Willy Birgel

Acting

Willy Birgel

Born September 19, 1891 · Köln, Germany

Died December 29, 1973 · aged 82

No biography available.

Known For

Agent 505 - Death Trap BeirutAgent 505 - Death Trap Beirut · 1966
Agent 505 - Death Trap Beirut
★ 4.81966
MovieActionCrime
A couple of beautiful girls are murdered while sunbathing at a luxury hotel. The killer too is murdered, but able to reveal – before dying - that they were disposed of because the “knew too much”. Something bad is being planned in Beirut, and it has something to do with a man called The Sheikh, who has only four fingers. It seems this isn’t a lone incident. The Sheikh is also thought to be behind the assassination of several prominent scientists.
The Beautiful Legs of SabrinaThe Beautiful Legs of Sabrina · 1958
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
★ 8.31958
MovieComedyCrime
Sabrina is a beautiful thief, one who happens to have seven moles on her thigh, forming the constellation Ursa Minor; this is the only clue German police have to solve a recent robbery. Teo is a photographer looking for a pair of beautiful legs to participate in a photo contest. When he secretly takes a photo of Sabrina's legs, including the telltale moles, Sabrina has to get it back at any cost, something which brings her into dangerous proximity with the smitten Teo. Romance and assorted hijinx ensue.
ComradesComrades · 1941
Comrades
★ 9.01941
MovieDrama
King Frederick II and his leading advisors hesitate too long in the eyes of some officers, so Major von Schill decides to strike out on his own. He hoped that his brave move would be the catalyst for the great war of liberation. But von Schill's troops were soon defeated by a superior force of Dutch-Danish troops. The king takes a public stand against von Schill's actions and eleven of his officers are shot by summary execution on Napoleon's orders. However, one of them, Lieutenant Heinrich von Wedell, escapes death and is sentenced to forced labor for life. When Wedell's brother Karl, who opposed von Schill's unauthorized actions, learns of Heinrich's fate, he decides to help him in a risky way...
Maria IlonaMaria Ilona · 1939
Maria Ilona
★ 5.71939
MovieDrama
In 1848, the freedom-loving Hungarian people, led by Ludwig Kossuth, rose up against the hated rule of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty. In its expansionist policy, the Austrian monarchy had long relied on Hungarian feudal lords who betrayed the interests of their people. The anger of the rebels was directed against the Austrian oppressors and their Hungarian supporters. Against the backdrop of these historical events, the personal fate of the Hungarian patriot Maria Ilona is shown.
HeidiHeidi · 1952
Heidi
★ 7.21952
MovieDramaFamily
Heidi, a young orphan girl living with her aunt in Frankfurt, is forced to move to the Swiss Alps to live with her ornery grandfather. At first, he resents her presence, but, after a short while, Heidi manages to pierce his gruff exterior, and the two become close. She also befriends a young shepherd named Peter. After three years, Heidi's aunt arrives and demands Heidi's return to Frankfurt.
Cavalry Captain WronskiCavalry Captain Wronski · 1954
Cavalry Captain Wronski
★ 6.71954
MovieThriller
A Polish officer works undercover in 1930s Berlin to discover Nazi Germany's plans against his homeland.
Between Yesterday and TomorrowBetween Yesterday and Tomorrow · 1947
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
★ 6.71947
MovieDramaWar
A group of people gathers back in the post-war ruins of a luxurious Munich hotel they inhabited at one point or another years before; each trying to cope with the tragic consequences of the war and their own actions.
Coffin from Hong KongCoffin from Hong Kong · 1964
Coffin from Hong Kong
★ 5.81964
MovieActionMystery
A private detective finds the limp body of a young Chinese beauty in his office, shot with his own gun.

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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.

Graf La Trémouille, Stadtkommandant

The TraitorThe Traitor · 1936
The Traitor
★ 7.01936
MovieDrama
This 1936 film tells the story of the doings of foreign agents in Germany and their allies among the German population. Having placed an ad in a local paper looking for "contact with bigwigs in German industry", enemy agents Morris and Geyer end up making contact with an engineer named Brockau. Brockau has developed an improvement in turning oil into gasoline and that's just what these enemy agents are looking for. Brockau, for his part, needs money, because his girlfriend is a selfish cow who demands more and more toys and trinkets, which has put our naive little nerd deep into debt. Brockau, however, is not the only unwitting maroon to fall into the clutches of the evil agents: the former bank agent Hans Klemm, now doing his service in the Wehrmacht, ends up being contacted by an agent from the other side and ends up getting blackmailed into working for them.

Agent Morris