Helmut Käutner
Helmut Käutner (born 25 March 1908 in Düsseldorf, Germany; died 20 April 1980 in Castellina in Chianti, Italy) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He began his career at the end of the Weimar Republic and had released his first major films in Nazi... Read full bio →
Lausbubengeschichten
At the end of the 19th century a Catholic pastor and religious teacher confiscated the book Lausbubengeschichten from Ludwig Thoma in his class from one of his students.
Schwarzer Kies
Tensions arise when a US military base is built in a small village in post-war Germany.
Monpti
A poor Hungarian artist falls in love with a wealthy mysterious Parisian girl.
Ein Mädchen aus Flandern
A love story between a German soldier and a young Flemish woman amidst World War I.
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is jailed for fifteen years. Upon his release, he wants to get a permit to get a job and start anew, but finds that without a job he can't get a permit, and without a permit he can't get a job. Ensnared in the absurd net of Prussian bureaucracy, he can't see any way out.
Des Teufels General
During WW2, German general Harry Harras is a test pilot and chief engineer for the Luftwaffe but his contempt for the Nazis and sabotage at the aircraft plant land him in hot water with the Gestapo.
Die letzte Brücke
A German nurse gets sent to the front because she gives medical aid to a wounded Yugoslav partisan during World War II.
Der Apfel ist ab
An apple juice producer can't decide between his wife and his secretary and tries to commit suicide. Being committed to psychiatry, he falls asleep and dreams of adventures as Adam and Eve in heaven and hell.
In jenen Tagen
A car tells its story and the story of its seven owners during the years of the Third Reich.
Unter den Brücken
Two barge skippers fall in love with the same woman.
Grosse Freiheit Nr. 7
Singing sailor Hannes, who now entertains the crowd at St. Pauli's Hippodrome after years at sea, promises his dying brother that he will take care of his ex-girlfriend Gisa. Taking Gisa to Hamburg to live with him, Hannes quickly falls in love with her, but soon has to face Gisa's affection for another man, Willem.
Romanze in Moll
A grieving husband tries to uncover the truth behind his wife's suicide, leading him to discover a tragic tale of infidelity and redemption.