Otto Treßler

Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old (1961)

Vienna, City of My Dreams (1957)

In the made-up country of Alanien, King Alexander I has been overthrown while abroad. Now, he's in Vienna with his daughter, the city of his fondest memories since studying there as a boy. It doesn't take long for the charm of Vienna to work its magic on t ...

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. ...

The Story of Vickie (1954)

Vickie, short for Victoria, is crowned Queen of England and as such needs to learn the responsibilities of her new post. ...

Franz Schubert – Ein Leben in zwei Sätzen (1953)

Franz Schubert toils by day as his father's clerk while secretly composing in Beethoven's shadow, gaining little recognition until friends persuade publisher Diabelli to host a public performance where he meets and falls for soprano Therese Grob. Abandonin ...

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 ...

Arlberg-Express (1948)

The Great Sacrifice (1944)

Äls, a young woman from Sweden living in Hamburg in the summer months attracts a newly married explorer, Albrecht Froben who has just returned to his native city. But although Äls seems to be 'life itself', she suffers from a tropical disease which is sl ...

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 ...

Leinen aus Irland (1939)

I Am Sebastian Ott (1939)

After a shady art collector is murdered, adept Dr. Sebastian Ott uncovers a massive organised fraud with fake paintings. His twin brother Ludwig is responsible, kidnaps him and locks him away in his house. He uses Otto's ID and 'replaces' him... ...

Princess Sissy (1939)

A UFA feature film about the little Princess Sissi, later Elisabeth of Austria—the legendary and beloved Queen of the Habsburgs to this day. ...

Castles in the Air (1939)

A wardrobe mistress at a Vienna theatre wins a competition, receiving as her prize a luxury tour round Italy. On the train she meets an impoverished young Italian who pretends to be a prince. ...

A Dangerous Game (1937)

The formerly wealthy Baron Carl Erich von Wenden is desperate. His debts are out of control and he is forced to give up everything he owns. Since he doesn't want to burden his daughter Rosy with all of this, he tells her he'll take a pleasure trip with h ...

The Court Concert (1936)

Before he became cult director Douglas Sirk, Detlef Sierck cut his teeth on such lavish European star vehicles as Das Hofkonzert (The Court Concert). Marta Eggerth is cast as Christine, a young singer who aspires to find out who her father was. Her odyssey ...

Mädchenjahre einer Königin (1936)

After her Prime Minister Lord Melbourne arranges a marriage for her with the German Prince Albert, the young Queen Victoria decides to leave London and spend some time in Kent. While there she meets a handsome young German and falls in love, unaware that h ...

Episode (1935)

Vienna, 1922. Due to a sudden financial tragedy, a young woman begins accepting checks from an older, rich gentleman for companionship in order for her to keep attending college. Their relationship is purely platonic, but eventually she begins a romance wi ...

Love and Alarum (1934)

An Austrian officer falls in love with a Polish girl at a Saint Petersburg New Year's Party in 191, but war soon breaks out. ...

The Island (1934)

A case of espionage in high society: To save the reputation of his county, a diplomat voluntarily takes his own life. ...

When You're Young, the World Belongs to You (1934)

Along with Adventures on the Lido, it was denied a permit to be shown in German cinemas because Oswald was deemed an enemy of National Socialism. ...

Rakoczi March (1933)

Hungary, 1925. A young lieutenant of the Hungarian army Fröhlich falls in love with his captain's sister, Vilma Horn. While his superior agrees to the marriage, the girl's father has other plans, as the family estate is essentially bankrupt and can only b ...

Lover Divine (1933)

A section from the life of composer Franz Schubert as a material for a love story. Also known in English as Gently My Songs Entreat. An English version called Unfinished Symphony would follow in 1934. ...

Storm in a Water Glass (1931)

Popular comedy about a flower seller who cannot afford to pay a tax for having a little dog as her companion, and the new candidate for the post of burgomaster she endangers. ...