
Acting
Adrienne Gessner
Born — Died
1896-07-23 — 1987-06-23
Place of birth
Maria Schutz, Austria
Known for
Acting
Credits
47 titles
Known for
6.2Tatort 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Die liebe Familie
1980
5.5A European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.
A Breath of Scandal
1960
7.2Andreas, a young German student comes to Hungary on an exchange programme. In the Hungarian village he falls in love with the stationmaster's daughter Piroschka and spends much of his time with her. They have an enchanting summer until Andreas gets an invitation to join another young woman at a nearby resort. Piroschka is jealous and follows him there, causing trouble. It takes a long time for Andreas and Piroschka to even talk to each other again. When Andreas has to leave Hungary at the end of his holiday, he is determined to return some day.
I Often Think of Piroschka
1955
10.0A young king and a princess are engaged to be married but have never met. Both are reluctant to take part in an arranged marriage but they meet in Vienna and fall in love.
An der schönen blauen Donau
1955
6.4The von Trapp family are struggling to survive in America, where their performances of European church music are not popular with the audiences. Only when they start performing more upbeat Austrian folk songs and even some American numbers do they become a success and finally find security and a new home.
The Trapp Family in America
1958
Film credits
1970s · 6 titles
6.1Based on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who breaks off her reluctant engagement with Oskar the butcher after falling in love with a fop named Alfred who, however, has no serious interest in returning her love. For this error, she must pay bitterly.
Tales from the Vienna Woods
1979
Film based on a play written by Elias Canetti.
Hochzeit
1972
Episodic film based on the book by and starring Friedrich Torberg.
Die Tante Jolesch oder Der Untergang des Abendlandes
1978
1.0Else is the pretty daughter of a Viennese lawyer. The young lady has been invited by her aunt to spend a few days on a summer holiday in San Martino. There she receives an express letter from her mother requesting her to ask the wealthy art dealer Dorsday for a much-needed loan. Her father is facing bankruptcy due to embezzlement. Else approaches Dorsday and describes the difficult family situation. Dorsday is willing to lend the necessary money, but stipulates that Else must expose herself to him naked for a quarter of an hour. Else reacts indignantly to this request, but over the course of the evening realizes the dilemma she faces. Caught between unconditional loyalty to her father and a strong longing for autonomy and self-determined femininity, she cannot commit to either alternative.
Fräulein Else
1975
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Drei Schwestern
1977
No synopsis available yet.
Defraudanten
1973
1960s · 10 titles
5.5A European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.
A Breath of Scandal
1960
7.0Munich-based graphic artist Lukas is an artist with no fixed abode and no desire for commitment, who never stays in the same place for long. His only possessions are his duck, his clothes and a few everyday objects with which he moves from apartment to apartment as a lodger. There he prefers to devote himself entirely to his amorous adventures. With his unconventional manner, he drives philistines, aristocrats and the nouveau riche up the wall.
Bekenntnisse eines möblierten Herrn
1963
6.7The story of a marriage over time, based on a play by Jan de Hartog. Maria Schell and O. W. Fischer play an aristocratic Austrian couple who meet during the imperial era and experience the first five decades of the 20th century together: temptations and transgressions, world wars, economic crisis, the death of their son in the war. They experience good times and bad times and always remain cheerful, just as the Ferris wheel in Vienna's Prater continues to turn.
Das Riesenrad
1961
4.7Since Benno Geyer fails to pass his Abitur due to his panicky exam anxiety, Dr. Fritz Geyer enrolls in high school under his brother's name. As a model student, he has no trouble getting good grades, but he quickly becomes unpopular among the students. From then on, he tries to impress with the craziest pranks.
The Model Boy
1963
No synopsis available yet.
Ich heirate Herrn Direktor
1960
No synopsis available yet.
Madame Legros
1968
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Waldrausch
1962
Marianne, the charming daughter of the "magic king," is engaged to master butcher Oskar. She meets bon vivant Alfred, who is supported by Valerie and makes a living from betting on horse races and other dubious business deals. During a picnic in the Vienna Woods, Marianne falls in love with Alfred and wants to break off her engagement to Oskar. Her father disowns her, Marianne moves in with Alfred and soon has a child by him. Alfred soon tires of Marianne's clinginess and takes the child to his mother in the Wachau region, while Marianne works as a dancer in a variety show. At the lowest point of her humiliation, Marianne returns to her parents' house. Her father forgives her, and Oskar asks for her hand in marriage, despite her having a child with Alfred. A happy ending seems imminent until Marianne learns what has happened in the Wachau region.
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
1964
No synopsis available yet.
Die Teepuppe
1964
No synopsis available yet.
Schwester Bonaventura
1969
1950s · 25 titles
7.2Andreas, a young German student comes to Hungary on an exchange programme. In the Hungarian village he falls in love with the stationmaster's daughter Piroschka and spends much of his time with her. They have an enchanting summer until Andreas gets an invitation to join another young woman at a nearby resort. Piroschka is jealous and follows him there, causing trouble. It takes a long time for Andreas and Piroschka to even talk to each other again. When Andreas has to leave Hungary at the end of his holiday, he is determined to return some day.
I Often Think of Piroschka
1955
10.0A young king and a princess are engaged to be married but have never met. Both are reluctant to take part in an arranged marriage but they meet in Vienna and fall in love.
An der schönen blauen Donau
1955
6.4The von Trapp family are struggling to survive in America, where their performances of European church music are not popular with the audiences. Only when they start performing more upbeat Austrian folk songs and even some American numbers do they become a success and finally find security and a new home.
The Trapp Family in America
1958
No synopsis available yet.
Familie Schimek
1957
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Der Feldherrnhügel
1953
8.2Taking 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
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Das Liebesleben des schönen Franz
1956
7.2Young Stanzi who is visiting Vienna helps a young corporal and musician to become famous for his marching song "Die Deutschmeister".
Die Deutschmeister
1955
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Hannerl: Ich tanze mit Dir in den Himmel hinein
1953
9.0A young girl's loyalty to the Communist Party is tested in Prague when she falls in love with an attache who has just arrived from the United States.
No Time for Flowers
1952
7.1No synopsis available yet.
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
1955
6.4The sensitive Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf is suffering from his marriage, dictated by his father, Emperor Franz Joseph, and the strict court etiquette. He meets a kindred spirit in the very young Baroness Mary Vetsera.
Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe
1956
5.0A jealous musician kills his wife and frames a cab driver.
Stolen Identity
1953
No synopsis available yet.
Ich hab' mich so an Dich gewöhnt
1952
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Einen Jux will er sich machen
1956
7.0A wealthy citizen of Salzburg wants to write a play about ordinary people.
Salzburg Stories
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Rosmarie kommt aus Wildwest
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Jedermann
1958
7.0Mr. Josef is an old-school servant who works in the house of the banker Türkheim. One day, he falls in love with a stray little dog and secretly takes the trusting animal into his home. But then bitter times begin for the old servant: Türkheim's domineering sister Auguste will not tolerate the dog in the house under any circumstances.
Herrn Josefs letzte Liebe
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Die goldene Brücke
1956
5.5No synopsis available yet.
Der erste Kuß
1954
10.0Matthias Scheichelroither is a poor but always cheerful, or rather, jolly farmer. He has grand plans for his son Heini, nicknamed "Heinerle": He intends for him to one day become a trained academic, a doctor. To achieve this, the old man scrims and saves to give Heinerle a perfect education. But Heini has other plans: Instead of focusing on his studies, he is drawn to music. With the help of Vivian Harrison, a wealthy American woman who is in love with him, he finally manages to organize his first concert as a composer.
The Merry Farmer
1951
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Witch
1954
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Frühlingsstimmen
1952
9.0Mathilde is a fresh young girl who wants nothing more than to become like her adored mother Maria, Mathilde insists that she is supposed to be a great, important singer, but unfortunately, due to her numerous artistic commitments, she does not have the time to take care of her daughter’s upbringing.
My Beautiful Mom
1958
1940s · 2 titles
1930s · 2 titles
6.3Ten years after the end of World War I, Austrian soldier Franz leaves Russia and returns to his village, where he is reunited with Frieda, a woman who believes he is her long-lost son. She seeks him out and greets him with such loving joy, that Franz doesn't have the heart to tell her the truth. He stays with her and when he gets to know his new girlfriend Annie, he begs her to hide his true identity from Annie. Annie, for her part, has seen through this charade already, but chooses to say nothing and to continue to care for Franz.
Die grosse Liebe
1931
6.5Story of a naive kitchen maid who falls in love with a wealthy womanizer.
Catherine the Last
1936

