Writing

Gustav Kampendonk

Born — Died

1909-05-30 — 1966-06-29

Place of birth

Hoengen, Germany

Known for

Writing

Credits

40 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle poster
6.4

A strangler is loose on a British estate, and he not only strangles his victims but brands an "M" onto their foreheads before he decapitates them.

The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle

1963

The Avenger poster
6.7

A maniac is loose in London, decapitating his victims and sending the heads to Scotland Yard.

The Avenger

1960

If the Father and the Son poster
6.6

After 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

Freddy und die Melodie der Nacht poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Freddy und die Melodie der Nacht

1960

Ich und meine Schwiegersöhne poster
7.7

Agathe Zausel doesn't have it easy. Not only could her doll factory be running better, but her sons-in-law Fred and Otto also seem to have nothing but fantasies on their minds instead of devoting their full attention to the family business. Fred has taken it into his head to secretly compose pop songs, while Otto is secretly designing a rocket plane. As they both try to keep their pastimes a secret from Agathe, she can only fear the worst.

Ich und meine Schwiegersöhne

1956

Seamen poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Seamen

1957

Charley's Aunt poster
6.1

Otto Dernburg is forced by circumstances to dress up as a middle-aged woman.

Charley's Aunt

1956

In the Wild West poster
5.0

When Black Bill's father is murdered and his uncle kidnapped, he sets out in pursuit of the perpetrators.

In the Wild West

1964

Hoch droben auf dem Berg poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Hoch droben auf dem Berg

1957

The Secret of the Black Trunk poster
6.7

A series of knife murders have an odd feature about them; the victims find that their luggage has been packed for them just before their deaths. Scotland Yard investigates, and discover that the murders are linked to an addictive drug called Mescadrine.

The Secret of the Black Trunk

1962

Ja, ja, die Liebe in Tirol poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ja, ja, die Liebe in Tirol

1955

Charley's Aunt poster
4.8

An Austrian version of the famous farce Charley's Aunt. A man impersonates his own aunt.

Charley's Aunt

1963

Der kühne Schwimmer poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Der kühne Schwimmer

1957

Wenn die Heide blüht poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wenn die Heide blüht

1960

Furioso poster
10.0

About the power of love and that love is such a strong force that humans are willing to commit the most ruthless acts to achieve it. And the one who loses in the game of love, can die as a result of it. This is how love is, according to "Furioso".

Furioso

1950

Freddy unter fremden Sternen poster
8.0

Freddy can hardly believe his good fortune: His uncle has left him some land in the Rocky Mountains, and, together with orphan Stefan, he's taking off for Canada. However, the great inheritance turns out to be a decrepit, old log cabin in the middle of nowhere. Nevertheless, an unusual number of people seem to be way too interested in the rundown ranch.

Freddy unter fremden Sternen

1959

Menschen in Gottes Hand poster
6.8

Film by Rolf Meyer.

Menschen in Gottes Hand

1948

Drillinge an Bord poster
6.1

Househusband Heinz lives with his two brothers Otto and Eduard. When Heinz wins a luxury cruise in a pop song contest, Otto and Eduard don't want to stay at home. The two decide to secretly go along as stowaways...

Drillinge an Bord

1959

Drei Mann auf einem Pferd poster
7.7

No synopsis available yet.

Drei Mann auf einem Pferd

1957

Ach Egon! poster
6.3

Pediatrician Waldemar Weber is at his wits' end. Of all days, his adopted son Egon—from his first marriage, whom Waldemar has always kept a secret from his young wife Henny—has announced he’s coming to visit on their first wedding anniversary. Waldemar must stop Egon at all costs. When Egon finally shows up at the door, he turns out to be a monkey trainer.

Ach Egon!

1961

Muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus

1962

No artwork available
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Das fröhliche Dorf

1955

Homesick for St. Paul poster
6.7

A pop singer who has been successful on Broadway, is homesick and returns.

Homesick for St. Paul

1963

Three Fathers for Anna poster
6.0

A cabaret singer entrusts her illegitimate daughter to a country doctor but doesn't say which of three friends of his is the father. Rumors are spread and relationships are strained until one man admits the truth.

Three Fathers for Anna

1939

The Thief of Bagdad poster
6.7

Fatme has quite the talent for getting herself into trouble and escaping with her head intact. But when she's caught rifling through Caliph Omar's possessions, she finds herself in serious trouble. News of a theft makes the rounds and now the caliph's men are after her. Fortunately, she's able to find refuge with a sheikh, who isn't quite so thorough in checking his possessions. And it's thanks to him, that Fatme is able to get away with her newly acquired goods.

The Thief of Bagdad

1952

Crazy Otto poster
7.4

A wannabe revue dancer meets a man she thinks is the revue's impresario, and mistaken identities lead to laughs.

Crazy Otto

1957

Schön muß man sein poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Schön muß man sein

1951

Freddy und das Lied der Südsee poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

Freddy und das Lied der Südsee

1963

Eine hübscher als die andere poster
4.4

No synopsis available yet.

Eine hübscher als die andere

1961

Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins poster
6.8

After many years on the oceans, sailor Hannes Wedderkamp has finally returned to Hamburg. On St. Pauli, Hannes sings songs from the sea in the hippodrome of his best friend Pitter Breuer on the Reeperbahn with the "Quetschkommode" songs and cares for the audience.

Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins

1954

Schlag auf Schlag poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Schlag auf Schlag

1959

Mein Herz gehört Dir poster
5.5

Adaptation of Theodor Fontane's novel Mathilde Möhring.

Mein Herz gehört Dir

1950

Three from the Gasoline Station poster
7.0

Robert, Peter and Fritz are the best of friends ... and hopelessly broke. But they don't let that stop them and in short order, they end up renting a deserted gas station. With just a little bit of wit and some elan, they'll bring the old girl back to life and all will look rosy ... until all three of them fall in love with the same dame: Gabi, the daughter of the director of a large gasoline firm. Thanks to her, their eternal friendship is really going to be put to the test.

Three from the Gasoline Station

1955

Schwarzwälder Kirsch poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Schwarzwälder Kirsch

1958

Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen poster
6.5

A young pianist who has just passed her final exam in Germany visits her father and her childhood friend in Athens, where they both work at a biological institute. She falls in love with a singer and ladies' man, but soon returns remorsefully to her childhood friend, while her father finds new love in his secretary.

Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen

1955

No artwork available
NR

Recording of the musical from the Operettenhaus Hamburg.

Heimweh nach St. Pauli

1967

La Paloma poster
5.5

Two rival Berlin revue theaters are vying for their big breakthrough. With top stars like jazz legend Louis Armstrong, the Kessler twins, and Bill Ramsey, they try to outdo and outmaneuver one another.

La Paloma

1959

O sole Mio poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

O sole Mio

1960

Women Are Better Diplomats poster
6.2

A seductive dancer (Marika Rökk) helps her uncle to fight against the closing of his casino. Through her feminine charm she achieves diplomatic success.

Women Are Better Diplomats

1941

His Best Friend poster
6.5

The young engineer Peter and his best friend, the mountain guide Anderl, are passionate mountaineers. When Peter falls in love with Clarissa, the girlfriend of his student friend Marius, it leads to a fatal chain of dramatic events. Peter tells Clarissa that he is planning an ascent with Anderl on the dangerous Eiger north face. She does not want him to go, so finally Anderl decides to overcome the mountain alone. Halfway up Anderl has difficulties and Peters come out to help him and to finish the climb together. During the ascent, a storm brings the two men in mortal danger. Marius joins the rescue team, but he is still full of resentment and jealousy towards Peter.

His Best Friend

1962