Egon von Jordan

Acting

Egon von Jordan

Born — Died

1902-03-19 — 1978-12-27

Place of birth

Dux, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Duchcov, Czech Republic]

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Egon von Jordan (19 March 1902 – 27 December 1978) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1974. Description above from the Wikipedia article Egon von Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Der Kurier der Kaiserin poster
9.0

Der Kurier der Kaiserin is a German Television series.

Der Kurier der Kaiserin

1970

Sissi poster
7.3

The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.

Sissi

1955

Katia poster
6.4

Tsar Alexandre II meets a young student, Katia. He understands that he loves her and try to send her away but they end up seeing each other again and becomes his mistress. With the help of Katia, Alexandre prepares a liberal constitution, but these reforms make him hostile to the more privileged subjects without satirising the revolutionaries against the regime.

Katia

1959

Town Without Pity poster
6.9

Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Grant.

Town Without Pity

1961

The Light of Love poster
5.5

After her husband's death, Kate Zeller had to sell the farm and move with her four children from the countryside to Vienna. There she opened a small laundry and raised her children. When they grew up, they thought they no longer needed their mother. But it turns out that they still need her...

The Light of Love

1954

The Trial of Mary Dugan poster
7.5

German-language remake of the 1929 film of the same name. Broadway showgirl Mary Dugan is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's brother Jimmy, a newly-licensed attorney, jumps into the case to defend his sister. Jimmy's courtroom style is unconventional, but he seems to be holding his own against the prosecuting attorney—until a surprise testimony changes the course of the trial...

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1931

Film credits

1960s · 11 titles

Town Without Pity poster
6.9

Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Grant.

Town Without Pity

1961

And So to Bed poster
6.2

Twelve different episodes of erotic relationships are described as examples of modern love substitute.

And So to Bed

1963

Romanze in Venedig poster
6.5

Deeply disappointed by her bridegroom, Andrea flees from Bruggern to the south and experiences a beautiful "Romance in Venice". She falls in love with the boyish-charming pianist Stefan Schröder. But a misunderstanding leads to breakage. Andrea returns pregnant to Germany. Stefan signs a contract for America. And the years go by .

Romanze in Venedig

1962

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gute Geschäfte

1965

Kaiser Joseph und die Bahnwärterstochter poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kaiser Joseph und die Bahnwärterstochter

1963

No artwork available
7.0

In the foyer of a Viennese concert hall, Lieutenant Gustav Wilfert is called a "stupid boy" by master baker Habetswallner because of his clumsy arrogance and is grabbed by the pommel of his sabre without putting up a fight. A major witnessed the incident and, according to the army's code of honor, the lieutenant had lost his honor and should have shot himself. However, as the master baker died overnight, Gustl's testimony is pitted against that of the major in the court of honor. One of the main witnesses is Gustl's fiancée, Anna, who openly denounces the folly and obsolescence of chauvinistic notions of heroism. Finally, the meme-like Gustl awaits the verdict in her room...

Leutnant Gustl

1963

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung

1964

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Der Heldenmantel

1967

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Krach im Hinterhaus

1966

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Liselott

1961

Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger poster
7.5

At the age of 17 Inge falls in love with her teacher.

Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger

1960

1950s · 20 titles

Sissi poster
7.3

The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.

Sissi

1955

Katia poster
6.4

Tsar Alexandre II meets a young student, Katia. He understands that he loves her and try to send her away but they end up seeing each other again and becomes his mistress. With the help of Katia, Alexandre prepares a liberal constitution, but these reforms make him hostile to the more privileged subjects without satirising the revolutionaries against the regime.

Katia

1959

The Light of Love poster
5.5

After her husband's death, Kate Zeller had to sell the farm and move with her four children from the countryside to Vienna. There she opened a small laundry and raised her children. When they grew up, they thought they no longer needed their mother. But it turns out that they still need her...

The Light of Love

1954

Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe

1953

An der schönen blauen Donau poster
10.0

A 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

Bel Ami poster
7.5

In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the top with the support of several women: Madeleine Forestier, the wife of his journalist friend Charles; Clothilde de Marelle, his first mistress; Virginie Walter, the wife of a newspaper owner; Suzanne Walter, her daughter who eventually marries Duroy.

Bel Ami

1955

Sebastian Kneipp poster
8.7

Memorable moments from the life of the Catholic priest and naturopath from Wörishofen (1821-1897). The film depicts the successes of his hydrotherapy methods, his hostility from conventional medicine, and his rehabilitation by Pope Leo XIII.

Sebastian Kneipp

1958

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

Eine Nacht in Venedig poster
6.0

There is great excitement in the Palazzo Urbino. Much to the delight of the ladies, the Duke, known as Don Juan, is expected. But the men of the city are less pleased by his arrival. Senator Delagua therefore decides to hide his beautiful wife in a convent and introduce the lady's maid to the Duke as his wife. When the Duke's valet devises a ruse of his own, the complications seem endless.

Eine Nacht in Venedig

1953

Stolen Identity poster
5.0

A jealous musician kills his wife and frames a cab driver.

Stolen Identity

1953

April 1, 2000 poster
6.8

It is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's newly-elected president, played by Josef Meinrad, makes his inauguration speech he declares Austria independence and issues an edict ending Austria's financial support for the Global Union.

April 1, 2000

1952

All for Love poster
7.0

Louise of Habsburg-Lorraine, young and beautiful wife of the Crown Prince of Saxony, manifests democratic sentiments that make her pleasing to the people, but not to the court. In 1902 old King George would like to have her committed to an asylum, but she escapes to Florence where she meets and loves the musician Enrico Toselli. Theirs will be a dramatic affair, with the man's death and her madness.

All for Love

1950

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Liebe, Schnee und Sonnenschein

1956

Geheimnis einer Ärztin poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Geheimnis einer Ärztin

1955

Trees Are Blooming in Vienna poster
6.0

Beautiful Vienna during the Austro-Hungarian era. Lixie, a court councilor's daughter raised in a middle-class family, has fallen in love with the piano teacher Toni. To make a good impression on Lixie's strict father, Toni urgently needs a job. Then chance comes to Lixie's aid. At the Hotel Sacher, she meets Archduke Peter Ferdinand, the very man who could help Toni. But the Archduke only has eyes for Lixie. An unsuitable love affair develops between the two, which quickly escalates into a political scandal in Vienna's high society.

Trees Are Blooming in Vienna

1958

Two in a Car poster
6.5

Primary school teacher August Brösecke and school caretaker Ferdinand Walzl have been playing the football pools together for years. They finally hit the jackpot—or rather, a "twelve-correct" win—but since over 100 other players shared the same luck, they can barely afford to fulfill their dream of owning a car. The vehicle is practically a wreck, and the money isn't even enough to replace two damaged tires and pay for the fuel for a planned holiday trip to Portofino.

Two in a Car

1951

The Merry Farmer poster
10.0

Matthias 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

Mozart poster
5.0

Explores the mental state of Mozart during production of his final opera "Die Zauberflöte".

Mozart

1955

Gasparone poster
8.0

Based on the operetta of the same name by Carl Milöcker. The residents of an Austrian town decide to teach their eccentric mayor a lesson. A young fisherman dresses up as the famous bandit Gaspare and goes to see the mayor. The mayor, terrified, flees from "Gaspare" and commits a series of ridiculous acts, becoming the laughing stock of the whole town.

Gasparone

1955

Schäm' dich, Brigitte! poster
7.8

When the mathematics teacher discovers a love letter from his daughter, family father Felix Schneider is suspected of having a secret lover.

Schäm' dich, Brigitte!

1952

1940s · 12 titles

Wiener Melodien poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wiener Melodien

1948

Höllische Liebe poster
8.0

In hell, equipped with the latest technological advances, the devils watch the happiness of a Viennese revue singer and her sculptor fiancé on a television screen. Some representatives are sent to Earth to seduce the singer and thus undermine the couple's love, but this soon leads to rebellion among the devilish emissaries, who want to emigrate.

Höllische Liebe

1949

Ein Leben lang poster
8.0

In 1910, the landlord's daughter Agnes from the Steiermark gets to know the diplomat Hans. They have a short love affair and then part from one another. Hans gets sent to Beijing, where he marries and American and has a son with her. Agnes, too, has a son by Hans and moves to Vienna, where she works in a restaurant. She is still in love with Hans ...

Ein Leben lang

1940

Vienna Blood poster
7.4

Young Count Georg Wolkersheim is sent to the Congress of Vienna to represent the interests of his country, Reuss-Schleiz-Greiz. Tensions arise between the count, his wife Melanie, and their two chamberlains, and when the four attend a court ball, Melanie leaves Georg, assumes the identity of a famous actress, and attracts the affections of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria.

Vienna Blood

1942

Gabriele Dambrone poster
6.0

The Viennese seamstress Gabi Berghofer wants to marry an innkeeper. But he marries someone else. Gabi then becomes a model for a painter, who falls in love with her. She spends some wonderful time with him, but he, too, leaves Gabi to return to his family. Desperate and deserted, Gabi stands before the gravestone of the young artist Gabriele Dambrone, who took her life due to heartache. Then she decides to once more take her life in her own hands and to make her old dream of becoming an actress come true.

Gabriele Dambrone

1943

Meine Tochter lebt in Wien poster
7.5

Gretl has been living in Vienna ever since her father, Klaghofer, a small general store owner, tried to marry her off against her will to the wealthy Gruber farmer. Her disgruntled father never opened a single one of her letters. A postcard tells him that Gretl has married—and, he mistakenly assumes, to a rich man. Klaghofer sets out to celebrate the reconciliation. But as soon as he leaves his provincial Austrian hometown and arrives in Vienna, Klaghofer causes utter chaos. In the process, he repairs a troubled marriage and is delighted at the happy ending for everyone involved.

Meine Tochter lebt in Wien

1940

Alles Lüge poster
7.0

Klementine Plamershof is a fun-loving young woman. She has long been “confined” to a girls’ boarding school, where she is studying music with growing reluctance.

Alles Lüge

1949

Der Herr Kanzleirat poster
8.0

Leopold Bachmayer, a court judge in Vienna, is a grumpy bachelor. Doing foolish things for the sake of a woman could never happen to him. He is firmly convinced of this. This changes abruptly when, shortly before his vacation, he has to interrogate the seductive Frau von Seewald about a brooch allegedly stolen by a maid.

Der Herr Kanzleirat

1948

Glaube an mich poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Glaube an mich

1947

Vienna Tales poster
7.2

A nostalgic story about life in and around a classic Vienna coffee house. The film is set in Imperial Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Vienna Tales

1940

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Liebling der Welt

1949

No artwork available
7.0

Music student Verena finds herself torn between two stepbrothers: the carefree Alexander, with whom she is pregnant, and the serious Clemens, who, continuing his father's work, is developing a new drug. Alexander has fallen into deep debt through a dubious business deal and is forced to rely on his brother's help, who sends him to America. Meanwhile, Clemens offers Verena his country house, where she gives birth. Clemens and Verena slowly grow closer. But then Alexander returns, having found honest work and wanting to be a good father to his child. However, when he realizes that Verena has fallen in love with his brother, he angrily drives off and is seriously injured in a car accident. He is saved by Clemens' new drug. The brothers reconcile, and Verena stays with Clemens.

Herz ohne Heimat

1940

1930s · 5 titles

The Trial of Mary Dugan poster
7.5

German-language remake of the 1929 film of the same name. Broadway showgirl Mary Dugan is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's brother Jimmy, a newly-licensed attorney, jumps into the case to defend his sister. Jimmy's courtroom style is unconventional, but he seems to be holding his own against the prosecuting attorney—until a surprise testimony changes the course of the trial...

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1931

Such Great Foolishness poster
6.3

The young Styrian woman Therese Brandl desperately wants to work in the theater and therefore travels by train to Vienna to pursue artistic training. The scholarship granted by the elderly Countess Hoyer is intended to guarantee her financial independence. Unaware that she is to be picked up from the Vienna train station, the student immediately takes a taxi upon arrival and asks for recommendations for both an affordable hotel and a charming little pub. Therese gets approached by an older gentleman, a gray-haired bon vivant with considerable life experience. After several glasses of wine, they leave the establishment together and go to Therese's room. Apparently, things escalate there, and they spend the night together without having been introduced. The surprise is all the greater for Therese when she goes to the drama academy the following day to begin her training: her future teacher is none other than the gallant and lover from the previous night, Dr. Alexander Dahlen.

Such Great Foolishness

1937

The Case of Helena Willfuer poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Case of Helena Willfuer

1930

A Star Fell from Heaven poster
7.0

Joseph Reiner, a talented music student, tries to get a contract from a film and music producer, aided by Annerl, the girl he loves, and his music school fellows. When famous screen tenor Lincoln gets suddenly indisposed he will have a chance, yet not exactly the one he expected.

A Star Fell from Heaven

1934

Casanova Against His Will poster
6.7

Jeffrey wants to marry Virginia, who refuses to marry unless her older sister, the hard-to-please Angelica, gets married first. This is the German language version of Buster Keaton's comedy "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath" (1931).

Casanova Against His Will

1931

1920s · 8 titles

Series credits