Wilfried Elste

Full Employment (2008)

The revolutionary new government program allows young people to assist the elderly in carrying out their occupational responsibilities, even when said duty is...out of the ordinary. ...

Alles nur Tarnung (1996)

After trying to smuggle a package into prison for his father Willi, Harry and his girlfriend Marlies also end up in jail. While Harry is billeted with Daddy, Marlies is housed just one floor up in the cell of the ageing prostitute Jutta. With Christmas jus ...

The Threepenny Opera (1995)

The Threepenny Opera proclaims itself "an opera for beggars," and it was in fact an attempt both to satirize traditional opera and operetta and to create a new kind of musical theater based on the theories of two young German artists, composer Kurt Weill a ...

The Power of Emotion (1983)

Emotions and feelings should not be confused with sentimentality. Emotion is ancient and more powerful than any artistic expression. The film observes young couples facing difficulties while trying to move their love experiences towards clear decision maki ...

Death Is My Trade (1977)

A biography of Auschwitz commander Rudolf Höss. ...

Der Fall Liebknecht-Luxemburg (1969)

Reconstruction of the murder of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg and the following farcical military court procedures. ...

Zeitsperre (1965)

Fluchtversuch (1965)

1964. Germany is divided into two states. On a fateful day, two trucks drive towards each other. One comes from the west and transports industrial goods to Berlin. The other comes from the east and has a far more explosive cargo: four people who can no lon ...