Mary is a gripping crime thriller movie from 1931. It tells the story of a false accusation and a murder trial that unfolds in a multiple-language version. The plot revolves around a trapeze artist named Mary, who gets caught up in a web of deceit and finds herself at the center of a murder investigation. As she fights to prove her innocence, dark secrets and jealousy come to light. With its gripping courtroom scenes and intense drama, Mary is a movie that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.
Railroaded! is a crime thriller film-noir released in 1947. The story revolves around an innocent man who is framed for a robbery he did not commit. As he tries to clear his name, he uncovers a web of deception and double-crossing that leads to a shocking conclusion. With its gritty atmosphere and tense narrative, Railroaded! is a classic example of the genre.
During World War II, a journalist goes on a daring mission to rescue a scientist from Nazi captivity. Along the way, he finds himself in a gypsy camp, faces cultural differences, and must navigate through dangerous situations to complete his mission.
A girl from a boarding school finds a baby and has to keep it because she seems to be the real mother to everyone.
If watching a fellow facing indifference/rejection in the slums of Berlin didn't convey enough pathos, Gerhard Lamprecht gathered much of the same crew from Die Verrufenen and turned his attention to the city's population of unwanted children for the heart-tugging Die Unehelichen, released the following year. The trio of foster children at the center of Die Verrufenen are survivors who use their own resourcefulness to get by when the kids' guardians and the system itself let them down.
A young woman born illegitimately comes to terms with the challenge of getting married.
The already successful tenor Mattei is discovered after he already retired into private life. Der Wiener Staatsoper place a significant part in this musical comedy drama.
Familial disputes surrounding a traditional business. Grandfather Sonndorfer allies himself with his grandson Otto, in order to bring his arrogant son Max on the right path. Between the fronts is Emmerich Liebling, the intriguing messenger.
Weimar era screwball comedy about a floor model who is required to go out evenings to escort VIPs while her boyfriend has to wait at home.
Unfinished Symphony tells the story of a renowned composer who battles personal demons while creating his masterpiece. Set in the early 20th century, the film explores the relationships and hardships that shaped the composer's life and work. With a mixture of drama, history, and music, this film takes the audience on an emotional journey through the creative process and the human spirit.
The demonic Rasputin is poisoned but survives to continue seducing in evil ways, in this historical thriller.
An old clown loves a young dancer to whom he gives lessons. He heroically withdraws from the love of a rich young man.
With a script co-written by Weimar-era sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld, this enlightened drama deals with WWI soldiers who have become impotent due to wounds but still want to marry.
The Somme (also: The Tomb of the Millions) is the title of a silent documentary drama that Heinz Paul realized in 1930 for the Cando-Film Berlin based on his own script. Paul supplemented scenes with German actors with documentary footage from archive material of German, French and English origin. - Twelve years after the end of the First World War, Heinz Paul records the battle of the Somme in 1916 with original recordings, with over one million dead, the most lossy battle of the war. The archive images are supplemented by game scenes of a German mother who loses her three sons and by trailing front scenes. The Battle of the Somme, in which Allied troops bombarded the German front line, resulted in a months-long war of position. In documentary style, the film shows scenes of the most devastating battle of the First World War. It is narrated from the perspective of a mother who loses her three sons in battle.