Rudolf Prack

The Standard (1977)

During the final days of the First World War, Officer Menis does his duty in defending the battle flag of the defeated Austro-Hungarian empire, while his fellow troops, a motley gang recruited from several different countries not loyal to the royal family, ...

Jesus of Ottakring (1976)

In the year 1970 several Austrian newspapers reported of Viennese people beating a homeless person to death because they thought he had stolen 50 Schilling. This story was the foundation for the play JESUS VON OTTAKRING which Pellert brought to the big scr ...

Treffpunkt Herz (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 ...

Der Jäger von Fall (1974)

When a hunter returns home after two years, he finds nothing is like it used to be, as his cruel rival has stolen his bride. ...

Wenn jeder Tag ein Sonntag wär'... (1973)

The owner of a travel agencies decides to took a holiday with his family. He combines business with pleasure and undertakes a tour of inspection of some of his enterprises. Incognito he arrives with his family at the Castle Hotel on the Wörthersee. But th ...

Sie nannten ihn Krambambuli (1972)

Verliebte Ferien in Tirol (1971)

The architect Stefan Hellwig is to plan the construction of a housing estate for a hard stone factory in Tyrol. As his landlord Meier from Dortmund is on his way to Africa with his family, he gets a cheap ride to Tyrol. There, the Meiers are initially forc ...

Gestrickte Spuren (1971)

Sexy Susan Knows How...! (1970)

Susanne is the hostess who gives comfort to the visitors to her hotel. All of the vices in the country are heavily taxed, including drinking and making love. Susanne and a group of nude women try to give some relief to the beleaguered and overtaxed cliente ...

Ein dreifach Hoch dem Sanitätsgefreiten Neumann (1969)

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 ...

Ruf der Wälder (1965)

A young Italian worker is always having problems with his coworkers because he doesn't understand their language. His only friend is a dog that came up to him. After his coworkers kick the dog, he becomes angry and beats up the bully. He is then summoned t ...

Happy End am Wörthersee (1964)

According to the last will of a deceased millionaire, her brother Severin Petermann and her two nephews Walther von Peterjahn and Johannes Petermann should only be entitled to inherit if they spend a summer together under one roof in an Austrian villa. ...

The Merry Girls of Tyrol (1964)

A girls only hotel in Austria, run by a man-hating grandmother. Her daughter and three pretty grand daughters are chased by men, nevertheless (and chase the guys themselves), so everything is back to heterosexual normality in the happy ending. It's a music ...

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 ...

Schweik's Years of Indiscretion (1964)

Shortly before the First World War, the son of a Prague butcher is called up for military service in the Austro-Hungarian Army of Emperor Franz Joseph, proving to be a very incompetent recruit. ...

Mariandl's Homecoming (1962)

After marrying Hofrat Geiger, Marianne moves to Vienna to be with her husband. She runs the household while her daughter attends the music academy. But Mariandl is heartbroken. She constantly catches her Peter in strange situations with other women. Marian ...

Mariandl (1961)

The meticulous court councilor Geiger suddenly realizes: 18-year-old Mariandl, who is applying to study music with him, is his own daughter. Remorsefully, he decides to fulfill his fatherly duties and travels to Dürnstein, where he met Mariandl's mother, ...

Vertauschtes Leben (1961)

The mistake of two infants on a night of bombing during World War II plunged their families into grief and conflict 18 years later, when both girls were marriageable. ...

Frau Irene Besser (1961)

It was not until twelve years after the end of World War II that Irene Besser's husband, Martin Besser, long believed to be missing, returned from Soviet captivity. But the country and family have become unfamiliar to him. His wife Irene and her daughter L ...

The Young Sinner (1960)

Ein Herz braucht Liebe (1960)

Du bist wunderbar (1959)

Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary (1959)

After a carnival celebration, young Erika Hansen is offered a lift by two young men in a car. The men become abusive. Erika rushes out of the car and is seriously injured. She is brought to a gynecoligal clinic for an acute operation. ...

Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt (1959)

Twenty years after their wedding, the well-to-do Elisabeth sets off for Konstanz to meet her husband and finally take their honeymoon. There she runs into her childhood friend Pierre Bonvant. While old memories and feelings are stirred up in Elisabeth, her ...

Eine Reise ins Glück (1958)

Together with her uncle and waiter Otto, young Renate runs a guesthouse high above the Rhine, which hardly any guests ever visit. When she suddenly inherits a vineyard in Tuscany one day, the three of them set off full of hope on the arduous journey south. ...

The Priest and the Girl (1958)

A priest falls in love with a rich man's daughter. ...

Lady Country Doctor (1958)

A German village gets a new doctor, but the conservative folk have trouble accepting a female for the job. ...

Der Page vom Palast-Hotel (1958)

Heimweh... dort, wo die Blumen blüh'n (1957)

Das einfache Mädchen (1957)

The newcomer actress Caterina Bastiani, there is the Chance of your life, as you are the leading role in a Musical get offered. But the author of the novel has, in this respect concerns: first, he wants his material was not as musical Revue prepared to see ...

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... ...

Kaiserball (1956)

Austria, Bad Ischl: The young Princess Christine and the Imperial Count of Hohenegg are supposed to meet at the annual Imperial Ball before their planned engagement. But things turn out differently than expected: Christine falls in love with Count Baranyi, ...

Dany, bitte schreiben Sie (1956)

Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe (1956)

The sensitive Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf is suffering from his marriage, dictated by his father, Emperor Franz Joseph, and the strict court etiquette. He meets a kindred spirit in the very young Baroness Mary Vetsera. ...

The Congress Dances (1955)

Congress of Vienna, 1815: In order to lure certain monarchs away from the conference, the Austrians instigate a ceaseless sequence of operas and balls. Indeed, Russian Czar Alexander is distracted when he falls for a beautiful salesgirl. ...

Heimatland (1955)

Somewhere in the Salzburg mountains, young poacher Hans tries to conquer the heart of pretty schoolteacher Helga but is overthrown by forest warden Thomas. Krambambuli, the dog he once saved from being drowned, indirectly causes his death. ...

Ball im Savoy (1955)

Roman eines Frauenarztes (1954)

Große Starparade (1954)

Imperial Manoeuvres (1954)

In Franz Joseph I's Vienna, Captain Eichfeld publishes a witty satire on imperial Austrian army abuses, using the pseudonym "Spectator." It's popular, but Eichfeld dares not reveal his identity, as he wants the hand of conservative General von Trattenbach' ...

Die Privatsekretärin (1953)

Determined Gerda Weber travels to the big city and locates at a girl's pension. She soon finds job as a secretary in a big business thanks to her optimism and wits, and ends dating her boss after mistaking him for a companion. They share an evening of musi ...

Komm zurück... (1953)

Wenn am Sonntagabend die Dorfmusik spielt (1953)

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Kaiserwalzer (1953)

When the Heath Dreams at Night (1952)

A film about men's friendship and the complications of love: Karl and Peter are close buddies since they were pilots in defense of German cities during ww-ii. Now they are working together in a bomb disarm unit. During a vacation they visit Karl's mother a ...

Ferien vom Ich (1952)

American billionaire George B. Stefenson is on a business trip through Europe when, due to his heavy workload, he suffers a heart attack. The doctor called to his aid, Dr. Hartung, strongly advises him to take a three-month break—in other words, to take ...

Tausend rote Rosen blüh'n (1952)

The Thief of Bagdad (1952)

Fatme has quite the talent for getting herself into trouble and escaping with her head intact. But when she's caught rifling through Caliph Omar's possessions, she finds herself in serious trouble. News of a theft makes the rounds and now the caliph's men ...

Lockende Sterne (1952)

A completely new life begins for railroad employee Werner Nordhaus when he meets the fascinating variety theater director Karena Rodde. She discovers that Werner is a great dancing talent and is determined to win him over for her theater. Karena wants Wern ...

Die Dame in Schwarz (1951)

The Heath Is Green (1951)

After the end of World War II Lüder Lüdersen, the former owner of a feudal estate in the East, and his daughter Helga arrive as refugees in the Lüneburg Heath. While living a seemingly happy life on the estate of his cousin, Lüdersen hides a dark secre ...

Johannes und die 13 Schönheitsköniginnen (1951)

Engel im Abendkleid (1951)

The bailiff Engel is believed to be an heir to the millions via a fictitious newspaper advertisement. It is said to have a mink farm. Your debtors mean my nun that as a millionaire you can pay the debts. Some dowry hunters have seen it on them too. Paulche ...

Eine Frau mit Herz (1951)

Liebe nach Noten (1950)

Mädchen mit Beziehungen (1950)

An unemployed engineer who does not want his fiancee to protect him has accidentally insulted his future boss, unknown and for no reason. From this meager idea, a stupidly rolled-out confusion with pop song in a Mexico bar develops. ...

The Black Forest Girl (1950)

The painter Hans Hauser falls head over heels in love with the "Black Forest girl" Bärbele Riederle. He travels to her home village and soon the two realize that they are made for each other. ...

Maharadscha wider Willen (1950)

Zyankali (1949)

Um eine Nasenlänge (1949)

Heimliches Rendezvous (1949)

A young teacher has to declare that she is unmarried in order to obtain a teaching license in the small town where her husband works as a teacher at the local grammar school. ...

A Heart Beats for You (1949)

Farmer Regina suffers greatly from her childlessness, because it means that the Hallwanger farm has no heir. A former suitor, whom she rejected for Martin Hallwanger's sake, also torments her with references to her childlessness. ...

Fregola (1948)

Morgen ist alles besser (1948)

Königin der Landstraße (1948)

Leckerbissen (1948)

"Gems" - Embedded in a frame story, the film shows excerpts from 18 entertainment films of the time, among others, "The Gypsy Baron", "The Three Codonas", "La Habanera", "Viennese Blood", "Sophienlund", and "Mask in Blue". ...

Glaube an mich (1947)

Der weite Weg (1946)

Shortly before the end of the war: Disillusioned Austrian soldiers crammed into a barracks in a prison camp welcome a new arrival who has nothing better to do than rave to the men, who have been separated from their homeland for years, about his Viennese l ...

Leuchtende Schatten (1945)

Orient Express (1944)

The emergency braking of the Orient Express causes chaos. When the lights are switched back on, lawyer Branko is found murdered in his compartment. The Rarna Criminal Investigation Department starts investigating immediately. There are several suspects: Ba ...

Aufruhr der Herzen (1944)

A small, mountain town. The populace here has long lived off the artisanal production of axes. But due to a glut of cheap, factory goods, the business magnate Brugger is no longer able to sell his axes and he dies before a complete economic collapse. Hi ...

Die unheimliche Wandlung des Alex Roscher (1943)

Helena's mirror, a valuable piece of jewelry, has been stolen from a museum in Bremen and is to be smuggled across the Alps to the border. Alex Roscher, the border guard, catches the smugglers but gets caught up in a shootout. ...

Journey into the Past (1943)

With her daughter Anita, a young singer, the widow Marianne von der Halden undertakes a journey into the past. She wants to see her former admirers again. One of them is the chamber singer Paul Schneider, who only remembers his childhood sweetheart with ir ...

Die unheimliche Wandlung des Axel Roscher (1943)

Der ewige Klang (1943)

1943 German film. ...

The Big Number (1943)

Against her father's wishes, the ringmaster Wallner, Helga forms a connection with the wild animal trainer Peter. After he is almost killed during an appearance, he promises his mistress, that he'll never work with wild animals again. From that point on, ...

The Golden City (1942)

Anna Jobst is the daughter of a rich, conservative farmer. Living on the bank of the Moldau, she wishes nothing more than follow the river to Prague, the "Golden City". After arriving, she quickly falls into a bad crowd. ...

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 ...

Spähtrupp Hallgarten (1941)

Two German soldiers in the Norwegian Campaign. ...

Der liebe Augustin (1940)

Vienna, sometime around 1680: Augustin makes fun of Leopold I mistress and in doing so, stirs up the passions of the people against the luxury-enjoying rulers, who neglect their people. He is arrested and sent to prison. ...

Ein Leben lang (1940)

In 1910, the landlord's daughter Agnes from the Steiermark gets to know the diplomat Hans. They have a short love affair and then part from one another. Hans gets sent to Beijing, where he marries and American and has a son with her. Agnes, too, has a s ...

Krambambuli (1940)

A hunter buys a fine hunting dog from a drunkard for twelve bottles of "Krambambuli" schnapps and forcibly impresses upon the animal that from now on it must obey only him. When he catches the dog's former owner poaching, the dog runs irritably back and fo ...

Mother Love (1939)

A melodrama about a self-sacrificing mother who, after her husband is struck by lightning, has to raise her three sons and one daughter alone. She buys a small laundry in Vienna and does everything she can to give her children a good life. When one of her ...

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. ...

The Optimist (1938)

A moron buys a worthless piece of land, which a swindler passed off as an oil field. ...