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Alfred Schirokauer

Born July 13, 1880 · Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

Died October 27, 1934 · aged 54

German novelist and screenwriter.

Known For

Lucrèce BorgiaLucrèce Borgia · 1953
Lucrèce Borgia
★ 4.41953
MovieDrama
In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by César Borgia and his sister Lucrèce. In a ruthless power play, César plots to have his sister’s husband murdered. But without her brother’s knowledge, Lucrèce has taken a strong lover who will challenge the Borgias.
Impossible LoveImpossible Love · 1932
Impossible Love
★ 9.01932
MovieDramaRomance
A deranged woman artist falls in love with a young sculptor. The impossible love ends tragically.
CareersCareers · 1929
Careers
★ 10.01929
MovieDrama
In French Indochina, a magistrate is assigned to investigate the murder of his boss. Unknown to him, the boss had a policy of requiring the wives of his subordinates to sleep with him if they wanted their husbands to get promoted. What he also didn't know was that his wife was in the boss' office when he was killed. Complications ensue.
Two SoulsTwo Souls · 1930
Two Souls
★ 7.01930
Movie
Gustav Froehlich and Charlotte Susa play Rochus and Judith, the zwei menschen (two humans) of the title. Rochus' domineering mother insists that he enter the priesthood, but he is reluctant to break up his blissful romance with the fair Judith. A religious fanatic of the first order, the mother swears before God and her Church that Rochus will indeed take his vows. When this does not come about, she dies of grief, whereupon the guilt-stricken Rochus abandons Judith to become a priest. The girl subsequently commits suicide -- and it is Rochus who must officiate over her body during the funeral. This final scene was excised from the print of Zwei Menschen released in New York, leaving audiences hanging in regard to Judith's ultimate fate.
The Case of Colonel RedlThe Case of Colonel Redl · 1931
The Case of Colonel Redl
★ 8.01931
MovieDrama
Based on the short story "Der Fall des Generalstabschefs Redl" by Egon Erwin Kisch. Alfred Redl, a colonel on the Austrian General Staff, leads an extravagant private life. No one suspects that in reality he is passing information to Russian spies. Alternate-language version of "Aféra plukovníka Rédla" (1931).
Der Hahn im KorbDer Hahn im Korb · 1925
Der Hahn im Korb
★ 7.01925
MovieDrama
Die Frau von gestern und morgenDie Frau von gestern und morgen · 1928
Die Frau von gestern und morgen
1928
MovieDrama
Idol of ParisIdol of Paris · 1948
Idol of Paris
★ 8.01948
MovieDrama
The Idol of Paris is based on Paiva, Queen of Love, a novel by Alfred Schirokauer. Set in the mid-19th century, the film traces the rags-to-riches story of a girl named Theresa. Sleeping her way to the top, she becomes a highly sought-after Parisian courtesan, one worthy of the attentions of the Emperor Napoleon. But Theresa has no time for the Emperor, not with such virile lovers as Hertz around and about.

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Cab No. 13Cab No. 13 · 1926
Cab No. 13
★ 7.21926
MovieDrama
The film starts with a woman on the run from her millionaire husband giving birth to a daughter in the home of a washerwoman. The woman dies in childbirth, but the baby survives. The washerwoman leaves the baby in a horsedrawn Parisian taxicab (No. 13). The paperwork of the birth is lost in a huge tome. Sixteen years pass. The tome is bought by a poor student. One day his bookshelf collapses, and the tome opens at the page where the paperwork has been hidden. The student realises that the paperwork relates to a millionaire who has spent the last sixteen years looking for his pregnant wife. The student traces the washerwoman, and he tricks her into confessing what she has done with the baby. Meanwhile, the baby has been adopted by the cab driver and his wife, and has grown into Lili Damita.

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