Burkhard Heyl

Amen. (2002)

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. he is then shocked to learn that the process he used to purify water for his troops by using Zyklon-B, is now used to kill people in gas chambers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Ulrich Tukur  •  Mathieu Kassovitz  •  Ulrich Mühe  •  Michel Duchaussoy

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. he is then shocked to learn that the process he used to purify water for his troops by using Zyklon-B, is now used to kill people in gas chambers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Ulrich Tukur  •  Mathieu Kassovitz  •  Ulrich Mühe  •  Michel Duchaussoy

Die Alpenklinik - Eine Frage des Herzens (2007)

Daniel Guth is a passionate doctor and is confronted with difficult decisions every day. The fate of little Tessa is particularly close to his heart. The young patient is diagnosed with an insidious arterial disease. She has to have an operation. Shortly before the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Udo Witte
CAST:  Erol Sander  •  Anica Dobra  •  Sigmar Solbach  •  Julia Thurnau

Daniel Guth is a passionate doctor and is confronted with difficult decisions every day. The fate of little Tessa is particularly close to his heart. The young patient is diagnosed with an insidious arterial disease. She has to have an operation. Shortly before the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Udo Witte
CAST:  Erol Sander  •  Anica Dobra  •  Sigmar Solbach  •  Julia Thurnau

Silent Country (1992)

A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the lethargic theater company shows no interest in the play, his spirit remains undaunted.Meanwhile, it is fall 1989. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andreas Dresen
CAST:  Thorsten Merten  •  Jeannette Arndt  •  Kurt Böwe  •  Petra Kelling

A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the lethargic theater company shows no interest in the play, his spirit remains undaunted.Meanwhile, it is fall 1989. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andreas Dresen
CAST:  Thorsten Merten  •  Jeannette Arndt  •  Kurt Böwe  •  Petra Kelling

Papa auf Probe (2013)

Moritz Kaiser, good-looking single from passion, enjoys the carefree life in the fast lane. The successful chief designer of a furniture company lives in a luxury apartment and drives a thick sports car. The tide turns when he is fired after an affair with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Udo Witte
CAST:  Pasquale Aleardi  •  Tanja Wedhorn  •  Tom Hoßbach  •  Camares Amonat

Moritz Kaiser, good-looking single from passion, enjoys the carefree life in the fast lane. The successful chief designer of a furniture company lives in a luxury apartment and drives a thick sports car. The tide turns when he is fired after an affair with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Udo Witte
CAST:  Pasquale Aleardi  •  Tanja Wedhorn  •  Tom Hoßbach  •  Camares Amonat

Fathers and Sons (1986)

Follows two wealthy families in Germany during the first half of the 20th century. One of them is German, the other one Jewish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernhard Sinkel
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Rüdiger Vogler  •  Julie Christie  •  Dieter Laser

Follows two wealthy families in Germany during the first half of the 20th century. One of them is German, the other one Jewish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernhard Sinkel
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Rüdiger Vogler  •  Julie Christie  •  Dieter Laser

Triumph of the Spirit (1989)

The true story of a former Greek Olympic boxer taken prisoner during World War II and sent to Auschwitz. There he was permitted to survive so long as he fought for the amusement of his captors. His father and brother were also held as insurance that he would ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert M. Young
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Edward James Olmos  •  Robert Loggia  •  Wendy Gazelle

The true story of a former Greek Olympic boxer taken prisoner during World War II and sent to Auschwitz. There he was permitted to survive so long as he fought for the amusement of his captors. His father and brother were also held as insurance that he would ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert M. Young
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Edward James Olmos  •  Robert Loggia  •  Wendy Gazelle

Shattered Lives (1994)

August 1939. The fate of four young people, Ramona, Georges, Brigitte and Hans is upset by the outbreak of war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadine Trintignant
CAST:  Marie Trintignant  •  Emmanuel Salinger  •  Chiara Mastroianni  •  Burkhard Heyl

August 1939. The fate of four young people, Ramona, Georges, Brigitte and Hans is upset by the outbreak of war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadine Trintignant
CAST:  Marie Trintignant  •  Emmanuel Salinger  •  Chiara Mastroianni  •  Burkhard Heyl

Rosamunde Pilcher: Sommer am Meer (1995)

With the death of her husband, Virginia's marriage ends, which is anything but "happy". For the first time in many years, she is returning to her homeland, Cornwall, to spend the summer there with her two children. In a secluded country house by the sea, she wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans-Jürgen Tögel
CAST:  Heikko Deutschmann  •  Claudia Wedekind  •  Ruth-Maria Kubitschek  •  Kerstin Draeger

With the death of her husband, Virginia's marriage ends, which is anything but "happy". For the first time in many years, she is returning to her homeland, Cornwall, to spend the summer there with her two children. In a secluded country house by the sea, she wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans-Jürgen Tögel
CAST:  Heikko Deutschmann  •  Claudia Wedekind  •  Ruth-Maria Kubitschek  •  Kerstin Draeger

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DIRECTION:  Dagmar Knöpfel
CAST:  Peter Weck  •  Heidelinde Weis  •  Katharina Schubert  •  Claudia Messner

Singapore Sling (1994)

John Stamford, an expatriate Australian, now a private detective in Singapore, becomes involved in a fake pharmaceuticals case and a dangerous love triangle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Marchand
CAST:  John Waters  •  Burkhard Heyl  •  Deborra-Lee Furness  •  Jan-Michael Vincent

John Stamford, an expatriate Australian, now a private detective in Singapore, becomes involved in a fake pharmaceuticals case and a dangerous love triangle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Marchand
CAST:  John Waters  •  Burkhard Heyl  •  Deborra-Lee Furness  •  Jan-Michael Vincent

Théo et Marie (1998)

After the arrest of his mother, who is accused of collaboration, 14-year-old Theo decides to go join his grandfather in Paris. On the road he meets Marie, an 11 year old orphan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Helman
CAST:  Véronique Jannot  •  Catherine Jacob  •  Marie-Charlotte Dutot  •  Erwan Baynaud

After the arrest of his mother, who is accused of collaboration, 14-year-old Theo decides to go join his grandfather in Paris. On the road he meets Marie, an 11 year old orphan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Helman
CAST:  Véronique Jannot  •  Catherine Jacob  •  Marie-Charlotte Dutot  •  Erwan Baynaud