Directing
Ernst Wendt
Born — Died
1876-10-26 — 1946-03-06
Place of birth
Gdańsk, Poland
Known for
Directing
Credits
15 titles
The actor and director Ernst Wendt achieved as a stage actor round 1900 and at the beginning of the 20th century he impersonated numerous roles, among them also classical figures of history of literature. As an established theater actor he joined the film business in 1918 where he took part in few silent movies in front of the camera like "Das Maskenfest des Lebens", "Mania" and "Morphium". Afterwards he shifted his activity and became a movie director. From 1919 till the middle of the 20s he realised several movies which normally were dedicated to the adventure genre. For some of his movies he also wrote the script.
Known for
6.2Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Scene of the Crime
1970
9.0The good citizens of a small Austrian town are all aquiver; the schoolmaster has published a brochure in which can be read, black on white, the story of the 'dead guest,' in whose embrace the town's prospective brides found death. But worst of all, the writer of the brochure has plausibly concluded that the 'dead guest' will return this very year! A copy of this film is conserved in the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC).
The Ghost With the Deadly Kiss
1922
German drama by Ernst Wendt
Unter Räubern und Bestien
1921
Colonialist adventure film with wild animals.
Allein im Urwald
1922
8.5About the violent captain Gaustad on a ship of rape, mutiny and shipwreck, in the icy waters of Sweden. Two shipmates, Björn and Sigurd, survive the chaos and cold white desert.
The White Desert
1922
German silent-adventure film by Ernst Wendt.
Der Herr der Bestien
1921
Film credits
1910s · 3 titles
7.0A beautiful cigarette factory worker becomes the face of the company's new marketing campaign. Soon she attracts the attention of two men - a talented young composer and an old rich patron of arts.
Mania
1918
No synopsis available yet.
Das Maskenfest des Lebens
1918
7.0A mother is obsessed with pleasure and hates her child. Her cousin arrives and cares for the child. The mother is ailing but wants to attend a ball; however, she collapses and falls gravely ill. The Angel of Death appears at her bedside and grants her a final wish. She would give anything to be the queen of the ball once more.
Der Todestraum
1918
Series credits
Behind the camera
9.0The good citizens of a small Austrian town are all aquiver; the schoolmaster has published a brochure in which can be read, black on white, the story of the 'dead guest,' in whose embrace the town's prospective brides found death. But worst of all, the writer of the brochure has plausibly concluded that the 'dead guest' will return this very year! A copy of this film is conserved in the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC).
The Ghost With the Deadly Kiss
1922
9.0The good citizens of a small Austrian town are all aquiver; the schoolmaster has published a brochure in which can be read, black on white, the story of the 'dead guest,' in whose embrace the town's prospective brides found death. But worst of all, the writer of the brochure has plausibly concluded that the 'dead guest' will return this very year! A copy of this film is conserved in the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC).
The Ghost With the Deadly Kiss
1922
German drama by Ernst Wendt
Unter Räubern und Bestien
1921
Colonialist adventure film with wild animals.
Allein im Urwald
1922
8.5About the violent captain Gaustad on a ship of rape, mutiny and shipwreck, in the icy waters of Sweden. Two shipmates, Björn and Sigurd, survive the chaos and cold white desert.
The White Desert
1922
8.5About the violent captain Gaustad on a ship of rape, mutiny and shipwreck, in the icy waters of Sweden. Two shipmates, Björn and Sigurd, survive the chaos and cold white desert.
The White Desert
1922
German silent-adventure film by Ernst Wendt.
Der Herr der Bestien
1921
German silent-adventure film by Ernst Wendt.
Der Herr der Bestien
1921
No synopsis available yet.
Die Schreckensnacht in der Menagerie
1921
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Drei Schwestern
1986
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Bismarck, Part 1
1925