Egon von Jordan

Der Unbestechliche (1979)

Karl May (1974)

This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's "German Trilogy" on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich. By fusing theater, music, and cinema, Syberberg conjures up Karl May (1842-1912), the immensely popular Ger ...

Verurteilt 1910 (1974)

Die Moritat vom Räuberhauptmann Johann Georg Grasel (1971)

And Jimmy Went to the Rainbow's Foot (1971)

The son of an Argentine chemist travels to Vienna, to solve the murder of his father. Step by step, he realizes that his father was internationally entangled in secret service machinations and chemical weapon sales, and ends up in mortal danger himself. Me ...

König Johann (1971)

Die Enthüllung (1969)

Die Begnadigung (1968)

Der Heldenmantel (1967)

Der Fall Bohr (1966)

Krach im Hinterhaus (1966)

Gute Geschäfte (1965)

Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung (1964)

Alles gerettet (1964)

And So to Bed (1963)

Twelve different episodes of erotic relationships are described as examples of modern love substitute. ...

Leutnant Gustl (1963)

In the foyer of a Viennese concert hall, Lieutenant Gustav Wilfert is called a "stupid boy" by master baker Habetswallner because of his clumsy arrogance and is grabbed by the pommel of his sabre without putting up a fight. A major witnessed the incident a ...

Kaiser Joseph und die Bahnwärterstochter (1963)

Romanze in Venedig (1962)

Deeply disappointed by her bridegroom, Andrea flees from Bruggern to the south and experiences a beautiful "Romance in Venice". She falls in love with the boyish-charming pianist Stefan Schröder. But a misunderstanding leads to breakage. Andrea returns pr ...

Protektionskind (1962)

Liselott (1961)

Town Without Pity (1961)

Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Grant. ...

Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger (1960)

At the age of 17 Inge falls in love with her teacher. ...

Katia (1959)

Tsar Alexandre II meets a young student, Katia. He understands that he loves her and try to send her away but they end up seeing each other again and becomes his mistress. With the help of Katia, Alexandre prepares a liberal constitution, but these reforms ...

Sebastian Kneipp (1958)

Memorable moments from the life of the Catholic priest and naturopath from Wörishofen (1821-1897). The film depicts the successes of his hydrotherapy methods, his hostility from conventional medicine, and his rehabilitation by Pope Leo XIII. ...

Trees Are Blooming in Vienna (1958)

Beautiful Vienna during the Austro-Hungarian era. Lixie, a court councilor's daughter raised in a middle-class family, has fallen in love with the piano teacher Toni. To make a good impression on Lixie's strict father, Toni urgently needs a job. Then chanc ...

Liebe, Schnee und Sonnenschein (1956)

Sissi (1955)

The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love. ...

Gasparone (1955)

Based on the operetta of the same name by Carl Milöcker. The residents of an Austrian town decide to teach their eccentric mayor a lesson. A young fisherman dresses up as the famous bandit Gaspare and goes to see the mayor. The mayor, terrified, flees fro ...

Geheimnis einer Ärztin (1955)

Mozart (1955)

Explores the mental state of Mozart during production of his final opera "Die Zauberflöte". ...

Bel Ami (1955)

In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the to ...

An der schönen blauen Donau (1955)

A young king and a princess are engaged to be married but have never met. Both are reluctant to take part in an arranged marriage but they meet in Vienna and fall in love. ...

The Light of Love (1954)

After her husband's death, Kate Zeller had to sell the farm and move with her four children from the countryside to Vienna. There she opened a small laundry and raised her children. When they grew up, they thought they no longer needed their mother. But it ...

Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe (1953)

Eine Nacht in Venedig (1953)

There is great excitement in the Palazzo Urbino. Much to the delight of the ladies, the Duke, known as Don Juan, is expected. But the men of the city are less pleased by his arrival. Senator Delagua therefore decides to hide his beautiful wife in a convent ...

Stolen Identity (1953)

A jealous musician kills his wife and frames a cab driver. ...

April 1, 2000 (1952)

It is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's newly-elected president, played by Josef Meinrad, makes his inaugurat ...

Schäm' dich, Brigitte! (1952)

When the mathematics teacher discovers a love letter from his daughter, family father Felix Schneider is suspected of having a secret lover. ...

Adventures in Vienna (1952)

Taking place over 12 hours on New Years Eve, a concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent man. ...

Zwei in einem Auto (1951)

The Merry Farmer (1951)

Matthias Scheichelroither is a poor but always cheerful, or rather, jolly farmer. He has grand plans for his son Heini, nicknamed "Heinerle": He intends for him to one day become a trained academic, a doctor. To achieve this, the old man scrims and saves t ...

All for Love (1950)

Louise of Habsburg-Lorraine, young and beautiful wife of the Crown Prince of Saxony, manifests democratic sentiments that make her pleasing to the people, but not to the court. In 1902 old King George would like to have her committed to an asylum, but she ...

Höllische Liebe (1949)

In hell, equipped with the latest technological advances, the devils watch the happiness of a Viennese revue singer and her sculptor fiancé on a television screen. Some representatives are sent to Earth to seduce the singer and thus undermine the couple's ...

Alles Lüge (1949)

Klementine Plamershof is a fun-loving young woman. She has long been "confined" to a girls' boarding school, where she is studying music with growing reluctance. ...

Liebling der Welt (1949)

Wiener Melodien (1948)

Der Herr Kanzleirat (1948)

Leopold Bachmayer, a court judge in Vienna, is a grumpy bachelor. Doing foolish things for the sake of a woman could never happen to him. He is firmly convinced of this. This changes abruptly when, shortly before his vacation, he has to interrogate the sed ...

Glaube an mich (1947)

Gabriele Dambrone (1943)

The Viennese seamstress Gabi Berghofer wants to marry an innkeeper. But he marries someone else. Gabi then becomes a model for a painter, who falls in love with her. She spends some wonderful time with him, but he, too, leaves Gabi to return to his fami ...

Vienna Blood (1942)

Young Count Georg Wolkersheim is sent to the Congress of Vienna to represent the interests of his country, Reuss-Schleiz-Greiz. Tensions arise between the count, his wife Melanie, and their two chamberlains, and when the four attend a court ball, Melanie ...

Ein Leben lang (1940)

In 1910, the landlord's daughter Agnes from the Steiermark gets to know the diplomat Hans. They have a short love affair and then part from one another. Hans gets sent to Beijing, where he marries and American and has a son with her. Agnes, too, has a s ...

Vienna Tales (1940)

A nostalgic story about life in and around a classic Vienna coffee house. The film is set in Imperial Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century. ...

Herz ohne Heimat (1940)

Music student Verena finds herself torn between two stepbrothers: the carefree Alexander, with whom she is pregnant, and the serious Clemens, who, continuing his father's work, is developing a new drug. Alexander has fallen into deep debt through a dubious ...

Meine Tochter lebt in Wien (1940)

Gretl has been living in Vienna ever since her father, Klaghofer, a small general store owner, tried to marry her off against her will to the wealthy Gruber farmer. Her disgruntled father never opened a single one of her letters. A postcard tells him that ...

Such Great Foolishness (1937)

The young Styrian woman Therese Brandl desperately wants to work in the theater and therefore travels by train to Vienna to pursue artistic training. The scholarship granted by the elderly Countess Hoyer is intended to guarantee her financial independence. ...

A Star Fell from Heaven (1934)

Joseph Reiner, a talented music student, tries to get a contract from a film and music producer, aided by Annerl, the girl he loves, and his music school fellows. When famous screen tenor Lincoln gets suddenly indisposed he will have a chance, yet not exac ...

Casanova Against His Will (1931)

Jeffrey wants to marry Virginia, who refuses to marry unless her older sister, the hard-to-please Angelica, gets married first. This is the German language version of Buster Keaton's comedy "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath" (1931). ...