Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Martin Luther (1983)

At the beginning of the 16th century, the Christian Martin Luther followed his calling and became an Augustinian monk in Erfurt. However, his life in the monastery confronted him with his fears of a judging God. These were finally taken away from him throu ...

Urlaub am Meer (1982)

Die Alten kommen (1980)

Wallenstein (1978)

Ein Tisch zu viert (1977)

Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht (1977)

The movie depicts the events from July until September of 1914 which led to the defeat of the German troops at the Marne. While Sebastian Haffner explains and comments on operations and decisions on the basis of situation maps, key scenes are depicted by a ...

Bei Westwind hört man keinen Schuß (1976)

Trash (1976)

The second telefilm directed by Michael Haneke. ...

Memento Mori (1975)

The writer Charmain Colson entertains a circle of old friends. One day, when the group receive an anonymous message saying Memento Mori/Remember you must die, they all panic in fear and angst. ...

Zinngeschrei (1974)

Black Coffee (1973)

The inventor Sir Claude Amery wants to give the thief of the formula for his latest invention the chance to return it in the dark without being recognized. He gathers everyone in the house in the library and has the lights switched off for a short time. Wh ...

Scheibenschießen (1973)

Frohe Ostern (1972)

Sie liebten sich einen Sommer (1972)

The young medical student Claudia falls in love with the unknown but talented painter Stefan, whom she helps to get an assignment in Rome. They both get married before Stefan travels to Rome. When Claudia visits him there, they both spend the most wonderfu ...

Die heilige Johanna (1971)

Die Stimme hinter dem Vorhang (1971)

Der Hitler/Ludendorff-Prozeß (1971)

The Tiger Gang (1971)

Captain Tom Rowland and Commissioner X are sent to Pakistan to destroy the Red Tigers gang, responsible for smuggling drugs from Afghanistan into the United States. ...

Paul Esbeck (1971)

Die Kuba-Krise 1962 (1971)

Sir Henri Deterding (1970)

The Circus Princess (1969)

In this three-act operetta by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, a dashing and mysterious circus performer is hired by a disappointed suitor of Princess Fedora Palinska to pose as a nobleman and marry her. This 1969 performance was produced for West Ger ...

Ludwig on the Lookout for a Wife (1969)

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Animals United (1969)

One day the animals become too colorful: war is constantly going on among the people. When Alois, the lion, learns that the 365th Peace Conference has just failed, the animals decide that it is high time to intervene: they call their own "animal" peace con ...

Elfer Gespräche (1969)

Der Kampf um den Reigen (1969)

Hannibal Brooks (1969)

A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy ...

Der spanische Bürgerkrieg (1969)

Die Wilde (1968)

Novemberverbrecher - Eine Erinnerung (1968)

Der Reformator (1968)

Othello (1968)

Die Schlacht bei Lobositz (1968)

Mexikanische Revolution (1968)

Meinungsverschiedenheiten (1968)

Der Monat der fallenden Blätter (1968)

When British philosopher Harold Hilliard took off for Warsaw to lecture on the Dysteleological Surd, he had no idea that he would soon become embroiled in international espionage. During the trip he tried to open a suitcase he mistook for his own. When a f ...

König Richard II (1968)

Die Flucht nach Holland (1967)

Der Tod des Sokrates (1967)

Willst Du nicht das Lämmlein hüten? (1967)

Unser Herr Diener (1967)

Die Mühle (1967)

Kapitän Brassbounds Bekehrung (1967)

Die Affäre Eulenburg (1967)

Ein Riß im Eis (1967)

Das Experiment (1966)

Is Paris Burning? (1966)

Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he's unable to maintain control of the city. After much contemplation, Choltitz ignores orders, enragin ...

So Darling, So Deadly (1966)

A scientist invents a filter that can increase the power of a laser beam, turning it into a death ray! A dangerous crime organization wants the device and will stop at nothing to get it, while murder and violence follow Joe and Tom to Singapore as they try ...

Der Mann, der sich Abel nannte (1966)

Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc (1966)

Das Missgeschick, ein Lord zu sein (1966)

A Winter's Tale (1965)

Der zerbrochene Krug (1965)

Tante Frieda - Neue Lausbubengeschichten (1965)

The 13-year-old Ludwig is to have for every joke. At boarding school he cuts his stern teacher, Captain a. D. Semmelmaier, during the nap from the beard. The angry pedagogue then sends the spoiled flail back to his beloved Bavarian village. The long-suffer ...

Der neue Mann (1965)

CEO Ramsey Jr. ruthlessly dismisses the deserving vice president of his company, Ramsey & Co. Andrew Sloane, who has sacrificed himself for the company for decades, no longer fits his image of a determined, success-oriented manager. Sloane is to be replace ...

Der Fall Michael Reiber (1965)

Platons Gastmahl (1965)

Brave Diebe (1965)

Der arme Mann Luther (1965)

Lausbubengeschichten (1964)

Sergeant Dower muß sterben (1964)

Die weiße Weste (1964)

Der Kreis (1964)

The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)

Mobsters conspire to loot another criminal's treasure secured in an enormous booby-trapped vault. ...

Dead Woman from Beverly Hills (1964)

Detective C.G. begins to investigate the death of an attractive woman whose naked body was found in Beverly Hills. When he recovers her journal, he is taken into her past where he finds that she lead a sexually promiscuous life. Perhaps in the pages of the ...

Vorsicht Mister Dodd (1964)

Kennen Sie Heberlein? (1964)

Don Carlos - Infant von Spanien (1963)

Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa (1963)

Beate Dehn and Klaus Hartmann are two ambitious young architects locked in a fierce professional rivalry. When both enter the same high-stakes design competition, their battle of wits turns personal—and seductive. Charming and manipulative, Klaus has a r ...

The Twelve Jurors (1963)

Did an 18-year-old immigrant from the slums murder his father in cold blood? The twelve jurors must find a unanimous verdict. ...

König Ödipus (1963)

Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker (1963)

Der Belagerungszustand (1963)

A comet drops from the sky and causes a stir in Cadiz, Spain. A nihilistic drunk called Nada announces that very bad things are imminent. A herald gives orders that it is punishable to mention the comet. ...

Die Nacht der Schrecken (1963)

Im Schatten des Krieges (1963)

Sind wir das nicht alle? (1962)

Zaubereien oder Die Tücke des Objekts (1962)

Die Soldaten (1962)

Der Schlaf der Gerechten (1962)

Ein netter Abend (1962)

Wallenstein (1962)

Bubusch (1962)

The Secret of the Red Orchid (1962)

Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons. ...

Das Wunderkind Europas (1962)

Kaum zu glauben (1962)

Der Komödienstadel - Lottchens Geburtstag (1961)

Mary Rose (1961)

Blond muß man sein auf Capri (1961)

Maria and Hannes are already looking forward to their vacation together when Hannes has to go away on business at short notice. Maria suspects that Hannes is having an affair with another woman and defiantly travels to Capri with her friends. ...

Towarisch (1961)

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1961)

The Terrible People (1960)

The ghost of a hanged man returns to fulfill his promise. All of his accusers must die! ...

Hexenjagd (1960)

The Red Circle (1960)

A strange, red circle appears on the neck of a man saved from the guillotine. What is its mysterious meaning? Tragically, it turns out to be something of a family curse, as each generation thereafter bears the same sign, which in turn leads to blackmail an ...

Mrs. Warren's Business (1960)

A very proper young woman is horrified to discover not only that her mother once worked as a prostitute in order to support her, but that she later became a whorehouse madam rather than give up the business. ...

Gericht über Las Casas (1960)

Der Spielverderber (1960)

A Silver Bear winning short animation. ...

Raskolnikoff (1959)

The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959)

Mr. Buchsbaum, third class taxes employee, lives a peaceful life until the new chief immediately criticizes his work. His only confort is his stamps collection. Sadly, even this consolation and his peace are threatened by a new, charming, neighbour who tea ...

Fellowship of the Frog (1959)

Both Scotland Yard and an amateur American sleuth are tracking a master criminal known as The Frog. This moniker refers to the bulging-eyed mask worn by the evildoer, and is reflected by the frog icons painfully tatooed onto the forearms of his henchmen. T ...

Der Pauker (1958)

Secondary-school teacher Dr. Hermann Seidel is transferred from his sleepy, provincial grammar school to the big city. Here, he has to deal with a class of obstreperous students, where his outmoded teaching methods help him precious little. ...

Dr. med. Hiob Praetorius (1958)

Don Carlos (1957)

The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)

Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case. ...

The Girl and the Legend (1957)

London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few shillings. They all dream of the wonderful island told by Daniel Defoe. The latter lives in a miserable room. He is disgraced and rejected by his son Tom, a ...

Heiße Ernte (1956)

In the Shadow of Karakorum (1955)

In 1954, a German-Austrian expedition led by Mathias Rebitsch set off for the difficult-to-access Karakoram Mountains, geographically north of the Himalayas. They come across the Hunza, a people who live in the valley of the same name and believe they are ...

It Happened on July 20th (1955)

A dramatic reconstruction of the July 1944 attempt by German Army Officers to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end the war before Germany was totally destroyed. ...

Eight Witnesses (1954)

A scientist on the run with a valuable formula is murdered, and the only witnesses are eight blind people. ...

Ein Herz spielt falsch (1953)

A man, in need of money and too lazy to work for a living, marries a plain but rich girl in the knowledge that she is ill and has not long to live. ...

The Chaplain of San Lorenzo (1953)

Verona in the 1950s. Don Stefano, the chaplain of San Lorenzo, was once a passionate race car driver and tennis player. Deeply affected by his wartime experiences, he decided to become a priest. He has given up racing, but now and then he still plays a gam ...

Captain Bay-Bay (1953)

The story centers on the charismatic sea captain Käpt'n Bay-Bay, portrayed by Hans Albers, who on his wedding day shares tales of his seafaring exploits with his wedding guests after an unexpected delay in the ceremony. The narrative employs a framing dev ...

Der weißblaue Löwe (1952)

Zwei Menschen (1952)

Der blaue Stern des Südens (1952)

Gefangene Seele (1952)

Die Dame in Schwarz (1951)

Border Post 58 (1951)

Border Inspector Reitlechner fights in vain against a stubborn gang of smugglers led by the pretty innkeeper Retta. When a colleague is shot during an operation, suspicion falls on Reitlechner. ...

Gefährliche Jagd (1950)

A humorous documentary about a historic hunt in 1929 through the African savannah and Indian jungle with lots of animal footage. ...

Der große Fall (1949)

When a significant quantity of valuable gemstones is to be transported to South America by plane, those responsible are naturally extremely nervous. Everything must be perfectly planned, every possible risk averted. ...

The Trip to Marrakesh (1949)

Armande, the wife of surgeon Colbert, has numerous love affairs and pursues Jacques, whom Armande's girlfriend Liliane has in her sights. ...

Der Herr vom andern Stern (1948)

Ghost in the Castle (1947)

In the antique shop J.M. Mauritius, there's astonishment when a young, beautiful woman, Gabriele Euler, inquires about an old fortress crest, which can be seen in the background on an old tapestry --- it's, in fact, the same crest engraved on an old, silve ...

The Millionaire (1947)

Leopold Habernal, lives a quiet, modest life as a postman. When he unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money, he suddenly becomes an object of desire for several unmarried woman in the town, leading also to resentment amongst his former male friends. Ulti ...

The Molander Case (1945)

Ein Blick zurück (1944)

I Need You (1944)

The actress Julia Bach is married to the famous director, Professor Paulus Allmann; however, no one is to know about the marriage. Julia doesn't want a career simply because she has a famous spouse. For that reason, Paulus always has to go on his concert ...

Ich bitte um Vollmacht (1944)

Quirky clerk Gamperl is not at all happy with his new boss, the lawyer Dr. Hartwig. For while Gamperl would love nothing more than to sue everyone in sight for every little thing, Hartwig actually advises a number of potential clients to settle their probl ...

Die unheimliche Wandlung des Alex Roscher (1943)

Helena's mirror, a valuable piece of jewelry, has been stolen from a museum in Bremen and is to be smuggled across the Alps to the border. Alex Roscher, the border guard, catches the smugglers but gets caught up in a shootout. ...

Titanic (1943)

In 1912, the Titanic embarks on its inevitable collision course with history. In the wake of the over-spending required to build the largest luxury ship in the world, White Star Line executive Sir Bruce Ismay schemes to reverse the direction of his company ...

Die unheimliche Wandlung des Axel Roscher (1943)

The Endless Road (1943)

The life story of Friedrich List, an influential 19th century German political economist who developed the liberal nationalist theory of political economy in both Europe and the United States. ...

Andreas Schlüter (1942)

Historical drama portraying the life of German baroque architect Andreas Schlüter. ...

Die heimlichen Bräute (1942)

Uncle Ludwig's childless estate hinges on his nephews: Peter studies agriculture and is engaged to Inge, while Paul, a court assessor, loves Marianne, whose father disdains "judges." Both women secretly visit Bainingen, but Ludwig mistakes Inge for Mariann ...

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 ...

Die See ruft (1942)

Propaganda documentary ...

Alarmstufe V (1941)

Policeman Haller becomes a fire policeman in Munich, in order to find back his fiancée Hilde. After a while, he really finds her, but she is still jealous because of a dancer Haller flirted with. Also, Haller suspects Wiedemann to be a competitor in his f ...

Comrades (1941)

King Frederick II and his leading advisors hesitate too long in the eyes of some officers, so Major von Schill decides to strike out on his own. He hoped that his brave move would be the catalyst for the great war of liberation. But von Schill's troops wer ...

Venus on Trial (1941)

A sculptor, an enemy of modern art, sets an example. He sculpts a statue of Venus in the style of the Greek antiquity and buries it in a forest. When it's dug up in 1930, it's considered to be a 2 000 year old, antique statue. ...

Carl Peters (1941)

National-Socialist propaganda film that serves to memorialize one of the early representatives of colonialism: the German philologist Carl Peters. He is, at the end of the 1900′s, a noted advocate of the establishment of a German colony. Without support ...

The Young Lady of Barnhelm (1940)

During the Seven Years' War, Prussian Major von Tellheim sacrifices his own fortune to save a Saxon estate from being plundered. After the war ends he is discharged and left penniless when the government suspects his noble deed was actually due to a bribe. ...

Der Feuerteufel (1940)

Der singende Tor (1939)

Fasching (1939)

Lisa is taking a night train to Munich to start fashion training, while Martin is a young artist. They meet and romance blossoms. Upon arrival, they plan to meet later at Marienplatz. However, they didn't know it's Fasching, the Bavarian carnival, and the ...

Water for Canitoga (1939)

In the spring of 1905, the water conduit project in the Canadian city of Canitoga is set to be completed. For years, the completion had been marred by sabotage. Engineer Oliver Montstuart commands the last blasting operation. But again, the explosive charg ...

Thirteen Men and a Cannon (1938)

World War I, Eastern Front. A special battery consisting of thirteen soldiers and one cannon successfully holds back the enemy. But then the position of the gun is betrayed to the Russians and the cannon is destroyed. Each of the thirteen men is now suspec ...

The Stars Shine (1938)

German all-star musical from 1938 that was a big commercial success. ...

An Enemy of the People (1937)

Before the First World War, Dr. Hans Stockmann had a practice in a small town. His powerhungry brother is the mayor of Bad Trimburg, which has developed into a respectable resort. Dr. Stockmann is called in to become the town's chief physician. He consi ...

Truxa (1937)

The famous tightrope artist Truxa is drinking at the Artisan bar in New York. He meets a young man, Husen, and gives him his stage name Truxa. He is to take the real Truxa's place at a circus show in Wintergarten, Berlin. ...

Thou Art My Joy (1936)

Tenor Mario Monti is searching for his wife Bianca's daughter, who is believed to be dead. Before Mario, Bianca was married to Carlo Scarpia, Mario's patron. When Carlo discovered that his wife and Mario were having an affair, he left them both and, as he ...

Diener lassen bitten (1936)

Street Music (1936)

The three musicians Hans, Otto and Paul have no work and propose becoming street musicians with the support of Grete, who lives in the same apartment building. One day, Otto finds a valuable object. Rather than turn it in to the police, he sells it for m ...

Die große und die kleine Welt (1936)

The taxi driver Fritz gets to know the millionaire-heiress Iris and marries her against the wishes of her family. They live together in a small apartment and are very happy. But Fritz wants to offer Iris more and thus finds a position as a laborer in a l ...