Fritz Schmiedel
The Silence of the Sea
(1949)
In a small town in occupied France in 1941, the German officer, Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted in the house of the uncle and his niece. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his ... (more)
In a small town in occupied France in 1941, the German officer, Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted in the house of the uncle and his niece. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his ... (more)
The Fair (1960)
In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und ... (more)
In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und ... (more)
Buddenbrooks - 2. Teil (1959)
Second part of two of the saga of the troubled Buddenbrook family and their business in 19th century Germany. (more)
Second part of two of the saga of the troubled Buddenbrook family and their business in 19th century Germany. (more)
The Man Who Sold Himself (1959)
Meant to be a diatribe against yellow journalism and current social ills, this weakly limned drama by Josef von Baky features a reporter who works for one of the tabloid papers. The reporter digs up dirt on the past life of a local hotel owner, and wanting to take ... (more)
Meant to be a diatribe against yellow journalism and current social ills, this weakly limned drama by Josef von Baky features a reporter who works for one of the tabloid papers. The reporter digs up dirt on the past life of a local hotel owner, and wanting to take ... (more)
The Spice of Life (1948)
A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and Robert Benchley had done for years in American short subjects. Among those are ... (more)
A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and Robert Benchley had done for years in American short subjects. Among those are ... (more)
Buddenbrooks (1959)
First part of two of the saga of the troubled Buddenbrook family and their business in mid 19th century Germany. (more)
First part of two of the saga of the troubled Buddenbrook family and their business in mid 19th century Germany. (more)
Mission in Tangier (1949)
During the Second World War, Georges Masse undergoes a dangerous mission by taking secret documents from Tangiers to London. (more)
During the Second World War, Georges Masse undergoes a dangerous mission by taking secret documents from Tangiers to London. (more)
Leutnant Gustl (1963)
A Friend Will Come Tonight (1946)
Commander Gerard and his band of guerrillas have found the ideal hideout: a nursing home in the Alps where, along with the mentally ill, are also hiding a Jewish girl and a Swiss doctor who might be a spy for the Germans ... (more)
Commander Gerard and his band of guerrillas have found the ideal hideout: a nursing home in the Alps where, along with the mentally ill, are also hiding a Jewish girl and a Swiss doctor who might be a spy for the Germans ... (more)
Mit 17 weint man nicht (1960)
Horst, the 18-year-old son of a factory owner, and 17-year-old Karin dream up their future together in the most beautiful colors. Newly married, however, they don't float on cloud nine as they had hoped, but sink into the dreary everyday life of marriage. While ... (more)
Horst, the 18-year-old son of a factory owner, and 17-year-old Karin dream up their future together in the most beautiful colors. Newly married, however, they don't float on cloud nine as they had hoped, but sink into the dreary everyday life of marriage. While ... (more)
Der Verrat von Ottawa (1966)
German telling of the Igor Gouzenko story (more)
German telling of the Igor Gouzenko story (more)
Das große Geschäft (1966)
Der Befehl (1967)
Der Mieter (1967)