
Acting
Max Pohl
Born 1855-12-10 · Mikulov, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Acting credits
A police chief raids a gambling den, and arrests the elderly mother of the young Assunta. Though she pleads with him, he will not release her mother. Years later, Assunta plots her revenge.
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
1920
4.7A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage of Jewish neighborhoods in recently-conquered Poland is combined with preexisting film clips and stills to defame the religion and advance Hitler's slurs that its adherents were plotting to undermine European civilization.
The Eternal Jew
1940
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Living Buddhas
1925
5.1Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, has three adult children: Juan, who is virtuous and has a sweetheart who is a woman of the people, Lucrezia, who is virtuous and wants to marry Alfonso, and Cesare, who is wicked and lusts after Lucrezia, Juan's girlfriend, and probably others. Cesare has vowed to kill any suitor for Lucrezia's love, and he has three thugs to carry out his wishes. Bodies fall into the Tiber, into the Colosseum (with lions prowling), and onto the Vatican floors.
Lucrezia Borgia
1922
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Monna Vanna
1922
10.0A shoemaker and his wife become the parents of a little girl, but they cannot find anyone willing to be the godfather of the newborn. The oppressive landlord also refuses to accept the burden. Only Michael, a young traveler whom the cobbler picks up on the side of the road, agrees to become the girl's godfather. From then on, Michael lives and works with the cobbler's family. When the landowner dies suddenly as a result of a stroke, a rumor spreads that the cobbler poisoned him. But with Michael's help, his innocence is proven.
Man by the Roadside
1923
No synopsis available yet.
Das zweite Leben
1921
No synopsis available yet.
Die Radio Heirat
1924
9.0Based on the novel The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas.
The Black Tulip Festival
1920
6.2Suspicion surrounds a lieutenant for killing his father; based on Dostoevsky's novel.
The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
1931
No synopsis available yet.
Stolzenfels am Rhein
1927
7.0Lorenz Ferleitner has worked his way up from a poor but gifted farm boy to a recognized master builder. When a new cathedral is to be built, he is given the honor of carrying out the task. He would like to commission the unknown young painter Fritz Rasmussen to decorate the dome. The director of the art academy, Professor Marquardt, however, wants to employ his untalented nephew for the painting work. A bitter conflict unfolds.
The Great Light
1920
No synopsis available yet.
Die Magyarenfürstin
1923