Loni Nest

Acting

Loni Nest

Born August 4, 1915 · Berlin, Germany

Died October 2, 1990 · aged 75

She was born Eleonore Nest on August 4, 1915, in Berlin to American parents who were Methodist missionaries. During her parents' time as missionaries, she was discovered by a German movie producer on a poster promoting a Sunday school program. She was soon asked to work in movies. With the permission of her parents, she acted in her first movie in 1918. She used the name Loni Nest instead of Eleon…

Known For

NosferatuNosferatu · 1922
Nosferatu
★ 7.71922
MovieHorrorFantasy
The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
The Golem: How He Came into the WorldThe Golem: How He Came into the World · 1920
The Golem: How He Came into the World
★ 7.01920
MovieFantasyHorror
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
The Haunted CastleThe Haunted Castle · 1921
The Haunted Castle
★ 6.31921
MovieDramaMystery
The sinister Count Oetsch scandalizes the aristocratic social gathering at Castle Vogelod as he announces his intention to "crash" the festivities. Baroness Safferstätt is expected shortly, and the guests are well-aware of the rumors that Count Oetsch murdered the baroness' late husband. Oetsch refuses to leave, vowing that he will reveal the identity of the real killer. Before the weekend is through, the Count and Baroness will reveal secrets too shocking to be believed!
Joyless StreetJoyless Street · 1925
Joyless Street
★ 6.81925
MovieDrama
In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.
Fräulein RaffkeFräulein Raffke · 1923
Fräulein Raffke
★ 7.01923
MovieDrama
"Raffke" was a war profiteer, shifter, the white-collar criminal, who came to wealth with not very clean methods in a short time and also likes to show it. And this film tells the story of Raffke's daughter Lilli, who, instead of marrying the Baron chosen by the father of vanity, marries a simple employee who is about to perish.
HarakiriHarakiri · 1919
Harakiri
★ 5.71919
MovieDrama
The daughter of a daimyo, one forced to commit harakiri to secure her a future to choose her own destiny, falls in love with and marries a European officer. The officer returns to Europe but promises to come back for her and his new child, but when he comes back to Japan, he brings his European wife.
The Little NapoleonThe Little Napoleon · 1923
The Little Napoleon
★ 9.01923
MovieHistoryComedy
The BlackguardThe Blackguard · 1925
The Blackguard
★ 7.51925
MovieDrama
A French violinist saves his beloved princess from the Russian revolution..

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Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne KriegKämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg · 1920
Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg
★ 7.01920
MovieDrama
This film tells the story of the fictional Dr Barnay and recounts his experience of the First World War. He works as a doctor in a military hospital and has always been committed to bringing about the end of war. When his wife dies in an air raid, he spends all of his time working on an anti-war invention to distract himself, and in the process neglects his new wife and his child. When the child is killed in an accident because of his machinery, he ends up pushing away his wife and best friend and focusing solely on his invention. In the end he sees the error of his ways, reconciles with his wife and friend and realizes that peace for humanity is something which comes from within.

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