Acting
Adrian Hoven
Born May 18, 1922 · Wöllersdorf, Austria
Died April 28, 1981 · aged 58
No biography available.
Known For
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.
Der Bagnosträfling · 1949Der Bagnosträfling
★ 7.01949
MovieAdventure
Succubus · 1968Succubus
★ 5.41968
MovieHorror
Lorna Green is a performer at a Lisbon nightclub who performs fictionalized acts that involve erotically charged sadomasochistic murders. As she begins to suffer violent, surreal nightmares, she starts to believe that she may be under mind control by a man who may be Satan incarnate.
Satan’s Brew · 1976Satan’s Brew
★ 6.31976
MovieComedyDrama
A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dimwitted brother, and a murder investigation.
Good Evening Paris · 1956Good Evening Paris
★ 10.01956
MovieComedyRomance
A foreign pianist who comes to visit Paris is ripped off by a young man and his sister. But he soon falls in love with this one.
Dr. Holl · 1951Dr. Holl
★ 9.01951
MovieDrama
A doctor marries his seemingly incurable patient to fulfill her last wish. A serum he develops saves her, and the union born of compassion develops into a loving marriage.
Canaris · 1954Canaris
★ 6.71954
MovieWarDrama
Admiral Canaris is chief of the intelligence service of Nazi Germany. His department is quite successful and Hitler grants him all the money he wants for new developments. Still he's a thorn in the side of the Nazi chiefs, since he's not as unscrupulous as they want him and is known to criticize their ideology.
I Aim at the Stars · 1960I Aim at the Stars
★ 6.51960
MovieDrama
The life story of the famed rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun, one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of the space age. Dr. von Braun literally pioneered man's adventure into space through his rocket experiments; his was the brain behind the V-2 rockets which blasted London in World War II; his was also the brain which led America into the development and the launching of space satellites.
Movies
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.
Der Bagnosträfling · 1949Der Bagnosträfling
★ 7.01949
MovieAdventure
Succubus · 1968Succubus
★ 5.41968
MovieHorror
Lorna Green is a performer at a Lisbon nightclub who performs fictionalized acts that involve erotically charged sadomasochistic murders. As she begins to suffer violent, surreal nightmares, she starts to believe that she may be under mind control by a man who may be Satan incarnate.
Satan’s Brew · 1976Satan’s Brew
★ 6.31976
MovieComedyDrama
A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dimwitted brother, and a murder investigation.
Good Evening Paris · 1956Good Evening Paris
★ 10.01956
MovieComedyRomance
A foreign pianist who comes to visit Paris is ripped off by a young man and his sister. But he soon falls in love with this one.
Dr. Holl · 1951Dr. Holl
★ 9.01951
MovieDrama
A doctor marries his seemingly incurable patient to fulfill her last wish. A serum he develops saves her, and the union born of compassion develops into a loving marriage.
Canaris · 1954Canaris
★ 6.71954
MovieWarDrama
Admiral Canaris is chief of the intelligence service of Nazi Germany. His department is quite successful and Hitler grants him all the money he wants for new developments. Still he's a thorn in the side of the Nazi chiefs, since he's not as unscrupulous as they want him and is known to criticize their ideology.
I Aim at the Stars · 1960I Aim at the Stars
★ 6.51960
MovieDrama
The life story of the famed rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun, one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of the space age. Dr. von Braun literally pioneered man's adventure into space through his rocket experiments; his was the brain behind the V-2 rockets which blasted London in World War II; his was also the brain which led America into the development and the launching of space satellites.
Scherben bringen Glück · 1957Scherben bringen Glück
★ 7.31957
MovieComedy
Lili Marleen · 1981Lili Marleen
★ 6.41981
MovieDramaWar
The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert, whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.
Kiss Me Monster · 1969Kiss Me Monster
★ 4.71969
MovieComedyScience Fiction
On an island somewhere in the Caribbean a professor is experimenting with mankind. Meanwhile, The Red Lips are moonlighting on a striptease world tour, but as soon as they hit the stage, the girls are up to their pasties in stiffs, Satanists and Sapphic sadists, all after the professor's secret formula for human clones!
Ach Egon! · 1961Ach Egon!
★ 6.31961
MovieComedy
Pediatrician Waldemar Weber is at his wits' end. Of all days, his adopted son Egon—from his first marriage, whom Waldemar has always kept a secret from his young wife Henny—has announced he’s coming to visit on their first wedding anniversary. Waldemar must stop Egon at all costs. When Egon finally shows up at the door, he turns out to be a monkey trainer.
Rommel ruft Kairo · 1959Rommel ruft Kairo
★ 4.51959
MovieDramaWar
In 1942 the Germans devised an operation to introduce in Egypt spies to provoke a rebellion against the British.
Mark of the Devil · 1970Mark of the Devil
★ 6.21970
MovieHorrorDrama
In 1700s Austria, a witch-hunter's apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witch-hunting when he witnesses the brutality, the injustice, the falsehood, the torture and the arbitrary killing that go with the job.
Karneval in Weiß · 1952Karneval in Weiß
★ 10.01952
MovieComedy
Hans Brugger, a young engineer, wants to build a ski jump in an Alpine winter sports resort. The townspeople are enthusiastic about the project, hoping it will boost tourism, and consequently donate a large portion of the necessary construction funds. Only one villager refuses to participate: the owner of the local restaurant, the “Alpenhof,” is opposed to the idea.
Fox and His Friends · 1975Fox and His Friends
★ 7.21975
MovieDrama
Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.
Ihr erstes Rendezvous · 1955Ihr erstes Rendezvous
★ 10.01955
MovieComedy
Two Undercover Angels · 1969Two Undercover Angels
★ 5.01969
MovieComedyMystery
"Red Lips" are two female detectives trying to find missing models and dancers. A pop artist called Klaus Thriller and his werewolf-like assistant, Morpho, are the main suspects for the murderers.
Das Rätsel der grünen Spinne · 1960Das Rätsel der grünen Spinne
★ 5.51960
MovieThrillerCrime
At the cabaret "The Green Spider", a stranger shoot the singer. Since the murder happens during a trumpet solo nobody hears the shot.
Case 33: Antwerp · 1964Case 33: Antwerp
★ 8.51964
MovieCrimeThriller
British detective Tim Frazer hunts a myserious murderer who kills smugglers in the city of Antwerpen.
Martha · 1974Martha
★ 7.01974
MovieTV MovieDrama
After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
Die blonde Frau des Maharadscha · 1962Die blonde Frau des Maharadscha
★ 8.01962
MovieAdventureDrama
Maharaj Gowan is in love with the blonde circus rider Yrida. However, the son of the Maharaj also have strong feelings for her.
Quax in Afrika · 1947Quax in Afrika
★ 5.61947
MovieComedy
Quax, a former crash pilot, has now become a skilled pilot who even trains student pilots himself. When he crashes his plane with two women on board in the African jungle due to a malfunction, he has several problems to solve: First, he has to cope with the conditions in the wilderness, and then he also has two female creatures in tow!
Despair · 1978Despair
★ 6.51978
MovieDramaThriller
Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.
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.
Berlin Alexanderplatz · 1980Berlin Alexanderplatz
★ 7.41980
SeriesDramaCrime
In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre · 1967Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
★ 6.91967
SeriesCrimeMystery
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre [French title: Le comte Yoster a bien l'honneur] is a TV series which followed the adventures of the title’s amateur gentleman detective. It was a success in particular in Germany and in France. Originally the show was a German production in black-and-white but it evolved into a European co-production in colour.
Hamburg Transit · 1970Hamburg Transit
★ 8.01970
SeriesCrime
Hamburg Transit was a German crime television series that first aired in 1970. It ran for 52 episodes over four series until 1974. It depicts the officers of the Hamburg CID. It was a successor to the show Polizeifunk ruft which ran between 1966 and 1970.
World on a Wire · 1973World on a Wire
★ 7.31973
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.
Bitte keine Polizei · 1975Bitte keine Polizei
★ 8.51975
SeriesDrama
Alarm für Dora X · 1962Alarm für Dora X
★ 8.01962
SeriesCrime
Das Ding · 1979Das Ding
★ 6.51979
Series