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Elsa Bassermann

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Elsa Bassermann

Born January 14, 1878 · Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire [now Germany]

Died May 30, 1961 · aged 83

Elsa Bassermann (born Elsa Sarah Schiff; January 14, 1878 – May 30, 1961) was a German screenwriter, stage and film actress. She was married to Albert Bassermann and often acted with him. As she was Jewish, the couple had to leave Nazi Germany and go into exile in Switzerland and the United States. She later returned to Germany, where she died in 1961. From Wikipedia.

Known For

Madame CurieMadame Curie · 1943
Madame Curie
★ 7.21943
MovieDramaRomance
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.
Dr. SchotteDr. Schotte · 1918
Dr. Schotte
★ 9.01918
MovieDrama
A doctor's marriage to a single mother comes unravelled.
Desperate JourneyDesperate Journey · 1942
Desperate Journey
★ 6.11942
MovieWarAdventure
A British bomber crew, including Australian and American, is shot down over Germany during a bombing run. The five make their way across a perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the war secrets they have learned, battling Nazis along the way.
Du sollst keine anderen Götter habenDu sollst keine anderen Götter haben · 1917
Du sollst keine anderen Götter haben
★ 9.01917
Movie
Lucrezia BorgiaLucrezia Borgia · 1922
Lucrezia Borgia
★ 5.11922
Movie
Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, has three adult children: Juan, who is virtuous and has a sweetheart who is a woman of the people, Lucrezia, who is virtuous and wants to marry Alfonso, and Cesare, who is wicked and lusts after Lucrezia, Juan's girlfriend, and probably others. Cesare has vowed to kill any suitor for Lucrezia's love, and he has three thugs to carry out his wishes. Bodies fall into the Tiber, into the Colosseum (with lions prowling), and onto the Vatican floors.
EscapeEscape · 1940
Escape
★ 7.51940
MovieDramaThriller
An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.
Der Mutter AugenDer Mutter Augen · 1913
Der Mutter Augen
★ 9.01913
Movie
Silent film
Urteil des ArztesUrteil des Arztes · 1914
Urteil des Arztes
★ 9.01914
Movie

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