Peter Capell

Mamas Geburtstag (1985)

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)

The story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat responsible for saving thousands of lives from the Nazi Holocaust. ...

The Little Drummer Girl (1984)

An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother. ...

Charlotte (1981)

In 1939, Charlotte Salomon leaves Berlin to seek refuge at her grandparents' villa in the south of France. A little later, war breaks out, and Charlotte must, besides forgetting all she left behind, deal with her grandmother's depression, and her mother's ...

The American Success Company (1980)

A husband is humiliated at home and at work. He decides he has had enough of it and hires a prostitute to help him get back at his boss, wife and friends and get a lot richer in the process. ...

Son of Hitler (1979)

The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actually the son of Adolf Hitler. ...

Ehrlich währt am längsten (1978)

Fedora (1978)

Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth behind her success. ...

Sorcerer (1977)

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous j ...

The Spy Who Never Was (1976)

A diabolical tale of romance, murder, and mistaken identity as a treacherous terrorist organization hunts an enemy agent with the intention of killing him, but instead they set their sights on the wrong man. Left in the wake of their mistaken pursuit is a ...

So oder so ist das Leben (1976)

An entrepreneur of social prestige gets intimate with the housekeeper, while his wife has a lover who is 20 years younger than her, whom she eventually loses to her nymphomaniac daughter. ...

Wachtmeister Rahn (1974)

Tragic story of german police officer Ernst Rahn who gets enmeshed in criminal activities. ...

Sex Clinic '74 (1973)

A bunch of high school graduates practice love with their classmates who have a lot of experience, because they spend their free time as escort ladies and therefore earn a lot of money. ...

Der Vorgang (1973)

Immobilien (1973)

The supposedly naive owner of the castle, Louise Strothmann von Auerheim, advertises that the entire family estate is for sale. This not only attracts the attention of her money-hungry relatives, but also a whole host of potential buyers, from porn factory ...

Escape to the Sun (1972)

Two young university students wish to escape the oppressive Soviet Union. But their plans are monitored by the KGB, who try to intimidate them. ...

Hausfrauen-Report 3 (1972)

On the street, students conduct surveys on the behavior of housewives. ...

The Smugglers (1971)

Most Girls Will (1971)

German sex comedy ...

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner. ...

The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (1971)

An "adults only" retelling of the legend of Siegfried. ...

Dial Love for Murder (1970)

A man plans to kill his wealthy wife for her money and so he can be with his beautiful young mistress. However, things don't turn out exactly as he had planned. ...

Hauser's Memory (1970)

A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleague in order to preserve missile-defense secrets. However, he finds that he is now torn between his own wife and that of his dead colleague, who was a Nazi s ...

Wer ist der nächste? (1970)

Der Mann am Strick (1970)

Das Missverständliche im Leben des Herrn Knöbel (1968)

Die Mühle von Sanssouci (1968)

Assignment K (1968)

Philip Scott, the boss of a toy company, is secretly also the chief of a British spy organization. Scott's cover is destroyed when enemy agents kidnap his girlfriend to force him to reveal the identities of his fellow spies. ...

Die goldene Pille (1968)

Ein Sarg für Mr. Holloway (1968)

Glorious Times in the Spessart (1967)

The countess is married, and the ghosts are still in the Spessart. Her husband becomes an astronaut and the story involved time travelling and space travelling starts. ...

Der Auswanderer (1967)

Ein treuer Diener seines Herrn (1967)

I Deal in Danger (1966)

During World War II, an American who sympathizes with the Nazi cause defects to Germany, where he is greeted as a hero and given a job broadcasting propaganda to the West. What the Nazis don't know is that he is actually a double agent. Compilation of the ...

Der Spielverderber - Das kurze, verstörte Leben des Kaspar Hauser (1965)

In 1828 a man called Kaspar Hauser appears in Nuremberg, barely able to speak and walk. He is admitted to the house of a professor, who among other things explores Kaspar's unusual characteristics and deals with his education. ...

Auf einem Bahnhof bei Dijon (1965)

Ich fahre Patschold (1964)

At the center of the story are building contractor Patschold, who juggles advances and loans, and his shrewd chauffeur Göhrke. Patschold's wife almost suffers a nervous breakdown and his mistress makes ever greater demands. ...

Bei Tag und Nacht (1964)

Napoleon greift ein (1964)

Die Teilnahme (1964)

Der Prozeß Carl von O. (1964)

Der Fall Sacco und Vanzetti (1963)

Maria Stuart (1963)

Der arme Bitos... oder Das Diner der Köpfe (1963)

Egmont (1962)

The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany. ...

One, Two, Three (1961)

In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Commu ...

The Big Show (1961)

A European circus family is torn apart by greed and jealousy. ...

Die eiskalte Nacht (1960)

Zur letzten Instanz (1960)

So ist es - ist es so? (1960)

Satan Tempts with Love (1960)

Escaped convict Carlos wants to flee on a ship with his lover Evelyn. The crew demands a large sum of money to keep quiet. Evelyn tries to seduce a rich man, but ends up falling in love with him. The two want to start a new life. Carlos loses his temper. ...

Das große Messer (1959)

For the First Time (1959)

In this musical, a tempermental opera singer falls in love with a hearing-impaired young woman. ...

Du gehörst mir (1959)

Der öffentliche Ankläger (1958)

The Vikings (1958)

Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden. ...

Schwester Bonaventura (1958)

Inspector Welling, the warden Miss Pierce and the convicted murderess Sarat Carn are on their way back to Norwich from London. They are returning from a court hearing at which Carn's appeal against the death sentence imposed on her was rejected... ...

Wet Asphalt (1958)

In Berlin, when the journalist Greg Bachmann is released from prison six months before the end of his sentence, there is a driver named Jupp waiting for him. Soon he learns that the famous journalist Cesar Boyd was the responsible for the shorter sentence. ...

Die Abiturientin (1958)

A Gift for Heidi (1958)

This movie is about one summer holiday in the life of the famous children's book character Heidi, the orphan girl who lives with her grandfather (whom Heidi, like everybody else including the cast list, calls "Alm Uncle") on the outskirts of a small villag ...

Paths of Glory (1957)

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916. ...

The Burglar (1957)

Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune -- including a renowned emerald necklace -- from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer ...

Montserrat (1957)

The Night of the Storm (1957)

Despised by her husband and son after an affair, Marianne moves in with her lover, an unsuccessful painter, until she is purified. ...

The Trapp Family (1956)

A true story based on the popular novel by the Baroness Von Trapp of Austria. The film was made in 1956, some years before the other film based on the Trapp Family's life was released - a little movie named "The Sound of Music". ...

Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter (1956)

In 1920, an unknown 24-year-old woman was fished out of Berlin's Landwehr kanal after a suicide attempt. Since she has no papers and no answers to any questions, they soon assign them to the insane asylum Dallendorf. A co-patient believes she recognizes th ...

Walk East on Beacon (1952)

An FBI agent works with a refugee scientist and the Coast Guard to crack a Soviet spy ring in Boston. ...