Heinrich Schroth
Also Known As: Heinrich August Franz Schroth
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Pirmasens, Germany
Adult: No
Birthday: March 21, 1871
Age: 154 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 13, 1945
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A Daughter Of Destiny
Overview: Hanns Heinz Ewers' grim science-fiction novel Alraune has already been filmed twice when this version was assembled in 1928. In another of his "mad doctor" roles, Paul Wegener plays Professor Brinken, sociopathic scientist who combines the genes of an executed murderer with those of a prostitute. The result is a beautiful young woman named Alraune (Brigitte Helm), who is incapable of feeling any real emotions -- least of all guilt or regret. Upon attaining adulthood, Alraune sets about to seduce and destroy every male who crosses her path. Ultimately, Professor Brinken is hoist on his own petard when he falls hopelessly in love with Alraune himself. Alraune was remade in 1930, with Brigitte Helm repeating her role, and again in 1951, with Hildegarde Knef as the "heroine" and Erich von Stroheim as her misguided mentor.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1928-01-25
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Familie Schimek
Overview: For three difficult orphans living by her aunt the former employee of the family searches a new premouth; he releases with it a result of tumultuous involvements. - Humble-entertaining mistake farce, completely fitted on Hans Moser.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1935-11-29
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We Need No Money
Overview: In this German comedy, an enterprising American uncle comes from Chicago goes to the tiny town of Groditzkirchen to make a fortune on credit even though he only has $10 to his name. To do so, he enlists the aide of a bank clerk and begins posing as a millionaire.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-12-24
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The Diary of Dr. Hart
Overview: Dr. Robert Hart visits his friend Ursula von Hohenau in Saxony in July 1914. There he hears about the Austrian ultimatum to Serbia. He immediately returns to his home town where, just before mobilisation, he meets the Polish count Bransky and his daughter Jadwiga, the French Vicomte Latour and the Russian counsellor of embassy count Bronislaw Krascinsky. Bronislaw is madly in love with Jadwiga and jealous of Dr. Hart. After the outbreak of the war Dr. Hart works close to the Polish frontlines. Bronislaw leads the Russian troops in this area. When Bronislaw is wounded during a battle with the Germans Dr. Hart finds him and takes care of his wounds.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-01-21
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People Among Us
Overview: In "Menschen Untereinander" ("The Folk Upstairs"), director Gerhard Lamprecht sketches a cross-section of Germany's new post-war society, with its winners, social climbers, and losers, represented by the social microcosm of an apartment building. The gossip-mad Frau Mierig (Lydia Potechina) from the rear building gives the newly-arrived Frau Kaminski (Käthe Haack), the janitor's wife, a lively initiation into the tenants and their peculiarities.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1926-04-03
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All for Money
Overview: Rupp (Jannings) is a former butcher, made rich in the meat packing industry as a result of the reversal of fortunes brought on by WWI. He is crude, uncouth and uneducated. His son, Fred, is the apple of his father's eye and is an auto enthusiast. The widowed Rupp falls in love with a former aristocrat, Helen, now down on her luck and pawning her last heirloom. He proposes marriage and she accepts in order to save her ailing mother who needs a monetary influx to avoid death. Her former boyfriend, Platen, warns Helen against Rupp's intentions - he and Rupp are enemies, Rupp having caused his being fired for protecting a chorus girl against Rupp's unwanted advances. Meanwhile, Graf, a shyster, arranges purchase of a near bankrupt auto manufacturing firm, Phoenix, to Rupp's great advantage with practically no monetary recognition to Graf, who swears revenge. Rupp comes upon his son begging Helen not to marry his father but to return to Platen.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1923-11-04
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The Rolling Hotel
Overview: The first appearance of Heinrich Schroth as Joe Deebs, a popular detective character in German silent cinema patterned after Sherlock Holmes.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-09-27
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1914
Overview: The film focuses on the leadership of the Great Powers of Europe in the days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-01-20
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Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf
Overview: Franz Biberkopf has served four years in prison. His return to normal life is not successful.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-10-07
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Fridericus
Overview: In 18th century Europe, King Friedrich II of Prussia leads his army through the seven-years-war with neighboring states, and after numerous near defeats, eventually brings a victorious army back to Berlin.
Genres: History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1937-02-08
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The Captain from Köpenick
Overview: Based on the true story of a cobbler who bought a second-hand captain's uniform, assumed command of a troop of guardsmen, declared the town of Köpenick under military law, arrested the mayor and confiscated the town treasury.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-12-22
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The Sovereign
Overview: Der Herrscher (The Sovereign) was based on Before Sunset, a play by Gerhart Hauptmann. The great Emil Jannings stars as Mathias Clausen, a self-made businessman who is forced to do a great deal of soul-searching when his wife unexpectedly dies. Determining to start life anew, he falls in love with his secretary Inken (Marianne Hoppe) and impulsively takes a vacation to Italy. Clausen's selfish grown children, not wishing to share their father's affections -- nor his money -- with his new wife-to-be, go to court demanding that Clausen be declared mentally incompetent. Upon finding this out, Clausen flies into a rage, leaving the audience to wonder whether or not he really as gone off his trolley. Der Herrscher was directed by Veit Harlan, more famous (or notorious) for his viciously anti-Semitic Jud Suess (1940).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1937-03-17
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A Prussian Love Story
Overview: The film depicts the love affair between William I and Elisa Radziwill.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-01-01
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Rembrandt
Overview: Already a famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn is commissioned to paint the Amsterdam Archers' Guild. But upon completion of the picture, the men of the guild feel duped, because they don't consider themselves flatteringly depicted in the painting. They therefore decline to pay for the work. During this dispute, the painter finds out his wife is close to death. He finds himself terribly lonely after her passing and suffers from depression until he decides once more to marry.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1942-06-17
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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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Water for Canitoga
Overview: In the spring of 1905, the water conduit project in the Canadian city of Canitoga is set to be completed. For years, the completion had been marred by sabotage. Engineer Oliver Montstuart commands the last blasting operation. But again, the explosive charge is too large and thus, further construction is forestalled again. When Montstuart confronts foreman Westbrook, the foreman threatens him with a knife. In self-defence, Montstuart shoots him. Now, he has to flee.
Genres: Western Adventure Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-03-10
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The Man Without a Name
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-06-30
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Frauenliebe – Frauenleid
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1937-02-19
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The Dismissal
Overview: German chancellor Otto von Bismarck promises the dying emperor Wilhelm I. to be loyal to his grandson. But the gap between young Kaiser Wilhelm II. and old Bismarck is rapidly widening. It soon appears that an era is coming to an end.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1942-09-15
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Pour le Mérite
Overview: This Nazi propaganda film chronicles the rise of the German Air Force ("Luftwaffe") from World War I until Adolf Hitler took power in 1933.
Genres: War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-12-22
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Die Stimme aus dem Äther
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-05-09
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Comrades at Sea
Overview: 1936: Fahnrich Peter serves on a torpedo boat. Peter loves Carmita, the pretty sister of a fellow seaman. But then his superior officer falls in love with her, too, who offers to marry Carmita and who accepts. Disappointed, Peter's relationship to his superior turns sour, but eventually improves after recognition of his heroic behaviour handling a fire on board his ship. Later on, his unit is sent off to fight in Spain against the Reds. In those same waters, Carmita and her father are taken prisoner by the Communists when they commandeer their cruise ship. Peter's commander receives the order not to take action against the Spanish communist pirates, but Peter and his buddies take it upon themselves to take the situation in hand. However, Peter and his buddies find themselves prisoners of the Commies, too and now his superior must decide what to do about it.
Genres: War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-03-12
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Süss, the Jew
Overview: Nazi historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1940-09-24
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The Traitor
Overview: This 1936 film tells the story of the doings of foreign agents in Germany and their allies among the German population. Having placed an ad in a local paper looking for "contact with bigwigs in German industry", enemy agents Morris and Geyer end up making contact with an engineer named Brockau. Brockau has developed an improvement in turning oil into gasoline and that's just what these enemy agents are looking for. Brockau, for his part, needs money, because his girlfriend is a selfish cow who demands more and more toys and trinkets, which has put our naive little nerd deep into debt. Brockau, however, is not the only unwitting maroon to fall into the clutches of the evil agents: the former bank agent Hans Klemm, now doing his service in the Wehrmacht, ends up being contacted by an agent from the other side and ends up getting blackmailed into working for them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1936-08-19
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Satans Peitsche
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1920-01-01
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Furlough on Parole
Overview: In 1918, a German regiment is granted five-hours leave in Berlin.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-01-11
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Scheidungsreise
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-11-18
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Die barmherzige Lüge
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-08-16
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Dein Leben gehört mir
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-10-31
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Liebesleute
Overview: Baron von Goret is an impoverished landowner, whose estate is about to go into receivership. And so, for that reason, he wishes to marry off his son Hermann with his well-off girlfriend Helga. But Hermann is in love with the farmer’s daughter Dorothea. He leaves his father’s estate with her and makes his way to Berlin to make a name for himself. He’s not successful in this and, so as not to stand in his way, Dorothea leaves him. Hermann’s aunt brings him back to his father’s estate, where, depressed over losing Dorothea, works tirelessly to clear the estate of all its debts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1935-10-17
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Eine Frau kommt in die Tropen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-07-27
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Die Leuchter des Kaisers
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1936-02-14
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Die Silhouette des Teufels
Overview: A young married woman's attraction to a violinist sours as his behaviour grows more and more aggressive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1917-02-22
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Death Cheat
Overview: An adaptation of Homer's epic Greek poem THE ODYSSEY, this was one of a series of 1920s adventure films starring Luciano Albertini and directed by Max Obal. Albertini goes through a series of acrobatic and life-threatening adventures as he is pursued across city streets while pursuing the love of the woman he loves.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-10-18
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The Double Murder in the Rue Morgue
Overview: German adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”.
Genres: Crime Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1916-12-01
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Kora Terry
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Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1940-11-27
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The Assumption of Hannele
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-04-12
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Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter
Overview: A pharaonic tragedy to the content that spans six different eras. In the first episode, the emergence and dramatic end of the love story between the pharaoh's daughter Princess Amnertis and her beloved Tirhaka is told until the latter comes to a violent death. From this drama arises a curse, which in the following episodes has had far-reaching effects over the centuries. Everyone who possesses the skull of the long-lost pharaoh's daughter must die violently until the day the skull is sunk in the sea.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1920-11-11
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Abseits vom Glück
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1916-05-19
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The Queen's Secretary
Overview: A silent movie by Robert Wiene.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1916-01-01
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Der Liebesbrief der Königin
Overview: a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1917-03-30
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Countess Kitchenmaid
Overview: Henny Porten plays the dual role of a rather indecorous Countess and her kitchen maid Karoline Blum, an amateur actress.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-01-18
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The Amateur Adventure
Overview: a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1928-04-14
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Und dennoch kam das Glück
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1923-03-01
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Eine Stadt steht kopf
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1933-01-21
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Pan
Overview: German film.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1937-08-26
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Onkel Bräsig
Overview: The clever Zacharias Bräsig is a good friend to all and tries to help out, where he can. Bräsig also meddles in the relationships of young people, so that by the end of the film, there's a double marriage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1936-09-24
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Das Herz der Lilian Thorland
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1924-01-01
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Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin
Overview: The life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, during the years leading up to and during the French Revolution in which she was executed.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1922-10-26
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Das Recht auf Liebe
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-11-24
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Sklaven des Kapitals
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1919-09-25
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Wilhelm Tell
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-01-12
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The Fate of Renate Langen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-02-11
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Heimaterde
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1941-12-23
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Die Korallenprinzessin
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1937-10-28
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Vineta. Die versunkene Stadt
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1923-12-21
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Die Prinzessin Suwarin
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1923-04-11
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Stradivari
Overview: In 1914 a Hungarian officer inherits a Stradivarius which is believed to bring back luck to its owner. He and his Italian fiancée are separated by the First World War, and he is badly wounded.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1935-08-25
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Die törichte Jungfrau
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1935-02-28
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The child's first right
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1932-10-21
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Living Buddhas
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1925-05-11
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Das zweite Leben
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1921-12-02
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Verdacht auf Ursula
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-01-01
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Konjunkturritter
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-01-26
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Die Dame mit dem Tigerfell
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1927-10-14
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Die tolle Herzogin
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1926-01-29
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Der Wilderer
Overview: A hunter is hired by a count to track down a poacher who has been killing deer on his estate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1926-01-20
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Zu Straßburg auf der Schanz
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-04-12
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Das schöne Fräulein Schragg
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1937-04-08
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The President
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1928-03-20
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Der Rubin-Salamander
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-06-01
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Weil ich dich liebe
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-09-06
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Die Diktatur der Liebe. 1. Die böse Lust
Overview: A tale of cheating in both love and business.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1921-01-27
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Die Nonne und der Harlekin
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-06-01
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Die Ratte
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-10-11
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Auf Probe gestellt
Overview: Countess Marlene, a young and impoverished widow, is set to marry an old and wealthy count when she falls for a painter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-03-15
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Die närrische Fabrik
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1919-05-16
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Atlantic
Overview: German-language version. "Atlantic" is a drama film based on the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" and set aboard a fictional ship, called the "Atlantic". The main plotline revolves around a man who has a shipboard affair with a fellow passenger, which is eventually discovered by his wife. The ship also has aboard an elderly couple, Heinrich and Anna Thomas, who are on their anniversary cruise. Midway across the Atlantic Ocean, the "Atlantic" strikes an iceberg and is damaged to the point where it is sinking into the Atlantic. The German version was filmed at the same time as the British version, with each scene first being filmed in English for the British version, then the same scene being filmed in German by a German cast, using the same sets.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1929-10-28
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Wanda's Trick
Overview: This is a film produced by and starring German comedienne Wanda Treumann, and co-written and co-directed by Rosa Porten. Rosa Porten made films in the 1910s together with her husband Franz Eckstein, using the pseudonym Dr. R. Portegg. According to contemporary press, they were known for their proficient direction. The film mixes comedy with romance and social drama. It focuses on the interrelations of gender and class and on a factory girls independent spirit, business competence, and sense of humour. The plot has a serious undertone, but both its comic twists and Treumanns guileless acting lend it a striking breeziness and a pro-lib edge.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-05-23
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Madeleine
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1919-11-26
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Es werde Licht! 3. Teil
Overview: A tyrannical landowner terrorizes his wife and seduces the daughter of one of his employees.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1918-03-24
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Der Blick in den Abgrund
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1919-01-01
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