Gustav Knuth

Sisi... und ich erzähle euch die Wahrheit (2012)

September 11, 1898: The imperial family's personal physician, Dr. Herman Widerhofer, is deeply shocked by the news that an anarchist has assassinated Empress Elisabeth in Geneva. He then shuts himself up in his private rooms and recalls the empress' fatefu ...

So oder so ist das Leben: Vier Begegnungen in einer Großstadt (1983)

O du fröhliche – Besinnliche Weihnachtsgeschichten (1981)

The Butcher (1981)

A politically naive Viennese butcher manages to survive the Nazi occupation of Austria and the second world war. ...

Der Schützling (1981)

Die Alten kommen (1980)

Wo die Liebe hinfällt (1979)

Kleine Geschichten mit großen Tieren (1978)

Gaslicht (1977)

Schwindelig vor Geld und Liebe (1977)

Treffpunkt Herz (1975)

Damals wie heute (1975)

Die heilige Johanna (1971)

Professor Sound und die Pille (1971)

Great excitement in the Principality of Allegretto. Professor Sound, owner of a sanatorium for musical instruments, has come up with a sensational invention: the music pill. Once swallowed, it transforms the worst sourpuss into a cheerful singing and danci ...

Die Herberge (1970)

The Journey to Tilsit (1969)

A villager is tempted by a sophisticated city woman and almost kills his wife in a boating accident. ...

Pepe, der Paukerschreck (1969)

Mommsen Gymnasium director Taft secretly places his nephew as a spy with the difficult class of Pepe Nietnagel. During the celebration for the 100th anniversary, a simulated fire forces the school to shut down for a week. The director's attempt to get a to ...

Charleys Onkel (1969)

Driving instructor Carola "Charley" can no longer stand the constant advances of her pupils and quits her job without further ado. To gain some distance, she takes the opportunity to look after her friend Lilo's dog, the two parrots and her apartment while ...

The Brazen Women of Balzac (1969)

A Count and Countess, their lovelife losing luster, invite some people over ... ...

Der Meteor (1968)

Onkel Filser - Allerneueste Lausbubengeschichten (1966)

Congress of Love (1966)

Vienna 1965. While visiting the Wax Museum a group of tourists stop in front of the figure of Prince Metternich. All of a sudden they find themselves brought back 150 years earlier during the Vienna Congress of 1814-1815. Before their eyes wide open, histo ...

Großer Ring mit Außenschleife (1966)

A German Television Comedy ...

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 ...

Das Leben des Horace A.W. Tabor - Ein Stück aus den Tagen der letzten Könige (1965)

Heidi (1965)

After her mother's death, the five year old orphan Heidi is brought by her aunt to her grumpy grandfather Alp, who leads a hermit life in the beautiful Swiss mountains. Heidi's natural cheerfulness quickly brings renewed joy in grandfather Alps life. Heidi ...

Shots in 3/4 Time (1965)

B 501, a newly developed controller for missiles, has disappeared despite the strict surveillance. Phillippe Tissout is sent by his boss to Paris to take over the case. ...

Legend of a Gunfighter (1964)

After his parents are killed in a stagecoach holdup, a young man learns to be an expert gunman and with his dog Shorty, sets out to avenge their deaths. ...

Die Physiker (1964)

Jetzt dreht die Welt sich nur um dich (1964)

Lilian Andreesen is the music loving daughter of a Danish newspaper empire and falls in love with Rex Gildo. ...

I Learned It from Father (1964)

Clemens Andermann, once a celebrated stage and film star, now an equally successful industrialist, is firmly convinced that his son Andreas is studying chemistry in the idyllic university town of Freylangen. But he is completely mistaken. In reality, his o ...

Ein Volksfeind (1964)

Rote Lippen soll man küssen (1964)

Evelyn, the daughter of American travel agent John P. Hoover and great-grandniece of the famous Viennese dancer Fanny Elßler, is herself a professional dancer. However, unbeknownst to her, her wealthy father is bribing critics and audiences—some with fr ...

Meine Tochter und ich (1963)

Nylon Noose (1963)

A company's stockholders hold their meeting at a lonely mansion. A mad doctor conducting experiments in the mansion starts to strangle them one at a time with a nylon noose. The survivors must figure out a way to stop him. ...

Eine schöne Bescherung (1963)

Der Privatsekretär (1963)

Chikita (1962)

Brothel-owner Chikita Hausmann is forced to flee a South American revolution and sets up a new "house of pleasure" in a sleepy Swiss town, where the local bigwigs queue up so enthusiastically that she placates scandalized wives by dubbing it the "Circle fo ...

Sissi - Forever My Love (1962)

The beautiful account of the powerful drama of love and courage of Austrian Archduke Franz Joseph and Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria. This is a condensed version of the original German language 3-part "Sissi" series. ...

Die Physiker (1962)

Und Pippa tanzt (1961)

The Liar (1961)

When the wife of Sebastian Schumann left her family, he told his little daughter that her mother has died, because he thought that this was the easiest way for her to accept that her mother is now gone. But this was only the beginning of a lot of lies he t ...

Nur der Wind (1961)

Musik ist Trumpf (1961)

The young musician Ralph Osterwalder, born in Bern in 1922, is tired of working in a big band. He dreams of a small, flexible ensemble. In 1944, he founded his own combo in a hotel room. In 1949, fierce disputes arose. The newly founded Hazy Osterwald Sext ...

Eine hübscher als die andere (1961)

A prettier than the other is a German Comedy by Axel von Ambesser from the year 1961. ...

Sacred Waters (1960)

Water is a scarce and sometimes dangerous resource in the Swiss Mountain Village. Anytime the wooden pipe is damaged and the supply breaks, one man from the village is determined by "unlucky" draw to take on the life-threatening repairs. ...

Auf Engel schießt man nicht (1960)

The Devil May Well Laugh (1960)

Three bums get played by the devil. ...

Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben (1960)

Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (1960)

Hugo Wiederkehr, as a dutiful bank employee, has to deal with all kinds of customers. Among other things, with the industrialist Meissen and his pretty daughter Christine, with whom he falls in love. However, it remains unmatched because it belongs to a di ...

Conny und Peter machen Musik (1960)

Young Peter loses his job as a waiter on Lake Maggiore. Together with his girlfriend Conny, who works at a hotel, he tracks down some thieves. Together, they catch the thieves at a beauty pageant. ...

Lampenfieber (1960)

The early stage experiences of a group of young, more or less talented aspiring actors, whose first steps on the stage are described. Among them are schoolgirls such as the coquettish Evelyne, who believes she can do anything, and the modest Gitta, who dem ...

Kein Engel ist so rein (1960)

Dr. Zilinsky and his cunning gang want to rob a bank. But they haven't reckoned with Konrad Stroloff, the bank manager's son, and the pretty singer Therese. ...

The High Life (1960)

Doris Putzke is fond of dating men in her quest to find the perfect one. In her brief relationships, she goes from one disillusionment to another, constantly deluding herself about the intentions of her lovers. ...

Ich heirate Herrn Direktor (1960)

Freddy unter fremden Sternen (1959)

Freddy can hardly believe his good fortune: His uncle has left him some land in the Rocky Mountains, and, together with orphan Stefan, he's taking off for Canada. However, the great inheritance turns out to be a decrepit, old log cabin in the middle of no ...

Buddenbrooks - 1. Teil (1959)

First part of two of the saga of the troubled Buddenbrook family and their business in mid 19th century Germany. ...

2 x Adam, 1 x Eva (1959)

Alle lieben Peter (1959)

Hippodrome (1959)

The House of the Three Girls (1958)

Vienna, 1826. The penniless composer Franz Schubert lives with friends in the house of court glazier Tschöll and his wife. Because of their three beautiful daughters, Hederl, Haiderl, and Hannerl, the property is called the "Three Girls' House." Hederl an ...

Kleine Leute mal ganz groß (1958)

Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch (1958)

In the Vienna of the Biedermeier era, the young Carl makes a delicate wager with two officers: If he does not succeed in presenting a new romantic adventure by the next day, he has to treat the soldiers to ten bottles of sparkling wine. Albeit he tries in ...

Der schwarze Blitz (1958)

Michael Kirchner, nicknamed "The Black Lightning", is a passionate alpine skier. Now he must eliminate the tough opponent Herbert Tanner to be the representative of the national team. ...

Ihr 106. Geburtstag (1958)

Man ist nur zweimal jung (1958)

Der Bettelstudent (1958)

A Piece of Heaven (1958)

Willi, who works at a gas station, put in a personal ad for his friend Peter so the student wouldn't have to spend his vacation in Upper Bavaria alone. At first, Peter isn't too thrilled about this. But then he meets the attractive Christine, who seems to ...

Wenn Frauen schwindeln (1957)

Daisy, the daughter of Hellmann, a millionaire toy inventor, is a reporter for Damenwelt, a women's magazine. In a series of reports, she sets out to prove what men are really like. Above all, Daisy's aunt is thrilled by her niece's journalistic zeal, whil ...

Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress' mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira. ...

The Count of Luxemburg (1957)

Der 10. Mai (1957)

Der 10. Mai (The Tenth of May) was the date in 1940 that Hitler invaded the Low Countries: Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Neutral Switzerland, which hadn't experienced a war since the 14th century, hurriedly fortified its borders with battalions of inexp ...

Castle in Tyrol (1957)

A comedy directed by Géza von Radványi. ...

..und die Liebe lacht dazu (1957)

Spy for Germany (1956)

The true story of a German agent sent to the USA in 1944 in order to stop the development of the atomic bomb. ...

Sissi: The Young Empress (1956)

Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be ...

Wenn wir alle Engel wären (1956)

German Comedy film from 1956, with Marianne Koch and Dieter Borsche after the novel by Heinrich Spoerl. After a alcohol-fated night, wakes up librarian Christian next to a strange woman. So his wife Elizabeth must during his absence, advances to resist. In ...

S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (1956)

The sculptor Andreas promised his seriously ill childhood friend before her death that he would take care of her daughter Heidemarie. While his application for custody is going through the authorities, the young girl comes to her uncle and his wife. Both t ...

Heute heiratet mein Mann (1956)

The talkative dentist Dr. Agartz lets the drill whir and tries to entertain his patient Thesi Petersen with the latest society gossip: the famous Hamburg architect Robert Petersen is about to remarry. The new girl's name is Karin Nielsen and she comes "fro ...

Hengst Maestoso Austria (1956)

Regine (1956)

Martin Lundt, heir to his family's industrial business, falls for and, against his family's wishes, weds the family maid, Régine. Soon thereafter, rumors begin to circulate about Régine's faithfulness and being to haunt Martin. ...

08/15 at Home (1955)

The third part of Paul May′s "08/15" trilogy based on the novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst takes place shortly before the end of World War II: In the spring of 1945, the German troops are practically defeated, and the battalion of Kowalski, major general von ...

I Often Think of Piroschka (1955)

Andreas, a young German student comes to Hungary on an exchange programme. In the Hungarian village he falls in love with the stationmaster's daughter Piroschka and spends much of his time with her. They have an enchanting summer until Andreas gets an invi ...

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. ...

Sky Without Stars (1955)

Anna is a factory worker in East Germany, but her five-year-old son Jochen lives with his grandparents in the West. Anna wants him to live with her, so she abducts him. Along the way she meets Carl, who helps her cross the border, and they fall in love. ...

Geliebte Feindin (1955)

The wife of the English consul in British-occupied Egypt at the turn of the century falls in love with a French foreign legionnaire, and her husband takes advantage of this to spy on secret plans for an uprising instigated by the French. An action by the F ...

The Rats (1955)

Soon after World War II, a pregnant Polish refugee, Pauline, wanders Berlin looking for the boyfriend who abandoned her. She has no option but to sell her child to another woman, Anna. After the birth, Pauline decides she wants the baby back. ...

Reaching for the Stars (1955)

Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins (1954)

After many years on the oceans, sailor Hannes Wedderkamp has finally returned to Hamburg. On St. Pauli, Hannes sings songs from the sea in the hippodrome of his best friend Pitter Breuer on the Reeperbahn with the "Quetschkommode" songs and cares for the a ...

The Mosquito (1954)

A female spy accepts a bid by an arms dealer in order to find out if wife is unfaithful to him. ...

Theft of the Sabines (1954)

Die Nacht ohne Moral (1953)

The burly Abruzzo, a good-natured fellow with the temperament of a butcher's dog, has no fun under his domineering wife Martha. One day he has had enough and leaves home to lead a completely new and, above all, different life as a bandit captain. Together ...

Muss man sich gleich scheiden lassen? (1953)

Everything seems perfect in the lives of Andreas and Garda. They have a happy marriage and up-and-coming talent Andreas is constantly striving to reach the top of his sport. But their happiness is suddenly clouded when the racing driver suffers a serious a ...

Not Afraid of Big Animals (1953)

Emil, a technical draftsman, is hardworking, always helpful, and somewhat shy. Because of these traits, he is often taken advantage of by those around him. Now Emil is set to inherit a supposedly large fortune. His landlady's brother wants to marry him off ...

The Venus of Tivoli (1953)

Unemployed and homeless actors following the dream of finding the future in South America. The manager Osvaldo Curtis tricks the group of colorful and failed artists to apply for a special visa overseas. ...

The Grapes Are Ripe (1952)

That Can Happen to Anyone (1952)

Hugo Brinkmeyer, a tax consultant, takes his wife Gerda out to the cabaret one evening. There he encounters a potential client, the wealthy businessman Schwidders. A series of mix-ups lead to Hugo being suspected of both incompetence at his job and being u ...

Palace Hotel (1952)

The paths of guests and employees cross at the Palace Hotel in St. Moritz: A chambermaid experiences financial difficulties. A guest has been robbed. A thief is caught. An assistant cook is promoted to waiter. And there's no shortage of love in this small ...

Der blaue Stern des Südens (1952)

Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs (1951)

Eine Frau mit Herz (1951)

Land der Sehnsucht (1950)

Since the envisaged tour guide for a tourist crowd on the way to Italy is allegedly suddenly prevented, the secretary of the travel agency must unexpectedly step in and accompany the group on the bus. ...

Es kommt ein Tag (1950)

Melodrama set during wartime. ...

Der Theodor im Fußballtor (1950)

Theo Lubitz, owner of a travel agency, is in love with his pretty secretary Carola. In his spare time, he plays center forward for a soccer club. ...

Geliebter Lügner (1950)

The young fashion illustrator Jeanette meets the chief engineer Rudolf Siebert at an artists' festival in Schwabing, but thinks he is the talented but poor painter Braubach, whom she admires and would like to support. The spoiled Siebert is happy to put up ...

The Blue Straw Hat (1949)

Pretty hat-saleswoman Lola wants nothing more than to become an operetta singer. Unfortunately, it isn't so easy to make it in the music business. Operetta diva Isabella, on the other hand, is sick and tired of performing and leaves the stage, despite the ...

Tromba (1949)

Das Geheimnis der roten Katze (1949)

In the dive bar "Rote Katze," unemployed actor André is mistaken for a gang leader, whose charm attracts the interest of Gloria, the daughter of US jeweler Jefferson, who is said to have just acquired the famous "Halifax" diamond. The crook Pitou is also ...

Journey to Happiness (1948)

Celia Lövengaart was formerly involved with the theatre and was able to live a carefree life. But now she's in financial difficulties. The court appointed trustee grants her enough money for a trip to Tirol, where she's going to visit her daughter Susanne ...

Under the Bridges (1946)

Two barge skippers fall in love with the same woman. ...

Das Leben geht weiter (1945)

Port of Freedom (1944)

Singing sailor Hannes, who now entertains the crowd at St. Pauli's Hippodrome after years at sea, promises his dying brother that he will take care of his ex-girlfriend Gisa. Taking Gisa to Hamburg to live with him, Hannes quickly falls in love with her, b ...

Ein glücklicher Mensch (1943)

Professor Lorenz is nominated for the highest accolade of his profession, and he smiles about his sons' juvenile mismanagement of private funds. Then he learns that one of them has forged the professor's signature on several IOUs. ...

My Summer Companion (1943)

The pianist Angelika Rink is exhausted from her chasing after success and is looking for peace and quiet in her hometown. Here, she sees her childhood friend Dr. Manfred Claudius again, who is running a country clinic with a lot of idealism. They both st ...

The Big Game (1942)

A player on a soccer team, where everyone matches together just perfectly, has fallen out of a championship tournament due to illness; which leads to a big problem: who would be the perfect man to replace him? Werner Fehling appears to be the perfect rep ...

Pedro Will Hang (1941)

An adventurous peasant is supposed to be hanged, but gets told about life after death, how beautiful it is, and wants to get into heaven anyway even if he should be pardoned. A woman complicates the matter. ...

Friedemann Bach (1941)

During a house concert, the Bach family gets a visit by their son Wilhelm Friedemann, who has just given up his position in Dresden because he no longer could endure the reprisals of his superiors. ...

Das Mädchen von Fanö (1941)

The two Danish fishermen Frerk and Ipke battle a severe storm off the coast of Fanø harbor. They finally manage to reach land, where they want to recover from the rigors of the journey before heading home to distant Hooge. ...

Between Hamburg and Haiti (1940)

A successful German overseas merchant with a plantation in Haiti is looking for a suitable wife in Hamburg and comes across a barmaid from the Reeperbahn with an illegitimate child. He wants to marry her, but she does not follow him out of nobility. In sea ...

The Desert Song (1939)

When the famous singer Grace Collins got off the plane that had flown her a remote place in Northen Africa little did she know she would meet love and adventure there. If she came there, it was to visit Sir Collins, her stepfather. Falling in love was not ...

Mann für Mann (1939)

The Curtain Falls (1939)

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Shadows over St. Pauli (1938)

Old John Carstens sells his marine‐equipment firm to Lafrenz, unaware it's now a fuel‐smuggling front. Living above the showroom with daughter Hanna and son Jochen, he resists Lafrenz's pressure. When Hanna falls for bargeman Oschi Rasmus, Lafrenz dema ...

Heimweh (1937)

Christof Peleikis is a seasoned sailor who once served as a helmsman on many ships. Since having a wife and child, he works as a fisherman and lives in a small village. When a ship gets into trouble off the coast one day, Christof rushes to its aid. He man ...

The Valley of Love (1935)

Rather coarse, pre-War comedy about a Markgraf -- Heinrich XXVI -- who bathes in the springs of the Ammendorf to strengthen his potency. The town and its springs are especially well known for the many couples with lots of children, who, for tax reasons, l ...