Johannes Arpe

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Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg
7.2

Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg

Apr 06, 1955

Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg
1955 87 min 2 vues
This film is set in a medieval mill town in the Harz mountains. The greedy and brutal millman and his accomplices, the castle steward and the mayor, set fire to a forest mill that the farmers used for processing their grain. Without their mill, the farmers must now rely on the millman's services. When the farmhand Anna uncovers the millman’s crimes, he swiftly detains her and a young miller, Jörg. The forest spirits have a different plan, however, and they free the young couple with the charge to rebuild the ruined forest mill and turn things around for the villagers.
Fantasy
Das Fräulein von Scuderi
1

Das Fräulein von Scuderi

Jul 28, 1955

Das Fräulein von Scuderi
1955 99 min 1 vues
Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé...
Drama
Einmal ist keinmal
4

Einmal ist keinmal

Mar 25, 1955

Einmal ist keinmal
1955 89 min 1 vues
A musician seeks a peaceful vacation in a Vogtland village but is soon overwhelmed by requests for a symphonic composition and a pop song for a local dance band, leaving him with no time to relax.
Music
Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse
5.1

Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse

Mar 09, 1954

Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse
1954 124 min 8 vues
This film is the first of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. In early November 1918, Ernst Thälmann is an unwilling soldier serving on the western front. As the revolutionary movement at home is threatened by the betrayal of the Social Democrats and fissures in the working class, Thälmann calls on his fellow soldiers to put down their weapons and unite with the workers in the communist struggle at home. Thälmann’s qualms about which side he is fighting on continue, but when the local police attempt to prevent a shipment of provisions and supplies from reaching the people in Petrograd, he intervenes and the ship is unloaded. With this moment of clarity, Thälmann continues to follow his political convictions and joins the workers at the Hamburg uprising in October 1923.
History
Stärker als die Nacht
1

Stärker als die Nacht

Sep 24, 1954

Stärker als die Nacht
1954 117 min 1 vues
The story of a resistance fighter in the Nazi era: Communist Hans Löning was arrested in 1933, imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured. The Gestapo plans to smash the resistance group around Löning. Despite the imminent threat to his life, Löning, together with his wife, organized the passive resistance of the Hamburg workers against the Hitler regime. In 1944, Löning was again taken and killed.
History
Carola Lamberti – Eine vom Zirkus
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Carola Lamberti – Eine vom Zirkus

Nov 30, 1954

Carola Lamberti – Eine vom Zirkus
1954 90 min 1 vues
Carola has been running the family-owned circus alone since her husband’s death, but she suddenly finds herself at odds with her three adult sons who are also performance artists and want to have a say in how the business is run. The family discord leads Carola to turn her back on the circus, leaving the three inexperienced sons in charge. This turn of events forces the family to learn to work together or face bankruptcy.
Drama
Der Hauptmann von Köln
6.8

Der Hauptmann von Köln

Dec 07, 1956

Der Hauptmann von Köln
1956 118 min 3 vues
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
Geheimarchiv an der Elbe
1

Geheimarchiv an der Elbe

Apr 12, 1963

Geheimarchiv an der Elbe
1963 94 min 1 vues
The World War II. 1944. Nazis staged a cache which stores archival documents of its agents, rescued from the east during the retreat, near a small German town Ostburga.
Adventure
Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück
5.5

Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück

Nov 01, 1962

Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück
1962 103 min 2 vues
This film takes place during the Seven Years' War. The Prussian Major von Tellheim has become engaged to the Saxon noblewoman Minna von Barnhelm. After the war, the King - in an unwarranted move - deprives the major of his honor. Von Tellheim becomes impoverished and, filled with shame, breaks off his relationship to Minna. An innkeeper in Berlin, who is a police informer, makes the Major move to a shabby little attic because he cannot pay his debt. In the meantime, Minna has also arrived at the inn. She and her lady's maid Franziska are questioned and spied on by the nosy innkeeper. Minna has followed her beloved Tellheim and she now cunningly manages to elicit a new declaration of love from him...
Comedy
Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord?
1

Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord?

Jan 19, 1962

Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord?
1962 86 min 1 vues
A Saturday evening dance in the village pub is interrupted when the barn of local farmer Paul Gäbler catches on fire. The farmer himself is soon found – hanged. Sawmill owner Züllich claims that Gäbler committed suicide because he was forced to join an agricultural production cooperative, but others are convinced Gäbler was murdered. Officers Schneider and Anders must navigate their way through a complex maze of personal and political motivations in order to reconstruct the crime.
Crime
Rivalen am Steuer
1

Rivalen am Steuer

Apr 25, 1957

Rivalen am Steuer
1957 101 min 1 vues
Manfred Falk is an experienced race car driver and member of a racing collective in Eisenach. While competing in West Germany, the beautiful Manuela convinces him to leave his girlfriend Inge and his friends at the collective behind in order to join the South American Alvarez racing company.
Drama
Revue um Mitternacht
5.9

Revue um Mitternacht

Jul 06, 1962

Revue um Mitternacht
1962 104 min 4 vues
Despite the fact that production manager Kruse doesn't have the actors or the crew for the job, he recklessly boasts that he could direct a revue film. To prevent him losing face, Kruse brings together four people - a dramaturg, a composer, a writer and an architect - and gives them the thankless task of turning his idea into a film. Except for the relatively unknown composer Alexander Ritter, who is enthusiastically committed to the project, the other members of the team find themselves stuck in this mess.
Comedy
Nebel
5

Nebel

Mar 14, 1963

Nebel
1963 97 min 2 vues
At the beginning of the 1960s, a German turns up on behalf of the NATO in the British village of Rocksmouth. NATO wants to establish a naval base in Rocksmouth, but first, the German envoy has to salvage an old ship wreck. In 1942, the "Princess of India" was supposed to bring children to safety in Canada but was sunk by a German submarine at departure. 58 people were killed, most of them children.
Drama
Der Mond und andere Liebhaber
5

Der Mond und andere Liebhaber

Jul 24, 2008

Der Mond und andere Liebhaber
2008 101 min 1 vues
Der Mond und andere Liebhaber narrates the story of Hanna, a woman who will not take lifes set-backs and knock-downs sitting down. Instead, she takes them in her stride, picks herself up and marches onward. This is a woman who continually draws new courage from her inexhaustible will to live. Whatever losses and uncertainties come her way, she remains true to herself.
Drama
52 Wochen sind ein Jahr
1

52 Wochen sind ein Jahr

Nov 17, 1955

52 Wochen sind ein Jahr
1955 88 min 1 vues
Krestan Serbin, a 64-year-old Sorbian farm-worker, considers himself non-political. He owns a few acres, a few pigs and a cow, and intends to pass all this on to his daughter Lena. Lena, however, shows only little interest. Krestan’s situation becomes more difficult when he is meant to become integrated into the agricultural production cooperative. He even gets offered a position as Training Supervisor. Although Krestan does not oppose the new policy, he is unwilling to surrender his properties. When the political die-hards who intend to hinder the progressive movement try to win him over, Krestan realizes that it is time to show colours.
Drama
Simplon-Tunnel
1

Simplon-Tunnel

Jun 12, 1959

Simplon-Tunnel
1959 90 min 1 vues
A sociohistorical drama about the construction of the Simplon-tunnel: A conflict develops when German workers want to strike and fight for better working conditions while Italian workers simply want to earn money and provide for their families.
Drama