Acting
Fritz Muliar
Born December 12, 1919 · Wien, Austria
Died May 4, 2009 · aged 89
Fritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand (December 12, 1919 – May 4, 2009), was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as Volksschauspieler. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fritz Muliar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Sissi · 1955Sissi
★ 7.31955
MovieComedyDrama
The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.
Der Komödiant von Wien · 1954Der Komödiant von Wien
★ 8.01954
MovieDrama
With a certain degree of audacity, Girardi from Graz manages to gain a foothold at the Strampfertheater, a well-attended traditional theater in Vienna. However, his engagement as a new comedian leads to fierce competition with the theater's established star, Felix Schweighofer. Girardi's plans to entertain the audience at a high level are ultimately crowned with success, even though he is long underrated. He is hired by the Theater an der Wien, where, during rehearsals for a new operetta, he even persuades the strict Johann Strauss to compose an additional waltz for him. Girardi distills his special brand of comedy from events beyond the stage, from his own experiences. Confidently, the actor rises to become a favorite with the audience, against all odds. All of Vienna is enthusiastic about Girardi, singing his songs and applauding his shows.
Vienna, City of My Dreams · 1957Vienna, City of My Dreams
★ 7.01957
MovieRomanceMusic
In the made-up country of Alanien, King Alexander I has been overthrown while abroad. Now, he's in Vienna with his daughter, the city of his fondest memories since studying there as a boy. It doesn't take long for the charm of Vienna to work its magic on the former king: he quickly comes to terms with the new situation and is able to enjoy the Austrian capital sans all the ceremony and trappings which would otherwise accompany him on a state visit. The princess is content with preparing herself for a career as a pianist concert, while the former king takes a job as a chauffeur in the embassy of the country he once ruled. The revolutionaries are shocked; and his days in Vienna are numbered.
Wiener Blut · 1972Wiener Blut
★ 8.31972
MovieMusic
An operetta with music by Johann Strauss II. However, he did not see the premiere. Wiener Blut is set at the time of the Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815, an international conference that sought to settle Europe after the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars, and follows a traditional operetta plot full of mistaken identities. Count Balduin Zedlau, ambassador of the tiny court of Reuss-Schleiz-Greiz, is posted to Vienna. Count Zedlau is married but a real Don Juan always looking for a new encounter. Many of Strauss' compositions are used in the operetta although he did not specifically composed them for the operetta.
Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein · 1958Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein
★ 6.51958
MovieComedy
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond · 1959Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
★ 3.31959
MovieDrama
The Hostess Exceeds All Bounds · 1970The Hostess Exceeds All Bounds
★ 4.01970
MovieComedy
Susanne, the pretty landlady from the Lahn River, has an equally attractive sister in Hungary named Ilona. Ilona is in dire straits: Her uncle is desperate to match her with a French nobleman. Meanwhile, a sexual emergency has broken out among the Swabians stationed in Hungary.
Der Teufel führt Regie · 1951Der Teufel führt Regie
★ 9.01951
Movie
Movies
Sissi · 1955Sissi
★ 7.31955
MovieComedyDrama
The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.
Der Komödiant von Wien · 1954Der Komödiant von Wien
★ 8.01954
MovieDrama
With a certain degree of audacity, Girardi from Graz manages to gain a foothold at the Strampfertheater, a well-attended traditional theater in Vienna. However, his engagement as a new comedian leads to fierce competition with the theater's established star, Felix Schweighofer. Girardi's plans to entertain the audience at a high level are ultimately crowned with success, even though he is long underrated. He is hired by the Theater an der Wien, where, during rehearsals for a new operetta, he even persuades the strict Johann Strauss to compose an additional waltz for him. Girardi distills his special brand of comedy from events beyond the stage, from his own experiences. Confidently, the actor rises to become a favorite with the audience, against all odds. All of Vienna is enthusiastic about Girardi, singing his songs and applauding his shows.
Vienna, City of My Dreams · 1957Vienna, City of My Dreams
★ 7.01957
MovieRomanceMusic
In the made-up country of Alanien, King Alexander I has been overthrown while abroad. Now, he's in Vienna with his daughter, the city of his fondest memories since studying there as a boy. It doesn't take long for the charm of Vienna to work its magic on the former king: he quickly comes to terms with the new situation and is able to enjoy the Austrian capital sans all the ceremony and trappings which would otherwise accompany him on a state visit. The princess is content with preparing herself for a career as a pianist concert, while the former king takes a job as a chauffeur in the embassy of the country he once ruled. The revolutionaries are shocked; and his days in Vienna are numbered.
Wiener Blut · 1972Wiener Blut
★ 8.31972
MovieMusic
An operetta with music by Johann Strauss II. However, he did not see the premiere. Wiener Blut is set at the time of the Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815, an international conference that sought to settle Europe after the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars, and follows a traditional operetta plot full of mistaken identities. Count Balduin Zedlau, ambassador of the tiny court of Reuss-Schleiz-Greiz, is posted to Vienna. Count Zedlau is married but a real Don Juan always looking for a new encounter. Many of Strauss' compositions are used in the operetta although he did not specifically composed them for the operetta.
Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein · 1958Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein
★ 6.51958
MovieComedy
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond · 1959Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
★ 3.31959
MovieDrama
The Hostess Exceeds All Bounds · 1970The Hostess Exceeds All Bounds
★ 4.01970
MovieComedy
Susanne, the pretty landlady from the Lahn River, has an equally attractive sister in Hungary named Ilona. Ilona is in dire straits: Her uncle is desperate to match her with a French nobleman. Meanwhile, a sexual emergency has broken out among the Swabians stationed in Hungary.
Der Teufel führt Regie · 1951Der Teufel führt Regie
★ 9.01951
Movie
Kauf Dir einen bunten Luftballon · 1961Kauf Dir einen bunten Luftballon
★ 4.61961
MovieComedy
Hermann König, owner of an ice palace, wants to make his niece Inge a star. Inge, on the other hand, has a completely different dream - the theater stage. The talented girl then falls head over heels in love with ice hockey player Hans Haller, who also happens to work at the Palace Theater. A game of mistaken identity full of hurdles takes its course...
Mother's Day · 1994Mother's Day
★ 7.21994
MovieComedy
48 hours in the life of the Neugebauer family. The May weekend with a small family celebration, which was planned as peaceful and contemplative, turns out to be a kind of Rocky Horror Picture Show in Vienna's municipal housing estate. Just like the other residents, the Neugebauers are preparing for the impending Mother's Day.
The Viking Who Became a Bigamist · 1969The Viking Who Became a Bigamist
★ 4.41969
MovieComedy
The Italian Vittorio Coppa works as a sleeper car commuter and commutes regularly between Munich and Rome. Because he believes that true love exists only in connection with marriage, he is secretly married twice.
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier · 1961… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
★ 6.31961
MovieMusicComedy
Instead of attending seminars and lectures at the University of World Trade, Peter Baumann prefers to work exclusively in the student orchestra. With his friends Hans, Tommy, Udo, Gus and Max, he tries so far in vain to get a recording contract or at least an audition in the Wiener Stadthalle.
Die liebestollen Dirndl von Tirol · 1969Die liebestollen Dirndl von Tirol
★ 4.81969
MovieRomanceComedy
Inge Thal works as a tax expert in Munich. One day, the pretty, young woman inherits a run-down farm in Tyrol and decides to move there.
Der brave Soldat Schwejk · 1960Der brave Soldat Schwejk
★ 6.61960
MovieWarComedy
When the First World War breaks out in 1914, Josef Schwejk, a naive dog dealer in Prague, joins the Imperial Army.
God Does Not Believe in Us Anymore · 1982God Does Not Believe in Us Anymore
★ 7.31982
MovieDramaWar
After his father is murdered by the Nazis in 1938, a young Viennese Jew named Ferry Tobler flees to Prague, where he joins forces with another expatriate and a sympathetic Czech relief worker. Together with other Jewish refugees, the three make their way to Paris, and, after spending time in a French prison camp, eventually escape to Marseille, from where they hope to sail to a safe port.
The Magnificent Rogue · 1960The Magnificent Rogue
★ 7.01960
MovieComedy
A slightly ironic comedy about the rise of a celebrated factory owner who began his swindles while a prisoner of war and ends up as a cheated fraudster.
Symphonie in Gold · 1956Symphonie in Gold
★ 6.51956
MovieMusicRomance
Revue film on ice. An excellent figure skater did not qualify for the European Championships, but as a participant in show programs he became known as "Mr. X." Funds from an unknown benefactor began to arrive at the small club in the town where he trained...
Franz Schubert – Ein Leben in zwei Sätzen · 1953Franz Schubert – Ein Leben in zwei Sätzen
★ 7.01953
MovieHistory
Franz Schubert toils by day as his father’s clerk while secretly composing in Beethoven’s shadow, gaining little recognition until friends persuade publisher Diabelli to host a public performance where he meets and falls for soprano Therese Grob. Abandoning a teaching career, he moves in with artist and poet friends, finds inspiration for the “Erlkönig,” and together with Therese sustains himself by performing his songs.
MA 2412 - Die Staatsdiener · 2003MA 2412 - Die Staatsdiener
★ 7.02003
MovieComedy
The film deals with questions that have long tormented us: Who was the first civil servant? How has the civil service developed over the course of history? What did Mr. Weber, Engineer Breitfuß, Ms. Knackal, and Mr. Claus do before MA 2412 existed? How did they meet? Why was MA 2412 actually founded? What if the EU decides to introduce a Europe-wide Christmas department? And what is the point of it all?
Qualtingers Wien · 1997Qualtingers Wien
★ 6.71997
MovieComedy
Using original texts from Qualtinger, the two authors develop a pandemonium of 'Viennese cordiality'. Set in a municipal building, in the Prater and the surrounding streets, sausage stands, etc., characters and unerring punchlines result in an enjoyable Viennese film, written for the squad of local cabaret artists.
Dort in der Wachau · 1957Dort in der Wachau
★ 7.31957
MovieMusicComedy
The captain Paul Heider enjoys the reputation of a Danube Casanova.
Embezzled Heaven · 1958Embezzled Heaven
★ 7.01958
MovieDrama
Ober zahlen · 1957Ober zahlen
★ 6.51957
MovieComedy
Vienna, 1957: Head waiters Gustav (Paul Hörbiger) and Franz (Hans Moser) are working for the stinted Cafétier Panigl and are close friiends despite of their different characters. Franz is happily married and a good family father, Gustav, a relaxed charmer, is living a calm single life. Overnight both of them become jobless, because Panigl decided to sell his Café which was not successful anymore. Right in this moment, Franz' brother is sending 20.000 Dollar from USA. Money, he once peculated and now wants to pay back.. Gustav and Franz are buying half of the Café for each from the unexpected money. One half they develop as the modern Musicbox-Espresso «Pinguin», the other half as a traditional old style Vienna Café . Misunderstandings between guests and generations are inevitable and stretch the long term friendship of the two waiters.
Lumpazivagabundus · 1956Lumpazivagabundus
★ 6.51956
Movie
The fairy Fortuna and the ghost Lumpazivagabundus argue about whether money determines whether people act for good or for evil. So they make a bet – and shortly thereafter, the three less-than-virtuous journeymen Knieriem, Zwirn, and Leim are able to celebrate a large lottery win.
TV Shows
Die Harald Schmidt Show · 1995Die Harald Schmidt Show
★ 7.21995
Series
The Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher, but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012.
Inspector Rex · 1994Inspector Rex
★ 7.21994
SeriesCrimeMystery
After his handler is killed, police dog Rex teams up with recently-divorced inspector Richard Moser to investigate crimes and solve mysteries on the streets of Vienna. And they sometimes get help from their two-legged friend, Inspector Stockinger.
Schlosshotel Orth · 1996Schlosshotel Orth
★ 3.71996
SeriesFamily
Schlosshotel Orth is an Austrian television series.
Dalli Dalli · 1971Dalli Dalli
★ 9.31971
Series
The Commissioner · 1969The Commissioner
★ 8.01969
SeriesDramaCrime
Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.
Heut' abend · 1980Heut' abend
★ 7.01980
Series
Trautmann · 2000Trautmann
★ 6.52000
SeriesCrime
Trautmann is an Austrian television series.
Waldhaus · 1987Waldhaus
★ 5.51987
SeriesDrama
Kir Royal · 1986Kir Royal
★ 6.71986
SeriesDramaComedy
A six-part television series, a parody of the Munich newspaper, its gossip reporter Michael Graeter, and its publisher Anneliese Friedmann. The series centres around the tabloid reporter Baby Schimmerlos, who plays in the Munich "Schicki-Micki" scene of the 1980s.
The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk · 1972The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk
★ 7.21972
SeriesComedy
Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk is an Austrian television series.
Schwejk is a bumbling fool (he claims to have been discharged from the army on the grounds of being a certified idiot) but manages to outwit his superiors and his arch nemesis, the secret policeman "Bretschneider" with hilarious results. Set during the first world war, it follow Schwejks adventures as a recruit in the Austro-Hungarian army.
Die Flucht ohne Ende · 1985Die Flucht ohne Ende
★ 7.01985
SeriesDrama
War veteran Franz Tunda tells his life story.
Hallo – Hotel Sacher … Portier! · 1973Hallo – Hotel Sacher … Portier!
★ 10.01973
SeriesFamilyComedy
Hallo – Hotel Sacher … Portier! is an Austrian television series.
Radetzky March · 1995Radetzky March
★ 5.91995
SeriesDrama
At the battle of Solferino Joseph von Trotta, a lieutenant in the Slovenian infantry, is wounded while saving the life of the young Austrian Emperor Franz-Joseph I. The Emperor rewards him by elevating him in society to a position quite out of keeping with his social rank, and which entirely alienates him from his farming background: Joseph gets promoted to the rank of captain, and is made a member of the nobility. Years later Joseph von Trotta accidentally finds a description of the battle that changed his life in a text-book belonging to his son Franz. Enraged at the over-emotional, patriotic and sentimental way in which the Emperor's rescue at the hands of "the Hero of Solferino" is depicted, he lodges a complaint at the Imperial Court.
Ringstraßenpalais · 1980Ringstraßenpalais
★ 10.01980
SeriesDrama
Ringstraßenpalais is an Austrian television series.
Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßten · 1990Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßten
★ 10.01990
SeriesComedyFamily