Alexander Kerst

Acting

Alexander Kerst

Born — Died

1924-02-23 — 2010-12-09

Place of birth

Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic

Known for

Acting

Credits

100 titles

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 9 titles

S.A.S. San Salvador poster
3.3

Enrique Chacon kills Oscar Romero, a Catholic archbishop in San Salvador. The CIA calls a special agent, Malko Linge, a ruined prince who lives with an expensive woman - Countess Alexandra - to get rid of this nuisance of a man. He does, with many encounters with sweet girls, and macho villains.

S.A.S. San Salvador

1983

The Holcroft Covenant poster
5.5

A man who was a confidant of Adolf Hitler dies and leaves a fortune to make amends for his Nazi past—but his son has to search the world to find it.

The Holcroft Covenant

1985

Die Dame und die Unterwelt poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Die Dame und die Unterwelt

1984

Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie poster
9.0

The 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

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NR

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In der Stille ... Mord

1989

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10.0

Leo Perutz' thriller deals with the persecution of a psychotic murderer in Vienna in 1909 who seems to lead his victims into a brilliantly hidden form of suicide.

The master of Doomsday

1989

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen poster
7.5

A biologist has succeeded in growing a particularly energy-rich lettuce and now the whole world wants to get hold of the product.

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen

1980

Der Tod aus dem Computer poster
10.0

Two shots ring out in front of a high-rise building. Mrs. Hasperg is fatally wounded. Her husband, a lawyer, assumes that she was the victim of mistaken identity. The lawyer suspects that a political organization is behind the crime. The names of those who ordered the killing are said to be stored in a secret database.

Der Tod aus dem Computer

1985

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4.8

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Ich hör' so gern die Amseln singen

1982

1960s · 27 titles

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10.0

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Fährten

1960

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NR

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Das Vermächtnis

1969

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9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Mann von drüben

1961

48 Hours to Acapulco poster
5.6

A young man gets caught up in criminal activities in order to fulfill his desire for an easy life.

48 Hours to Acapulco

1967

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sich selbst der Nächste

1968

Zehn kleine Negerlein poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zehn kleine Negerlein

1969

Mein Schulfreund poster
8.3

In the midst of World War II, postman Ludwig Fuchs writes a letter to his former school friend Field Marshal Hermann Göring, urging him to work for peace. He is declared mentally incompetent. After the war, he struggles to shake off the stigma of alleged mental illness. Göring is executed. Fuchs forces the court to examine him: he vandalizes the lobby of Post Office 122 in Munich and is rehabilitated (with full salary compensation for lost years).

Mein Schulfreund

1960

Kopf in der Schlinge poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kopf in der Schlinge

1960

Sechs Stunden Angst poster
6.2

When the Paris airport management is informed by telephone that there is a time bomb on board a Canadian Atlantic Airways plane to Montréal, they initially believe it is a bad joke. But the caller answers again. Inspector Bignon gets involved...

Sechs Stunden Angst

1964

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sie werden sterben, Sire

1964

Herodes und Mariamne poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Herodes und Mariamne

1965

Enter Inspector Maigret poster
7.6

After the theft of a priceless Van Gogh from a Parisian museum, Maigret follows his chief suspect to Lausanne where the suspect is found murdered.

Enter Inspector Maigret

1966

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick

1960

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8.0

No synopsis available yet.

In der Sache I. Robert Oppenheimer

1964

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NR

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Die Flucht

1962

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7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Katharina Knie - Ein Seiltänzerstück

1964

Ein idealer Gatte poster
7.0

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Ein idealer Gatte

1966

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8.0

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Der Mann aus England

1963

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10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Das Lächeln der Gioconda

1966

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9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Friedrich Ebert und Gustav Stresemann, Schicksalsjahre der Republik

1969

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8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Marquise von Arcis

1961

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NR

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Er ging an meiner Seite

1961

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NR

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Der Mann, der Donnerstag war

1960

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NR

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Der Heldenmantel

1967

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9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die rote Rosa

1966

Der arme Bitos... oder Das Diner der Köpfe poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der arme Bitos... oder Das Diner der Köpfe

1963

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Groß-Cophta

1960

1950s · 12 titles

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? poster
7.3

In the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increasingly distrusts the inhuman Nazi ideology struggles with the concept of war.

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

1959

The Star of Africa poster
6.7

Biographic movie of the German fighter ace, who was killed in a plane crash after over 150 kills in North Africa.

The Star of Africa

1957

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9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Secret Confession

1956

Adventures in Vienna poster
8.2

Taking place over 12 hours on New Years Eve, a concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent man.

Adventures in Vienna

1952

Lost Child 312 poster
9.0

Ursula Gothe is the mother of a son, husband Richard is to be promoted soon. Her orderly life in the pretty villa gets out of joint when Ursula discovers a girl's newspaper ad. Is "Suchkind 312" her illegitimate daughter Martina, whom she had lost while fleeing from the East?

Lost Child 312

1955

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10.0

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Das Abschiedsgeschenk

1956

Happiness and Love in Monaco poster
8.0

Lindy, a young English orphan able to realize a dream: being invited by Prince of Monaco to his palace where Princess Caroline will give away a kitten. Claus notes at the beginning are more boring than expected, but finally manages to interview the Prince and his family well. A German newspaper sent a reporter to the Principality to somehow cover the event, with him traveling the stewardess Jacqueline. Claus ends up falling for the stewardess and enjoy your stay in the French Riviera.

Happiness and Love in Monaco

1959

Naked in the Night poster
4.7

Karin is a brilliant student whose good looks give her an added advantage in assuming the role of a prostitute and exploring Berlin's thriving sex industry. Hired posthaste by nefarious Madame Clavius, the pretty blonde sets about gathering information for her thesis when she discovers that her old friend Madeline has been financing her luxurious lifestyle by working as a call girl in the very same brothel. The situation turns sinister when Madeline reveals to Karin that she has fallen in love and longs to start a new life, but any girl who tries to leave Madame Clavius soon turns up dead. When Madeline admits to considering suicide, Karin hatches a plan for both of them to make a clean break from the brothel and avoid Madame Clavius' deadly wrath.

Naked in the Night

1958

Brutality poster
5.7

When the body of a postman is found on Lake Neusiedl, the investigation shows that it is probably a robbery, and several of the villagers fall into the circle of suspects: Five young men now need an alibi. Walter was with Elisabeth on the night of the murder, but cannot rely on her support. She is not only the sister of Stephan, who is also suspected, but also the fiancée of the gendarme who is leading the investigation into the case.

Brutality

1953

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8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Land, das meine Sprache spricht

1959

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ein Sommernachtstraum

1958

No artwork available
9.0

Based on a graphic novel, this story follows the lives of people with leprosy from around the world who live on a South Sea island, including a divorced man who has returned from Korea, a singer who has lost her voice, a church builder, and a priest.

Die Toteninsel

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

The Old Fox poster
6.3

A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

The Old Fox

1977

The Old Fox poster
6.3

A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

The Old Fox

1977

The Old Fox poster
6.3

A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

The Old Fox

1977

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

Derrick

1974

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

Derrick

1974

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

Derrick

1974

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

Derrick

1974

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

Dalli Dalli poster
9.3

No synopsis available yet.

Dalli Dalli

1971

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Zum blauen Bock

1957

Das Kriminalmuseum poster
8.0

Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.

Das Kriminalmuseum

1963

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre poster
6.9

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre [French title: Le comte Yoster a bien l'honneur] is a TV series which followed the adventures of the title’s amateur gentleman detective. It was a success in particular in Germany and in France. Originally the show was a German production in black-and-white but it evolved into a European co-production in colour.

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

1967

The Winds of War poster
7.3

Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous times in the late 1930s.

The Winds of War

1983

Peter Strohm poster
6.8

Peter Strohm is a private detective with radical methods. His work begins where police work ends; he takes on sensitive cases that require a certain scale, or explosive situations that can lead to international crises.

Peter Strohm

1989

Hallo, Onkel Doc! poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hallo, Onkel Doc!

1994

The Legacy of Guldenburgs poster
4.9

The life of the German noble family von Guldenburg.

The Legacy of Guldenburgs

1987

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Krimistunde

1982

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Krimistunde

1982

Stahlnetz poster
7.5

Stahlnetz is a German television series.

Stahlnetz

1958

No artwork available
7.0

Detektivbüro Roth is a German television series.

Detektivbüro Roth

1986

Gewagtes Spiel poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gewagtes Spiel

1964

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10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Anwalt

1976

Pater Brown poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pater Brown

1966

Richelieu poster
9.5

In a France fractured by court rivalries and personal ambitions, Richelieu moves without ornament. No flourish, no glory — only the cold machinery of power. Caught between a hesitant king, a nobility dreaming of defiance, and enemies multiplying on every front, the cardinal enforces his line: centralize, control, crush resistance. The series follows a strategist who doesn’t hide behind morality. He acts to keep the State standing, even if it means breaking those who stand in his way. Espionage, secret negotiations, decisive strikes… Richelieu plays a game where mistakes are fatal, and the survival of the kingdom rests on one man willing to go further than all the others

Richelieu

1977

Castle Hohenstein poster
9.0

After the tragic loss of her mother, the medical student Christine Berger takes a job as a supervisor for the young Countess Leonore von Hohenstein, who suffers from a heart disease. Leonore's husband Gregor and Christine are drawn to each other from the first moment, but both are aware of the impossibility of their love and try to suppress their feelings.

Castle Hohenstein

1992

No artwork available
7.0

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Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin

1974

Kommissar Freytag poster
10.0

Kommissar Freytag is a German television series.

Kommissar Freytag

1963

Mozart poster
8.0

The 1982 French television miniseries "Mozart" traces the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from his childhood as a musical prodigy to his final years as one of history's greatest composers. It follows his European concert tours, his pursuit of artistic independence, his marriage to Constanze, and the personal and financial struggles that accompanied his remarkable career. The series emphasizes historical authenticity, recreating eighteenth-century settings and depicting the people and events that shaped Mozart's life and music. Blending biographical storytelling with performances of his compositions, it offers a thoughtful portrait of the man behind the enduring musical legacy.

Mozart

1982

Die Patriarchin poster
5.4

The life of Nina Vandenberg, wife of Gero Vandenberg, whose family owns a successful coffee roasting company, is a disaster. First, she burns down the family villa in an alcohol intoxication and almost dies in the process, a little later Gero dies in a plane crash. But that's not all: A large amount of cash was found in the wreckage of the plane, from which no one knows where it came from - at the same time the company is missing 40 million euros, and it looks as if someone here has black money from the company wanted to smuggle past the tax office. All indications point to Nina, because she signed everything her husband presented to her without hesitation. Now she has to find out what's behind the matter, and she gets help from Gero's father, Gorm Vandenberg, who is already retired. Everything seems to be connected to a coffee plantation in Africa, so Nina travels to Kenya with her daughter Finja, where she is immediately arrested by the police.

Die Patriarchin

2005

Young Catherine poster
5.9

A Prussian princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.

Young Catherine

1991

Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau

1972

Clara poster
7.0

Clara Reinders is in 10th grade and lives with her mother Marina. Her father Charly, a married real estate tycoon, finances a luxurious lifestyle for both of them. Clara's great passion is horses. She rides at the Meischbergers' farm as often as she can.

Clara

1993

Am grünen Strand der Spree poster
10.0

Am grünen Strand der Spree was a five-part German television movie which first aired in 1960. It was based on a novel by Hans Scholz and has been called a Straßenfeger in German, a television program that was watched by so many, the streets were empty. It was produced by German broadcaster Nord- und Westdeutscher Rundfunkverband in Cologne, Germany.

Am grünen Strand der Spree

1960

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7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Verräter

1967

Notarztwagen 7 poster
7.0

Notarztwagen 7 is a 1976-1977 German medical drama television series directed by Helmut Ashley. It is regarded as a cult television series in Germany. Thirteen 25 minute episodes were produced for ARD and it aired from 1 December 1976. Notarztwagen means "Mobile Intensive Care Unit". The series portrays the contemporary life of a rescue team, emergency physician and paramedics. It is filmed in and around Frankfurt as well as occasionally in Wiesbaden and set at BG Trauma Clinic Frankfurt am Main. The screenplay was written by Bruno Hampel. The theme tune was composed by Peter Thomas.

Notarztwagen 7

1976

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Great Debureau

1990

Der Fall Liebknecht-Luxemburg poster
NR

Reconstruction of the murder of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg and the following farcical military court procedures.

Der Fall Liebknecht-Luxemburg

1969

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1.0

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Verbrechen, die Geschichte machten

1996