Franz Pfaudler
Actor · 1893 – 1956 · Wien, Austria
Movies16
- Movie7.0Comedy
Leopold Habernal, lives a quiet, modest life as a postman. When he unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money, he suddenly becomes an object of desire for several unmarried woman in the town, leading also to resentment amongst his former male friends. Ultimately he is able to use his money to benefit everyone.
Movie6.8DramaThe father of young maiden Wally wants to force the girl into a marriage.
Movie7.9FamilyDramaDespite their social differences Luise, called Pünktchen, a girl from rich parentage befriends Anton, a boy who has to earn his own money in order to afford life for his sick mother and himself. Together they undergo different adventures, even preventing a theft in Pünktchens home
- Movie5.4Drama
A Nazi propaganda film which aims to justify the invasion of Poland by portraying the plight of ethnic Germans in Poland who were discriminated against and oppressed by the Poles, and how they were saved by the intervention of the German army.
Movie7.0HistoryFranz Schubert toils by day as his father’s clerk while secretly composing in Beethoven’s shadow, gaining little recognition until friends persuade publisher Diabelli to host a public performance where he meets and falls for soprano Therese Grob. Abandoning a teaching career, he moves in with artist and poet friends, finds inspiration for the “Erlkönig,” and together with Therese sustains himself by performing his songs.
Franz Schubert – Ein Leben in zwei Sätzen
1953 · 2 votes
Movie6.6DramaWhen two Russian captains of cavalry came to a German post station one of them recalls what happened long time ago. He begins to tell the story: Ten years ago a comrade of them made a resting at the post station and fell in love with the station master's daughter. He promised everything to her and finally convinced her to come with him to St. Petersburg. When both arrived there she had to realize that her captain never had the intention to marry her.
Movie7.5DramaMusicBiopic about Ludwig van Beethoven.
Eroica
1949 · 2 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
Maresi
1950 · 2 votes
Movie6.2ComedyWhen a female violinist joins an otherwise all-male musical quartet, the other members struggle to cope.
Movie9.0DramaProduced by the Nazis in honor of the 150th anniversary of Mozart's death: a celebration of his music, as the film shows him traveling to Prague for the Don Giovanni premiere and inspired by his wife to compose the finale.
- Movie5.8RomanceHistory
Archduke Johann, whose liberal leanings and bourgeois lifestyle have brought him into disfavor with the Viennese court, falls in love with the postmaster's daughter Nandl. Against the wishes of the court, he wants to make her his wife...
Erzherzog Johanns große Liebe
1951 · 3 votes
Movie8.3DramaVienna during the fin de siecle. Farmer's daughter Anuschka has to sell the farm after her father's death to the rich but mean farmer's wife Nowarek and her friendly son Jaro. Anuschka goes to Vienna and starts to work as a housemaid until she is wrongly accused of theft.
Movie6.8DramaIn 1882 a country girl disappears from a small Hungarian village. The inhabitants suggest that she was murdered by the Jews. Everything is done to accuse them before the trial. A study in stubbornness, racism and intolerance and how to fight against it.
Movie5.8DramaAs the Austro-Hungarian empire comes closer to defeat in the Great War, a young lieutenant tries to rescue the standards of his Maria Isabell regiment from falling into enemy hands.
- Movie3.0Drama
Two brothers (Albert Matterstock and Attila Hoerbiger), who are trapeze artists, are getting along just fine until Hoerbiger runs off with his brother's wife. Matterstock isn't very pleased when his wife is killed.
Stimme des Blutes
1938 · 3 votes
Movie8.0DramaAfter losing almost all of his money, a young marquis discovers that among his few remaining possessions is a magical piece of leather which is capable of fulfilling any wish. However, every use of it will make it less effective and furthermore will shorten the life of its user. Nevertheless, the marquis uses the magical object ruthlessly in order to regain his wealth and especially to get the love of Feodora, an actress. But all his efforts only seem to lead to doom…