Loriot

Loriot 100 (2023)

Documentary about German comedian Loriot alias Vicco von Bülow, who would have been 100 years old in 2023. ...

Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue (2023)

Loriot, whose real name was Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow, or Vicco von Bülow for short (1923-2011), is considered to have been the greatest and most versatile German comedian of the twentieth century. From 1976 to 1978, Radio Bremen commissio ...

Loriot – The Complete Television Edition (2007)

DVD boxset of all of Loriot's major TV productions, featuring his iconic blend of dry humor, satire, and absurdity. ...

Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2003)

Concert performance of Bernstein's Candide, with additional connecting texts by Loriot (Vicco von Bülow). The world is absurd, and no one understands that better than Loriot. In this witty and whimsical adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's operetta Candide, ...

Loriot's 80th Birthday (2003)

TV special that aired in 2003 to celebrate Loriot's 80th birthday. It features classic sketches, interviews, and tributes to his career. ...

Loriots 75th Birthday (1998)

Birthday celebration for Loriot ...

Christmas at Hoppenstedts (1997)

Year by year millions celebrate Christmas with the Hoppenstedts. Where else would you learn how to have comfortable holidays (like with the game "Wir bauen uns ein Atomkraftwerk") and how to put secretly dispose of wrapping paper in the hallway? ...

Loriot's 70th Birthday (1993)

TV special to celebrate the renowned German comedian's 70th birthday. This special is a celebration of Loriot's career and a reflection on his contributions to German comedy and television. ...

Pappa ante Portas (1991)

Heinrich Lohse, a strict and highly efficient purchasing manager at a company bulk-orders 40 tons of mustard and enough typewriting paper for 40 years just to get discount. Heinrich's boss decides it's time for him to retire early. ...

Otto – The Alien from East Frisia (1989)

Otto is the only one who is able to save his Frisian fatherland; but he needs the help of his brother, who is abroad. But his brother does not want to fulfill what he has sworn as a child. So it takes Otto a while to convince him while time is running low ...

Loriot's 65th Birthday (1988)

TV special that celebrated the comedian and filmmaker Vicco von Bülow's 65th birthday. The special is a mix of retrospective and tribute to his incredible body of work, filled with humorous moments, interviews, and highlights from his career. ...

Ödipussi (1988)

Paul Winkelmann is the CEO of a successful business in Hamburg that he took over after the death of his father eight years ago. But he is still strongly dominated by his 78 year old mother who cares for him as a child, and who cannot understand why he took ...

Loriots Ödipussi: Beobachtungen bei Dreharbeiten (1988)

Evelyn and the Men (1987)

In this quirky romantic comedy, Evelyn, a charming yet independent woman, finds herself entangled in a series of absurd relationships with eccentric men. As she navigates the chaos of romantic misunderstandings and social expectations, Evelyn seeks a meani ...

Loriot's 60th Birthday (1983)

It's Loriot's birthday. Reason enough to show him as he really is. Evelyn Hamann interviews him in the TV studio where he always records his show. A lot of guests are invited, mostly people who played in Loriot's show, and a big surprise is announced for t ...

Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor? (1981)

Patient No. 7, a man who has been wrongly committed to a psychiatric hospital for years, escapes and embarks on a chaotic journey through the outside world. Disguised as a painter, he causes uproar with his innocent yet eccentric behavior, disrupting the l ...

Another Opera (1979)

In this hilarious opera parody, Loriot delivers a comedic take on the pretentiousness of the operatic world. The plot revolves around a fictional opera production that spirals into absurdity as egos clash, misunderstandings abound, and everything goes hila ...

Loriots Telecabinet (1974)

A sharp-witted parody of the talk show format, this self-conceived television special by legendary German comedian Loriot blends satire and sketch comedy. Featuring Loriot in multiple roles, the program playfully disrupts the typical talk show structure wi ...

The Longest Day (1962)

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied ...

The Miracle of Father Malachia (1961)

The ardent prayer of a monk brings about a true miracle in a West German industrial town, which, however, is not understood by the people but only exploited as a lucrative sensation. ...

The Bridge (1959)

A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm f ...

Sharks and Little Fish (1957)

Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive. ...

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (1940)

The young Schiller, whose heart and soul are writing and poetry, is forced into the military academy (the pride and joy of the Duke of Württemberg). Schiller is disgusted by the everyday routine of the military, always back and forth between breeding and ...

Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue (2023)

Loriot, whose real name was Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow, or Vicco von Bülow for short (1923-2011), is considered to have been the greatest and most versatile German comedian of the twentieth century. From 1976 to 1978, Radio Bremen commissio ...

Loriot – The Complete Television Edition (2007)

DVD boxset of all of Loriot's major TV productions, featuring his iconic blend of dry humor, satire, and absurdity. ...

Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2003)

Concert performance of Bernstein's Candide, with additional connecting texts by Loriot (Vicco von Bülow). The world is absurd, and no one understands that better than Loriot. In this witty and whimsical adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's operetta Candide, ...

Loriot's 80th Birthday (2003)

TV special that aired in 2003 to celebrate Loriot's 80th birthday. It features classic sketches, interviews, and tributes to his career. ...

Christmas at Hoppenstedts (1997)

Year by year millions celebrate Christmas with the Hoppenstedts. Where else would you learn how to have comfortable holidays (like with the game "Wir bauen uns ein Atomkraftwerk") and how to put secretly dispose of wrapping paper in the hallway? ...

Loriot's 70th Birthday (1993)

TV special to celebrate the renowned German comedian's 70th birthday. This special is a celebration of Loriot's career and a reflection on his contributions to German comedy and television. ...

Pappa ante Portas (1991)

Heinrich Lohse, a strict and highly efficient purchasing manager at a company bulk-orders 40 tons of mustard and enough typewriting paper for 40 years just to get discount. Heinrich's boss decides it's time for him to retire early. ...

Loriot's 65th Birthday (1988)

TV special that celebrated the comedian and filmmaker Vicco von Bülow's 65th birthday. The special is a mix of retrospective and tribute to his incredible body of work, filled with humorous moments, interviews, and highlights from his career. ...

Ödipussi (1988)

Paul Winkelmann is the CEO of a successful business in Hamburg that he took over after the death of his father eight years ago. But he is still strongly dominated by his 78 year old mother who cares for him as a child, and who cannot understand why he took ...

Loriot's 60th Birthday (1983)

It's Loriot's birthday. Reason enough to show him as he really is. Evelyn Hamann interviews him in the TV studio where he always records his show. A lot of guests are invited, mostly people who played in Loriot's show, and a big surprise is announced for t ...

Loriots Telecabinet (1974)

A sharp-witted parody of the talk show format, this self-conceived television special by legendary German comedian Loriot blends satire and sketch comedy. Featuring Loriot in multiple roles, the program playfully disrupts the typical talk show structure wi ...