Hans Elwenspoek
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Köthen, Germany
Adult: No
Birthday: July 08, 1910
Age: 114 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 13, 1989
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The Bridge
Overview: A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-10-21
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Herzblatt oder wie sag' ich's meiner Tochter?
Overview: Widower Paul always delayed talking to his daughter about sex. But when workers on a nearby construction site are falling down their scaffold because 16 years old "Herzblatt" is tanning naked, he feels he has to take action. In the hope she'll learn herself what consequences the difference between boys and girls has, he tries to get her a boyfriend.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-09-29
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Ludwig
Overview: Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-07
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Barbara - Wild wie das Meer
Overview: On the Faroe Islands in the North Sea lives the seductive and mysterious Barbara, who plunges men into misfortune. She is married to the island doctor, but is hopelessly unfaithful. When her husband dies and his successor Dr. Aggersoe arrives on the island, she turns his head too.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-11-28
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Dwarf Nose
Overview: 12-year-old Jakob helps out at his mother's vegetable stand and also carries customers' purchased goods home. One day, an old woman with a long nose comes to the stand and claims that the herbs are bad and were better 50 years ago. Jakob is upset that she holds all the herbs to her nose and crushes them: "Take it away from your long nose!" he shouts and hits her hand. "Don't you like it, my beautiful long nose?" the woman scoffs, "You should have one too, even longer than mine." Finally, she buys some cabbages, which she wants Jakob to carry home for her. Jakob resists but is persuaded by his mother. Other market women whisper whether the old woman is not the evil fairy Kräuterweis.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-01-22
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08/15 Part 2
Overview: Winter 1942: Like thousands of other German soldiers, Asch and Vierbein have ended up at the Eastern front. Although Vierbein finds a new friend in Kowalski, the squadron commander captain Witterer, a true army veteran, gives them a really hard time. Witterer’s pointless orders reflect the bad habits of many former superiors. And again, Vierbein has to bear the brunt.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-08-12
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Die goldene Gans
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-12-25
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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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Der Schinderhannes
Overview: 1802: The adventurous life story of Hans Bückler, known as “Schinderhannes”, who fights against the French occupying forces and large landowners who exploit poor farmers in the Hunsrück region during the Napoleonic Wars.
Genres: History Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-12-17
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Tischlein deck dich
Overview: Once upon a time, there had been a tailor who send his three sons out into the world, so that they might find fortune and learn something proper. The oldest went to a carpenter and was gifted a small table at the end of his apprenticeship. It set itself with all kinds of delicacies when ordered to. When he visits a hostelry, however, he gets cheated from the table by the innkeeper. The second son became the apprentice to a miller and received a donkey as a parting gift which could spew gold. But he as well got cheated out of the wages of his apprenticeship by the criminal innkeeper. The third son received from his lathe worker master conveniently a club as a parting gift. Spontaneously, he helps his brothers to their right and the thievish innkeeper experiences a bad surprise.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-11-05
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Zwei blaue Vergissmeinnicht
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Genres: Comedy Crime Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-08-29
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Die Barrikade
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Genres: History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-07-18
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Scheidung auf Musikalisch
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-01-06
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Der unsterbliche Lump
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-12-18
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Die Eltern
Overview: Ann, a ten-year-old girl, becomes the sole heir of millions from her grandmother. Ann's parents, who are short of money and have lost all hope of a bright future try to manipulate Ann's imagination in such a way that she loses her mind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-01-22
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Flachsmann als Erzieher
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-01-14
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Festival für einen Gauner
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-08-11
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Das Biest
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-12-17
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Secrets of Sweet Sixteen
Overview: Another Ernst Hofbauer schoolgirl exploiter in the same vein as his Schoolgirl Report films, but for this one he raised the sleaze level to new heights with non-pornographic scenes of rape, pedophilia, satanic rituals, virgin sacrifice and golden showers. Despite how it sounds, these acts are played for silly comedy rather than any harsh depictions.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-05-18
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Der fröhliche Weinberg
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-02-14
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Der Seitensprung
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-11-26
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Conan Doyle und der Fall Edalji
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-06-28
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Hauser's Memory
Overview: A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleague in order to preserve missile-defense secrets. However, he finds that he is now torn between his own wife and that of his dead colleague, who was a Nazi sympathizer.
Genres: Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-24
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Onkel Harry
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-04-25
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Der Ritter vom Mirakel
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-04-09
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Liebe, Tod und Heringshäppchen
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Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-08-26
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The Honors of War
Overview: One morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a French village are celebrating their premature liberation. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of an exhausted, leaderless German detachment. A few kilometers away, the inhabitants of the village of Muzière negotiate with the Germans and agree to a truce. But the arrival of a Wehrmacht captain, anxious to regain control of the men, puts an end to this fragile peace process. The captain suggested meeting the Americans and surrendering to regular troops rather than civilians. The inhabitants of Muzière, believing the truce to be broken, fire on the Germans and, on this misunderstanding, the guns start talking again.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-02-16
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Kein Geld für einen Toten
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Genres: Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1980-03-14
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No Survivors, Please
Overview: Aliens attempt to take over the Earth by taking over the bodies of humans at the moment of their death, and using them as tools for their invasion plans.
Genres: Crime Science Fiction
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-04-23
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Das Pferd
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-09-09
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Geldsorgen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-04-09
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Das heilige Experiment
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-05-30
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The Lie
Overview: A man who owns a diamond importing business goes out for a night on the town with his girlfriend, her brother and her brother’s fiancé. The group stops by a circus to see the act of a trapeze artist who’s a friend of the man’s girlfriend. The performer suggests that all the men go out for a few drinks, and the next thing the businessman knows, he’s waking up in his apartment with a terrible hangover and a dead body in his room.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-02-04
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Die Brücke des Schicksals
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Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-10-25
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Der Schleier fiel…
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-04-25
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The Battle of the Mods
Overview: In Liverpool there's a gang war between the Mods (who dress in the latest fashions and styles) and the Rockers (who are more into the '50s "greaser" look). Ricky, the son of a wealthy businessman, is a Mod guitar player, and in a gang fight with some Rockers, his girlfriend is killed. He leaves Liverpool for the continent and winds up in Rome, where he becomes involved with his father's mistress.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1966-08-05
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Die Buddik
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1983-05-31
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In Trouble
Overview: This movie chronicles several pregnant women on their quest to have an abortion. Some got pregnant by accident, others were raped. Sure to offend anti-abortionists, pro-lifers, feminists and chauvinists alike. The portions of the movie that deal with European folk remedies to pregnancy are especially interesting.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-09-02
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Den Tod in der Hand
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-12-21
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Don Carlos
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-11-25
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Chiarevalle wird entdeckt
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-06-14
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Interview mit Herbert K.
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-09-15
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Schaufensterpuppen
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Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-07-04
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Zwischen Montag und Samstag
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-07-31
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Bernadette Soubirous
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-03-29
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Gold für Montevasall
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-09-21
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Das Trauerspiel von Julius Caesar
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-04-30
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08/15
Overview: Life in the barracks, drill, harassment, and private Asch′s pranks are the ingredients of Hans Hellmut Kirst′s successful novel "08/15" (the number of an Army regulation). Shortly before the outbreak of World War II: Private Asch and gunner Vierbein belong to the same unit but could not be more contrary. The instructors use every opportunity to bully the clumsy Vierbein with erratic corporal Platzek leading the way. The harassment starts with minor extra duties but soon the methods become more and more brutal. Finally, Asch comes to Vierbein′s help and takes on his superiors. Joachim Fuchsberger stars in his first major role.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-09-30
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Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-09-24
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Schinderhannes
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-02-03
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Hasenklein kann nichts dafür
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-04-14
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Prüfung eines Lehrers
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-12-13
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Der letzte Walzer
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Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-08-26
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Johanna aus Lothringen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-03-26
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Die Verbrecher
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-05-20
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Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
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Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-12-15
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Madame Legros
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-10-22
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Ruf ohne Echo
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-10-01
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Schatten der Helden
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-04-27
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Das gnadenbringende Strafgericht
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-12-24
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Der Frieden unserer Stadt
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-09-08
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Biology and Tennis
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-06-10
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Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
Overview: Abram returns to his small village and although his repairing skills are needed, people's suspicion about his sexual preferences make his life hard.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-05-29
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Sansibar
Overview: The plot revolves around a group of people who, for various reasons, want to flee Germany to Sweden in 1937.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-12-28
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Wenn man baden geht auf Teneriffa
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-09-11
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Wenn alle anderen fehlen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-05-28
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Die Brücke des Schicksals
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Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-10-25
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