Cornell Borchers

Acting

Cornell Borchers

Born March 16, 1925 · Heydekrug, Prussia [now Šilutė, Lithuania]

Died May 12, 2014 · aged 89

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cornell Borchers (born 16 March 1925) is a German actress, active in the late 1940s and 1950s, who starred along with Errol Flynn and Nat King Cole in the film Istanbul (1957). Description above from the Wikipedia article Cornell Borchers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Big LiftThe Big Lift · 1950
The Big Lift
★ 6.91950
MovieWarDrama
The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two Air Force NCOs who navigate romance in a bombed out post WW2 Germany.
Never Say GoodbyeNever Say Goodbye · 1956
Never Say Goodbye
★ 6.41956
MovieDramaRomance
In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.
IstanbulIstanbul · 1957
Istanbul
★ 6.01957
MovieCrimeDrama
A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or does he?
Adventures in ViennaAdventures in Vienna · 1952
Adventures in Vienna
★ 8.21952
MovieCrimeDrama
Taking place over 12 hours on New Years Eve, a concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent man.
OasisOasis · 1955
Oasis
★ 9.01955
MovieAdventure
Two female agents from a rival gang are sent to disrupt the operations of a gold-smuggler's caravan in Africa.
The Divided HeartThe Divided Heart · 1954
The Divided Heart
★ 6.81954
MovieDrama
During World War II, a German woman, Inga, goes missing and is presumed dead. Her infant son is placed in an orphanage where, years later, he's adopted by a childless couple. The adoptive parents' happiness is shattered when Inga reappears and insists on custody of her son.
Rot ist die LiebeRot ist die Liebe · 1957
Rot ist die Liebe
★ 7.01957
MovieRomanceDrama
Poet Hermann Lons is turning 40. On his birthday, his childhood love, Rosemarie, unexpectedly to visit her cousin (who just happens to be Hermann's wife). Rosemarie and Hermann walk through the Luneburger Heide every day and it isn't long before their old love flares up again. Hermann is rather annoyed about that and asks the woman to leave. His decision, however, brings him no joy. Luckily, he's able to deal with his grief by writing poetry, which brings him some success. But now his life is one big, melancholy drama, punctuated by too much alcohol. When Hermann eventually learns that Rosemarie has gotten engaged to Hermann's hunting buddy, Prince Niko, he realizes he wants to ask his wife for a divorce and chase after his former lover. Luckily(?), Rosemarie puts the brakes on the whole thing saying it's too late for them.
12:15 AM, Room 912:15 AM, Room 9 · 1950
12:15 AM, Room 9
★ 5.81950
MovieCrime
The young hotel manager Leutner runs for study purposes a transmitter in the hotel room of his fiancée Maria. Coincidentally he learns that a gang of counterfeiters want to get rid of a troublesome witness at 12:15 AM. Will Leutner be able to prevent this… and can he trust his fiancée at all? Cheats, swindlers, forgers and murderers are hiding under the mask of honest and reputable hotel guests.

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Rot ist die LiebeRot ist die Liebe · 1957
Rot ist die Liebe
★ 7.01957
MovieRomanceDrama
Poet Hermann Lons is turning 40. On his birthday, his childhood love, Rosemarie, unexpectedly to visit her cousin (who just happens to be Hermann's wife). Rosemarie and Hermann walk through the Luneburger Heide every day and it isn't long before their old love flares up again. Hermann is rather annoyed about that and asks the woman to leave. His decision, however, brings him no joy. Luckily, he's able to deal with his grief by writing poetry, which brings him some success. But now his life is one big, melancholy drama, punctuated by too much alcohol. When Hermann eventually learns that Rosemarie has gotten engaged to Hermann's hunting buddy, Prince Niko, he realizes he wants to ask his wife for a divorce and chase after his former lover. Luckily(?), Rosemarie puts the brakes on the whole thing saying it's too late for them.

Rosemarie