Paul Klinger

Acting

Paul Klinger

Born — Died

1907-06-14 — 1971-11-14

Place of birth

Essen, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

69 titles

Known for

Bambi poster
9.0

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.

Bambi

1948

Das Kriminalmuseum poster
8.0

Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.

Das Kriminalmuseum

1963

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

1964

Kommissar Brahm poster
8.0

An experienced police commissioner works alongside his law-student son, Peter, as a novice police trainee.

Kommissar Brahm

1967

Tim Frazer poster
7.0

Engineer Tim Frazer is hired by the mysterious Mr. Ross to search for his missing business partner Harry Denston. Denston appears to be involved in a case of espionage.

Tim Frazer

1963

The White Spider poster
6.4

After an automobile accident, in which a man is unrecognizably burnt to a crisp, his wife's only able to confirm the corpse's identity by his talisman: a small, white spider. However, soon, there are more corpses walking around than at a comic con convention and every single one of them was a white spider sitting on or nearby the body.

The White Spider

1963

Film credits

1960s · 9 titles

The White Spider poster
6.4

After an automobile accident, in which a man is unrecognizably burnt to a crisp, his wife's only able to confirm the corpse's identity by his talisman: a small, white spider. However, soon, there are more corpses walking around than at a comic con convention and every single one of them was a white spider sitting on or nearby the body.

The White Spider

1963

Red Dragon poster
6.7

An FBI agent goes to Hong Kong to short-circuit a smuggler of electrical parts to the communists.

Red Dragon

1965

Jack and Jenny poster
9.0

Saleswoman Jenny is crazy about the painter Jack. But Jack does not want to marry, even though he loves Jenny passionately. So Jenny looks elsewhere to find the right man. She marries twice, but always ends up back with Jack and gives herself to him with no attachments. Will Jack and Jenny find true love? Of course!

Jack and Jenny

1963

America as Seen by a Frenchman poster
6.9

At the end of the 1950s, French documentarian François Reichenbach spent eighteen months traveling the United States, documenting its diverse regions, their inhabitants, and their pastimes. The result is a journey through a multitude of different Americas, filtered through a French sensibility.

America as Seen by a Frenchman

1960

The Inn on Dartmoor poster
5.9

A private detective tries to find out how and why some convicts have mysteriously disappeared from the prison of Dartmoor.

The Inn on Dartmoor

1964

No artwork available
NR

Asiatische Religionen (1965) is a German-language miniseries directed by Paul Zils and Gisela Bonn, with narration by Paul Klinger. The series explores various Asian religions, delving into their philosophies, rituals, and cultural impacts. Through a combination of interviews, visual storytelling, and expert insights, the miniseries offers viewers an in-depth understanding of the diverse religious traditions across Asia.

Asiatische Religionen

1965

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Der Parasit

1963

No artwork available
9.0

Cautionary drama, with vigorous attack on Germany's laws governing abortion.

The Tragedy of Silence

1962

Der Transport poster
6.8

March, 1945: The insecure and hesitant reserve lieutenant Felix Bleck receives orders to lead a transport of 40 prisoners to the Western Front, where the men are to be burned up in a punishment battalion. On the way there, Bleck realizes the inhuman futility of his assignment and makes a fateful decision.

Der Transport

1961

1950s · 26 titles

The Flying Classroom poster
7.7

The third form of a boarding school and the students of a neighboring school do not get along. Each side dreams up the craziest pranks to defeat the other. And when one day the high school students go as far as stealing the Gymnasium students’ essays and even burning them, daily school life really gets out of hand.

The Flying Classroom

1954

Mein Leopold poster
8.0

In unconditional fatherly love, an old shoemaker clings to his son, a spoiled good-for-nothing. After the Filius has ruined the respected shoe shop, he gets further and further down the wrong path without opening his father's eyes.

Mein Leopold

1955

Die Mädels vom Immenhof poster
7.0

Granny Jantzen lives with her three granddaughters Dick, Dalli and Angela on the small pony farm Immenhof in Northern Germany. Since the breeding of ponies isn′t profitable anymore, Granny Jantzen is struggling to keep the family property. During the summer break , young Ethelbert is spending his holiday with his cousins at Immenhof. While Angela has fallen in love with the wealthy land owner Jochen von Roth, Dick and Dalli have to put up with bigheaded urbanite Ethelbert.

Die Mädels vom Immenhof

1955

Unternehmen Schlafsack poster
10.0

During the closing stages of the Second World War, a bureaucratic mistake leads to a German officer being reassigned from the dangerous Eastern Front to Berlin and a new non-existent unit.

Unternehmen Schlafsack

1955

Lost Child 312 poster
9.0

Ursula Gothe is the mother of a son, husband Richard is to be promoted soon. Her orderly life in the pretty villa gets out of joint when Ursula discovers a girl's newspaper ad. Is "Suchkind 312" her illegitimate daughter Martina, whom she had lost while fleeing from the East?

Lost Child 312

1955

Staatsanwältin Corda poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Staatsanwältin Corda

1953

Hochzeit auf Immenhof poster
7.1

The Immenhof has been closed by officials, awaiting auction. In the meantime, Angela has died, so Jochen is now a widower. Oma Jantzen and Angela's younger sisters Dick and Dalli live with him in the forester's house. In order to save the manor house, Dalli has started a "pony circus" with the village children in the barn, while Dick has given up hope of Ethelbert ever returning.

Hochzeit auf Immenhof

1956

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Nacht ohne Sünde

1950

Falschmünzer am Werk poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Falschmünzer am Werk

1951

When the White Lilacs Bloom Again poster
5.7

Married couple Willy and Therese go separate ways. Willy leaves town and returns years later as a famous singer. But Therese is about to marry her best friend Peter. Little does Willy know that he and Therese now have a teenage daughter.

When the White Lilacs Bloom Again

1953

Don't Ask My Heart poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Don't Ask My Heart

1952

Rommel ruft Kairo poster
4.5

In 1942 the Germans devised an operation to introduce in Egypt spies to provoke a rebellion against the British.

Rommel ruft Kairo

1959

Sohn ohne Heimat poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sohn ohne Heimat

1955

Am Brunnen vor dem Tore poster
6.0

The vagabonds Tünnes, Nachtigall, and Hans come upon a small town during their travels, where they use the first unoccupied house they find as a place to sleep. When the homeowner, Georg Straaten, unexpectedly returns from a long journey, the vagabonds are relieved to find that they are not arrested, but instead hired as help at the inn run by the young Inge Bachner.

Am Brunnen vor dem Tore

1952

Das Bad auf der Tenne poster
4.0

On his journey through the Flemish province, Don Fernando, the king's stadtholder, passes through the small, bourgeois community of Terbrügg. There, he meets Antje, the mayor's wife. To impress the beautiful lady, he gives her his bathtub. It's a sensation in the small town, which has never seen such a tub before. Out of envy and resentment, Antje is pilloried for her "immoral" passion for bathing and becomes the laughingstock of the town...

Das Bad auf der Tenne

1956

Liebe kann wie Gift sein poster
9.0

After having lost her mother Magdalena was brought up on strict boarding school disciplines. When returning to her father, she is looked after by an educator who lacks the ability to guide the longing for love of an adolescent girl.

Liebe kann wie Gift sein

1958

Geheimnis einer Ehe poster
10.0

Tina Camphausen has three children, Christian, Schwänchen and Musi, who has grown up for 15 years without a father. The family leads a peaceful life together with Paul, the woman's partner whom the children have accepted. Cohabitation is tested when Felix makes his appearance, Tina's childhood friend and Christian's probable biological father.

Geheimnis einer Ehe

1951

Mein Herz gehört Dir poster
5.5

Adaptation of Theodor Fontane's novel Mathilde Möhring.

Mein Herz gehört Dir

1950

Glückliche Reise poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Glückliche Reise

1954

Skabenga poster
9.0

Made over a three year period by George Michael and John B. Kennard and shot entirely in Africa, the film is a documentary of the native villagers and bearers of Bechuanaland, Rhodesia and Mozambique.

Skabenga

1955

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ist Mama nicht fabelhaft?

1958

Annaluise & Anton poster
7.9

Despite their social differences Luise, called Pünktchen, a girl from rich parentage befriends Anton, a boy who has to earn his own money in order to afford life for his sick mother and himself. Together they undergo different adventures, even preventing a theft in Pünktchens home

Annaluise & Anton

1953

Die sieben Kleider der Katrin poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die sieben Kleider der Katrin

1954

Ferien auf Immenhof poster
6.9

The pony hotel has just been opened, but so far no guests have arrived. Dick gets Ralf to design a brochure about the hotel. The girls and Ethelbert then lead the village children on horseback to Lübeck, where they all distribute the brochure - not knowing that Dalli has added some embellishments to the text.

Ferien auf Immenhof

1957

4 Flights of Stairs on the Right poster
7.0

Dr. Jürgen Wenter and the pretty Marianne Müller are both looking for a room. They both come across the same advertisement: "2 furnished rooms for rent." Since neither wants to back down, they view the apartment together. It belongs to old Mr. Döhring, who insists on renting only to a married couple. So they pretend to be one. Jürgen sees no danger in this, as he is already engaged to Dagmar Prinz. Both of them intend to drive the other out as quickly as possible anyway. The petty squabble goes well until a friend finds Marianne more than just nice, and Mr. Wenter realizes he is jealous. A huge fight ensues, which ends with the two falling in love. But with the help of old Mr. Döhring, the complications continue for quite some time. Finally, after an embarrassing confession from the old man, the two become a "real" married couple.

4 Flights of Stairs on the Right

1950

Sebastian Kneipp poster
8.7

Memorable moments from the life of the Catholic priest and naturopath from Wörishofen (1821-1897). The film depicts the successes of his hydrotherapy methods, his hostility from conventional medicine, and his rehabilitation by Pope Leo XIII.

Sebastian Kneipp

1958

1940s · 11 titles

Immensee poster
7.0

A man and a woman struggle to stifle their love for each other, even after he moves away to travel the world and she marries a suitor.

Immensee

1943

Alarm poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Alarm

1941

Die Erbin vom Rosenhof poster
6.0

A love story, which takes place in an Upper Bavarian mountain village: the young teacher Mathias is very popular among his students for his progressive methods of teaching, but his methods have aroused the displeasure of the head teacher. Stasi, the future heiress of the Rosenhof, loves Mathias. But her grandparrents have a different man in mind for her: were she to marry Sepp, the son of the mayor, who resides on the neighboring farm, the two estates could be joined together as one. When the head teacher's daughter begins to get the hots for Mathias, Stasi quickly gets prepared to marry Sepp. But then, Mathias tells her of his love for her.

Die Erbin vom Rosenhof

1942

No artwork available
7.3

The Termoehlens belong to the old farming class in Flanders. Their estate does well and their flax is the best far and wide. And as is the custom, old Termoehlen is like a ruler over his family, the servants and the maidens. Even his son Ludwig, who has just returned from agricultural school with all his ideas on how to improve the farm, doesn’t stand a chance. When Ludwig falls in love with the maiden Rieneke – known as Schellebelle – his father become a despotic enemy.

Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

1943

Damals poster
7.0

Vera Meiners' life was sweet but unfortunately for her, it was not to last. Her husband, Jan, left her after she met a former lover in a harmless friendly meeting. Forced to resume her disrupted medical career, she worked in a Swiss clinic but, without the knowledge of the chief surgeon, Vera ordered a risky operation to be performed and was thereafter fired. Penniless, she then works in Spanish nightclubs in order to provide for herself and her child. After many years, she runs into her friend Frank again in one of these nightclubs...

Damals

1943

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Morgen ist alles besser

1948

No artwork available
5.7

For a long time, Paul Warkentin had heard nothing from his father. The rift had occurred when Paul, despite passing his exams at agricultural school, decided not to take over his father's farm in West Prussia, but instead to go to Berlin to work for a publishing house. Now Paul has received news of his father's death, and he must return to his hometown to take possession of the farm as his heir.

Life Calls

1944

Circus Renz poster
5.4

A circus film made as a deliberately escapist release at a time when the Second World War was starting to turn against Germany and its allies.

Circus Renz

1943

Spähtrupp Hallgarten poster
5.6

Two German soldiers in the Norwegian Campaign.

Spähtrupp Hallgarten

1941

Commissioner Eyck poster
8.0

A murder in a winter sports hotel jolts Inspector Eyck out of his cozy, relaxed holiday mood. He rushes to the scene, where he encounters crime writer Gorgas, who, as he says, conducts "crime scene studies." But this case isn't fiction, because a dead man lies on the ground. Eyck immediately begins his investigation, which initially yields little insight. And the prime suspect, Gorgas, also has a watertight alibi.

Commissioner Eyck

1940

No artwork available
6.0

Herzensfreud-Herzensleid (literally translates to "Heartfelt Joy - Heartbreak"), the 1940 Hubert Marischka German family relationship romantic comedy starring Magda Schneider, Paul Horbiger (later, he appeared in "The Third Man"!), Olly Holzmann, Lucie Englisch, and Walter Muller. It appears this movie was never released in the U.S.

Herzensfreud – Herzensleid

1940

1930s · 12 titles

No artwork available
10.0

The famous actress Paula Corvey loves the young racer Werner Bruck. One day, Paula's 18-year old daughter returns unexpectedly to her mother. She was living with her father, Paula's ex-husband, but she's run off to Paula, because daddy wouldn't let her become a hot-to-trot actress like mama. Paula just doesn't know what to do. That she's the mother of a grown up girl is something she desperately wants to hide from Werner (no, honey, I swear: you don't look a day over 17 ... uh huh). So, to cover her little horny tracks, she tells Werner that Eva is her cousin. The plan backfires (ha ha!), when Werner falls for the "cousin". When Werner finally discovers the truth, a conflict develops (duhh!), which can only be solved by Paula finding a man her own age (thank you).

Two Women

1938

Fridericus poster
5.6

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.

Fridericus

1937

No artwork available
7.5

Charming Tom is pursuing fine Olivia both cheerfully and stubbornly. At first, she rejects him brutally; but then she finds pleasure in this intrusive guy, who’s following her everywhere. They spend an evening together; but afterwards, Olivia determines, that a valuable bracelet has been stolen from her. Now she thinks Tom is the infamous jewel thief, who’s been terrorizing the neighborhood.

Verliebtes Abenteuer

1938

Ich bin gleich wieder da poster
10.0

Undergraduate Nik just wanted to get cigarettes when he is pulled into a series of events over the course of one night. Also during this night he meets three interesting women - whom will he end up with?

Ich bin gleich wieder da

1939

Zweimal zwei im Himmelbett poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zweimal zwei im Himmelbett

1937

No artwork available
10.0

German romantic comedy from Carl Boese.

Men Before Marriage

1936

Liebesleute poster
5.8

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.

Liebesleute

1935

Wie einst im Mai poster
10.0

1900: Much to the chagrin of Baron Uhlendorff in Schoneberg, the city of Berlin is expanding. But what is much worse is that his son George is in love with Traute, the daughter of the master carpenter Schradecke. So the son must leave for South America as a diplomat and Father Schradecke has to intercept his letters to his daughter. Traute is inconsolable; 1913: The early days of the small artisans have now given way to them becoming big businessmen. Traute continues to wait for George in spite of the stubborn proposing by the carpenter Paul Buttner.

Wie einst im Mai

1938

Morgen werde ich verhaftet poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Morgen werde ich verhaftet

1939

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Das schöne Fräulein Schragg

1937

No artwork available
10.0

Womanizer Conny and his less successful brother Fred make a lucrative real estate deal on the Côte d′Azur and receive a cheque for 100,000 francs as a down payment. On the train back to Paris, Conny meets the attractive Vera and stays in Monte Carlo for the time being because of her. But Vera and her companion Baroff, a swindler posing as a baron, are on the prowl, and Conny loses the check to Baroff in a game against the supposed baron. When he realizes that he has been tricked, he rushes after the train on which Vera and Baroff are fleeing and has a serious accident. When Vera finds out, she reproaches herself. She meets Conny's brother Fred at the station and falls in love with him. Vera then decides to spend her future with Fred and fundamentally change her life.

Crooks in Tails

1937

Du sollst nicht begehren poster
6.2

Görk, the hardworking son of a heathland farmer, meets Nelly, the daughter of a traveling merchant, by chance and falls in love at first sight. However, his carefree brother Lutz, who has just returned from military service, soon sets his sights on her as well—and Nelly doesn't seem entirely averse to him. Finally, hoping to win her completely, Görk goes to their father and asks for her hand in marriage. He receives his father's blessing, but soon discovers that Lutz, despite his plea to leave Nelly alone, continues to try to seduce her.

Du sollst nicht begehren

1933

Series credits

Bambi poster
9.0

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.

Bambi

1948

Das Kriminalmuseum poster
8.0

Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.

Das Kriminalmuseum

1963

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

1964

Kommissar Brahm poster
8.0

An experienced police commissioner works alongside his law-student son, Peter, as a novice police trainee.

Kommissar Brahm

1967

Tim Frazer poster
7.0

Engineer Tim Frazer is hired by the mysterious Mr. Ross to search for his missing business partner Harry Denston. Denston appears to be involved in a case of espionage.

Tim Frazer

1963

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Familie Hansen

1966

Tim Frazer - Der Fall Salinger poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tim Frazer - Der Fall Salinger

1964

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Inspektor Hornleigh greift ein

1961

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Paul Klinger erzählt abenteuerliche Geschichten

1964