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Clemens Andermann
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1964
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Originally filmed entirely in black-and-white, this German sex comedy centers on a bellhop who prepares for his dream job of...
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1962
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1961
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1959
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1958
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This is a German language film in which mistaken identity leads to laughter as musicians pretend to be artists. ~ Rovi...
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1958
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1956
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In this German language film, a doctor obsesses over her career to the exclusion of all else, including a potential suitor....
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1956
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1956
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This German presentation tells the story of a businessman who takes his son and his governess on a business trip. The father...
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1956
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Par Ordre du Tsar (At the Order of the Czar) is liberally based on an incident in the life of famed composer -- and notorious...
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Grand Duke
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1954
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The story of the romance between composer Franz Liszt and Princess Caroline is covered here. Presented in German only. ~ Rovi...
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1953
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1953
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A movie about two men opening up a health resort. The characters are a ship's doctor and a burned-out millionaire. ~ Rovi...
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1952
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1952
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Given their recent experiences, it was hardly surprising that Germans in 1951 would want to celebrate the years prior to, and...
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1951
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The reminiscences of a maid provide the basis for this German drama. The story is told via flashback. The maid recalls the...
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The Actor
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1950
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1950
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Die Wunderschoene Galathee restages the legend of Pygmalion in turn-of-the-century Vienna. Amorous sculptor Victor (Viktor de...
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Marcel
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1950
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1949
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Though made in Germany, this film version of Johann Strauss' comic opera Die Fledermaus was distributed in the U.S. by the...
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1948
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1947
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1943
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1942
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1942
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1941
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1941
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1939
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Das Maedchen von Gestern Nacht was released outside of Germany under the streamlined and somewhat colorless title of Midnight...
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Lord Stanley Stalton
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1938
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1937
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1937
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1937
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The title of this German musical translates as Seven Boxes on the Ear, referring to the painful punishment doled out to...
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William Tenson MacPhab
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1937
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Gil Taylor
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1936
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This operetta provides a vision of how the Nazis of Germany envisioned the Italian Renaissance. The residents of the town of...
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Etruccicio
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1936
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1933
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1933
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Another spin on the life of "waltz king" Joseph Strauss, Walzerkrug (Battle of the Waltzes) is typical of the escapist...
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Gusti
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1933
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1932
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1932
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Ein Toller Einfall (A 'Phantastic' Idea) features comic actor Max Adelbert as a "poor rich man," who in spite of his...
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1932
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Princess Marie Christine (Kaethe Von Nagy) doesn't want to marry the man picked out for her by her parents. Likewise,...
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Lieutenant von Conradi
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1931
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Allegedly based on a true story, Im Geheimdienst (Secret Service) takes place during WWI. German spy Willy Fritsch, posing as...
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1931
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Prince of Perusa
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1931
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During the 1814 Congress in Vienna, the crowned heads of Europe gather together to decide the shape (and fate) of the...
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Alexander I of Russia
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1931
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Einbrecher (Burglars) is a vehicle for Lillian Harvey and Willy Fritsch, designed as a follow-up to their copacetic pairing...
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1931
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Bobby
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1930
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This self-conscious German "art" picture stars musical-comedy favorite Jenny Jugo, here doing a Marlene Dietrich imitation...
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1930
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If a poll had ever been conducted amongst fans of international musical-comedy star Lillian Harvey, the actress's most...
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Willy Helbing
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1930
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Lillian Harvey made her talking-picture debut in the German romantic comedy Hokuspokus. Things begin on a somber note as...
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Peter Bille
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1930
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1930
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Long before actress Dita Parlo was brought to Hollywood as "the new Garbo," she enjoyed a substantial film career in Europe....
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Janos Garas
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1929
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Originally Ungarische Rhapsodie, this opulent Erich Pommer production stars Lil Dagover, Dita Parlo, and Willy Fritsch. The...
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Franz
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1929
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1929
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One of the first major films to dwell upon the possibility of space travel, Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond) is,...
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Prof. Helius
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1929
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Spies (Spione) was the first independent production of German "thriller" director Fritz Lang. The years-ahead-of-its-time...
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No. 326 (Det. Donald Tremaine, English version)
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1928
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1928
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1928
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This silent German production is based on the same-named operetta by Oscar Strauss -- minus the musical score, of course....
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His aide
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1927
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This UFA silent, based on an old operetta, is far more light-hearted and spirited than the moody, heavy-handed fare that...
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Nicholas, Count Preyn
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1926
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1924
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This German performance tells the story of a man who decides to sell his estate and his horses after he has an accident....
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