Hedwig Wangel
Also Known As: Amalie Pauline Hedwig Simon
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
Birthday: September 23, 1875
Deathday: March 12, 1961
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The fight with the dragon or: The tragedy of the lodger
Overview: A meek clerk can no longer abide the nastiness of his boarding house proprietress and takes drastic action.
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1930-08-13
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The Testament of Cornelius Gulden
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-11-03
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The Cheese Factory in the Hamlet
Overview: The farmers of a village decide to postpone the construction of a new school in profit of a concentration to cheese production. From a novel by Jeremias Gotthelf.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-12-26
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Thin Ice
Overview: The film tells the story of an ambitious young man, Tom, who loves Grete, daughter of the manager of the national railroads; but Grete's father prefers Lund, an upright and uptight army officer. To prove his worth, Tom organizes a daring robbery of the nightly Bergen Express in the hopes of outwitting his rival, who's been assigned to track down the thieves.
Genres: Crime Drama Comedy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1928-10-07
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The Last Horse Carriage in Berlin
Overview: A taxi driver in Berlin refuses to give up his horse and switch to motor transport.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1926-03-17
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Das Dorf unterm Himmel
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-03-12
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Ave Maria
Overview: Karin Twerdy used to be an opera singer but now, in order to pay for her daughter Daniela's education in a religious school, she performs in a shady nightclub. Industrialist Dietrich Gontard, the father of Karin's school friend Christa, falls for her. But when he learns the truth about her he is outraged and rejects her. At a loss and not to stand in the way of Daniela's future, Karin chooses to disappear...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-09-07
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Fahrendes Volk
Overview: Fernand has escaped from prison and finds shelter in the traveling circus Barlay, where his former wife Flora works as a predator trainer. Their son, now grown up, Marcel is an art rider and does not know that Fernand is his father. Marcel loves Yvonne, the daughter of director Barlay. He is against the connection, sends his daughter to Italy and convinces Marcel that Yvonne does not return his feelings.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-12-15
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Who Takes Love Seriously?
Overview: Max Hansen and Willi Schur play two small-time criminals who steal dogs from their owners in the hope that they will get a reward. When the police catches them at their 'work', Hansen flees and gets into the apartment of Jenny Jugo, who takes a liking to the man and pretends that he's her boyfriend. Her landlady isn't amused, and so our heroine loses her rooms and moves in with Hansen. The two of them soon become lovebirds, of course. But when they later go to an entertainment park and Jugo takes part in a beauty contest, trouble arises...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-09-27
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Gloria
Overview: This is the German version of Gloria with Gustav Fröhlich & Brigitte Helm in the leads. A French version was filmed simultaneously with André Luguet & Brigitte Helm in the leads.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-09-29
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Uncle Krüger
Overview: An anti-British propaganda film from Nazi Germany which depicts the life of the South African politician Paul Kruger and his eventual defeat by the British during the Boer War.
Genres: History War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1941-01-02
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Schoeller's Boarding House
Overview: Adaptation of a popular comedy: When the country uncle he has been bilking comes to town to visit, a young student takes him to a boarding house full of exaggerated eccentric characters.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1930-10-20
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The Endless Road
Overview: The life story of Friedrich List, an influential 19th century German political economist who developed the liberal nationalist theory of political economy in both Europe and the United States.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1943-08-24
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Fahrt ins Glück
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Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1948-08-06
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The Punch Bowl
Overview: Writer Johannes Pfeiffer who goes undercover as a student in a high school after his friends told him that he missed out on a great life experience since he was home schooled.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1944-01-28
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Love '47
Overview: A young man and woman meet on a bridge, both about to commit suicide by jumping into the river, and recount to each other their experiences.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1949-11-25
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The Wife's Crusade
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1926-01-02
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Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius
Overview: In the face of two world wars, Professor Prätorius, a philanthropist and a surgeon, wants to exterminate the one danger to mankind, the microbe of stupidity, as he states in a spontaneous lecture to his male and female students. When he tries to help a pregnant girl he gets involved more and more in her life and is forced to marry her.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1950-01-15
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Three from the stamp office
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-02-24
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Menschen in Gottes Hand
Overview: Film by Rolf Meyer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1948-01-27
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A Modern Dubarry
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1927-01-24
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Queen Louise
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Genres: History
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1927-12-22
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The Heir
Overview: A few days before the planned wedding of the chief inheritor von Halleborg, he experiences a terrible blow: his beloved bride Julia has a riding accident and dies of her injuries. Von Halleborg becomes a broken man and chooses not to waste another moment thinking of love -- his heart belongs to Julia ... forever. In doing so, von Halleborg runs the risk of losing his entire estate, for the conditions of inheritance make all to clear that if he does not marry by his 45th birthday, the estate is to be turned over to someone else. Von Halleborg had already made peace with this fact until he discovers that the future lord of the manor will be his nephew Oskar, a selfish and ruthless scoundrel, concerned only with money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1943-06-06
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The Office Manager
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-11-19
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Staatsanwalt Jordan
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1926-12-02
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Geliebte Welt
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1942-10-30
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Poor little Eva
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-04-01
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Ein Herz spielt falsch
Overview: A man, in need of money and too lazy to work for a living, marries a plain but rich girl in the knowledge that she is ill and has not long to live.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-06-22
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Die Sporck'schen Jäger
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1927-01-10
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Flucht nach Nizza
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Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1933-06-13
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Petronella - Das Geheimnis der Berge
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1927-11-28
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Die Vorbestraften
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1927-08-24
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Superfluous People
Overview: Directed by Aleksandr Razumnyj.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1926-11-02
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My Name is Niki
Overview: Winnie is desperate and doesn't know what to do next. She is about to marry her lover Paul, who has returned from war captivity. Both want to emigrate to America short after marriage. But the young woman has an illegitimate one-and-a-half-year-old son, whom she has kept secret from her fiancé. The short-tempered Paul would never understand that. When she is on her way to the orphanage, the grumpy senior civil servant Hieronymus Spitz and his little dog Tobby get into her train compartment. After a short observation, Winnie is certain that the misantrope actually has a good heart, because he lovingly takes care of his dog. Without further ado she leaves little Niki with the tax accountant and disappears from the train. Only a note with a request remains. The overwhelmed old gentleman initially wants to get rid of the child, but then takes it home and takes care of it together with his housekeeper. Both take the bundle of joy to their hearts. But then everything turns out differently.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-08-29
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Wäsche - Waschen - Wohlergehen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-01-24
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Flachsmann the Educator
Overview: Flachsmann, a backward-looking school director and Jan Flemming, a teacher of the modern sort, are opponents in a comedy, which denounces the stink of the then contemporary school system.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1930-11-07
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The Golden Angel Ball
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-09-05
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Under False Flag
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-02-12
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Mein Herz gehört Dir
Overview: Adaptation of Theodor Fontane's novel Mathilde Möhring.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1950-06-09
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The Old Song
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1945-03-29
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Covered Tracks
Overview: Séraphine and her mother arrive in Paris to visit the 1867 World Exhibition. In an overcrowded city they must be accommodated in separate hotels. During the night the mother, who wasn't feeling very well, gets suddenly worse. When next morning Séraphine goes to meet her every trace of her presence has disappeared and everybody denies having ever met her. The bewildered young woman must find someone who believes her. Previous version of So Long at the Fair (1950).
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-08-25
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Befreite Hände
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-12-20
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A Woman with Style
Overview: A sparkling Ruritanian comedy starring two great actresses: Mady Christians is an ambassador who needs to outwit a rival diplomat and find favor with the princess of Silistria, played by Diana Karenne.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1928-09-12
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Draga Maschin
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1927-01-01
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Dornenweg einer Fürstin
Overview: A young engineer falls in love with the Russian countess Tatiana. Their relationship describes the turbulent times of Russia, when it entered the war and later the Revolution. In addition, the monk Rasputin has an important place in the story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1928-11-12
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Enemies
Overview: The focus of this wartime propaganda film from 1940 is the foreman Keith, who works at a Polish sawmill, not far from the German border. It is 1939 and the War is fast approaching. The Polish workers at the sawmill revolt and kill the mill's German owner, as well as threaten their German colleagues. Keith flees with the children of his dead boss and joins other German refugees on their way to safety across the borders of the Reich.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1940-11-07
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Geheimnis einer Ehe
Overview: Tina Camphausen has three children, Christian, Schwänchen and Musi, who has grown up for 15 years without a father. The family leads a peaceful life together with Paul, the woman's partner whom the children have accepted. Cohabitation is tested when Felix makes his appearance, Tina's childhood friend and Christian's probable biological father.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-09-07
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