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1947
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Rita is a curious crime melodrama with mystical overtones. Facing the guillotine, condemned murderer Sylvain (Clement Duhour)...
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1946
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In this WWII drama, James Mason plays naval commander Richard Heritage, who is distracted from his duties by a beautiful...
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1945
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The inspiration for this British seriocomedy was Victor Skutezky's stage play She Met Him One Sunday. "She" is Moya Malone...
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1944
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Filmed in Britain by Czechoslovakian director Karel Lamac, Schweik's New Adventures is a based on a book by Czech humorist...
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1943
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1939
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The merry monarch of the title is King Louis XV of France, here rechristened "Ludwig" and played by Alfred Neugebaur. For...
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1937
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Peter Im Schnee (Peter in the Snow) top-bills Traudl Stark in the title role. Despite her character name, Stark was...
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1937
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1936
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Anny Ondra is the whole show in the musical comedy Der Junge Graf (The Young Count). Ondra plays Billy, the daughter of...
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1936
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Hermann Thimig stars as Henry Rolland, a Barrymoresque matinee idol whose flamboyant lifestyle has driven him deeply into...
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1936
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Knock-Out is a form-fitting movie vehicle for world heavyweight boxing champion Max Schmeling. Through a masterstroke of...
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1936
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The English-language title of this German musical is A Girl From the Chorus. That girl is Henriette (Anny Ondra), who when...
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1936
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This German period piece is a relatively faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Little Dorrit. The title character, a...
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1935
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Czechoslovakian opera star Jarmila Novotna plays the title role in the Austrian tunefest Frasquita. Based on a Franz Lehar...
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1934
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1933
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1933
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False Field-Marshal is the English-language title of this German military comedy. Vlasta Burian stars as Buschceck, a former...
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1932
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Two directors collaborated on this Austrian-made comedy, which was filmed simultaneously in French- and German-language...
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1932
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1932
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Der Hexer was based on The Sorcerer, a detective story by workhorse British author Edgar Wallace. The original story was a...
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1932
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Die Grausame Freundin was one of the last cinematic collaborations between director Carl Lamac and his actress-wife Anny...
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1932
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1931
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Versuchen sie Meine Schwester (Meet the Sister) is not based on the Broadway musical of the same name -- though admittedly,...
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1931
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Der Zinker (To Squeal) was based on The Squeaker, a mystery play by Edgar Wallace. The hero is a Scotland Yard detective who...
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1931
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1930
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