Dagny Servaes

Acting

Dagny Servaes

Born — Died

1894-03-10 — 1961-07-10

Place of birth

Berlin, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Known for

The Weavers poster
7.3

Die Weber (1927), a rousing German tale of the 1844 weavers’ revolution.

The Weavers

1927

Don Carlos und Elisabeth poster
8.0

Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and Princess Elisabeth of Valois are deeply in love but King Philip, Carlos's father, wants Elisabeth for himself.

Don Carlos und Elisabeth

1924

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius poster
7.8

The young Schiller, whose heart and soul are writing and poetry, is forced into the military academy (the pride and joy of the Duke of Württemberg). Schiller is disgusted by the everyday routine of the military, always back and forth between breeding and drills. Conversation, conflict or even critique are discouraged – the oppression insufferable for the young rebel. Disgusted by the brutality, he writes his drama "The Bandit", which he would later publish anonymously. But following a frank conversation with the Duke, Schiller is dishonored and must leave the land.

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius

1940

Immortal Waltz poster
8.0

Johann Strauss firmly established himself as the leader of a dance orchestra in Vienna in the 1840s. His sons Johann junior and Josef have clearly inherited their father's talent. Nevertheless, father Johann is strictly opposed to both of them training as composers.

Immortal Waltz

1939

The Loves of Pharaoh poster
6.5

The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.

The Loves of Pharaoh

1922

Kleine Mädchen – große Sorgen poster
6.0

When Dr Hartung (Fritz Odemar) hits Eva (Geraldine Katt) with his car, she decides to make him her "life's mission" and free him of his "unhappy marriage" which he never declares as such. In her way stands only her best friend Ursula (Hannelore Schroth) who happens to be Dr Hartung's daughter and is all but enthusiastic about her friend trying to seduce her father.

Kleine Mädchen – große Sorgen

1941

Film credits

1950s · 9 titles

Du bist die Welt für mich poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Du bist die Welt für mich

1953

Der Fünfminutenvater poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Fünfminutenvater

1951

Die Regimentstochter poster
6.0

A Tyrolean rifle regiment adopt a young baby girl they have rescued and she becomes the "Daughter of the Regiment". In 1811, as a full-grown woman she falls in love with one of the new recruits while the regiment battles French forces during the Napoleonic Wars.

Die Regimentstochter

1953

Das vierte Gebot poster
7.0

Schalanter, once a prosperous craftsman is hit by the industrialization in Europe of the outgoing 19th century and self-inflicted negligence, he and his family - Gattin Barbara and the children Martin and Josefa - falls into considerable economic distress. More and more, the old man grabs the bottle and thus aggravates the economic situation. Schalanter is marked and predestined for a serious downfall and collapse.

Das vierte Gebot

1950

Der Schandfleck poster
7.8

Leni charms everyone with her friendly nature. Nevertheless, her father rejects her. When Leni wants to get engaged to Florian, she learns the reason: Florian is her half-brother, and she herself is merely the product of her mother's affair. Devastated, Leni leaves the farm to build a new life in a foreign land without a "stain."

Der Schandfleck

1956

Einen Jux will er sich machen poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Einen Jux will er sich machen

1956

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hin und her

1951

Hochzeit im Heu poster
7.0

In rural Bavaria the violent antagonism between the heads of two farming families, the Sentners and the Hauderers, causes problems for their respective son and daughter who are in love and wish to marry.

Hochzeit im Heu

1951

Maria Theresia poster
6.0

A biography of the eighteenth century Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa.

Maria Theresia

1951

1940s · 15 titles

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius poster
7.8

The young Schiller, whose heart and soul are writing and poetry, is forced into the military academy (the pride and joy of the Duke of Württemberg). Schiller is disgusted by the everyday routine of the military, always back and forth between breeding and drills. Conversation, conflict or even critique are discouraged – the oppression insufferable for the young rebel. Disgusted by the brutality, he writes his drama "The Bandit", which he would later publish anonymously. But following a frank conversation with the Duke, Schiller is dishonored and must leave the land.

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius

1940

Kleine Mädchen – große Sorgen poster
6.0

When Dr Hartung (Fritz Odemar) hits Eva (Geraldine Katt) with his car, she decides to make him her "life's mission" and free him of his "unhappy marriage" which he never declares as such. In her way stands only her best friend Ursula (Hannelore Schroth) who happens to be Dr Hartung's daughter and is all but enthusiastic about her friend trying to seduce her father.

Kleine Mädchen – große Sorgen

1941

The Golden City poster
5.8

Anna Jobst is the daughter of a rich, conservative farmer. Living on the bank of the Moldau, she wishes nothing more than follow the river to Prague, the "Golden City". After arriving, she quickly falls into a bad crowd.

The Golden City

1942

Eroica poster
7.5

Biopic about Ludwig van Beethoven.

Eroica

1949

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Renee XIV

1946

The Night of the Twelfth poster
9.0

A dozen ladies expect marriage impostor Lanski to keep his promises. But he needs more money and decides to kill Mrs. von Droste who has changed her will in his favor. He covers his tracks but is seen by a neighbor who soon blackmails him.

The Night of the Twelfth

1949

No artwork available
7.5

Careless Fritzi, the wife of a much older professor, has secretly been meeting with the unmarried Baron von Burghammer. Fritzi's husband finds out about the affair. Leoni, Fritzi's sister, pretends to be Burghammer's lover to spare her sister. Burghammer then falls head over heels for the brave woman.

Umwege zu Dir

1944

Der siebente Junge poster
9.0

The year is 1800. Leopold von Röckl and Ferdinand von Wangenheim, two extremely fun-loving guards lieutenants, before whom no coat is safe, leave the residence of the sovereign for a while - and for good reason: Leopold has begun an affair with Princess Gabriele, the sovereign's daughter, and the excitement surrounding it should subside somewhat in his absence; Ferdinand, meanwhile, travels to see Privy Councillor Krallinger, who is supposed to teach him a little about manners.

Der siebente Junge

1941

Das unsterbliche Antlitz poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Das unsterbliche Antlitz

1949

Die kluge Marianne poster
5.0

Peter, a writer, lives the life of a carefree bachelor, but soon gets to know a charming girl during a trip, falls in love with her, and marries her right away. Only after he returns to his elegant apartment in Vienna, does he start to wonder, whether Marianne will fit in amidst his circle of spoiled acquaintances. His well-meant advice on how she should behave makes Marianne so insecure, that she ends up acting quite clumsy and scares off his friends. Peter is angry and Marianne is so upset, that she wants to return back to her parents. On the way there, she has an experience, which shows her her mistake. She turns around and now strives to become an elegant lady of the world.

Die kluge Marianne

1943

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Where Is Mr. Belling?

1945

No artwork available
10.0

Movie adaptation of the Leoncavalo's famous opera. A troupe of traveling actors is being welcomed by villagers in Calabria in the summer of 1866.

Laugh Pagliacci

1943

Ein Blick zurück poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ein Blick zurück

1944

Laugh Bajazzo poster
7.0

A dramatization of the melodramatic story that inspired the popular opera, Pagliacci.German language version of a film simultaneously shot in an Italian version.

Laugh Bajazzo

1943

Königin der Landstraße poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Königin der Landstraße

1948

1930s · 12 titles

Immortal Waltz poster
8.0

Johann Strauss firmly established himself as the leader of a dance orchestra in Vienna in the 1840s. His sons Johann junior and Josef have clearly inherited their father's talent. Nevertheless, father Johann is strictly opposed to both of them training as composers.

Immortal Waltz

1939

Die Töchter ihrer Exzellenz poster
5.5

A young woman tries to hinder her sister from committing adultery - by wooing the man she thinks is the suitor herself.

Die Töchter ihrer Exzellenz

1934

A Prussian Love Story poster
7.5

The film depicts the love affair between William I and Elisa Radziwill.

A Prussian Love Story

1938

Sensationsprozess Casilla poster
6.5

They meet on the plane from Dakar to Casablanca: the well-known American defense lawyer Vandegrift, his daughter Jessie and the arrested Peter Roland, who allegedly kidnapped and murdered the famous film child Binnie Casilla in Stockford in 1928. Vandegrift, convinced of Roland's innocence, decides to represent the man at his upcoming sensational trial. But just as public opinion is increasingly questioning Roland's guilt, he testifies under pressure from prosecutor Adams. Now only Binnie herself can save the young man, but the search for her has so far been in vain...

Sensationsprozess Casilla

1939

St. Wenceslas poster
7.5

Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas. It was the most expensive Czech film to date, with the largest set constructed in Europe to accommodate an all-star cast of over a hundred, together with 1,000 extras for the lavish battle scenes.

St. Wenceslas

1930

Florentine poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Florentine

1938

Nanon poster
10.0

An operetta directed by Herbert Maisch.

Nanon

1938

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Goethe memorial film - 1. The career

1932

Unentschuldigte Stunde poster
7.0

When the schoolgirl Kate defends her friend, she is expelled from school. To conceal the incident from her parents, she positions herself ill. Promptly she falls in love with the treating doctor who cures her sudden illness not only, but marries his patient also immediately. But Kate soon bores the life of a doctor's wife. So she decides to secretly catch her ​​high school.

Unentschuldigte Stunde

1937

The Fairy Dolly poster
9.0

A girl from a noble family falls in love with a boy in financial difficulties.

The Fairy Dolly

1936

Spiegel des Lebens poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Spiegel des Lebens

1938

No artwork available
9.0

The physician Dr. Deruga is suspected of having poisoned his wife out of greed. She died after naming Deruga, poor and in debt, the sole heir in her will. There are a lot of people willing to testify against him in court, including Marta, the dead woman's best friend. Only his niece Mingo believes him to be innocent and goes out on her own to prove it.

The Deruga Case

1938

1920s · 18 titles

The Weavers poster
7.3

Die Weber (1927), a rousing German tale of the 1844 weavers’ revolution.

The Weavers

1927

Don Carlos und Elisabeth poster
8.0

Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and Princess Elisabeth of Valois are deeply in love but King Philip, Carlos's father, wants Elisabeth for himself.

Don Carlos und Elisabeth

1924

The Loves of Pharaoh poster
6.5

The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.

The Loves of Pharaoh

1922

The Tales of Hoffmann poster
5.4

"The Tales of Hoffmann" - The story of the poet Hoffmann, who falls in love with a mechanical doll, loses his mirror image in Venice and finally liberates his lover from the clutches of a sinister doctor.

The Tales of Hoffmann

1923

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Hölle der Jungfrauen

1928

Peter the Great poster
7.0

Peter the Great, having become Tsar of Russia, using his shipbuilding knowledge acquired in a foreign country to establish a navy, and being able to use it, provokes a war with Sweden, defeating that country at the Battle of Poltava. This battle marks a turning point between Peter and Russia. His only son turns out to be a coward, meets a refugee girl and makes her his Empress, alienating himself from the church and many nobles. All these factors lead to a conspiracy...

Peter the Great

1922

All for Money poster
8.0

Rupp (Jannings) is a former butcher, made rich in the meat packing industry as a result of the reversal of fortunes brought on by WWI. He is crude, uncouth and uneducated. His son, Fred, is the apple of his father's eye and is an auto enthusiast. The widowed Rupp falls in love with a former aristocrat, Helen, now down on her luck and pawning her last heirloom. He proposes marriage and she accepts in order to save her ailing mother who needs a monetary influx to avoid death. Her former boyfriend, Platen, warns Helen against Rupp's intentions - he and Rupp are enemies, Rupp having caused his being fired for protecting a chorus girl against Rupp's unwanted advances. Meanwhile, Graf, a shyster, arranges purchase of a near bankrupt auto manufacturing firm, Phoenix, to Rupp's great advantage with practically no monetary recognition to Graf, who swears revenge. Rupp comes upon his son begging Helen not to marry his father but to return to Platen.

All for Money

1923

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wild Blood

1920

No artwork available
8.0

A period drama set in a Volhynian village.

Yizkor

1924

No artwork available
7.0

Austria silent film from 1925 directed by Hans Otto, telling the story about the Austrian officer who rose to head the counter-intelligence efforts of Austria-Hungary. He was himself a paid spy for the Russians.

Colonel Redl

1925

Die lachende Grille poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die lachende Grille

1926

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

In the Name of the King

1924

No artwork available
NR

When Professor Horski learns that his wife has published a volume of novellas under his name entitled "Wife" he feels compromised and is angered at her. But as he reads them, he finds that they are great. Also, he reads in them a warning to himself: one should not neglect one's wife for the sake of academic work. The film is considered to be lost.

Kiedy kobieta zdradza męża

1924

No artwork available
10.0

German adaptation of Béla Balázs's Grand Hotel, which was later remade by MGM in 1932.

Grand Hotel...!

1927

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Die Beichte des Feldkuraten

1927

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Moderne Ehen

1924

Vagabunden der Liebe poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vagabunden der Liebe

1920

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Adam and Eva

1923

1910s · 6 titles