
Acting
Hans Quest
Born 1915-08-20 · Herford, Germany
Acting credits
6.2In 1923 Berlin, following the suicide of his brother, an American acrobat struggles to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism, and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
The Serpent's Egg
1977
A Nazi propaganda movie from 1941 directed by Max W. Kimmich, covering a story of Irish heroism and martyrdom over two generations under the occupation of the British.
My Life for Ireland
1941
5.0Director William Dieterle's film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and Valentina Cortese.
Magic Fire
1955
6.8The 13-year-old Ludwig is to have for every joke. At boarding school he cuts his stern teacher, Captain a. D. Semmelmaier, during the nap from the beard. The angry pedagogue then sends the spoiled flail back to his beloved Bavarian village. The long-suffering mother persuades the rector to resume her reforming boy at the Latin school. Everything seems to be working out for the better, but the upcoming marriage of his sister Ännchen with the Berlin beer brewer Karl Schultheiss presents Ludwig with new challenges.
Tante Frieda - Neue Lausbubengeschichten
1965
No synopsis available yet.
Wie starb Dag Hammerskjöld?
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Die heilige Lüge
1954
The successful writer Erich Eckberg lives with his wife Sigrid and their three children -- the twins, Knut and Michael and the daughter Gabriel -- on their estate "Sophienlund". On their sons' 21st birthday, Eckberg tells them the great family secret: Knut and Michael aren't his children (happy birthday, kids ... oh! and did I mention Santa Claus doesn't exist either?). But thankfully, the news gets better: their real mother died giving birth to them (guilt trip ... guilt trip!) and the Eckbergs decided to adopt the boys and bring them up in a proper family (no doubt so they could shatter their lives with this tale on their 21st birthday). But hey: it made everyone forget about the War going on outside the theatre, right?
Sophienlund
1943
NRFilmed for television, this production adapts Molière’s Dom Juan (or The Feast with the Statue), following the final days of the libertine Dom Juan Tenorio as he seduces, deceives, and provokes those around him. His servant Sganarelle serves as a constant companion and observer, accompanying Dom Juan toward the reckoning implied by the play’s statue motif.
Dom Juan
1985
7.1No synopsis available yet.
Onkel Filser - Allerneueste Lausbubengeschichten
1966
4.8The story is about the Munich veterinarian Dr. Georg Rauh and his erotic-amorous relationships with women
Abelard - Die Entmannung
1977
A German doctor who is a prisoner of war inspires her compatriots in a Siberian labor camp to regain their courage and confidence in life.
Taiga
1958
7.0Nuremberg durting the time of Albrecht Durer and the famous geographer Martin Behaim: the locksmith Peter Henlein is looking for a way to make bullets more accurate by designing a new form. Just as he welds together two round balls into an elongated shape, he believes he's discovered that his assistant Konrad is trying to alienate his wife from him. There is a struggle, during which Henlein's new kind of bullet strikes him in the chest. The doctor, unaware that there are two bullets lodged in his body, because there was only one shot, only removes one.
The Immortal Heart
1939
7.1Life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
Ludwig II
1955
6.3The simple and good-natured coachman Henschel has a sick wife and a deceitful maid who looks after the household. The wife makes him promise never to marry the maid. But after his wife's death, Henschel succumbs to the temptation of the maid.
Fuhrmann Henschel
1956
9.0The story of Marie Ward, a religious woman from a devout, aristocratic Yorkshire Catholic family who lived between 1585 and 1645 and moved to St. Omer in Walloon France, where she joined the Order of St. Clare, later returning to England to found her own order and devote her life to helping others.
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Im Paß steht Peter Weck
1975
7.0The story of Johann Friedrich Böttger, an apothecary’s apprentice and alchemist’s assistant. Fleeing from the Prussian King, he goes to Saxony, where King Frederick August the Strong takes him to a fortress and demands that he create gold. Böttger is equipped with everything he would need for the task, but he has known for a while that actual gold production is a myth and instead experiments with porcelain—white porcelain, as the Chinese are said to possess. In 1709, he finally succeeds in surprising the King with the "white gold," the first white porcelain made in Europe, he hopes for freedom.
The Blue Swords
1949
8.0A romantic drama directed by Hans Deppe.
Eternal Love
1954
No synopsis available yet.
Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte
1967
7.2A study of German 19th Century Romantic art through the writings and paintings of Carl David Friedrich and his fellow artist, Carl Gustav Carus.
Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich
1986
6.4Three 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
9.0Young Olga Ahrendt almost succeeded in attempting suicide. She had thrown herself in front of a tram out of desperation about her miserable life, a desperation she shared with many in the post-war period. Fortunately, Privy Councillor Sauerbruch is at the scene of the incident, ordering her to be admitted to his clinic after a brief examination. Sauerbruch works both as a university lecturer and as a surgeon, a famous doctor who not only helps his patients physically but also gives them spiritual comfort. After he has taken Olga Ahrendt to his hospital, he discovers during an examination that her suicide attempt is due to a serious physical illness. He intensively takes care of her without forgetting about his other patients, to whom he can give a new will to live, even if only through a small story. And he will also treat Olga Ahrendt successfully...
The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch
1954
5.9Heidelberg teenagers make jazz music.
The Big Chance
1957
7.8The young Schiller, whose heart and soul are writing and poetry, is forced into the military academy (the pride and joy of the Duke of Württemberg). Schiller is disgusted by the everyday routine of the military, always back and forth between breeding and drills. Conversation, conflict or even critique are discouraged – the oppression insufferable for the young rebel. Disgusted by the brutality, he writes his drama "The Bandit", which he would later publish anonymously. But following a frank conversation with the Duke, Schiller is dishonored and must leave the land.
Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius
1940
Behind the camera
10.0A military exercise creates confusion.
Wenn Poldi ins Manöver zieht
1956
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein
1958
6.1Otto Dernburg is forced by circumstances to dress up as a middle-aged woman.
Charley's Aunt
1956
No synopsis available yet.
Der Maulkorb
1963
7.0The innkeeper of the Linden Inn is struggling with her debts and her rival, the butcher Kilian. A boost comes when the young interior designer Helga furnishes the inn with furniture from a nearby castle. In the process, she falls in love with the estate manager, Fred, who is an avowed misogynist...
Die Lindenwirtin vom Donaustrand
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Bernadette Soubirous
1961
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Zehn kleine Negerlein
1969
6.6After Clown Teddy lost his son, he lost his gift for laughter. He opened a joke shop and lives above the shop. His landlady has had a foster son since birth, and Teddy decides to raise the child, who always believed that Teddy was his father. When the mother suddenly appears five years later and wants her son, Teddy decides to run away with the child and goes back onstage with his son. Will the family catch up with them, or will the mother never get her son back?
If the Father and the Son
1955
No synopsis available yet.
Mord im Pfarrhaus
1970
Duke Henry XI of Liegnitz, a "drunkard" and "glutton", slaps his wife Sophia in the face because she calls his mistress a whore. When the Duchess then flees to her brother, the Margrave of Ansbach, Henry fears that the population and his brother will take up arms against him. He leaves Leignitz and travels to Prague to dissuade his brother Frederick from his plan to sue him before the emperor. However, Heinrich gets a rebuff and is placed under arrest. Eventually, however, he is released...
Narrenspiegel
1971
7.6Nick Knatterton has the reputation of being the true master of all detectives, which is due to the fact that - like Sherlock Holmes - he can combine razor-sharp and - if necessary - strike even harder. His secretary Trudchen Taste, who not only adores her boss but also repeatedly attracts negative attention by spreading stupid stories, is a great help to him.
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Kunst ist Kunst
1959
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Ein Mann muß nicht immer schön sein
1956
5.8The enterprising but chronically indebted factory owner Gustav Mummelmann meets the supposedly wealthy Tyrolean innkeeper Mariele through a marriage advertisement. To fund the trip, he once again takes advantage of his nephew, the record producer Peter Weigand. Peter accompanies Gustav to Tyrol to escape his persistent girlfriend Marion-Madeleine, who is pressuring him to marry her.
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
1958
7.0Before the police station in Ober-Himmelbrunn is dissolved, the local landlord reports a burglary. The young gendarme Thaler is assigned to solve the case. Disguised as a holidaymaker, he goes to work. In the process, he conquers the hearts of twelve attractive girls who want to spend their holidays in an alpine hut.
Zwölf Mädchen und ein Mann
1959
5.9Heidelberg teenagers make jazz music.
The Big Chance
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Troilus und Cressida
1969
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Kindermädchen für Papa gesucht
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Kammerjungfer
1964
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Der fröhliche Wanderer
1955
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Bei Pichler stimmt die Kasse nicht
1961
5.3A young landlady on Lake Constance returns the love of an operetta singer who concealed his fame and profession from her.
Bei der blonden Kathrein
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Immer und noch ein Tag
1965
No synopsis available yet.
Floup oder Der Hang zur Redlichkeit
1970