Karlheinz Böhm
Also Known As: Karl-Heinz Böhm
Biography: Karlheinz Böhm was an Austrian actor. The son of conductor Karl Böhm, he is best known internationally for his role as Mark, the psychopathic protagonist of Peeping Tom, directed by Michael Powell. Before that, he had played the young Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in the three Sissi movies. He made three notable U.S. films in 1962. He played Jakob Grimm in the 1962 MGM-Cinerama spectacular The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm and Ludwig van Beethoven in the Walt Disney film The Magnificent Rebel. (The latter film was made especially for the Disney anthology television series, but was released theatrically in Europe.) He appeared in a villainous role as the Nazi-sympathizing son of Paul Lukas in the MGM film Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a Technicolor, widescreen remake of the 1921 silent Rudolph Valentino film. Between 1974 and 1975, Böhm appeared prominently in four consecutive films from prolific New German Cinema director Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Martha, Effi Briest, Faustrecht der Freiheit (aka Fistfight of Freedom or Fox and His Friends), and Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven). In 2009 he provided the German voice for Charles Muntz, villain in Pixar's tenth animated feature Up. Since 1981, when he founded Menschen für Menschen ("Humans for Humans"), Böhm had been actively involved in charitable work in Ethiopia, for which in 2007 he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Brotherhood among Peoples. Karlheinz Böhm has been married to Almaz Böhm, a native of Ethiopia, since 1991. They had two children, Nicolas (born 1990) and Aida (born 1993). Böhm had five more children from previous marriages, among them, the actress Katharina Böhm (born 1964). In 2011 Almaz and Karlheinz Böhm were awarded the Essl Social Prize for the project Menschen für Menschen. He died in 2014, aged 86.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Germany
Birthday: March 16, 1928
Deathday: May 29, 2014
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Gender: Male
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Sissi
Overview: The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-12-22
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Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
Overview: After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-12-18
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Sissi: The Young Empress
Overview: Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-12-01
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Effi Briest
Overview: When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a house that she fears is haunted. Starved for companionship, Effi begins a friendship with Major Crampas, a charismatic womanizer.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-06-20
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Martha
Overview: After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-05-28
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Alraune
Overview: In the 1800s, a stormy love relationship develops quickly between a young medical student and a woman believing herself to be the daughter of his scientist uncle, the student having never heard of her before their chance encounter and both unaware that she is the result of the scientist's illegal experiments with artificial insemination..
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Romance Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-10-22
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Peeping Tom
Overview: Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.
Genres: Thriller Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-05-16
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Magic Graz
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-05-01
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Sisi... und ich erzähle euch die Wahrheit
Overview: September 11, 1898: The imperial family’s personal physician, Dr. Herman Widerhofer, is deeply shocked by the news that an anarchist has assassinated Empress Elisabeth in Geneva. He then shuts himself up in his private rooms and recalls the empress’ fateful life. We learn the truth about Elisabeth, as the doctor knew more about her than anyone else.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2012-10-12
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Overview: The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
Genres: Fantasy Family Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-08-07
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Fox and His Friends
Overview: Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-06-06
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Psycho Tom
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Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-11-06
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Sissi - Forever My Love
Overview: The beautiful account of the powerful drama of love and courage of Austrian Archduke Franz Joseph and Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria. This is a condensed version of the original German language 3-part "Sissi" series.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-03-27
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Overview: In Argentina, one daughter of patriarch Madariaga is married to a Frenchman while the other is married to a German thus leading to a crisis when Nazi Germany occupies France and some Madariaga family members fight on opposite sides.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-07
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The Venetian Affair
Overview: Former CIA man, Bill Fenner, now a downbeat, loner journalist, is sent to Venice to investigate the shock suicide bombing by an American diplomat at a peace conference.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-18
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I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
Overview: A documentary about the life and work of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1992-06-11
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Viennese Women
Overview: A mix between Italian neo-realism, German expressionism and Austrian exploitation.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-02-26
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Come Fly with Me
Overview: Three airline hostesses combine their work crossing the Atlantic with searching for a rich handsome man to marry.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-03-27
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Crook and the Cross
Overview: With the help of God, the loveable safecracker Paul Wittkowski – aka “Cracker-Paulie” – manages to escape the clutches of the cops. He dresses up as a priest and ends up in a village, whose pastor is in dispute with an influential businessman. To help the pastor and a young widow, Paulie has to use his own special abilities. This work leads him back to the path of righteousness. He contacts the police and, after serving his time, starts a new life with the widow.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Schloß Hubertus
Overview: A drama directed by Harald Reindl, based on the novel by Ludwig Ganghofer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-12-19
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...und ewig bleibt die Liebe
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-08-12
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Dieter Hallervorden - Mit dem Gesicht
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2008-11-10
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Castle in Tyrol
Overview: A comedy directed by Géza von Radványi.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-10-10
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La Paloma
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-07-23
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The House of the Three Girls
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Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-12-18
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Rififi in Tokyo
Overview: Van Hekken, an old gangster, arrives in Tokyo to direct a bank hold-up in order to get a very valuable diamond.
Genres: Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-03-29
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The Angel with the Trumpet
Overview: A long time-span of Austrian history (from the late 19th century to the years after world war II) is reflected in the ups and downs of a family of piano-makers in Vienna.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1948-08-19
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Salto Mortale
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-12-17
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Das haut einen Seemann doch nicht um
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-09-18
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Too Hot to Handle
Overview: A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho district becomes involved in the lives of the owner and star of a famous club.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-01
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Kitty and the Great Big World
Overview: The young Kitty is drawn into the world of international politics by chance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-09-12
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Haus des Lebens
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-09-11
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Traumnovelle
Overview: After a frank confession by his wife, a doctor is called to see a dying patient. The cause of the night brings him to meet an old friend, a pianist, who tells him of a mysterious ball where he is due to perform. Based on the book "Traumnovelle" ("Rhapsody: A Dream Novel") by Arthur Schnitzler, which was the inspiration for the film Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
Genres: Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-08-31
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Swedish Girl
Overview: Britta is the foster daughter of Professor Rydberg. The last 13 years she has lived with him and his son Sven. She and Sven are closely not only at the siblings' way. They are engaged.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-09-28
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The Eye of the Beholder
Overview: A series of interviews about the film Peeping Tom (1960). It includes a rare interview with Karlheinz Böhm talking about his role and its subsequent effect on him.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Der Weibertausch
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-11-27
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Mister Karl
Overview: A documentary about the life of Karlheinz Böhm from his film career to his charity activities in Ethiopia.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-30
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Court Martial
Overview: In this war drama, three Nazi survivors are rescued after their battleship sank. Initially they are given heroes' accolades for their courage, but then it becomes apparent that these men actually jumped ship three hours before the boat sank. The men are tried and subsequently executed.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-04-01
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A Very British Psycho
Overview: A documentary film examining Michael Powell's 1960 film "Peeping Tom," the controversy surrounding its release, and the life of its screenwriter, Leo Marks.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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The Stowaway
Overview: A group of adventurers compete with one another to find the missing heir Rene Marechal, thought to be near Tahiti.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-03-21
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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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The Golden Plague
Overview: At the end of the war a disillusioned German exile returns home only to fall into the dark world of black market goods and drug trafficking.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-12-30
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Der Tag vor der Hochzeit
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-11-27
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Verdacht gegen Barry Croft
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-08-17
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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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Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Overview: After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-07-01
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Dunja
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-12-22
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Arlette Conquers Paris
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-08-31
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Unternehmen Schlafsack
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-09-22
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Die Sonne von St. Moritz
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-03-26
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Seamen
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Genres: Romance Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-09-04
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Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen
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Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-08-24
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Immobilien
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-02-21
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Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-03-28
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The Witch
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-10-14
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Die heilige Lüge
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-04-06
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Married En Route
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-12-31
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Die Tannerhütte
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-10-18
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Im Hause des Kommerzienrates
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Kur in Travemünde
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-12-12
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Inflation im Paradies
Overview: Four-part episodic film about the everyday lives of young people. The focus is on a café as a communication point for various cliques.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1983-05-05
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Seniorenschweiz
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-03-16
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Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
Overview: Star at 17 years with the series of Sissi, Romy Schneider leaves Austria and glory for the love of Alain Delon. From Luchino Visconti to Otto Preminger, through Zulawski and Costa Gravas, she turned with the greatest. The directors interview those who knew her, who loved her, go back to the filming locations, make archive images speak for themselves... and try to detect the part of mystery that Romy Schneider conceals for ever.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-09-18
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Ein idealer Gatte
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-05-29
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The Magnificent Rebel
Overview: The life of the great composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven, dates back to his arrival in Vienna in 1792 as the composition of his Ninth Symphony. And we follow with passion the best moments of his life, as his rejection by the family of the only woman he loved deeply, or the beginning of his deafness that prevented him from hearing to ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-18
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The Hour of Truth
Overview: At the end of World War 2, a Nazi escapes arrest by assuming the identity of concentration camp victim. 20 years later, he is threatened with exposure. The only way out would seem to be murder. Hour of Truth was lensed largely on location in Israel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1965-04-28
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Everything is Love
Overview: Follows the lives of different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic few days before Christmas in Frankfurt, Germany.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2014-12-04
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Examen des Lebens
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-02-14
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Nina
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-09-21
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Cross of the Living
Overview: Yan, who has just been acquitted of a crime he has not committed, returns to his Flemish village, where he meets hostility, particularly from Franz, the garage owner. Fortunately, Gus, his childhood friend refuses to follow the pack and talks his mother, the richest person in the area, into getting him a job. But Yan is soon drawn to Maria, the sultry girl Gus lives with.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-07-25
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