
Ewald Balser
Actor · 1898 – 1978 · Wuppertal, Germany
Movies24
Movie9.0Drama
Movie7.4CrimeThrillerThe search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.
Movie6.4WarDramaAs Germany's fortunes in the latter part of World War II wane, several young boys, in their enthusiasm to do something "for the fatherland", volunteer to fight with the German army in the East. Horrified at the news that their children left for the Russian front, the boys' mothers begin a desperate effort to get their sons back.
Movie7.0CrimeGeheimnis einer Ärztin
1955 · 1 votes
Movie6.5ComedyMan müßte nochmal zwanzig sein
1958 · 2 votes
Movie7.9RomanceDramaVienna, 1826. The penniless composer Franz Schubert lives with friends in the house of court glazier Tschöll and his wife. Because of their three beautiful daughters, Hederl, Haiderl, and Hannerl, the property is called the "Three Girls' House." Hederl and Haiderl celebrate a double wedding with the gentlemen, master saddler Bruneder and postmaster Binder. Due to an intrigue by soprano Lucia Grisi, Hannerl, with whom Schubert is in love but dares not reveal herself, turns away from him and marries singer Franz von Schober. Schubert is left with nothing but music.
- Movie6.2Drama
Hanna is deeply worried about her husband Thomas Bracht's fidelity because he had a rendezvous with the singer Jeannette Danieli. She leaves him and meets with the singer for a heart-to-heart. Very soon, she realizes that her jealousy was completely unfounded. Her flirtation with a travel companion is also quickly forgotten, and she returns to her husband, full of remorse. When Thomas learns of her affair, they decide to put the past behind them and face the future with confidence.
- Movie9.0DramaTV Movie
Nora
1955 · 1 votes
Movie8.0MusicComedySensation in San Remo
1951 · 3 votes
Movie5.6WarDramaGerman Paratroopers are ordered to hold the line at Monte Cassino in Italy, and halt the allied advance on Rome.
- Movie8.0Drama
Versuchung
1955 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DramaAbout the power of love and that love is such a strong force that humans are willing to commit the most ruthless acts to achieve it. And the one who loses in the game of love, can die as a result of it. This is how love is, according to "Furioso".
Furioso
1950 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaCrown Prince Don Carlos reunites with reformer Marquis Posa, who urges him to govern Flanders and broker peace. Carlos confesses forbidden love for his stepmother, Queen Elisabeth, who bids him serve Spain instead. Intrigue by the jealous Princess Eboli and Duke of Alba convinces King Philip II of betrayal. Posa sacrifices himself to save Carlos, but the king ultimately imprisons his son and hands him over to the Inquisition.
Don Carlos
1961 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaHistoryYoung Olga Ahrendt almost succeeded in attempting suicide. She had thrown herself in front of a tram out of desperation about her miserable life, a desperation she shared with many in the post-war period. Fortunately, Privy Councillor Sauerbruch is at the scene of the incident, ordering her to be admitted to his clinic after a brief examination. Sauerbruch works both as a university lecturer and as a surgeon, a famous doctor who not only helps his patients physically but also gives them spiritual comfort. After he has taken Olga Ahrendt to his hospital, he discovers during an examination that her suicide attempt is due to a serious physical illness. He intensively takes care of her without forgetting about his other patients, to whom he can give a new will to live, even if only through a small story. And he will also treat Olga Ahrendt successfully...
Movie6.0HistoryThrillerOberst Alfred Redl heads the military intelligence department of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Frequent letters from the Russian Empire, however, make him suspect of sharing his knowledge with unauthorized authorities.
- Movie5.8Comedy
During the Seven Years' War, Prussian Major von Tellheim sacrifices his own fortune to save a Saxon estate from being plundered. After the war ends he is discharged and left penniless when the government suspects his noble deed was actually due to a bribe. Believing his lost honour makes him unworthy Tellheim breaks his engagement to Minna von Barnhelm, but she tracks him down to a Berlin tavern to win him back. To test his love Minna pretends she has also lost her wealth, prompting Tellheim’s protective instincts to finally override his stubborn pride. The film concludes with a royal decree from Frederick the Great, restoring Tellheim's rank and fortune and allowing the couple to marry.
- Movie5.3Comedy
Ohne Mutter geht es nicht
1958 · 3 votes
Movie7.5DramaMusicBiopic about Ludwig van Beethoven.
Eroica
1949 · 2 votes
Movie7.0DramaThe German estate owner Corner travels to Marseilles, looking for his daughter. He had a relationship with a French aristocrat before the World War and knows she was pregnant, when he had to return to Germany. The War separated them however and the mother died giving birth to his child. He knows neither the name of his daughter, nor where she is living. A lawyer named Beauchamps is tasked with finding her and one days introduces a young singer named Isabel to him. She is with great probability the one, who is being sought. She follows her father back to Germany, but only with great reluctance.
Der Weg zu Isabel
1940 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyGlocken läuten überall
1960 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaWolf Burkhardt, who has acquired mining rights in Africa, returns home to get financing for his project. At the same time, he'd like to renew his youthful love for Georgia, but is eventually, and falsely, suspected of fraudulent activities and returns back to Africa. It is only with the passing of five years that he sees his beloved once more. In the interim, she has married a state's prosecutor and they have a daughter.
Der dunkle Tag
1943 · 1 votes
- Movie6.0Drama
This semi-musical stars Lenv Marenbach as Jana, a naïve farm girl who falls in love with a neighbor boy. It isn't long before she realizes that the romance is a mistake, but by now the couple is engaged. At the very last moment, Jana balks at the altar and runs off with her true love, her fiance's brother. This is the German-language version of the Czech film, JANA, starring Helena Busova.
Movie8.5DramaComedyBurgtheater recording, based on Shakespeare's play.
- Movie10.0DramaRomance
Following the breakdown of her marriage to an artist, a female doctor goes back to her position at a hospital.
Die Frau am Scheidewege
1938 · 1 votes
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