Elma Karlowa

Acting

Elma Karlowa

Born — Died

1932-03-12 — 1994-12-31

Place of birth

Zagreb, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]

Known for

Acting

Credits

75 titles

Elma Karlowa (March 12, 1932 – December 31, 1994) was a Yugoslav film and television actress, known for Fear Eats the Soul , World on a Wire , Berlin Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf .

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 3 titles

1970s · 14 titles

Fedora poster
6.7

Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth behind her success.

Fedora

1978

Fox and His Friends poster
7.2

Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.

Fox and His Friends

1975

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul poster
7.7

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974

The Stationmaster’s Wife poster
5.7

The lackluster and plodding Bolweiser has the (mis)fortune to be married to the town’s siren; his trusting nature leads him into serious trouble when she beds nearly every available guy.

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977

Secrets of Sweet Sixteen poster
4.6

Another Ernst Hofbauer schoolgirl exploiter in the same vein as his Schoolgirl Report films, but for this one he raised the sleaze level to new heights with non-pornographic scenes of rape, pedophilia, satanic rituals, virgin sacrifice and golden showers. Despite how it sounds, these acts are played for silly comedy rather than any harsh depictions.

Secrets of Sweet Sixteen

1973

King, Queen, Knave poster
4.5

The young orphan Frank finds himself deep in the romantic clutches of his uncle's sensual wife. After Frank's parents die, he goes to live with his aunt Martha and uncle Charles. Sexy Martha entices Frank into her embrace then wants him to kill her husband so that they can live off of his money. Frank wouldn't mind so much, but he really likes his uncle.

King, Queen, Knave

1972

Crime and Passion poster
7.0

Financier persuades his mistress to marry a rich industrialist for his money, then discovers that he and the new wife are to be murdered by her new husband.

Crime and Passion

1976

Martha poster
7.0

After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.

Martha

1974

Wehe, wenn Schwarzenbeck kommt poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wehe, wenn Schwarzenbeck kommt

1979

Das Einhorn poster
7.0

A copywriter gets famous with his first book. When asked to write a new novel about love for his publisher, he urgently needs tutoring since he doesn't know the first thing about it. His way through the beds leads him to the very young Orli. In her he discovers the true meaning of love, which makes him forget all the wrong paths of the past decades and feel young again.

Das Einhorn

1978

Sex Clinic '74 poster
5.8

A bunch of high school graduates practice love with their classmates who have a lot of experience, because they spend their free time as escort ladies and therefore earn a lot of money.

Sex Clinic '74

1973

East Meets West in Bed poster
4.6

A Russian official and his three female coworkers are mistaken for a pimp and his three prostitutes.

East Meets West in Bed

1973

No artwork available
7.0

"Times of Sensibility" - about the conflicts of a woman during pregnancy.

Zeit der Empfindsamkeit

1977

Der Opernball poster
7.0

It's carnival in Paris and lawyer Paul is with his wife Angèle from London to visit his journalist friend Georges and his wife Marguèrite. At the upcoming opera ball, the two women want to put their husbands to the test.

Der Opernball

1971

1960s · 14 titles

So liebt und küsst man in Tirol poster
4.5

A music comedy by Franz Marischka.

So liebt und küsst man in Tirol

1961

Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy poster
5.0

Manuela, Lizzie and Sabine are annoyed by their husbands. So they decide to go to Italy where they hope to meet some nice men.

Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy

1960

Holiday in St. Tropez poster
6.5

Prospective hotel owner Carlos is having problems with the completion of his hotel on the Adriatic. He quickly asks his niece Vivi in Germany to cancel the bookings he has made so far. Unfortunately, his telegram reaches her too late and a motley group of guests arrives. They promptly pitch tents in the garden of the half-finished building.

Holiday in St. Tropez

1964

Freddy und das Lied der Südsee poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

Freddy und das Lied der Südsee

1963

Die Post geht ab poster
5.3

Life is full of surprises. One hopes for an even million and inherits an old bus. Willy, a trumpet player in a jazz band, tries to make the best of it and travels to the sunny south with a few musicians. Barbi and Petra are also part of the party, but they set off on their journey without their father's blessing. The fathers hurry after their disobedient daughters in a fast road cruiser...

Die Post geht ab

1962

Übermut im Salzkammergut poster
6.2

Birgit is a model from the city and sweetheart of the farmer's son Rolf. Incognito she takes a job as a maid on their farm.

Übermut im Salzkammergut

1963

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig!

1967

St. Pauli Herbertstraße poster
10.0

After being sexually assaulted, a farmer's daughter, rejected by her parents, ends up with pimps and whores in a brothel until an honest car mechanic frees her.

St. Pauli Herbertstraße

1965

My Sweetheart Wants to Go Sailing on Sunday poster
6.8

Albert and Corinna begin a camping site in their backyard and soon welcome a bunch of eccentric, love lost holiday goers.

My Sweetheart Wants to Go Sailing on Sunday

1961

Zwei blaue Vergissmeinnicht poster
6.3

At the behest of their boss, London private detective Charly Biff and his assistant Ingrid are supposed to relax on a cruise along the Adriatic coast. Even before the ship sets sail, Charly gets on the trail of drug smugglers in the port of Portoroz. He soon finds out that they want to transport "snow" on the vacation steamer to Italy and sell it there. And while the other passengers enjoy themselves - and some even discover love - Charly follows the crooks' trail.

Zwei blaue Vergissmeinnicht

1963

Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS

1965

Captain Lechi poster
5.5

Kosmet in the fall of 1944. The Partisans have successfully liberated the town of Prizren from occupying Germans,and Ramiz Leshi, a brave and cunning KNOJ captain, has to liquidate the remainder of the local Quislings, called Balists. They are led by a ruthless, German-trained soldier Kosta and by Ahmet, the brother of the famous Captain. As Ramiz is trying to get Ahmet out of the gang and hunt down the rest of the Balists, 2 new girls arrive in town. One of them is Lola, a bar singer with a questionable agenda, and the other is Vida, a withdrawn music teacher from Belgrade.

Captain Lechi

1960

Apartmentzauber poster
6.2

Because factory owner's son and womanizer Karl Fischer is constantly avoiding his rich fiancée Almut, his father Waldemar sends the flighty little boy to Italy, where he is supposed to work in his future father-in-law's business and come to his senses. The business is a beach hotel where Karl, booked by the drunken janitor as "Carla", ends up in a triple room where two girls are billeted. Karl finds the woman of his life in the beautiful black-haired Karin.

Apartmentzauber

1963

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gauner-Serenade

1960

1950s · 21 titles

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino poster
5.6

German Paratroopers are ordered to hold the line at Monte Cassino in Italy, and halt the allied advance on Rome.

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino

1958

Almenrausch und Edelweiß poster
5.5

Friedl Meier, owner of a country hotel, inherits a large sum of money in dollars – but the problem is that the inheritance certificate is issued in the name Meyer with a “y,” the surname of Friedl's former fiancé Ferdinand, who later made a career for himself in the USA. As luck would have it, Ferdinand is spending his vacation at a nearby hotel – together with his butler Leo, who causes some confusion in the affair.

Almenrausch und Edelweiß

1957

Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett

1957

Dieses Lied bleibt bei dir poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dieses Lied bleibt bei dir

1954

Gruß und Kuss vom Tegernsee poster
6.2

A 1957 German musical comedy heimatfilm.

Gruß und Kuss vom Tegernsee

1957

Studentin Helene Willfüer poster
10.0

Student Helene moves to Berlin to write her doctoral thesis. In the laboratory of her doctoral supervisor, the renowned Professor Matthias, she meets the charming Dr. Stefan Rainer. Helene falls in love with him, unaware that Stefan is already having an affair with Matthias′ wife Yvonne.

Studentin Helene Willfüer

1956

Liebe verboten – Heiraten erlaubt poster
5.8

Kathrin and Wolfgang are not exactly blessed with riches, but they love each other more than anything, and that (still) outweighs their financial worries. When Wolfgang fails his architecture exams, Kathrin looks for a job as a secretary to support her family. However, Kathrin has to pretend to her new boss, Director Wilkens, that she is single. Meanwhile, Wolfgang is working as a househusband, with neighbor Uschi gladly supporting him. One day, Kathrin has to accompany her boss on a trip, during which he gives her all kinds of compliments and presents. Meanwhile, Wolfgang is celebrating his second wedding anniversary alone at home when Uschi suddenly appears at the door. A misunderstanding leads to a telephone argument between Kathrin and Wolfgang, which turns into grounds for divorce when she returns home. But then everything turns out quite differently.

Liebe verboten – Heiraten erlaubt

1959

Once I Will Return poster
10.0

A millionaire returns from the United States to his native Dubrovnik.

Once I Will Return

1953

Zwei Herzen und ein Thron poster
7.1

No synopsis available yet.

Zwei Herzen und ein Thron

1955

The Gypsy Girl poster
6.0

Burdened with prejudices, Haji-Toma kills his son who wants to marry a beautiful Gypsy girl Koštana, who is then forced to marry the man she's not in love with.

The Gypsy Girl

1953

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

König der Manege

1954

Guitars of Love poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Guitars of Love

1955

Der Bettelstudent poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Bettelstudent

1958

Das Mädchen ohne Pyjama poster
8.0

Comedy about romantic entanglements.

Das Mädchen ohne Pyjama

1957

Du bist die Richtige poster
9.0

A film comedy about two beautiful women, two marry-able girls and a man!

Du bist die Richtige

1955

No artwork available
10.0

1958 West German circus drama directed by Harald Philipp.

Mord in der Manege

1958

Visit Out of the Blue poster
5.5

The multi-millionaire John Underhower travels from New York to Bavaria, where he’s bought a castle. The reason? He wants to prove there’s ghosts in the old building. John represents himself as a poor circus performer to his unsuspecting cousin Hyronimus, who works as a tour guide at the fortress. And Hyronimus has no shame in pretending to John, that he’s the proud owner of the castle. This little game soon leads to a lot of complications.

Visit Out of the Blue

1959

Der Czardas-König poster
7.0

Film biography about the youthful years of the composer Emmerich Kálmán.

Der Czardas-König

1959

Rosenmontag poster
10.0

The young lieutenant Hans Rudloff is engaged to the daughter of a councilor of commerce. However, he is in love with the flower arranger Anna. In order to marry her, he is even prepared to resign from his post. But gossip and intrigue don't exactly make things easy for the two of them.

Rosenmontag

1955

A Child of Community poster
6.3

While everybody show off by giving a child to community's custody, and make career in the process, the child remains alone and neglected.

A Child of Community

1953

Der fröhliche Wanderer poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Der fröhliche Wanderer

1955

Series credits

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

Tatort 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

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

Tatort 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

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

Tatort 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

SOKO München poster
5.9

SOKO 5113 is a long-running German police procedural television series. It was first aired in 1978 on 2 January. SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" in German.

SOKO München

1978

Polizeiinspektion 1 poster
10.0

Polizeiinspektion 1 is a German television series.

Polizeiinspektion 1

1977

Berlin Alexanderplatz poster
7.5

In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.

Berlin Alexanderplatz

1980

Dem Täter auf der Spur poster
10.0

Dem Täter auf der Spur is a German television series.

Dem Täter auf der Spur

1967

World on a Wire poster
7.3

In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.

World on a Wire

1973

Eichholz & Söhne poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Eichholz & Söhne

1977

Der Andro-Jäger poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Andro-Jäger

1982

Der Millionenbauer poster
9.0

Der Millionenbauer is a German television series.

Der Millionenbauer

1979

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Haifischbar

1962

Die Protokolle des Herrn M poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Protokolle des Herrn M

1979

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn poster
9.0

It all starts with a minor rear-end collision. Gloria meets Maximillian Glanz in the process. Together with their mutual friend Lino, the two experience adventures that are as turbulent as they are insane...

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn

1979

Bitte keine Polizei poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Bitte keine Polizei

1975

No artwork available
10.0

Der kleine Doktor is a German television series.

Der kleine Doktor

1974

Merlin poster
7.5

The story of conquerors and prophets - The series takes place in Celtic Britain of the fifth century. The 13 year old Merlin grows up at the Court of his grandfather, King Ostar. His mother Alviga is the daughter of the King, his father is the son of the Devil, who appears as Rufus in human form.

Merlin

1980