
East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. Read More »
Tag Archives: german
Vampyr (1932) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Julian West, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Fantasy, Horror

Allan Gray arrives late in the evening to a secluded riverside inn in the hamlet of Courtempierre. An old man enters his room, puts a sealed parcel on the table, blurts out that some woman mustn’t die, and disappears. Read More »
The Tiger of Eschnapur / Der Tiger Von Eschnapur (1959) Fritz Lang, Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walther Reyer, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller

An architect travels to the remote city of Eschnapur to oversee some work being done at the bequest of the local Maharajah. Read More »
The Corrupt Ones (1967) James Hill, Robert Stack, Elke Sommer, Nancy Kwan, Adventure, Crime, Drama

Cliff Wilder, a free-lance photographer on assignment in mainland China, is surprised taking unauthorized photographs and narrowly escapes capture. Read More »
Beatrice Cenci / The Conspiracy of Torture (1969) Lucio Fulci, Tomas Milian, Adrienne Larussa, Georges Wilson, Biography, Drama

In 1599 Italy, Beatrice Cenci is the teenage daughter of the crazy landowner and nobleman Francesco Cenci whom he keeps his daughter locked up in the dungeon of his castle for his plaything, sexually abusing her when he feels like it. Read More »
Raus aus der Haut / Changing Skins (1997) Andreas Dresen, Susanne Bormann, Fabian Busch, Otto Mellies, Comedy, Drama

Anna and Marcus are in the same class and there are just some weeks left before they get their leaving certification and with it the permission to study. Read More »
Marija (2016) Michael Koch, Margarita Breitkreiz, Georg Friedrich, Sahin Eryilmaz, Drama

Marija, a young Ukranian woman, earns a living as a cleaning woman in a hotel in Dortmund, but dreams of having her own hairstyling salon, and puts away some money each month. Read More »
Fail Safe (1964) Sidney Lumet, Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Drama, Thriller

American planes are sent to deliver a nuclear attack on Moscow, but it’s a mistake due to an electrical malfunction. Can all-out war be averted?
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Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) Robert Wiene, Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Read More »
Beta Som / Torpedo Bay (1963) Charles Frend, Bruno Vailati, Lilli Palmer, James Mason, Gabriele Ferzetti, War, Drama

An Italian submarine captain tries to navigate his sub through enemy waters whilst being stalked by a British commander (James Mason). Read More »