Hans W. Hamacher

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Thomas Müntzer – Ein Film deutscher Geschichte
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In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to assume the rectorate. As a follower of Luther′s teachings, he finds in the Bible not only reasons for clerical, but also for secular reforms. But when Luther turns away from the rural population after a discord with Müntzer, it is Müntzer who becomes the peoples′ spokesman. He is forced to go to Southern Germany, where he convenes with revolting farmers. But his way leads him back to Thuringia. In 1525, he and Heinrich Pfeiffer form the centre of the Thuringian peasant uprising in Mühlhausen, but their success is diminished by the fact that peasants and craftsmen don′t seem to be able to work together. In Frankenhausen, Müntzer becomes the leader of a peasants′ army that is set to fighting the ruler′s army – and sustains a devastating loss. Müntzer is arrested and sentenced to death by decapitation for his insurgency.
Drama
Belles d'un soir
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Belles d'un soir

Sep 30, 1965
Belles d'un soir est un film à sketches autrichien, librement inspirés de La Ronde d'Arthur Schnitzler. Angela Claasen est atteinte de somnambulisme ; ses excursions nocturnes la conduisent dans un lit inconnu. Peu à peu, son mari découvre que le "somnambulisme" n'a rien à voir. Le chef d'orchestre Stefan Cramer se sert d'un entracte pour une aventure avec sa femme. Son amant la surprend et, dans la colère, perd toute notion de la réalité. Peter est timide et inexpérimenté en amour. Lorsque sa baignoire se met à déborder, il vient demander de l'aide à sa voisine, la sensuelle Lolita. Avec l'aide de la séduisante Dorothea Parker, d'anciens élèves du professeur Hellberg décident de lui faire une farce : après qu'ils l'ont fait boire, ils lui font croire qu'il a séduit la journaliste. Tandis qu'ils s'amusent avec des prostituées, il dort dans son ivresse. Lorsqu'il vient s'excuser auprès de Dorothea, il se rend compte de la farce ; ils se rapprochent l'un de l'autre.
Comedy
Láz
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Láz

Oct 03, 1957
Set between the First and Second World Wars, a “tale of an industrialist's rise to power and his destruction through his own greed” - BFI.
Drama
Der Hauptmann von Köln
6.8
Albert Hauptmann is an out of work waiter in Cologne who is often confused with a former Captain of the Nazi Army. Albert uses this to his advantage and becomes the Director of the Montan Corporation, and a member of the West German Parliament. Herr Karjanke, the real Captain, learns of Albert’s ruse, and wants to claim his "rightful" position in Parliament. But Karjanke cannot come forward until his politicking "Doppelganger" succeeds in passing an amnesty law for war criminals. When Albert is finally brought before a judge on charges of fraud, he learns that this own amnesty law does not apply to him.
Comedy
Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer
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A series of knife murders have an odd feature about them; the victims find that their luggage has been packed for them just before their deaths. Scotland Yard investigates, and discover that the murders are linked to an addictive drug called Mescadrine.
Crime
L’Opéra de quat’sous
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Macheath est le chef des Voleurs. Avec ses sbires, il a pour habitude de s’en prendre à La Banque de la ville. La police, totalement corrompue ne peut rien contre lui. Mais un jour un policier décide de mettre un terme à la carrière de Macheat. Au même moment La Banque fait faillite. Macheat décide alors qu’il est temps pour lui de rentrer dans le rang : avec l’argent amassé au cours de sa carrière de voleur il achète La Banque et épouse la fille du chef des Mendiants.
Music
Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
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During the Thirty Years' War, the camp-follower Anna Fierling, called "Mother Courage", travels the length and breadth of Europe with her covered wagon. She does not care if it's Catholics or Protestants she trades with as long as business thrives. She loses her three children as a result of the war: bold and spirited Eilif, sincere and upright Swiss Cheese and mute Katrin, who saves the children of Halle by beating a drum on a farmstead roof In wartime, the Fierling children's virtues prove to be deadly. Yet, Mother Courage, remains incorrigible. She will not have anyone "spoil the war" for her and so sets out once more after the soldiers with her wagon.
Drama
Polonia-Express
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Polonia-Express

Nov 07, 1957
Railway employee Fritz Marr is not regarded well by his superiors. It is the year 1920, and trains regularly pass the railway hub of Erfurt to the East to secretly transport weapons for the fight against the young Soviet Union. Marr knows about this and wants to mobilise other workers to stop these illegal deliveries. To muzzle him, Marr is relocated to a remote rail work construction site.
Drama
Le Diabolique Docteur Mabuse
6.8
Le docteur Mabuse est décédé en prison en 1933. Cependant, son esprit, entretenu par les affres du troisième Reich, perdure encore dans les mentalités de détraqués. Parmi eux, le professeur Jordan, un criminel mégalomaniaque installé dans son hôtel Luxor truffé de caméras de surveillance. En ce moment, il s'intéresse tout particulièrement à localiser l'emplacement de silos nucléaires…
Crime
Schlösser und Katen
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Schlösser und Katen

Feb 09, 1957
Lifelong hard work for the count makes the servant Anton a cripple. Everybody calls him Crooked Anton. When, after the end of the war, the land of the count gets divided amongst the farmers, Anton receives a piece and hopes to be able to work freely. But an old debt and intrigue keep Anton and his family from finding peace. The farmers of the village begin to discover their own power when Annegret, Anton's daughter, leaves. Is a new beginning possible for Anton? This film paints an impressive panorama of the development of a minor village in Mecklenburg from the end of the war to the uprising of 17 June 1953.
Drama
Liebling der Götter
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Liebling der Götter

Apr 11, 1960
Biography of the famous German actress Renate Müller, who died in 1937 under unsettled circumstances; While doing her first movie for the UFA in Berlin, she meets the elderly secretary-general Dr. Simon and is impressed by his charm. Although her Nazi-friend Volker discourages her to befriend a Jew, they start dating. While she ascends to one of the most famous German actresses of her time, Simon is suffering more and more under the Nazi regime.
Drama
Liebling Kreuzberg
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Liebling Kreuzberg

Mar 17, 1998
Liebling Kreuzberg was a television series on ARD, which was sent in five seasons with a total of 58 episodes the first time from 1986 to 1998. The scripts of seasons one through three and five were from Jurek, of his friend Manfred Krug wrote the role of idiosyncratic Berlin attorney Robert favorite on the body, the fourth season was written by Ulrich Plenzdorf. Director Heinz Schirk, Werner Masten led and Vera Loebner. Producing Series transmitters were the SFB, the NDR and WDR. The music of the first season was. Hans-Martin Majewski, in the later seasons of Klaus Doldinger.
Drama
Sur les lieux du crime
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La série des Tatort, créé en 1970, est la plus ancienne et la plus appréciée des séries télévisées policières diffusées actuellement dans les pays germanophones. Au cours de l'année 2010, elle a été regardée chaque semaine par près de 8,5 millions de personnes en moyenne, d'après l'ARD.
Drama
Das Kriminalmuseum
8.5

Das Kriminalmuseum

Aug 07, 1970
Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.
Crime
Das Kriminalmuseum
8.5

Das Kriminalmuseum

Aug 07, 1970
Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.
Crime
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
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Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein is a TV adaption of a novel of the same name by Austrian author Johannes Mario Simmel. Directed by Thomas Engel Siegfried Rauch walks in the footsteps of O. W. Fischer who played the protagonist "Thomas Lieven" already in 1961, just one year after the bestseller had been released. The series is unique for providing a little cooking show at the end of each episode. The book also includes recipes because "Thomas Lieven" is an accomplished amateur cook.
Drama