Acting
Erik Schumann
Born February 15, 1925 · Grechwitz, Germany
Died February 9, 2007 · aged 81
Erik Schumann was a German actor and voice actor.
Known For
Veronika Voss · 1982Veronika Voss
★ 7.21982
MovieDrama
In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
Albino · 1976Albino
★ 4.01976
MovieAdventureAction
A colonial police officer in Rhodesia hunts down the albino terrorist who raped and murdered his fiancee.
Slavers · 1978Slavers
★ 4.01978
MovieAdventureDrama
A story about slave hunting, colonialism, revenge and love.
The Sandman · 1993The Sandman
★ 4.41993
MovieFantasyMystery
Daniel and Clara are on a vacation in Italy. In the form of the mysterious "Sandman" Coppola, a figure from Daniel's childhood, returns to haunt him, while he succumbs to an obsessive love with an enigmatic woman of strange beauty: Olympia, who might be far more than she first appears to be...
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”.
Heiße Ernte · 1956Heiße Ernte
★ 10.01956
MovieDrama
Flaming Frontier · 1965Flaming Frontier
★ 6.21965
MovieAdventureWestern
Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou, the amiable chief of the Apaches. Written by Robert
Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ay, ay, Sheriff · 1974Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ay, ay, Sheriff
★ 10.01974
MovieAdventure
An adventure directed by Rolf Olsen.
Movies
Veronika Voss · 1982Veronika Voss
★ 7.21982
MovieDrama
In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
Albino · 1976Albino
★ 4.01976
MovieAdventureAction
A colonial police officer in Rhodesia hunts down the albino terrorist who raped and murdered his fiancee.
Slavers · 1978Slavers
★ 4.01978
MovieAdventureDrama
A story about slave hunting, colonialism, revenge and love.
The Sandman · 1993The Sandman
★ 4.41993
MovieFantasyMystery
Daniel and Clara are on a vacation in Italy. In the form of the mysterious "Sandman" Coppola, a figure from Daniel's childhood, returns to haunt him, while he succumbs to an obsessive love with an enigmatic woman of strange beauty: Olympia, who might be far more than she first appears to be...
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”.
Heiße Ernte · 1956Heiße Ernte
★ 10.01956
MovieDrama
Flaming Frontier · 1965Flaming Frontier
★ 6.21965
MovieAdventureWestern
Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou, the amiable chief of the Apaches. Written by Robert
Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ay, ay, Sheriff · 1974Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ay, ay, Sheriff
★ 10.01974
MovieAdventure
An adventure directed by Rolf Olsen.
Wenn Frauen schwindeln · 1957Wenn Frauen schwindeln
★ 9.51957
MovieComedy
Daisy, the daughter of Hellmann, a millionaire toy inventor, is a reporter for Damenwelt, a women’s magazine. In a series of reports, she sets out to prove what men are really like. Above all, Daisy’s aunt is thrilled by her niece’s journalistic zeal, while her father reacts with less enthusiasm, especially since Daisy’s methods keep drawing warnings from the police for causing a public nuisance.
The Two-Headed Spy · 1958The Two-Headed Spy
★ 6.31958
MovieWarThriller
Wartime thriller with film noir elements based on a true story as written in A.P. Scotland's autobiography "The London Cage". The plot has greatly exaggerated the actual events of A.P. Scotland's experiences, including the addition of a fictional love interest.
Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter · 1950Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter
★ 6.21950
MovieDrama
In the middle of the 19th century, almost one in three women who gave birth died of puerperal fever. The Hungarian doctor Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis also observed these terrible occurrences in his clinic in Vienna. He came to the conclusion that it was primarily the unhygienic conditions in the clinic itself that led to this disease, as his colleagues were constantly shuttling back and forth between the anatomy department and the delivery room. He tries to convince the doctors of the absolute necessity of thorough disinfection by washing their hands with chlorinated lime. He meets with fierce resistance from his colleagues until he himself sets up an exemplary clinic in Budapest.
Vater, Mutter und neun Kinder · 1958Vater, Mutter und neun Kinder
★ 6.41958
MovieComedy
Friedrich Schiller, a respected baker in Einbeck, enjoys a seemingly idyllic life with his wife and nine children. As he approaches his silver wedding anniversary, he nearly succumbs to a fleeting liaison with a spirited woman named Lollo. Though the episode ends harmlessly, it awakens a crisis of conscience in Friedrich, threatening the harmony of his devoted family.
So angelt man keinen Mann · 1961So angelt man keinen Mann
★ 10.01961
MovieComedy
Studentin Helene Willfüer · 1956Studentin Helene Willfüer
★ 10.01956
MovieDrama
Student Helene moves to Berlin to write her doctoral thesis. In the laboratory of her doctoral supervisor, the renowned Professor Matthias, she meets the charming Dr. Stefan Rainer. Helene falls in love with him, unaware that Stefan is already having an affair with Matthias′ wife Yvonne.
The Inquiry · 1986The Inquiry
★ 6.91986
MovieCrimeDrama
A Roman agent is sent to Palestine to investigate rumors of the resurrection of an executed criminal.
The Counterfeit Traitor · 1962The Counterfeit Traitor
★ 6.51962
MovieWarThriller
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
Natürlich die Autofahrer · 1959Natürlich die Autofahrer
★ 6.31959
MovieComedy
Eberhard Dobermann is a widower and a policeman who loves to control the roads and let people pay fines. Even with his neighbour and friend Jutta Schmalbach he has no pity. Thus he cannot understand why his daughter Karin just falls in love with a racing pilot called Walter. But it gets even worse when Eberhard wins a VW-Kaefer at the annual police party. So he has to learn to drive and thus even brings his teacher close to a heart attack.
The Breakthrough · 1963The Breakthrough
★ 7.51963
MovieDrama
An East German machinist, disenchanted by the building of the Wall, plans to use a train to cross the border with family members and other disaffected citizens.
Fabrik der Offiziere · 1960Fabrik der Offiziere
★ 9.01960
MovieWar
An army war school during the WWII: first Lieutenant Krafft has a strong sense of justice. This has often brought him into disrepute with his previous superiors and he has been transferred several times as a result. With his new position in an officer's school, he hopes to survive the war and tries to avoid further conflicts. However, Krafft is entrusted with an investigation by his general - a supervising officer has been blown to pieces by an explosive charge during an engineer exercise. Although the chief field judge rules the man's death an accident, Krafft reconstructs the events and proves that it was a case of murder. Ensign Hochbauer, who was in the party's favor, is said to have deliberately shortened the fuse during the explosive exercise, as a result of which the supervising officer was unable to get to safety in time.
When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn · 1967When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
★ 5.01967
MovieThrillerCrime
A crime reporter uncovers a lurid plot by a Hamburg gang to dose impressionable young girls with LSD in order to enslave them into prostitution. Featuring mad killers, psychedelic acid trips and ladies mud wrestling!
Sky Without Stars · 1955Sky Without Stars
★ 6.91955
MovieDramaRomance
Anna is a factory worker in East Germany, but her five-year-old son Jochen lives with his grandparents in the West. Anna wants him to live with her, so she abducts him. Along the way she meets Carl, who helps her cross the border, and they fall in love.
Devil's Girls · 1967Devil's Girls
★ 8.01967
MovieCrime
Betty is in jail after a failed raid on a jewelry store while her accomplice Bob escaped. But by chance she finds Bob's hiding place and towers with four other girls. *English title is "The Devil's Girls" not "Devil's Girls"
Miracle of the White Stallions · 1963Miracle of the White Stallions
★ 6.01963
MovieDramaFamily
In WWII Austria, Col. Alois Podhajsky must protect his beloved Lipizzaner stallions and make sure that they are surrendered into the right hands. But Patton's something of a horse fancier and can help...if he sees the stallions perform.
Magic Fire · 1955Magic Fire
★ 4.91955
MovieDramaRomance
Director William Dieterle's film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and Valentina Cortese.
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.
Derrick · 1974Derrick
★ 6.11974
SeriesDramaCrime
Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.
SOKO München · 1978SOKO München
★ 5.91978
SeriesCrime
SOKO 5113 is a long-running German police procedural television series. It was first aired in 1978 on 2 January. SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" in German.
A Case For Two · 1981A Case For Two
★ 5.61981
SeriesDramaCrime
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the 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.
Das Kriminalmuseum · 1963Das Kriminalmuseum
★ 8.01963
SeriesCrime
Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.
Christopher Columbus · 1985Christopher Columbus
★ 6.21985
SeriesDrama
After his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedition.
Graf Luckner · 1971Graf Luckner
★ 10.01971
SeriesFamily
Between the first and second World Wars, we portray glorified and renown naval sea officer Felix Graf von Lucker and his fictitious ship Niobe, which is the 1887 built Amphitrite from Southampton.
Von Luckner is famous for his tactical genius in the first World War, especially sinking 14 enemy ships and only losing one crewman, whilst always seeking a peaceful outcome - making him the ideal seaman.
Hotel Paradies · 1990Hotel Paradies
★ 5.41990
SeriesFamilyDrama
Hotel Paradies is a German television series.
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein · 1977Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
★ 7.81977
SeriesDrama
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein is a TV adaption of a novel of the same name by Austrian author Johannes Mario Simmel. Directed by Thomas Engel Siegfried Rauch walks in the footsteps of O. W. Fischer who played the protagonist "Thomas Lieven" already in 1961, just one year after the bestseller had been released. The series is unique for providing a little cooking show at the end of each episode. The book also includes recipes because "Thomas Lieven" is an accomplished amateur cook.
Mexikanische Revolution · 1968Mexikanische Revolution
★ 7.01968
SeriesDrama
Mexico in 1910: the aged President Porfirio Diaz has ruled the country for more than thirty years. Foreign investment has made the country flourish and turned its capital Mexico City into a modern cosmopolitan city. Few people know what life is like in the interior of the country: The misery of the indigenous serfs is indescribable. Francisco Madero, a member of a millionaire family, ignites the spark of rebellion. With his pamphlet against Diaz's re-election, he, who abhors violence, initiates one of the bloodiest revolutions in history ...
Melissa · 1966Melissa
★ 9.01966
SeriesCrime
Three-part TV crime drama based on Francis Durbridge's novel.
Hoopers letzte Jagd · 1971Hoopers letzte Jagd
★ 10.01971
SeriesCrime
For years, Chief Superintendent Hooper has been hunting down the leader of the legendary gang of mail robbers.
Solo für Sudmann · 1997Solo für Sudmann
1997
SeriesCrime
Solo für Sudmann is a German television series.