edgar and convinces more and more that, having married out of interest, now wants to eliminate the possession of his great assets.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-02-13
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Biedermann und die Brandstifter
Overview: Max Frisch's famous parable about the cowardice of opportunists: Mr. Biedermann brings two arsonists into his home and pretends that they are his best friends.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-05-10
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Der Kulterer
Overview: A quiet, unassuming man sentenced to a long term in a maximum-security prison uses his time to study and begins to write cryptic short stories.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-03-06
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Radetzkymarsch
Overview: The story of the Trotta family during the rise and fall of the Austrian-Hungary empire. Based upon the novel by Joseph Roth.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-04-17
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Einmal keine Sorgen haben
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-05-20
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Geschäfte mit Plückhahn
Overview: A German TV-Drama
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-07-14
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Einen Jux will er sich machen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-05-19
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Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe
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Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-12-17
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Lumpazivagabundus
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-12-03
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Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-08-13
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Das weite Land
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-03-29
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Hanussen
Overview: In Germany during World War II, a well-known psychic decides to collaborate with the Nazis.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-09-14
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Diary of a Serial Killer
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-06-18
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Das Abgründige in Herrn Gerstenberg
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-04-07
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König der Manege
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-09-23
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Mulligans Rückkehr
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-09-07
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Mann im Schatten
Overview: Crime Thriller with Helmut Qualtinger as Chief Inspector who investigates a Murder in 1961 Vienna. The murder is based on a real murder, the "bathub murder", which gained quite some media attraction in austria in the 1940's.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-08-25
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Passion eines Politkers
Overview: A politician is afraid about his reputation
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-05-17
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Die heilige Johanna
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-12-30
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The Magnificent Rogue
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-11-01
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Umsonst
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-07-08
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Feuerwasser
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-07-23
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Der Himbeerpflücker
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-06-23
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Die Hinrichtung
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-04-11
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Die Geschichte der 1002. Nacht
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-12-25
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König Johann
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-01-20
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Du bist die Richtige
Overview: A film comedy about two beautiful women, two marry-able girls and a man!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-01-13
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Der Paukenspieler
Overview: Five film directors were given the task of making short films based on titles of drawings by Paul Klee.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-12-01
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Grandison
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-03-28
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Qualtinger
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2011-11-25
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Helmut Qualtinger liest Mein Kampf
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Das vierte Gebot
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-09-15
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Die Hinrichtung
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1981-10-02
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Samba
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-05-09
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Cat's Game
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Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-06-23
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Abelard - Die Entmannung
Overview: The story is about the Munich veterinarian Dr. Georg Rauh and his erotic-amorous relationships with women
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-02-18
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Eiszeit
Overview: Based on a very successful play of the same name by Tankred Dorst, this film tells a story about Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (here played by O.E. Hasse), a Nobel prizewinner for literature who was notorious for having collaborated with the Nazi regime. After the war, rather than hand him over for prosecution, he was sent to a retirement home. A young man, bitter about the war, tracks him down and begins to harass him in various ways. The author handles everything that comes to him with remarkable dignity, which eventually removes some of the taint from his actions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-08-15
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Krankensaal 6
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-12-03
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Der Fall Bohr
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-12-01
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Die Kurve
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Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-07-22
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Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Overview: "The Great Magician" - Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) was an Austrian theater and film director, director, theater producer and theater founder. With his Jedermann production on August 22, 1920, he founded the Salzburg Festival.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-10-30
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The Diary of Dr. Döblinger
Overview: Based on the many observations made during his extremely interesting and far from dull life, Dr. Döblinger relates four episodes in which he wants to give us a picture of the loneliness and incomprehensibility of mankind.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-08-31
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The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Overview: A German TV documentary that chronicles the daily rehearsals, the filming and all the behind the scenes of Jean-Jacques Annaud's classic "The Name of the Rose". From actors perspectives to the ideas used by the director to produce an impeccable international epic adaptation of Umberto Eco's best selling novel, the film presents the obstacles behind the creation of a production of such large scale and also the making of the many difficult scenes, most of the ones presented here are the characters' murders inside the mysterious abbey.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-10-11
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