Michael Fengler

Production

Michael Fengler

Born 1940-11-14 · Königsberg, Germany

Acting credits

Beware of a Holy Whore poster
6.2

Film director Jeff and his lead actor are taking their time getting to set. In their absence, the crew lack a purposeful way to spend their time waiting, so they drink heavily. However, as booze is downed and frustration sets in, morale hits rock bottom.

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971

The City Tramp poster
6.1

A tramp finds a gun lying in the street.

The City Tramp

1966

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers poster
6.7

Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag für Autoren (Film Publishing House for Authors). Among them are Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Wim Wenders.

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

2008

The Niklashausen Journey poster
5.8

Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket? The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.

The Niklashausen Journey

1970

Adolf and Marlene poster
7.0

When Hitler watches Marlene Dietrich in a movie, he falls in love with her. He persuades her to come back to Germany to be with him, but upon her arrival, she constantly insults and provokes him until he eventually, on her command, bites the carpet to bits.

Adolf and Marlene

1977

Wie die Weltmeister poster
8.0

Franz Bielek is a bailiff by conviction. However, his overzealousness is increasingly a thorn in the side of his superiors, so they transfer him from the provinces to Munich without further ado. Overwhelmed by the big city, Bielek no longer collects a single mark and is sent to Berlin for further training.

Wie die Weltmeister

1981

Behind the camera

Chinese Roulette poster
7.1

Ariane and Gerhard Christ, a wealthy Munich couple, plan for the weekend on separate trips, lying to the other about their trysts. However, their itineraries are complicated when they both arrive at the family's country home with their respective lovers.

Chinese Roulette

1977

The Marriage of Maria Braun poster
7.4

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant poster
7.4

Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972

Satan’s Brew poster
6.4

A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dimwitted brother, and a murder investigation.

Satan’s Brew

1976

Flitterwochen poster
8.0

Customs officers Katti and Wolfgang are so deeply in love with each other that they are barely aware of their surroundings. But after the wedding reception, there's nothing but trouble.

Flitterwochen

1980

Tenderness of the Wolves poster
5.7

A German serial killer preys on boys and young men during the so-called years of crisis between the wars. Based on the true story of Fritz Haarmann, aka the Butcher of Hanover and the Vampire of Hanover.

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973

Gods of the Plague poster
5.5

After his release from prison, ex-convict Franz Walsch finds his way back into the Munich criminal underworld. His attentions focus upon two women, Joanna and Margarethe, as well as upon Günther, his friend who earlier shot his brother.

Gods of the Plague

1970

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? poster
7.4

Technical draftsman Herr R. is a dependable guy. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness to problem solving. He's a dutiful husband; his wife's a social climber and pressures him to seek a promotion, but they also share sweet moments. He's a caring father, helping his son with homework. His parents visit; his mother criticizes his wife. Old schoolmates drop by, as do neighbours. Some comment on his wife's expensive tastes. His promotion may be a long shot, especially after he gives a dull and tipsy toast at an office dinner. But why would Herr R. run amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? poster
7.4

Technical draftsman Herr R. is a dependable guy. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness to problem solving. He's a dutiful husband; his wife's a social climber and pressures him to seek a promotion, but they also share sweet moments. He's a caring father, helping his son with homework. His parents visit; his mother criticizes his wife. Old schoolmates drop by, as do neighbours. Some comment on his wife's expensive tastes. His promotion may be a long shot, especially after he gives a dull and tipsy toast at an office dinner. But why would Herr R. run amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970

Valley of the Dancing Widows poster
7.0

A group of retired soldiers return from the Civil War to Texas, where they are no longer tolerated by the women who have become independent because of their unsuitability. The failed partnership ends in murder by poison and flight. One exception is a young woman who leaves the phalanx of women out of love. The comedy, disguised as an idyll, refers in many ways to classic models in the genre of the western and the home movie.

Valley of the Dancing Widows

1975

No artwork available
NR

In the form of a diary, the story tells of a man at the turn of the century who seduces a young woman in a sophisticated manner, only to abandon her afterwards.

Tagebuch des Verführers

1978

The Little One poster
7.0

Markus, 16, goes to the city where his big brother Mischa will show him the ropes. But Mischa has gambled away his money, leading to theft and deeper troubles. Markus must take revenge.

The Little One

1983

No artwork available
NR

Prosecutor Rathenau investigates a mysterious murder in a retirement home.

Haus der Vergeltung

1997

The Niklashausen Journey poster
5.8

Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket? The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.

The Niklashausen Journey

1970

The Niklashausen Journey poster
5.8

Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket? The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.

The Niklashausen Journey

1970

Das Staatsgeheimnis poster
6.3

Lars Schelling runs a sushi bar in Berlin that was financed by the mafia. They now want their money back. Then suddenly his mother dies, and the next day he almost falls into the hands of kidnappers. Why? There's a lot of money involved that the Stasi put aside after the fall of communism to bribe politicians. And Lars possesses - without suspecting it - the code word for the Swiss bank...

Das Staatsgeheimnis

2001

Adolf and Marlene poster
7.0

When Hitler watches Marlene Dietrich in a movie, he falls in love with her. He persuades her to come back to Germany to be with him, but upon her arrival, she constantly insults and provokes him until he eventually, on her command, bites the carpet to bits.

Adolf and Marlene

1977

Shadow of Angels poster
4.4

Beautiful, detached, laconic, consumptive Lily Brest is a streetwalker with few clients. She loves her idle boyfriend, Raoul, who gambles away what little she earns. The town's power broker, called the rich Jew, discovers she is a good listener, so she's soon busy. Raoul imagines grotesque sex scenes between Lily and the Jew; he leaves her for a man. Her parents, a bitter Fascist who is a cabaret singer in drag and her wheelchair-bound mother, offer no refuge. Even though all have a philosophical bent, the other whores reject Lily because she tolerates everyone, including men. She tires of her lonely life and looks for a way out. Even that act serves the local corrupt powers.

Shadow of Angels

1976

Eierdiebe poster
10.0

The story of two small-time crooks in the Frankfurt underworld who would like to make it big, but fail time and again.

Eierdiebe

1977

Eierdiebe poster
10.0

The story of two small-time crooks in the Frankfurt underworld who would like to make it big, but fail time and again.

Eierdiebe

1977

Output poster
7.0

A young filmmaker becomes involved with a gangster in Berlin. Based on the Ulf Miehe novel Ich hab' noch einen Toten in Berlin.

Output

1974

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Weg vom Fenster

1970

Wie die Weltmeister poster
8.0

Franz Bielek is a bailiff by conviction. However, his overzealousness is increasingly a thorn in the side of his superiors, so they transfer him from the provinces to Munich without further ado. Overwhelmed by the big city, Bielek no longer collects a single mark and is sent to Berlin for further training.

Wie die Weltmeister

1981

No artwork available
7.0

Biopic of tragic Schlager singer Drafi Deutscher.

Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht

1982