Mady Rahl

Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2005)

A parade of well-known actors and directors from Germany ...

Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'... (1992)

A documentary about the 75th birhday of the UFA film studios directed by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg. ...

The Agression (1988)

The wife of a lawyer becomes the target of a violent sexual assault by two teenagers. Attempts to hold the perpetrators accountable are met with incomprehension by the village community. Prejudices on both sides turn into open hatred. ...

Das Gesicht auf der Wand (1983)

It is an eerie, cold evening, with the wind whistling through the trees. In a remote pub, a few people have gathered around a single candle and are telling each other scary stories. A man from the next table joins them and tells them about a mysterious app ...

Das blaue Bidet (1982)

The Fall (1979)

Film adaptation of the last part of Martin Walser's "Kristlein Trilogy": After the perpetually failing intellectual Anselm Kristlein had to make a living as a sales representative and advertising copywriter in "Halbzeit" and became a writer in "Das Einhorn ...

Das Gesetz des Clans (1977)

Ein Fall für Sie: Sonnenschein bis Mitternacht (1975)

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 ...

Karussells werden im Himmel gemacht (1973)

Gastspiele (1971)

Immer die verflixten Weiber (1970)

The women of a Swiss community finally want to achieve equal rights. At the top of the uproar is the midwife Spyri, who does not want to be married by the head of the district, Stirnimann. They succeed in abducting the head of the community and using his f ...

Faust auf eigene Faust (1970)

Otto ist auf Frauen scharf (1968)

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The Horror of Blackwood Castle (1968)

Scotland Yard must discover why people are being murdered by a monstrous dog at Blackwood Castle. ...

Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand (1967)

Two young Italian guest workers in Germany find a beautiful dead woman one morning on the way to their job. The Kripo quickly determines that the dark-haired, young woman is the well-known sexworker Elena Rossano. The short, brutal and intense life of the ...

Der dritte Handschuh (1967)

Das Spukschloß im Salzkammergut (1966)

On a trip through the Salzkammergut, a couple singing pop songs tell the story of another duo and their difficult path to marriage: he was into light entertainment, while she was into serious art. ...

Freiheit im Dezember (1966)

Towarisch (1966)

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious (1965)

A lonely German clerk captures two American flyers and keeps them as prisoners in his basement long after WWII has ended. ...

Bongo Boy (1965)

Liebesgrüße aus Tirol (1964)

Dr. Stefan Burger wants to take over the management of a home for children. Together with Rena he gets involved in a small scam. ...

Unartige Lieder (1964)

Die große Kür (1964)

Holiday in St. Tropez (1964)

Prospective hotel owner Carlos is having problems with the completion of his hotel on the Adriatic. He quickly asks his niece Vivi in Germany to cancel the bookings he has made so far. Unfortunately, his telegram reaches her too late and a motley group of ...

Case 33: Antwerp (1964)

British detective Tim Frazer hunts a myserious murderer who kills smugglers in the city of Antwerpen. ...

Napoleon greift ein (1964)

Tom und seine Söhne (1964)

The Inn on Dartmoor (1964)

A private detective tries to find out how and why some convicts have mysteriously disappeared from the prison of Dartmoor. ...

Hochzeit am Neusiedler See (1963)

A comedy directed by Rolf Olsen. ...

Mit besten Empfehlungen (1963)

The White Spider (1963)

After an automobile accident, in which a man is unrecognizably burnt to a crisp, his wife's only able to confirm the corpse's identity by his talisman: a small, white spider. However, soon, there are more corpses walking around than at a comic con conventi ...

The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962)

A re-edited U.S. release of the 1958 West German film Mit Eva fing die Sünde an (Sin Began with Eve), The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962) features roughly fifteen minutes of new color footage directed by Francis Ford Coppola and edited by Jack Hill. The ...

The Forger of London (1961)

A ring of counterfeiters is flooding the country with phony money, and suspicion falls upon a wealthy playboy who may--or may not--have amnesia. ...

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1960)

Frauen in Teufels Hand (1960)

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (1960)

The film depicts the first month of 1945 when the Russian Red Army broke into the eastern part of Germany and forced millions of civilians to flee in the coldest of winter. While the Russians invaded Ostpreussen hundred of thousands of civilians were evacu ...

Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht (1959)

Nocturno im Grand Hotel (1959)

Hippodrome (1959)

The Girl with the Cat Eyes (1958)

A police commissioner investigates an auto theft ring in Hamburg following the murder of an inspector. ...

Stefanie (1958)

Stefanie is flirting with an architect from Rio who could be her dad. ...

Immer die Radfahrer (1958)

Three childhood friends go on another bike tour after 20 years of no contact. ...

Sin Began with Eve (1958)

During rehearsals for a provocative stage play, director Gregor clashes with young actress Dinah, who resists performing an intimate love scene. To challenge her views, he guides the cast through a series of imaginative theatrical tableaux spanning the his ...

The Copper (1958)

Otto Friedrich Dennert is a celebrated veteran of the Essen police force. While investigating a series of killings of women he reaches retirement age. The case is taken over by a new team, including Dennert's son Harry. Convinced that they have arrested th ...

Der Page vom Palast-Hotel (1958)

Träume von der Südsee (1957)

Das Herz von St. Pauli (1957)

Due to a lack of money, Hamburg pub owner Jonny Jensen brings two partners on board. As soon as the contract is finalized, the ex-sea bear is almost struck by a blow: the shady duo want to turn his quaint harbour bar "Herz von St. Pauli" into a demimonde p ...

Schön ist die Welt (1957)

Sharks and Little Fish (1957)

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

Der Jungfrauenkrieg (1957)

Ober zahlen (1957)

Vienna, 1957: Head waiters Gustav (Paul Hörbiger) and Franz (Hans Moser) are working for the stinted Cafétier Panigl and are close friiends despite of their different characters. Franz is happily married and a good family father, Gustav, a relaxed charme ...

Der Fremdenführer von Lissabon (1956)

Roter Mohn (1956)

Through a cleverly deceptive maneuver, a theater ensemble attempts to prevent the sale of its small theater to a shady profiteer. Numerous misunderstandings and mix-ups arise, culminating in a fake wedding night... ...

K. und k. Feldmarschall (1956)

Die Stimme der Sehnsucht (1956)

Three from Variety (1954)

Jeanine, her husband Alexis and Renato are the stars of the Varieté Royal under the name "The 3 Loopings". A blindfolded somersault performed for the first time catapulted the three even higher in the audience's favour. ...

Prisoners of Love (1954)

Willi and Maria Kluge married in the final days of World War II. Maria is deported to a camp in Siberia and does not return home until eight years later. She brings with her the child of a fellow prisoner, whom she gave birth to in the camp. This is a heav ...

Sanatorium total verrückt (1954)

Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth (1952)

Der weißblaue Löwe (1952)

Der Mann in der Wanne (1952)

Die Dame in Schwarz (1951)

Eyes of Love (1951)

A terrible accident robs the successful artist Imhoff of his sight—a jet of flame shoots out of the kiln where he hardens his sculptures, and his career seems over. An attempt to surgically restore his sight fails. While he lies in his sickbed, the sensi ...

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. ...

Rausch einer Nacht (1951)

Skandal in der Botschaft (1950)

Die Sterne lügen nicht (1950)

Everything for the Company (1950)

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 ...

Comedy Times Three (1949)

Art student Ulla lies to her older sister Ilse, claiming to be posing for sculptor Professor Viktor Arnim. To confront him, Ilse visits him that very evening. In her excitement, she forgets her handbag, which the professor immediately notices. Ilse clearly ...

The Night of the Twelfth (1949)

A dozen ladies expect marriage impostor Lanski to keep his promises. But he needs more money and decides to kill Mrs. von Droste who has changed her will in his favor. He covers his tracks but is seen by a neighbor who soon blackmails him. ...

Tell the Truth (1946)

Peter's fiancee Maria is chronically lying and hides her little affairs. To change this, Peter bets that he is going to tell everyone the truth for 24 hours. The consequences are catastrophic. ...

Schuß um Mitternacht (1945)

Kathrin von Hagen runs an extremely successful guesthouse in the stylish Löwenberg Castle. Kathrin also has a passion that she pursues with dedication: writing. She would love to see her latest crime play on stage, but the publisher Thomas Brand, who is c ...

Die tolle Susanne (1945)

Das Konzert (1944)

A concert pianist, the romantic idol of many women, is seduced away from his wife. The seductress's husband takes in the pianist's wife, and all four pretend to be happy with the new arrangement. ...

Sieben Briefe (1944)

Tonelli (1943)

Circus performer Tonio Tonelli discovers his wife Maja having an affair with his colleague Tino. Tonio goes away, and slowly rebuilds his career before meeting tightrope walker Nelly. The two become a popular sensation, which leads his estranged wife to tr ...

My Wife Theresa (1942)

Teresa is a young, always cheerful woman, who has a harmonious marriage with the writer Peter Duhren. Unfortunately, it's so harmonious, that he's uncapable of writing a novel. So he decides instead to write a book about his own marriage. Teresa is so h ...

Make Love to Me (1942)

A showgirl aspiring to greater things endeavours to sort out her financial and romantic problems. ...

Geliebte Welt (1942)

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 ...

Krach im Vorderhaus (1941)

It can hardly be said that things are peaceful in the Berlin apartment building where the film's story takes place. There are constant clashes between the residents – and sometimes that's quite literal: for example, when the widow Bock hid some explosive ...

Der dunkle Punkt (1940)

Eduard Winkelmann, the owner of an apartment building in Munich, never tires of making life difficult for his renters. One day, a young woman, Erika, shows up at his door. She is the illegitimate daughter of a long-past love affair. ...

Die lustigen Vagabunden (1940)

On account of a bet, the painter Menzinger and his friend Schratt decide to travel the country as unemployed bums (no doubt, because there were so few unemployed and homeless people in Germany just a few years earlier). For two weeks, they wander around ...

Mein Mann darf es nicht wissen (1940)

Sabine Senden is desperate – she's hopelessly in love with Willi Ulbrich, her mother's lodger. The only problem is, her mother doesn't like the man at all. She even wants to sue him for defamation, since he allegedly called her a "hooded crow" after he a ...

White Lilacs (1940)

The playboy owner of a sock manufacturing business bestows a bouquet of white lilies on each lady who catches his eye.One of them offers an interesting possibility: she owns her own sock business.Will they merge, in more ways than one? ...

Fräulein (1939)

Miss Annemarie Tessmer is a clerk in the house of the manufacturer Herman Schilling and she is indispensable. She is exploited by all the family members and her own life is completely in the background. Herman Schilling wants his daughter Thea merry with t ...

Hallo Janine (1939)

The French ballet girl Janine, a gifted tap-dancer, dreams of a musical career in Paris. But first she wants to take revenge on Count René who stood up her best friend Charlotte. Janine wants him to fall in love with her and disappoint him afterwards. At ...

Die Stimme aus dem Äther (1939)

Brigitte von Gersdorf became an actress against her parents' wishes. At drama school, she and her friend Erika are now waiting for their big break. ...

Ich bin gleich wieder da (1939)

Undergraduate Nik just wanted to get cigarettes when he is pulled into a series of events over the course of one night. Also during this night he meets three interesting women - whom will he end up with? ...

War es der im 3. Stock? (1939)

Olga, a woman of the demimonde, is shot in her apartment. The bullet was deflected by something, otherwise it would have killed Olga. Witnesses heard a noise at 2 p.m. that sounded like a gunshot. Detective Heidenreich investigates and discovers that the p ...

A Night in May (1938)

A reckless young woman has her driving license withdrawn, drives home anyway and gets involved in a traffic accident. Realizing this was a little over the top she decides that she has to flee the country. As fate has it, she misses her train and instead me ...

Zweimal zwei im Himmelbett (1937)

Pat und Patachon im Paradies (1937)

Sam Murphy and Jack Fenton find an old message in a bottle that shipwrecked threw into the water 100 years ago. Out of curiosity, they look for the island and are surprised to meet people here. Love confusion quickly occurs, and Fenton and Murphy want to l ...

Der Unwiderstehliche (1937)

Fremdenheim Filoda (1937)

Assistant PI Bulli is hired to find Marie Banse. He does, she is married to Thomas, they have a pretty daughter, Lore. Bulli falls for her, delivers their heritage of 5000 Marks and tries to find out who the unknown benefactor is. ...

To New Shores (1937)

A 19th-century London cabaret singer is deported to prison in Australia. Her crime? Taking the blame when her lover bounces checks. ...

Wenn du eine Schwiegermutter hast (1937)

Dr. Lorenz is presenting her married daughter to everyone as being unmarried, because she believes a flirtation between the girl and her son-in-law's boss just might play to the married couple's advantage. Everyone seems to dance to the doctor's tune, eve ...

Husaren heraus (1937)

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. ...

A Little Street in Paradise (1936)

A poor dog catcher in Prague takes up an orphan's boy who finds his favorite bull with him, with himself, until both find a better home, finally, with a rich family. - In antiquated style with put on warmth told comedy. ...

Blinde Passagiere (1936)

The Mysterious Mister X (1936)

The eccentric owner of a chateau, Lord Wilford, is fond of everything that is connected with criminal cases. His passion takes up so much time that even his secretary hardly has time to see her fiance. When mysterious letters arrive, announcing that a cert ...

Two Greyhounds (1934)

An early short film by Douglas Sirk (Detlef Sierck) which takes a satirical look at dubious business practices during the Weimar Republic. It was banned under the title "Zwei Genies" but released as "Zwei Windhunde" after revisions were made. ...