
Directing
Jürgen Roland
Born 1925-12-25 · Hamburg, Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jürgen Roland, born Jürgen Schellack (25 December 1925 – 21 September 2007) was a German film director. Roland was described as the "father of German TV crime shows". He directed about 80 TV productions and 30 movies Description above from the Wikipedia article Jürgen Roland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Acting credits
5.0Hamburg business man Otto Westermann is also the boss of organized crime in the city. His reign as godfather is in danger, though, as an ambitious Sicilian mafioso enters the fray. His goal is clear and simple: he wants to take over Hamburg. But Westermann isn't as easy to defeat as the Sicilian expects. And soon Hamburg is on the verge of a bloody mob war.
Battle of the Godfathers
1973
6.1A strange, red circle appears on the neck of a man saved from the guillotine. What is its mysterious meaning? Tragically, it turns out to be something of a family curse, as each generation thereafter bears the same sign, which in turn leads to blackmail and murder.
The Red Circle
1960
A portrait of the people in '70s and '80s St. Pauli.
Wir lassen uns das Singen nicht verbieten
1985
3.4It is about brawls, prostitution, a prison escapee, murder and manslaughter. The film wants to be documentary, the director himself appears as moderator and interviewer.
Jürgen Roland’s St. Pauli-Report
1971
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Einer fehlt beim Kurkonzert
1968
No synopsis available yet.
Hanns Lothar: Ein Kind, ein Clown, ein Spieler
1999
Behind the camera
5.0Hamburg business man Otto Westermann is also the boss of organized crime in the city. His reign as godfather is in danger, though, as an ambitious Sicilian mafioso enters the fray. His goal is clear and simple: he wants to take over Hamburg. But Westermann isn't as easy to defeat as the Sicilian expects. And soon Hamburg is on the verge of a bloody mob war.
Battle of the Godfathers
1973
8.0German journalist Peter Holberg arrives in Hong Kong and, by accident, he is carrying a microfilm that was destined to local gang lord, Marek. Peter is helped by another German journalist, Joan Kent, and falls in love with a night-club dancer, Colette. Colette is actually working for Marek, but betrays the gang for love - at the ultimate cost to her. The HK Police will intervene just in time to prevent Peter from further losses.
Hong Kong Hot Harbor
1962
6.1A strange, red circle appears on the neck of a man saved from the guillotine. What is its mysterious meaning? Tragically, it turns out to be something of a family curse, as each generation thereafter bears the same sign, which in turn leads to blackmail and murder.
The Red Circle
1960
6.4The country estate of American emigre Abel Bellamy is haunted by the ghost of the Green Archer, a 14th century Robin Hood type figure who terrorised the former lords of the manor. Now, with the gangster coming home on vaguely defined business and his niece Valerie arriving with her adoptive father to take up residence in the adjacent mansion, much to Bellamy's annoyance, the archer has returned. Who is he and what does he want?
The Green Archer
1961
6.6Strange fortune hunters are behind a girl's murder in this Edgar Wallace tale.
The Strange Countess
1961
4.7A drama that illustrates a few days at a busy Hamburg police station.
Polizeirevier Davidswache
1964
6.8Frank Boyd comes to Hong Kong to visit a friend, but unfortunately he was murdered a few days ago. The father of his fiancee puts $ 10,000 reward for the capture of the murderer and Frank wants to earn this money.
The Girl From Hong Kong
1973
6.8March, 1945: The insecure and hesitant reserve lieutenant Felix Bleck receives orders to lead a transport of 40 prisoners to the Western Front, where the men are to be burned up in a punishment battalion. On the way there, Bleck realizes the inhuman futility of his assignment and makes a fateful decision.
Der Transport
1961
3.4It is about brawls, prostitution, a prison escapee, murder and manslaughter. The film wants to be documentary, the director himself appears as moderator and interviewer.
Jürgen Roland’s St. Pauli-Report
1971
Three 1950s city stories: In Hamburg, Sergeant Siegel tackles St. Pauli’s crime, from prostitution to deadly domestic fights. In Munich, teenager Helga Barufka teeters on the edge of nightlife’s dangers. In Düsseldorf, escort “Fräulein Doktor” outsmarts her boss by poaching his VIP clients.
For Love and Others
1959
7.1European produced Western based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, set in the 19th century in a town on the banks of the Mississippi River. The area is plagued by a gang of pirates under the leadership of Captain Kelly, who live on an island in the river, from where they operate raids on passing steamboats and traders rafts, robbing them of their cargo and murdering the crews. Townspeople and settlers do their best to put an end to the crimes and rid themselves of the pirates and their daring leader.
The Pirates of the Mississippi
1963
6.5In Hamburg's red light district Jule and his mob of macks battle Holleck's competing Viennese clan. When a sex worker is murdered both kingpins join forces to hunt the killer and keep the police from cracking down on their business.
The Angels of the Street
1969
6.5In Hamburg's red light district Jule and his mob of macks battle Holleck's competing Viennese clan. When a sex worker is murdered both kingpins join forces to hunt the killer and keep the police from cracking down on their business.
The Angels of the Street
1969
7.5Bank director Ernst Rose, owner of the Hamburg bank Traven & Co., is asked to go to the airport earlier than expected to pick up his daughter Silvia. When he arrives, he realizes too late that he has walked into a trap. He is overpowered by kidnappers and abducted. The gang around Alexander Ford and his men want to rob three and a half million from the bank vault at the weekend. But it can only be opened with four keys, which are in the hands of four so-called key holders. Under the direction of criminal Ford, all those involved become puppets in a game of life and death.
4 Schlüssel
1966
7.0Murder mystery following the revenge for the theft of a sapphire from a Buddha in a Thailand temple.
The Black Panther of Ratana
1963
7.0The son of actor Robert Drury is kidnapped, and a strange visitor arrives.
Der Besuch
1984
No synopsis available yet.
Zwischen Ebbe und Flut
1950
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Einer fehlt beim Kurkonzert
1968
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Einer fehlt beim Kurkonzert
1968
8.2American Mark Jason is stranded in Southeast Asia and works there as a teacher. One day, he finds diamonds worth several million dollars in his apartment. Jason quickly succumbs to the temptation to keep the treasure stashed here by the previous tenant for himself rather than handing it in to the police. When his Asian servant, who witnessed Jason's find, is found murdered, the teacher comes under suspicion of having disposed of him. Now Jason has the local police on his tail after all, and he has to flee. The American is accompanied by his Asian girlfriend, Nhan Lee Quon. The local police inspector Gonsart is extremely keen to catch Jason and hunts him down without mercy.
Lotosblüten für Miss Quon
1967
No synopsis available yet.
Kleine Winterreise in den Harz
1955
No synopsis available yet.
Kleine Winterreise in den Harz
1955