Edith Volkmann

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Little Vampire (1968)

A strange case baffles the police and the citizens of a German small town. A two-year old girl has disappeared. There are suspects, innocents, guilty ones and a web of lies. It's saturday afternoon, and Achim's parents are invited for a topping-out ceremony. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Klick
CAST:  Alexander Kekulé  •  Sieghardt Rupp  •  Edith Volkmann  •  Renate Roland

A strange case baffles the police and the citizens of a German small town. A two-year old girl has disappeared. There are suspects, innocents, guilty ones and a web of lies. It's saturday afternoon, and Achim's parents are invited for a topping-out ceremony. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Klick
CAST:  Alexander Kekulé  •  Sieghardt Rupp  •  Edith Volkmann  •  Renate Roland

I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)

The story of the young man Peter, who grew up during the economic miracle, bereft of parental care and love. Learning early on that interpersonal relationships are based on the principles of exchange or purchase, he abides by these rules and gives generous presents ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rainer Werner Fassbinder
CAST:  Vitus Zeplichal  •  Elke Aberle  •  Alexander Allerson  •  Erni Mangold

The story of the young man Peter, who grew up during the economic miracle, bereft of parental care and love. Learning early on that interpersonal relationships are based on the principles of exchange or purchase, he abides by these rules and gives generous presents ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rainer Werner Fassbinder
CAST:  Vitus Zeplichal  •  Elke Aberle  •  Alexander Allerson  •  Erni Mangold

Destinies of Women (1952)

Berlin 1952, seven years after WWII. Four women are looking for a good man and happiness in the divided city. Their destinies are loosely connected through one person: the West Berlin dandy and womanizer, Conny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Slatan Dudow
CAST:  Sonja Sutter  •  Lotte Loebinger  •  Anneliese Book  •  Ursula Burg

Berlin 1952, seven years after WWII. Four women are looking for a good man and happiness in the divided city. Their destinies are loosely connected through one person: the West Berlin dandy and womanizer, Conny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Slatan Dudow
CAST:  Sonja Sutter  •  Lotte Loebinger  •  Anneliese Book  •  Ursula Burg

Go for It, Baby (1968)

Martin is 25 years old and very reserved about work. Together with his buddy Henry, he lives in their Schwabing apartment in the day. But everything changes when he falls in love with the attractive Barbara and observed a slump: For when he gives up the police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  May Spils
CAST:  Werner Enke  •  Uschi Glas  •  Henry van Lyck  •  Helmut Brasch

Martin is 25 years old and very reserved about work. Together with his buddy Henry, he lives in their Schwabing apartment in the day. But everything changes when he falls in love with the attractive Barbara and observed a slump: For when he gives up the police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  May Spils
CAST:  Werner Enke  •  Uschi Glas  •  Henry van Lyck  •  Helmut Brasch

Corinna Schmidt (1951)

Berlin in 1878: Corinna Schmidt, who was brought up in a petit-bourgeois, academic family, is romantically interested in Leopold Treibel, the son of the lordly councillor of commerce Jenny Treibel – although Corinna is also deeply in love with her cousin Marcel. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Pohl
CAST:  Trude Hesterberg  •  Peter Podehl  •  Ingrid Rentsch  •  Erna Sellmer

Berlin in 1878: Corinna Schmidt, who was brought up in a petit-bourgeois, academic family, is romantically interested in Leopold Treibel, the son of the lordly councillor of commerce Jenny Treibel – although Corinna is also deeply in love with her cousin Marcel. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Pohl
CAST:  Trude Hesterberg  •  Peter Podehl  •  Ingrid Rentsch  •  Erna Sellmer

The Consequence (1977)

Thomas is the son of a prison warden. He falls for and seduces Martin, who is older and one of the prison inmates. After Martin is released, they try to build a relationship and a life together but, no one will leave them alone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Petersen
CAST:  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Ernst Hannawald  •  Werner Schwuchow  •  Hans-Michael Rehberg

Thomas is the son of a prison warden. He falls for and seduces Martin, who is older and one of the prison inmates. After Martin is released, they try to build a relationship and a life together but, no one will leave them alone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Petersen
CAST:  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Ernst Hannawald  •  Werner Schwuchow  •  Hans-Michael Rehberg

Men... (1985)

A successful, womanizing middle-aged man decides to move out of the house he shares with his wife after she confesses to having an affair. He looks for a new place to live and ends up moving into his wife's lover's apartment as a roommate. The husband begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doris Dörrie
CAST:  Heiner Lauterbach  •  Uwe Ochsenknecht  •  Ulrike Kriener  •  Dietmar Bär

A successful, womanizing middle-aged man decides to move out of the house he shares with his wife after she confesses to having an affair. He looks for a new place to live and ends up moving into his wife's lover's apartment as a roommate. The husband begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doris Dörrie
CAST:  Heiner Lauterbach  •  Uwe Ochsenknecht  •  Ulrike Kriener  •  Dietmar Bär

Simplon-Tunnel (1959)

A sociohistorical drama about the construction of the Simplon-tunnel: A conflict develops when German workers want to strike and fight for better working conditions while Italian workers simply want to earn money and provide for their families.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gottfried Kolditz
CAST:  Otto Mellies  •  Brigitte Krause  •  Horst Weinheimer  •  Gerry Wolff

A sociohistorical drama about the construction of the Simplon-tunnel: A conflict develops when German workers want to strike and fight for better working conditions while Italian workers simply want to earn money and provide for their families.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gottfried Kolditz
CAST:  Otto Mellies  •  Brigitte Krause  •  Horst Weinheimer  •  Gerry Wolff

Kolportage (1980)

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DIRECTION:  Peter Weck
CAST:  Sascha Hehn  •  Christiane Hörbiger  •  Georg Thomalla  •  Klausjürgen Wussow

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DIRECTION:  Peter Weck
CAST:  Sascha Hehn  •  Christiane Hörbiger  •  Georg Thomalla  •  Klausjürgen Wussow

Das Casanova-Projekt (1981)

Hartmann, a first-time film director is trying to find an actor for the Role of Casanova. Wenn he meets Alfred Edel, the actor's colourful personality spoils Hartmann's vision of a glorious Casanova epic. In the end, the director realizes that all the time he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arend Agthe  •  Bernd Eilert  •  Robert Gernhardt  •  F.K. Waechter  •  Arnold Hau
CAST:  Alfred Edel  •  Rainer Friedrichsen  •  Edith Volkmann

Hartmann, a first-time film director is trying to find an actor for the Role of Casanova. Wenn he meets Alfred Edel, the actor's colourful personality spoils Hartmann's vision of a glorious Casanova epic. In the end, the director realizes that all the time he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arend Agthe  •  Bernd Eilert  •  Robert Gernhardt  •  F.K. Waechter  •  Arnold Hau
CAST:  Alfred Edel  •  Rainer Friedrichsen  •  Edith Volkmann

Dr. Margarete Johnson (1982)

The divorced and emancipated Margarete Johnson falls in love with her young and extremely medical bandaged nephew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dagmar Damek
CAST:  Christoph Waltz  •  Judy Winter  •  Jutta Speidel  •  Karl Walter Diess

The divorced and emancipated Margarete Johnson falls in love with her young and extremely medical bandaged nephew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dagmar Damek
CAST:  Christoph Waltz  •  Judy Winter  •  Jutta Speidel  •  Karl Walter Diess

Flotte Biester auf der Schulbank (1983)

A rather brittle high school teacher inherits her uncle's flourishing business, which was primarily involved in the manufacture of sex paraphernalia. In view of the high turnover, she quickly loses her scruples.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Apfeld
CAST:  Carmen Chevalier  •  Sibylle Rauch  •  Uschi Karnat  •  Eleonore Melzer

A rather brittle high school teacher inherits her uncle's flourishing business, which was primarily involved in the manufacture of sex paraphernalia. In view of the high turnover, she quickly loses her scruples.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Apfeld
CAST:  Carmen Chevalier  •  Sibylle Rauch  •  Uschi Karnat  •  Eleonore Melzer

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DIRECTION:  Georg Tressler
CAST:  Inge Meysel  •  Eberhard Feik  •  Edith Volkmann  •  Ernst Schröder

Money (1989)

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DIRECTION:  Doris Dörrie
CAST:  Billie Zöckler  •  Uwe Ochsenknecht  •  Sybille Waury  •  Fabian Koerner

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DIRECTION:  Doris Dörrie
CAST:  Billie Zöckler  •  Uwe Ochsenknecht  •  Sybille Waury  •  Fabian Koerner

Hexen (1954)

Germany in 1949: The residents of the Thuringian village Hunsdorf are still heavily influenced by archaic superstition and explain unusual events with preternatural powers. The same happens when pigs again and again disappear from different farmyards. The village ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helmut Spieß
CAST:  Lothar Blumhagen  •  Alfred Maack  •  Helene Riechers  •  Albert Garbe

Germany in 1949: The residents of the Thuringian village Hunsdorf are still heavily influenced by archaic superstition and explain unusual events with preternatural powers. The same happens when pigs again and again disappear from different farmyards. The village ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helmut Spieß
CAST:  Lothar Blumhagen  •  Alfred Maack  •  Helene Riechers  •  Albert Garbe

Nur eine Frau (1958)

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DIRECTION:  Carl Ballhaus
CAST:  Karla Runkehl  •  Rudolf Grabow  •  Lore Frisch  •  Helga Göring

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DIRECTION:  Carl Ballhaus
CAST:  Karla Runkehl  •  Rudolf Grabow  •  Lore Frisch  •  Helga Göring

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DIRECTION:  Hermann Fortuin
CAST:  Hartmut Reck  •  Walter Richter  •  Vera Tschechowa  •  Rudolf Vogel
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