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German cinema: History
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)
Werner Herzog
In 1560, a party of conquistadors led by Gonzalo Pizarro cross the Andes and undertake a hazardous journey through the Amazon rain forest in search of El Dorado, the fabled city of gold...
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Werner Herzog
Au revoir, les enfants (1987)
Louis Malle
France, 1944, during the Nazi Occupation. The Christmas holidays over, 12-year-old Julien Quentin must leave his comfortable middleclass home in Paris and return to his Catholic boarding school in the country...
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Louis Malle
Das Boot (1981)
Wolfgang Petersen
October 1941. The crew of U-boat U-96 is preparing to leave their base in La Rochelle and head out for patrols in the North Atlantic...
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Wolfgang Petersen
La Caduta degli dei (1969)
Luchino Visconti
Germany, 1933. As the Nazis' grip on their country increases, a family of wealthy industrialists strive to turn the situation to their advantage...
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Luchino Visconti
Cagliostro (1929)
Richard Oswald
In the late 18th century, Joseph Balsamo, alias the Count of Cagliostro, finds fame throughout Europe as a magician, alchemist and fortune teller...
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Richard Oswald
Diplomatie (2014)
Volker Schlöndorff
It is the night of the 24th-25th August 1944. The fate of Paris is in the hands of one man, General Von Choltitz, who has just received orders from the Fuhrer to blow up the capital... [More...]
Volker Schlöndorff
It is the night of the 24th-25th August 1944. The fate of Paris is in the hands of one man, General Von Choltitz, who has just received orders from the Fuhrer to blow up the capital... [More...]
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Ingmar Bergman
December 1907. The once-famous actress Helena Ekdahl welcomes her family to her home to celebrate Christmas. Her sons - Gustav Adolf, Carl and Oscar arrive with their wives and children... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
December 1907. The once-famous actress Helena Ekdahl welcomes her family to her home to celebrate Christmas. Her sons - Gustav Adolf, Carl and Oscar arrive with their wives and children... [More...]
La Folie des grandeurs (1971)
Gérard Oury
Don Salluste is the all-power minister and tax collector of the King of Spain. He delights in tyrannising the peasants with his band of loyal Black Knights... [More...]
Gérard Oury
Don Salluste is the all-power minister and tax collector of the King of Spain. He delights in tyrannising the peasants with his band of loyal Black Knights... [More...]
Die Gezeichneten (1922)
Carl Theodor Dreyer
In western Russia circa 1900, Hannah-Liebe is a Jewish girl growing up in a small town inhabited by Jews and serfs. Driven from the town by malicious gossip, she travels to St Petersburg to live with her older brother Jakov, who has converted to Christianity and now makes a comfortable living as a lawyer... [More...]
Carl Theodor Dreyer
In western Russia circa 1900, Hannah-Liebe is a Jewish girl growing up in a small town inhabited by Jews and serfs. Driven from the town by malicious gossip, she travels to St Petersburg to live with her older brother Jakov, who has converted to Christianity and now makes a comfortable living as a lawyer... [More...]
Ludwig (1972)
Luchino Visconti
Ludwig II is a mere youth of nineteen when he ascends to the throne of Bavaria in 1864. A sensitive and idealistic young man, he shows far more interest in the arts and architecture than he does in matters of state... [More...]
Luchino Visconti
Ludwig II is a mere youth of nineteen when he ascends to the throne of Bavaria in 1864. A sensitive and idealistic young man, he shows far more interest in the arts and architecture than he does in matters of state... [More...]
Michel Strogoff (1926)
Viktor Tourjansky
As a revolt by the Tartars threatens to tear the Russian Empire in two, the soldier Michel Strogoff is sent to the Siberian town of Irkutsk with a vital message from the Tsar... [More...]
Viktor Tourjansky
As a revolt by the Tartars threatens to tear the Russian Empire in two, the soldier Michel Strogoff is sent to the Siberian town of Irkutsk with a vital message from the Tsar... [More...]
La Rafle (2010)
Rose Bosch
In 1942, Joseph is 11. A Jew, he must go to school with a yellow star sewn onto his chest. Although he is mocked by some, others treat him kindly and he feels that he and his family have found a safe refuge in Paris... [More...]
Rose Bosch
In 1942, Joseph is 11. A Jew, he must go to school with a yellow star sewn onto his chest. Although he is mocked by some, others treat him kindly and he feels that he and his family have found a safe refuge in Paris... [More...]
Titanic (1943)
Herbert Selpin
April, 1912. As the share price of the British shipping company White Star Line begins to tumble its president, Joseph Bruce Ismay, conceives a plan that will save both the company and his personal fortune... [More...]
Herbert Selpin
April, 1912. As the share price of the British shipping company White Star Line begins to tumble its president, Joseph Bruce Ismay, conceives a plan that will save both the company and his personal fortune... [More...]
Zur Chronik von Grieshuus (1925)
Arthur von Gerlach
In 17th century Germany, the elderly rich landowner Grieshuus of Holstein has decided that his eldest son Hinrich will inherit his entire estate... [More...]
Arthur von Gerlach
In 17th century Germany, the elderly rich landowner Grieshuus of Holstein has decided that his eldest son Hinrich will inherit his entire estate... [More...]