Acting

Hans Elwenspoek

Born July 8, 1910 · Köthen, Germany

Died January 13, 1989 · aged 78

No biography available.

Known For

The BridgeThe Bridge · 1959
The Bridge
7.61959
MovieDramaHistory
A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister.
LudwigLudwig · 1973
Ludwig
7.41973
MovieDramaHistory
Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Secrets of Sweet SixteenSecrets of Sweet Sixteen · 1973
Secrets of Sweet Sixteen
4.61973
MovieComedy
Another Ernst Hofbauer schoolgirl exploiter in the same vein as his Schoolgirl Report films, but for this one he raised the sleaze level to new heights with non-pornographic scenes of rape, pedophilia, satanic rituals, virgin sacrifice and golden showers. Despite how it sounds, these acts are played for silly comedy rather than any harsh depictions.
Beyond the LawBeyond the Law · 1968
Beyond the Law
5.81968
MovieWestern
A thief takes the job as a town sheriff in order to rob a silver shipment before his ex-partner can grab it.
Dwarf NoseDwarf Nose · 1953
Dwarf Nose
7.01953
MovieFamilyFantasy
12-year-old Jakob helps out at his mother's vegetable stand and also carries customers' purchased goods home. One day, an old woman with a long nose comes to the stand and claims that the herbs are bad and were better 50 years ago. Jakob is upset that she holds all the herbs to her nose and crushes them: "Take it away from your long nose!" he shouts and hits her hand. "Don't you like it, my beautiful long nose?" the woman scoffs, "You should have one too, even longer than mine." Finally, she buys some cabbages, which she wants Jakob to carry home for her. Jakob resists but is persuaded by his mother. Other market women whisper whether the old woman is not the evil fairy Kräuterweis.
MitGiftMitGift · 1976
MitGift
4.61976
MovieCrime
Edgar Burgman, after collaborating to assassinate the elder senator husband of Alice Young, the wife remarried. The woman, after a short period, doubts of love Edgar and convinces more and more that, having married out of interest, now wants to eliminate the possession of his great assets.
Hauser's MemoryHauser's Memory · 1970
Hauser's Memory
6.81970
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleague in order to preserve missile-defense secrets. However, he finds that he is now torn between his own wife and that of his dead colleague, who was a Nazi sympathizer.
SansibarSansibar · 1961
Sansibar
10.01961
MovieDrama
The plot revolves around a group of people who, for various reasons, want to flee Germany to Sweden in 1937.

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Tischlein deck dichTischlein deck dich · 1956
Tischlein deck dich
6.81956
MovieFamilyFantasy
Once upon a time, there had been a tailor who sent his three sons out into the world, so that they might find fortune and learn something proper. The oldest went to a carpenter and was gifted a small table at the end of his apprenticeship. It set itself with all kinds of delicacies when ordered to. When he visits a hostelry, however, he gets cheated from the table by the innkeeper. The second son became the apprentice to a miller and received a donkey as a parting gift which could spew gold. But he as well got cheated out of the wages of his apprenticeship by the criminal innkeeper. The third son conveniently received a club as a parting gift from his turner master. Spontaneously, he helps his brothers reclaim what was theirs, and the thievish innkeeper experiences a bad surprise.

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