Creator

Justus Pfaue

Born September 25, 1942 · Ballenstedt, Germany

Died March 8, 2014 · aged 71

No biography available.

Known For

AnnaAnna · 1988
Anna
6.91988
MovieDramaRomance
This film is the theatrical follow-up to a very popular German TV-series (also called "Anna"), about a young girl who wants to make it as a prima ballerina.
Jack HolbornJack Holborn · 1982
Jack Holborn
8.21982
SeriesFamilyAction & Adventure
Jack Holborn was a 1982 ZDF Adventure TV mini-series. The story is based on the book by Leon Garfield. It was shown in the United Kingdom by ITV.
AnnaAnna · 1987
Anna
7.01987
SeriesDramaFamily
Anna Pelzer has a dream She wants to become a ballet dancer. But after a car accident, everything seems to be over. The pretty schoolgirl can no longer move her legs and feet. Her family threatens to break apart as a result of the tragic accident, especially as Anna's brother was driving without a license. But then Rainer rolls into Anna's life - a boy in a wheelchair whom the girl meets at the sanatorium. Rainer himself was on the brink of a great career Two years earlier, he was a youth skiing champion until he was ruthlessly knocked down on the slopes. Despite his disability, Rainer is full of energy. He gives Anna new courage to face life, encourages her to learn to walk again and to pursue her dream of a dancing career. Step by step, Anna fights her way back into her old life. At her new school, she meets dance student Jakob and the prominent teacher Irene Kralowa, whose dance group she eventually joins.
SilasSilas · 1981
Silas
7.91981
SeriesFamilySci-Fi & Fantasy
Silas was a 1981 ZDF Adventure TV mini-series based on the Danish children's book „Silas og den sorte hoppe“ by Cecil Bødker who kept on writing instalments until 2001. The series was Patrick Bach's debut and because the series did so well he also starred the very next year in another adventure series about a young orphan: Jack Holborn Silas was a German production and filmed solely in German. Still it received attention beyond German-speaking countries and consequently the successor Jack Holborn involved international producers and was filmed in English.
Die Wicherts von nebenanDie Wicherts von nebenan · 1986
Die Wicherts von nebenan
8.01986
SeriesDramaFamily
Die Wicherts von nebenan is a German television series.
MandaraMandara · 1983
Mandara
8.01983
SeriesMysteryCrime
Mandara is a German television series.
Patrik PacardPatrik Pacard · 1984
Patrik Pacard
7.31984
SeriesFamily
Patrik Pacard was the sixth ZDF-Weihnachtsserie, and aired in 1984. The series was broadcast in Germany on ZDF, and consisted of 6 episodes. Broadcasting in Germany began on December 25, 1984. The series was also broadcast in Switzerland, and constisted of 12 episodes. Broadcasting in Switzerland began on December 4, 1984. An English-language version of this series was shown by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 1992, and repeated in 1995, though with a revised plot to reflect the end of the Cold War. A French-language version of this series was broadcast as well. The shows titular character and theme song are incorporated in an internet meme on YTMND in relation to an alter-ego of Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard.
RavioliRavioli · 1984
Ravioli
5.51984
SeriesFamily
Ravioli is a German children's television series.

Filmography

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AnnaAnna · 1987
Anna
7.01987
SeriesDramaFamily
Anna Pelzer has a dream She wants to become a ballet dancer. But after a car accident, everything seems to be over. The pretty schoolgirl can no longer move her legs and feet. Her family threatens to break apart as a result of the tragic accident, especially as Anna's brother was driving without a license. But then Rainer rolls into Anna's life - a boy in a wheelchair whom the girl meets at the sanatorium. Rainer himself was on the brink of a great career Two years earlier, he was a youth skiing champion until he was ruthlessly knocked down on the slopes. Despite his disability, Rainer is full of energy. He gives Anna new courage to face life, encourages her to learn to walk again and to pursue her dream of a dancing career. Step by step, Anna fights her way back into her old life. At her new school, she meets dance student Jakob and the prominent teacher Irene Kralowa, whose dance group she eventually joins.

Script

The Legend of Tim Tyler: The Boy Who Lost His LaughThe Legend of Tim Tyler: The Boy Who Lost His Laugh · 1979
The Legend of Tim Tyler: The Boy Who Lost His Laugh
6.51979
SeriesDramaKids
Timm Thaler is a 1979 children's television miniseries based on the 1962 children's novel by German writer James Krüss. The series originally aired in Germany as the first Christmas series on German national broadcaster ZDF. In 1988, the series was acquired for transmission in the United Kingdom by the BBC. The English version was produced by Angela Beeching, with script by Nel Romano, and retitled The Legend of Tim Tyler. It aired during Children's BBC in the weekday afternoons. The screenplay was written by Justus Pfaue and Peter M. Thouet and differs somewhat from the original novel. Directed by Sigi Rothemund, the series became a hit in Germany and made then 14-year-old Tommi Ohrner, in the lead role of Timm Thaler, a popular teen idol of the era. The role of the Baron was played by Horst Frank.

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