Acting
Karin Gregorek
Born September 26, 1941 · Wendorf, Germany
Died April 22, 2023 · aged 81
No biography available.
Known For
The Green Desert · 1999The Green Desert
★ 7.81999
MovieDrama
Katja and Johann are two teenagers who are the best of friends. They spend most of their time in a ruined fort, fantasizing about an ideal world. Their relationship becomes threatened when Johann is taken ill with leukemia, and Katja's mother is undecided on whether to stay with her husband or leave with her lover.
Forbidden Love · 1990Forbidden Love
★ 5.81990
MovieRomanceDrama
18-year old Georg and 13-year old Barbara have been playing together as children. Play becomes love later, which leads to a catastrophe , as their parents are hostile leading to file a report to the court, as Barbara is still under age.
Eine Pyramide für mich · 1975Eine Pyramide für mich
★ 10.01975
MovieDrama
A conference is to be held once again to discuss the construction of a new dam, which Professor Paul Satie rejects. During a train journey, he spontaneously leaves the train. Here in Wolfsgrün, from 1948 to 1950, he helped build the old, now far too small dam as a youth brigadier. He and the others who helped build it have erected a monument to this. A monument with his name on it. Is that perhaps why he is against the new dam?
23 · 199823
★ 6.81998
MovieDramaThriller
The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "Illuminatus", but soon he and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers. Pepe, one of Karl's rather criminal acquaintances senses that there is money in computer cracking - he travels to east Berlin and tries to contact the KGB.
Bear Ye One Another's Burden... · 1988Bear Ye One Another's Burden...
★ 8.41988
MovieDrama
At the beginning of the 50s, two extremely disparate men meet in a private sanatorium for consumptives: an officer in the People's Police, Josef Heiliger; and a young Protestant curate, Hubertus Koschenz. On account of their consumption, they have to share a room. Initially, this is the only thing they have in common. The film explores Hubertus's struggle with his sexuality within the context of both the church and the socialist state.
Ottokar, the World Reformer · 1977Ottokar, the World Reformer
★ 6.81977
MovieFamilyComedy
A funny story about fifth grader Ottokar who is always ready to fight for justice.
Jana and Jan · 1992Jana and Jan
★ 4.91992
MovieDrama
Fall 1989: Jan is almost 16. Caught while trying to escape to West Germany, he is transferred from prison to a juvenile detention center. Here, he meets Jana ... and what starts as a bet, becomes true love. When Jana gets pregnant, the situation spirals out of control. In the summer of 1990, Jana and Jan flee into the unknown, insecure future of a new Germany.
Everyone Dreams of a Horse · 1988Everyone Dreams of a Horse
★ 7.01988
MovieAdventureFamily
Everyone dreams of a horse - and especially four Kulman family children...
Movies
The Green Desert · 1999The Green Desert
★ 7.81999
MovieDrama
Katja and Johann are two teenagers who are the best of friends. They spend most of their time in a ruined fort, fantasizing about an ideal world. Their relationship becomes threatened when Johann is taken ill with leukemia, and Katja's mother is undecided on whether to stay with her husband or leave with her lover.
Forbidden Love · 1990Forbidden Love
★ 5.81990
MovieRomanceDrama
18-year old Georg and 13-year old Barbara have been playing together as children. Play becomes love later, which leads to a catastrophe , as their parents are hostile leading to file a report to the court, as Barbara is still under age.
Eine Pyramide für mich · 1975Eine Pyramide für mich
★ 10.01975
MovieDrama
A conference is to be held once again to discuss the construction of a new dam, which Professor Paul Satie rejects. During a train journey, he spontaneously leaves the train. Here in Wolfsgrün, from 1948 to 1950, he helped build the old, now far too small dam as a youth brigadier. He and the others who helped build it have erected a monument to this. A monument with his name on it. Is that perhaps why he is against the new dam?
23 · 199823
★ 6.81998
MovieDramaThriller
The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "Illuminatus", but soon he and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers. Pepe, one of Karl's rather criminal acquaintances senses that there is money in computer cracking - he travels to east Berlin and tries to contact the KGB.
Bear Ye One Another's Burden... · 1988Bear Ye One Another's Burden...
★ 8.41988
MovieDrama
At the beginning of the 50s, two extremely disparate men meet in a private sanatorium for consumptives: an officer in the People's Police, Josef Heiliger; and a young Protestant curate, Hubertus Koschenz. On account of their consumption, they have to share a room. Initially, this is the only thing they have in common. The film explores Hubertus's struggle with his sexuality within the context of both the church and the socialist state.
Ottokar, the World Reformer · 1977Ottokar, the World Reformer
★ 6.81977
MovieFamilyComedy
A funny story about fifth grader Ottokar who is always ready to fight for justice.
Jana and Jan · 1992Jana and Jan
★ 4.91992
MovieDrama
Fall 1989: Jan is almost 16. Caught while trying to escape to West Germany, he is transferred from prison to a juvenile detention center. Here, he meets Jana ... and what starts as a bet, becomes true love. When Jana gets pregnant, the situation spirals out of control. In the summer of 1990, Jana and Jan flee into the unknown, insecure future of a new Germany.
Everyone Dreams of a Horse · 1988Everyone Dreams of a Horse
★ 7.01988
MovieAdventureFamily
Everyone dreams of a horse - and especially four Kulman family children...
Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund · 1987Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund
★ 7.51987
MovieDrama
Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the paths of three people on the run cross by chance in the small Baltic Sea port of Rerig: Gregor, a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD); Judith, a Jewish woman; and a pastor who wants to save an Ernst Barlach sculpture classified as degenerate art. All those involved share a common fate and the dream of a fisherman's boy from Zanzibar, which is less a real goal than a utopia of a better future. Adaptation of Alfred Andersch's novel.
The Flight · 1977The Flight
★ 8.31977
MovieDramaThriller
When Dr. Schmith's proposal for international research on infant mortality is rejected, he decides to leave East Germany and strikes a deal with an escape agency that promises him a leading position at a children's hospital in West Germany. But then the decision is reversed: the project is approved and his international colleagues want Dr. Schmith to head the GDR section. Moreover, he falls in love with his new colleague, Katharina. Schmith initially tries to ignore the arrangements he made with the escape agency, but they blackmail him. Things soon turn deadly...
My Friend Robinson · 1971My Friend Robinson
★ 6.31971
MovieComedyDrama
19-year old Peter is working to gain practical experience for his planned medical studies. But his life turns into confusion as he unexpectedly comes a father.
The Fiancee · 1980The Fiancee
★ 4.91980
MovieDrama
The wrenching story of a woman sentenced in 1934 to ten years in prison for antifascist activities. The love between her and her fiancée enables her to survive the tribulations of her time in prison, where she is one of few political prisoners.
Die Katze von Kensington · 1996Die Katze von Kensington
★ 6.01996
MovieThrillerCrime
Whenever a criminal is killed in London, a black Jaguar is nearby, with a white cat always sitting in the passenger seat. Inspector Higgins and Inspector Lane find a joker card on all the victims. Their investigation leads them to a diamond smuggling ring.
Jugend ohne Gott · 1991Jugend ohne Gott
★ 7.01991
MovieDrama
A teacher at a German high-school in the nineteen thirties has issues with his students who seem to be getting less human and more convinced of Nazi ideals as time goes on.
The Girl in the Lift · 1991The Girl in the Lift
★ 6.11991
MovieDramaRomance
Frank, a tenth grade student, falls in love with his classmate Regine. His father is a well-connected plant manager in the GDR; Regine's mother is a single parent with four children. Regine wants to become a kindergarten teacher, but her grades are poor and she is not allowed to apply for technical college. Frank champions her and seeks an open discussion about these rigid regulations. But his criticism is nipped in the bud.
Krauses Fest · 2007Krauses Fest
★ 6.02007
MovieComedyDrama
Police chief Krause celebrates Christmas every year with his two sisters. However, this year everything will be different.
Icarus · 1975Icarus
★ 6.81975
MovieFamilyDrama
Eight-year-old Matthias dreams that he will someday become a pilot and his divorced parents will get back together. He waits yearningly for his ninth birthday because his father has told him the story of Icarus, and promised to take him on a sightseeing flight. When Matthias' father doesn't come home, he is devastated. He runs throughout the city, talks to his friend about the relationships of adults, looks for his father at his desk, and gets himself into conflict with the police. As he sits alone on the roof of a house, he comes to the conclusion that Icarus didn't plummet to the earth because he didn't listen to his father, but rather because his father had forgotten him.
Dr. Sommer II · 1970Dr. Sommer II
★ 6.71970
MovieDrama
The story of a young, idealistic doctor and his on-the-job training as a rookie surgeon. Dr. Heiner Sommer moves to a small town in the GDR where he will complete his training under the senior physician, also named Dr. Sommer.
The Zernik Murder Case · 1972The Zernik Murder Case
★ 5.31972
MovieMysteryDrama
After meeting the woman on the train Erwin Retzmann kills her in the forest.
Die Gänse von Bützow · 1985Die Gänse von Bützow
★ 10.01985
MovieDrama
In 1794 Bützow, widow Hornborstel, a top goose breeder, presses Mayor Hane to marry her. Rebuffed, he bans free‐range geese under a “goose edict.” Enraged, she enlists revolutionary‐minded Magister Albus to rally citizens. They rise for goose freedom, the duke deposes Hane, installs a new mayor, and Albus escapes across the border.
Die Beteiligten · 1989Die Beteiligten
★ 10.01989
MovieCrime
The body of young Christa Gellert is fished out of the water in a small town on the Elbe in the spring of 1964. Everything points to an accident - Christa drowned while picking willow catkins during an official trip with town councillor Stegmeier and his colleague Anna Sell. That's what the people involved say, but then rumors start to spread. Detective Hans Gregor investigates. His boss Erwin Müller, who has known the councillor for many years, is unamused. When questioning the witnesses, Gregor only comes across hints. An exhumation of the dead is carried out. It is discovered that Christa was pregnant. Her colleague Helga, a former student on probation, knows about the councilman's relationship with Christa. But she is afraid to testify. Gregor has to fight his way through a web of dependencies, career thinking and mistrust until he solves the case.
Der zerbrochne Krug · 1990Der zerbrochne Krug
1990
MovieComedy
Living With Uwe · 1974Living With Uwe
★ 7.01974
MovieDrama
Uwe Polzin, a highly talented biologist publicly stands the defence of his doctorate and this crucial day prompts him to look back on his life so far. These reminiscences are not altogether positive and he and his family still face almost unsolvable problems. For; while Ruth, Uwe's sister, consciously goes without family life and private happiness in order to devote herself fully to her vocation as a doctor; he tries to reconcile career and family. He has found in Alla, his wife - an interpreter - not only a truly loving partner but also someone who shares his basic view of life. Still, their marriage is undergoing a crisis. Uwe's job has become so demanding that he expects her to cope with a great deal of domestic problems. Alla senses that her husband is exploiting her love towards him and that he expects her only to make sacrifices for him. This is why she is contemplating divorce.
Es steht der Wald so schweigend · 1985Es steht der Wald so schweigend
★ 9.01985
MovieDrama
The young forester Rudolf is released from a mental hospital after suffering from a mental illness. His widowed mother accompanies the taciturn son to a vicarage where he is supposed to recover. There he meets the pastor's daughter Anna, with whom he immediately falls in love, and the two decide to get married. His mother is critical of the marriage and demands that her son conceal his stay in the "lunatic asylum" from his wife. This secret overshadows the young couple's relationship from the very beginning, and the burden of silence finally makes Rudolf want to take his own life. Only at the last minute is Anna able to save him from this stupidity.
TV Shows
Scene of the Crime · 1970Scene of the Crime
★ 6.21970
SeriesDramaCrime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
In aller Freundschaft · 1998In aller Freundschaft
★ 6.31998
Series
German soap opera about the staff of the fictional hospital "Sachsenklinik" in the city of Leipzig.
Polizeiruf 110 · 1971Polizeiruf 110
★ 6.21971
SeriesCrime
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.
Riverboat · 1992Riverboat
★ 5.31992
Series
Wolffs Revier · 1992Wolffs Revier
★ 3.71992
SeriesCrime
Wolffs Revier is a German television series.
Unser Charly · 1995Unser Charly
★ 5.71995
SeriesComedyFamily
The exciting stories about the cheeky chimpanzee Charly, who finds a new home with a Berlin vet family.
Ein starkes Team · 1994Ein starkes Team
★ 5.51994
SeriesDramaCrime
The unlikely police pair Verena Berthold and Otto Garber are part of a special task force investigating organized crime in Berlin. He comes from the east, she from the west of Berlin. He's a redneck, she's from a better background. This causes conflict. Over time, things start to sizzle between the two. Their team includes the agile German-Turkish Yücsel and the sluggish Georg, who, like Verena and Otto, are constantly bickering. The department manager is Lothar Reddemann. Sputnik is a former colleague of Otto's from the People's Police and is constantly coming up with new business ideas for stores and pubs where the team meets.
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort · 1965Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
★ 3.81965
SeriesCrimeDrama
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort was an East German television series.
For Heaven's Sake · 2002For Heaven's Sake
★ 7.72002
SeriesComedyFamily
Sister Hanna is a spirited, witty, resolute, warm-hearted, and - attractive nun. With her wit and street cred, she takes charge of Kaltenthal Cloister, transforming it into a popular refuge for all those seeking help of one kind or another. She also brings new life to the sleepy provincial community, proving herself quite a match for her great rival and opponent, the mayor Wolfgang Wöller.
Edel & Starck · 2002Edel & Starck
★ 5.52002
SeriesComedy
Liebling Kreuzberg · 1986Liebling Kreuzberg
★ 5.91986
SeriesDramaComedy
Liebling Kreuzberg was a television series on ARD, which was sent in five seasons with a total of 58 episodes the first time from 1986 to 1998.
The scripts of seasons one through three and five were from Jurek, of his friend Manfred Krug wrote the role of idiosyncratic Berlin attorney Robert favorite on the body, the fourth season was written by Ulrich Plenzdorf. Director Heinz Schirk, Werner Masten led and Vera Loebner. Producing Series transmitters were the SFB, the NDR and WDR. The music of the first season was. Hans-Martin Majewski, in the later seasons of Klaus Doldinger.
Schauspielereien · 1978Schauspielereien
1978
SeriesComedy
The film is set in the 1930s in Germany. Maria Rheine and Mark Löwenthal, two young actors working in a small theater, are in love with each other. Their love affair is interrupted by Nazi racial policies; Mark is no longer allowed to perform in German theaters because he is a Jew. In order to continue acting, he joins the newly formed Jewish Theater in Berlin. Maria, who is not Jewish, faces no restrictions on her career, and she becomes a successful actress at a big theater in Munich. But her love for Mark eventually leads her to decide to sacrifice both career and security to remain close to him. She fakes a suicide, assumes a Jewish identity and, as Manja Löwenthal, joins the Jewish Theater.
Pfarrer Braun · 2003Pfarrer Braun
★ 8.02003
SeriesCrimeComedy
Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht · 1992Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht
★ 8.01992
SeriesDrama
Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht is a series of family author Kurt Bartsch, directors Werner Masten, Vera Loebner and Karin Hercher, shot from 1991 in Germany. The consequences had a length of 52 or 46 minutes. For subsequent repetitions of the consequences of the first season in about 45 minutes were cut. In addition, they were provided with an alternative, shorter guy, who was also designed in a different font.
Tierarzt Dr. Engel · 1998Tierarzt Dr. Engel
1998
SeriesDrama
Tierarzt Dr. Engel is a German television series.
Salto Postale · 1993Salto Postale
★ 10.01993
SeriesComedy
Salto Postale is a German television series.
Die Lange Strasse · 1979Die Lange Strasse
★ 10.01979
Series
1949. Grafenberg in Brandenburg shortly before the foundation of the GDR. Here lives Michel Hollmann and works in roadmaking. His purpose in life are his wife Lotte and the two children Gerda and Heinz, for whom he is reconstructing a summerhouse into a “nest”. In Grafenberg, his siblings are living as well: His brother Karl, the mayor, and sister-in-law Edith, who works in a textile factory, with their son Jürgen. Edeltraut, his sister, has married the lamp fabricant Berthold Bennert and leads a well-off life. They as well have a son: Harald. Part of the family are further sister Hanna and brother-in-law Hermann, who is a fisherman on one of the local lakes and conducts a tenacious private war against old Stegewald and his presumptive prince-electoral rights. They are living their lives with their large and small conflicts, with different intentions, and yet remain connected always.
Die Bertinis · 1988Die Bertinis
★ 8.01988
SeriesDrama
The story of the life and survival of a half-Jewish family in Germany from 1882 to 1945. The focus is on the family of the failed pianist and conductor Alf Bertini and his Jewish wife Lea Lehmberg. They live in poor conditions in Hamburg and fight to give their children a better life until Hitler seizes power.
Allein unter Bauern · 2007Allein unter Bauern
★ 6.02007
SeriesComedy
Allein unter Bauern was a German comedy television series, commissioned by Sat.1 and produced by Phoenix. It aired for ten episodes between 2006 and 2007 and was cancelled on 4 May 2007.
Jahrestage · 2000Jahrestage
★ 9.02000
SeriesDrama
Gesine Cresspahl, who lives in New York, tells her eleven-year-old daughter Marie the family history during the period 1967–1968. In flashbacks, she describes the time in Germany before and during National Socialism and the early GDR. In doing so, she also draws on events that took place before her birth. Important stages in the narrative are the following aspects: On Kristallnacht, Gesine's mother commits suicide, her father spies for the British Army during the war and is imprisoned by the Soviets for several years in the Fünfeichen camp after the war ends. After the founding of the GDR, Gesine and her lover Jakob are pressured by the Stasi because they refuse to carry out certain assignments. Eventually, Gesine emigrates to West Germany and then to the USA.
Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck · 1982Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck
★ 9.51982
SeriesDrama
Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck is a German television series.