Helmut Griem

It is the city of Berlin in 1930, a time when political unrest racks the country, the economy has been destroyed, and millions of unemployed roam the streets. Enter into this chaos an American cabaret dancer, working at the downtown "Kit-Kat club". Into this young dancer's life come several characters such as a rich German politician, a young Jewish man struggling with his identity, an Englishman teacher from London, and of course the all-knowing, all-seeing Master of Ceremonies.

The power and fortune of the Von Essenbeck family remained intact even when Germany lost the great war and during the depression that followed. Now it's 1934 and the baron has summoned his family to a dinner that also brings a cousin rising in the Nazi party to the great house accompanied by a rising manager at the baron's company... (imdb)

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandonned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness. (imdb)

As his first assignment, lieutenant Drogo is sent to an isolated fortress on the borders of a desert and of a range of high mountains. The mission of the garrison is to prevent a possible incursion by the fearsome Tartars, coming from beyond the desert... (imdb)

During WW2, German POWs in Britain plot to escape from their prison camp in Scotland. (Imdb)

The movie does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. (imdb)

German sergeant gets involved in anti-Hitler conspiracy, and saves the life of an American colonel. (imdb)

Anna, a detached and diffident director, arrives in Germany to show her latest film; she checks into a hotel, invites a stranger to her bed, and abruptly tells him to leave. (imdb)

On the basis of the life and work of the Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich, the film interprets the painter as a pioneer for ecological consciousness.

The political climate in the Federal Republic, which is dominated by anti-terrorist measures and the resultant distrust anyone who behaves otherwise. Within three weeks he loses his job, his family and his life. And nobody seems to be responsible. (film1.nl)

During an interview, Max Baumstein (Piccoli), respected chairman of a humanitarian organisation, shoots the Paraguayan ambassador dead, in cold blood. Tried for first-degree murder, he explains himself: the ambassador was a former Nazi official, responsible for the extermination of his family. (en.wikipedia.org)

When a school crashes down around the children inside for no apparent reason, architect Phillip Braun (Helmut Griem) is quickly apprehended and tried for having condoned inferior design and construction of the building. He is sentenced to prison. After he has already served his sentence, his lawyer (who in the meantime has become the lover of Phillip's wife) discovers that the real blame for the incident may lie elsewhere... (filmaffinity)

An adaptation of Heinrich Böll's novel that follows a professional clown, Hans Schnier, through the economic miracle of post-war Germany. Estranged from his family, he has fallen to the fringes of society, haunted both by the deterioration of his career and the destruction of his relationship with his beloved Marie.

Malou feels that the difficulties she is experiencing in her relationships lie in her past and so she searches out information about her mother. Her mother, a nightclub singer who lived in Germany, France and Argentina, becomes the focus of a series of flashbacks through which we learn of her mother's stormy life and the difficulty she had in bringing her up. These insights enable Malou to sort out the difficulties in her own life. (David Kinne)

The story of a young woman who works at a bank. Her job is mundane, and she wishes for something better in life. One evening, she falls asleep at work, and is transported to the world of her dreams, where she has unlimited wealth and can do whatever she wants. But will she find happiness?

The story takes place in Germany at the beginning of the last century. Charlotte and wealthy baron Edouard, who had loved each other since their youth, could only marry after both became widowed. Edouard invites his childhood friend Captain Otto to manage the reconstruction work of the castle. (imdb)

Biopic of Peter I, Czar of Russia, from childhood in 1682 to the Great Northern War against Sweden during the 1700s. (imdb)