Gustav von Wangenheim
Actor · 1895 – 1975 · Wiesbaden, Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustav von Wangenheim (February 18, 1895 – August 5, 1975) was a German actor, screenwriter and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gustav von Wangenheim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie7.7HorrorFantasyThe mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
Movie7.2DramaScience FictionA scientist discovers that there's gold on the moon. He builds a rocket to fly there, but there's too much rivalry among the crew to have a successful expedition.
Movie7.8HorrorDocumentaryNearly a century ago, two filmmakers traveled to Germany to shoot an homage to the 1922 film, Nosferatu, and visit the graves of those who made the silent horror masterpiece. In doing so, they unleashed a dark shadow from cinema's past.
The Tomb of Nosferatu
2023 · 4 votes
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A silent movie by Rober Wiene.
Movie7.0The House on the Moon
Movie6.6ThrillerFantasyDuring a dinner given by a wealthy baron and his wife, attended by four of her suitors in a 19th century German manor, a shadow-player rescues the marriage by giving all the guests a vision what might happen tonight if the baron stays jealous and the suitors do not reduce their advances towards his beautiful wife. Or was it a vision?
MovieHorrorNew sound design and a neon color palette offer a fresh take on the horror classic. A mysterious count travels to Germany bearing a deadly secret.
Movie6.3ComedyThe story of Romeo and Juliet, a tale as old as time-- Here, played as farcical lark: A goofy comedy of manners set in a snowy Bavarian village.
Movie6.2HorrorScience FictionPart of the artificial-creature series encompassing Der Golem (1914 and 1920), Alraune (1918, 1928, 1930) and Metropolis (1926), 'Homunculus' was the most popular serial in Germany during World War I even influencing the dress of fashionable Berlin. Foenss, a Danish star, is the perfect creature manufactured in a laboratory by Kuehne. Having discovered his origins, that he has no 'soul' and is incapable of love, he revenges himself on mankind, instigating revolutions and becoming a monstrous but beautiful tyrant, relentlessly pursued by his creator-father who seeks to rectify his mistake.
Movie5.6HorrorComedyA wisecracking narrator mocks footage featuring Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula.
Boo
1932 · 13 votes
Movie6.6DramaHorrorIn a distant Teutonic village, people dance and drink merrily celebrating a wedding feast. However, an elderly man tells the villagers that the valley where they live wasn't always happy but sorrowful. This was due to the tyranny of the master of the mountains who ruled the valley despotically.
Movie5.8DramaHistoryThis pre-WW II German costume drama chronicles the French Revolution with a particular focus upon Danton, Robespierre, and Marat. It depicts the dramatic downfall and execution of Georges Danton in 1794 at the hands of Maximilien Robespierre. The film also presents an interesting, if not historically inaccurate, portrayal of Louis XVI.
Danton
1931 · 6 votes
Movie6.0ComedyRomanceSomewhere in Southern Bavaria Xaver wants to marry Gretel, but her father Kohlhiesel wants his elder daughter Liesel to marry first. The problem is, nobody wants to marry her, because she is too brutal. Seppel suggests, that he should marry Liesel first, get rid of her and then he can marry Gretel...
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Movie7.0HorrorScience FictionThe homunculus and his companion Edgar Rodin make an invention that would allow the hateful homunculus to destroy the world. But first he wants to find out about love. When he observes how young Anna is rejected by her parents, he takes care of her and asks her parents for forgiveness - without success. He brings her to her seducer, who also rejects the girl. The homunculus then takes revenge by ruining the man financially and throwing Anna at his feet. But she still loves the villain and asks Homunculus for mercy. The homunculus cannot understand this feeling of love - he wants to try it out on himself. He puts a young woman who loves him to the hardest test, but she will do anything for him, sacrificing her fiancé and her parents. Only when he reveals his artificial nature to her, she leaves him. This experience confirms the homunculus in his intention to destroy mankind.
Homunculus, 3. Teil: Die Liebeskomödie des Homunculus
The Love Tragedy of the Homunculus
1916 · 4 votes
MovieHorrorA version of Nosferatu to which sound was added. Some scenes were left out and new ones were added including a different ending. Additionally all the characters names were changed.
Movie7.0Kitsch
1919 · 1 votes
MovieComedyDie Erzkokette
1917
Movie10.0ThrillerHorrorA man tries to enjoy a quiet movie night, but then he enters a world of confusion when an unexpected visitor knocks on his door.
CALCO (A Symphony of Echo)
2019 · 1 votes
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