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Kurt Brenkendorf
Born June 13, 1882 · Danzig, West Prussia, Germany [now Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland]
Died September 10, 1944 · aged 62
The son of the painter Richard Bockenheuser and his wife Selma, née Boeling, initially studied civil engineering before he became interested in acting. He received two years of training at the City Theater in Danzig and in Dresden under the tutelage of the court actor Adolf Winds . Bockenheuser began his stage career under the pseudonym Kurt Brenkendorf in 1903 in Danzig. His subject was initially…
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Fridericus · 1937Fridericus
★ 5.61937
MovieHistoryDrama
In 18th century Europe, King Friedrich II of Prussia leads his army through the seven-years-war with neighboring states, and after numerous near defeats, eventually brings a victorious army back to Berlin.
Wettlauf ums Glück · 1923Wettlauf ums Glück
★ 10.01923
Movie
Der Todestraum · 1918Der Todestraum
★ 7.01918
MovieDrama
Der Pokal der Fürstin · 1920Der Pokal der Fürstin
★ 8.01920
MovieCrime
Kurt Brenkendorf investigates as detective Joe Jenkins, with a keen sense of criminal psychology and astonishing deception tactics.
Menschen im Feuer · 1931Menschen im Feuer
★ 10.01931
MovieDrama
Harry Peltzer, who is passionate about his job as a firefighter, and his superior, fire chief Paul Körner, are the best of friends. This changes the day they both meet Nelly, a young, blonde cashier at a vending machine buffet, on whom both men immediately set their eyes. As Harry has a much better chance with Nelly, Paul's friendship with him soon turns into bitter antagonism, if not outright enmity.
Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt · 1920Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt
★ 10.01920
Movie
In Calcutta, McAllan meets the beautiful Indian woman Malatti, with whom he immediately falls in love. The engineer quickly neglects his professional obligations and follows her. After some complications, the two of them finally get closer at her home, even if Malatti's father Badhama rejects this connection. Badhama only agrees to the planned marriage when he learns how wealthy this white man must be. After some time, McAllan returns to his large construction site, where things are going haywire. Many workers die in an explosion, and McAllan is now liable with his fortune. As a result, the engineer, who became impoverished overnight, suddenly becomes uninteresting for Malatti's father as a son-in-law, especially since with a solvent Japanese man who offers a lot of money for his daughter's hand,
Die Memoiren des Satans. 1. Teil - Doktor Mors · 1917Die Memoiren des Satans. 1. Teil - Doktor Mors
1917
MovieDramaFantasy
Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 4. Teil: Die Goldmine von Sar-Khin · 1921Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 4. Teil: Die Goldmine von Sar-Khin
★ 10.01921
Movie
Malatti's father has unexpectedly survived the fall from the train and now vows to take cruel revenge on McAllan. In Lhasa, the old capital of Tibet, seat of the Dalai Lama and at the same time a "forbidden city" for all foreigners, there is another dramatic encounter between the engineer and Badhama. In a dark dungeon, he thinks he recognizes McAllan and tries to stab the man he holds responsible for all the misfortune. He does not realize who he is stabbing, killing his own daughter in the process. The Dalai Lama's servants arrest Badhama and throw him in the dungeon. Malatti's father is sentenced to death, while McAllan sees the light of day again and is released.
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Der Todestraum · 1918Der Todestraum
★ 7.01918
MovieDrama
Der Todesengel

