Acting

Enno Patalas

Born 1929-10-15 · Quakenbrück, Emsland, Germany

Enno Patalas was a German film historian, collector, and expert film preservationist.

Acting credits

The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

1974

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7.0

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Der Platzanweiser

1983

6.4

Nine fictitious documentaries and films reflect the mood of late 1970s Germany, particularly the two-month period in 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped by the RAF (Red Army Faction). The kidnap had been made to orchestrate the release of the original leaders of the RAF, aka the Baader-Meinhof.

Germany in Autumn

1978

5.0

Vesely’s study on changing urbanity claims that "the Espresso has a democratic touch." Italy has expanded into Munich and instead of beer hall cellars, there are Cappuccinos, ice creams and tables in the open.

People at the Espresso Bar

1958

6.0

Documentary detailing the extensive number of shots long lost from constant film re-cutting of 1925's great silent cinema classic Battleship Potemkin in the last 80 years, and how many of those shots have been returned.

Tracing Battleship Potemkin

2007

5.9

A documentary about the making of the final version of "Metropolis" by restoring all material from different sources.

Voyage to 'Metropolis'

2010

Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.

...Geist und ein wenig Glück

1965

6.4

Three actors portray scenes from the life of Sterling Hayden, with a particular focus on his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Inspired by Hayden’s memoir “Wanderer.”

The Shipwrecker

1984

5.4

Argentinian film historians find a complete print of Fritz Lang's “Metropolis” (1927) at Buenos Aires Film Museum and take it to Germany for its restoration.

Metropolis Refound

2010

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood poster

8.0

Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others), Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin documents the life of the legendary filmmaker from his birth in 1892 to his departure for Hollywood in 1923. The documentary is sprinkled with excerpts from Lubitsch's rarely-seen early work (both as actor and director) and offers fascinating insights into the German film industry in the silent era.