Directing
Carl Froelich
Born September 5, 1875 · Berlin, Germany
Died February 12, 1953 · aged 77
Carl August Hugo Froelich was a German film pioneer, film director, screenwriter and photographer. As cameraman for Oskar Messter's weekly newsreels Froelich filmed among many other things the aftermath of a train accident on the Berlin elevated railway on 28 September 1908, one of the worst transport disasters of the time. In 1913 Froelich made his directorial debut with "Richard Wagner". Between…
Known For
Mädchen in Uniform · 1931Mädchen in Uniform
★ 7.11931
MovieDramaRomance
A sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers.
The Heart of a Queen · 1940The Heart of a Queen
★ 6.31940
MovieDrama
As the title "The Queen's Heart" suggests, this early German black and white version of Mary Queen of Scott's eventful reign and death focuses on her emotional perception rather lyrically, with some songs, mainly by her.
Traumulus · 1936Traumulus
★ 6.51936
MovieDrama
This film is a fascinating showcase for Emil Janning's theatrical play. He's a gentle school teacher who believes in his boys and is easily fooled about all things, while the other town officials want him dismissed. Curiously it's very hard to see what the film is exactly aiming for. Disaster strikes and the lax prof proves to be too far removed of the real problems of the world, on the other hand his enemies are shown in the most unsympathetic, satirical way denouncing the militaristic, bourgeois ideology of the Kaiserreich.
La nuit est à nous · 1930La nuit est à nous
★ 8.01930
MovieRomanceDrama
Wandering Souls · 1921Wandering Souls
★ 8.01921
Movie
When the Cock Crows · 1936When the Cock Crows
★ 10.01936
MovieComedy
Early morning romantic excursions in a North German village under the thumb of a crusty old mayor.
Hans in Every Street · 1930Hans in Every Street
★ 7.01930
MovieCrimeComedy
A bold crime caper about muckraking journalist Hans Steindecker, who happens to witness a spectacular murder. Shortly afterwards, he makes the acquaintance of Nelly who desperately wants to leave the country and asks for Steindecker′s assistance. Without giving a second thought, he agrees, and only after Nelly has disappeared does he realize that the young woman duped him.
Stips · 1951Stips
★ 9.01951
MovieComedy
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