During World War II, an American unit is determined to capture the strategically important Remagen bridge before the Germans destroy it.
De Sade is a 1969 movie that delves into the life of the notorious Marquis de Sade. It explores his relationships, his sadistic tendencies, and the societal constraints of 18th-century France. The movie portrays his loveless marriage, his lustful desires, and his imprisonment for his controversial writings and actions. It also touches upon themes of theater, adultery, and the struggle for personal freedom.
Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Michael Reynolds is hired to help a threatened Hungarian scientist escape from Budapest.
The film depicts the first month of 1945 when the Russian Red Army broke into the eastern part of Germany and forced millions of civilians to flee in the coldest of winter. While the Russians invaded Ostpreussen hundred of thousands of civilians were evacuated by ships. Gotenhafen was the last open port and ships left the town almost by the minute, overloaded by refugees. One of the last ships to leave Gotenhafen was the 'Wilhelm Gustloff', a former 'Kraft durch Freude' pleasure cruiser designed for 1000 passengers. Until today it is unknown how many people were on board but it is said to be around 10.000. The ship sunk without a trace and only a handful of people survived this hellish nightmare.
Juliane Thomas is an ambitious but unemployed young writer. After breaking up with her lover she works at a dentist friend to make ends meet. One day she instantly falls in love with one of the patients (Jean Berner) and promptly writes a movie script about the encounter in which she projects her own fantasies about how things will turn out eventually. By coincidence this movie script is picked up by a film director who happens to be Berner's closest friend and from then on things become very complicated...
In the midst of the brutal Battle of Stalingrad during World War II, a group of soldiers fight for their lives and endure the harsh winter conditions. They face constant danger and witness the destruction and devastation of the city. With their supplies dwindling and their spirits low, they must find the strength to keep going.
The film focuses on life in a World War II German penal battalion camp somewhere in Russia. The convicts include a heroic doctor unjustly convicted of avoiding military service, an officer who retreated against orders, and common criminals. It shows their life in the camp, clearing mines, living in trenches on the front line.
After the end of World War II Lüder Lüdersen, the former owner of a feudal estate in the East, and his daughter Helga arrive as refugees in the Lüneburg Heath. While living a seemingly happy life on the estate of his cousin, Lüdersen hides a dark secret: he is a poacher.
A biographical drama is based on the 1929 autobiography of Swedish doctor Axel Martin Fredrik, The Story of San Michele. It follows the physician, psychiatrist, and adventurer as he travels the distances from Lapland to his Villa San Michele on Capri, with special stops in Paris and Rome. Personal physician to Queen Victoria, also physician to the Swedish royal family (he spent his last years living in the Royal Palace in Sweden), "Axel Munthe" knew everyone from the poorest clients to the most well-endowed. His love of animals, his support of bird sanctuaries, his involvement with architecture as he constructs his impressive villa throughout five summers, and his interests in archaeology and hypnotism are all explored.
The wife of a conductor with a stormy past agrees to meet a blackmailer in a small hotel.
Hundstage (1944) is a comedy-drama movie that takes place in a small town. The story revolves around the challenges faced by married couples and their friendships. The movie showcases the ups and downs of relationships, portraying the joys and sorrows of everyday life in a humorous yet realistic manner.