Erich Dunskus

Acting

Erich Dunskus

Born July 27, 1890 · Pillkallen, East Prussia, Germany

Died November 25, 1967 · aged 77

Erich Dunskus was born on 27 July 1890 in Pillkallen, East Prussia, Germany. He was an actor and producer, known for Double Indemnity (1944), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He was married to Elisabeth. He died on 25 November 1967 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.

Known For

Süss, the JewSüss, the Jew · 1940
Süss, the Jew
★ 4.41940
MovieDramaHistory
Nazi historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
The Man Who Was Sherlock HolmesThe Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes · 1937
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
★ 7.31937
MovieComedyCrime
Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.
Strafsache van GeldernStrafsache van Geldern · 1932
Strafsache van Geldern
★ 5.81932
MovieCrime
Paulus van Geldern is a lawyer who has made a name for himself as a criminal defense attorney, but is notoriously short of funds due to his unbridled passion for gambling. His gambling causes problems with his marriage to Martha who is thriving.
Steputat & Co.Steputat & Co. · 1938
Steputat & Co.
★ 5.81938
MovieComedy
A rich East Prussian shopkeeper,jealous that one of his male employees is in love with a female employee he himself covets, frames the couple for stealing lottery tickets.
Mayor AnnaMayor Anna · 1950
Mayor Anna
★ 9.01950
MovieComedy
A novelty in German post-war history: a young woman becomes mayor in a village. She is efficient and enjoys respect, but soon enough two villagers disagree with her work. In her predecessor, a prominent farmer, she has a bitter enemy. But even her boyhood friend, who wants to marry her as he returns home from captivity, can not accept that his future wife holds such an office.
Das Herz von St. PauliDas Herz von St. Pauli · 1957
Das Herz von St. Pauli
★ 5.71957
MovieCrimeDrama
Due to a lack of money, Hamburg pub owner Jonny Jensen brings two partners on board. As soon as the contract is finalized, the ex-sea bear is almost struck by a blow: the shady duo want to turn his quaint harbour bar "Herz von St. Pauli" into a demimonde pub with lingerie shows. Jonny can't let that happen!
The Last WitnessThe Last Witness · 1960
The Last Witness
★ 6.41960
MovieCrimeDrama
Director Wolfgang Staudte who left East Germany in 1953 to make movies in West Germany, takes a few swipes at the West German judicial system in this fairly effective courtroom drama about the murder of a four-month-old baby. Police almost immediately arrest the mother Ingrid who is the mistress of the father, a rich business VIP married to another woman. His position and wealth keep him insulated from suspicion. A hot-shot lawyer has to overcome the unaccountably biased perceptions of the police, the judge, the prosecutor and almost everyone else in the judicial system. The defence lawyer, driven to an extreme, knows he has to find the real killer or his client will be convicted.
A Prize of GoldA Prize of Gold · 1955
A Prize of Gold
★ 5.71955
MovieDramaWar
A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee's war orphans.

Filmography

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Joan of ArcJoan of Arc · 1935
Joan of Arc
★ 6.21935
MovieHistoryDrama
France in the 15th Century: The country is marked by the wars with England and internal power struggles. King Charles sees himself powerless against the state. As emerges from the people suddenly a young woman named Johanna, who claimed that the Archangel Gabriel to be appointed, to save France. First of all doubt the king in their words, but he remembers that the people through this "help of God" is gaining new courage. With the slogan "God and the Virgin!" pulls the revivified victorious army into battle against the English-Burgundian alliance. After Johanna King Charles is crowned at Reims, there breaks the plague over the country in. Now Johanna all the blame on the disaster: God would punish believe in the country for that a heretic; if Johanna were actual a holy, she would deal also with the plague. The waning faith weakens France, England is again on the rise. But Johanna is executed as a witch. Only years later annulled the verdict of the Holy and Johanna explained.
TwilightTwilight · 1940
Twilight
★ 7.51940
MovieDrama
Walter Gruber once belonged to a group of unscrupulous, money-grubbing poachers. Now released from prison, he is determined never to touch a gun again. He was imprisoned for poaching, but they couldn't prove he fired the shot that wounded forester Kuhnert. Upon his return home, Walter is horrified to discover that his former lover, Kuhnert's daughter Grete, has since married someone else. Grete still loves Walter, with whom she was pregnant. But her father would have made life a living hell for her and the child had she not married another man. This man, Robert Thiele, is still poaching and is extremely ruthless in his methods. Robert eventually blackmails Walter into rejoining the poachers. When the gang shoots the old forester Kuhnert, Robert shifts suspicion onto Walter.

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1-2-3 Corona1-2-3 Corona · 1948
1-2-3 Corona
★ 6.31948
MovieDramaComedy
Post-war Germany 1945: Two rival gangs of uprooted boys fight each other in the ruins of Berlin, whose business is the black market out of necessity in order to survive. Their respective leaders are Gerhard and Dietrich. A pretty young circus artist named Corona comes to the destroyed city with a traveling circus. She immediately caught the boys' attention. When the latter notice that the circus director is abusing the girl, the two gangs join forces and plot an act of revenge against the tyrant. But with the hustle and bustle caused by this, Corona falls from the trapeze and is seriously injured. When the circus moves on, the boys organize a doctor for the sick artist who has been left behind. Their collectively concern for the blonde beauty makes them forget their enmity. This welds the troops closer together and sets the course for a common, meaningful future.

2. Platzbesitzer

Darkness Fell on GotenhafenDarkness Fell on Gotenhafen · 1960
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
★ 5.71960
MovieDramaWar
The film depicts the first month of 1945 when the Russian Red Army broke into the eastern part of Germany and forced millions of civilians to flee in the coldest of winter. While the Russians invaded Ostpreussen hundred of thousands of civilians were evacuated by ships. Gotenhafen was the last open port and ships left the town almost by the minute, overloaded by refugees. One of the last ships to leave Gotenhafen was the 'Wilhelm Gustloff', a former 'Kraft durch Freude' pleasure cruiser designed for 1000 passengers. Until today it is unknown how many people were on board but it is said to be around 10.000. The ship sunk without a trace and only a handful of people survived this hellish nightmare.

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