Directing

Fritz Umgelter

Born August 18, 1922 · Stuttgart, Germany

Died May 9, 1981 · aged 58

No biography available.

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Tower of Screaming VirginsTower of Screaming Virgins · 1968
Tower of Screaming Virgins
★ 5.31968
MovieAdventureDrama
King's swordsman Captain Buridan, hero of the Flanders campaign, returns to Paris to find it in a grip of fear -a "vampire/witch" in the "Tower of Sin" is luring young men to their deaths by offering them a night of sexual ecstasy followed by savage slaughter. Buridan is holding secrets of his own and his battle to save France from an evil Chancellor, an impotent King and a lascivious, wanton Queen make the battlefields of war seem like child's play.
The Bellboy and the PlaygirlsThe Bellboy and the Playgirls · 1962
The Bellboy and the Playgirls
★ 3.11962
MovieComedy
A re-edited U.S. release of the 1958 West German film Mit Eva fing die Sünde an (Sin Began with Eve), The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962) features roughly fifteen minutes of new color footage directed by Francis Ford Coppola and edited by Jack Hill. The added material follows a bellboy who dreams of becoming a private detective and spies on a group of women at the hotel—lingerie sales representatives who give him more than enough to investigate.
Dantons TodDantons Tod · 1963
Dantons Tod
★ 7.01963
MovieDrama
Die PanneDie Panne · 1957
Die Panne
★ 10.01957
MovieCrime
Wenn die Conny mit dem PeterWenn die Conny mit dem Peter · 1958
Wenn die Conny mit dem Peter
★ 6.21958
MovieComedyMusic
Musical comedy set in a high school.
Sessel zwischen den StühlenSessel zwischen den Stühlen · 1970
Sessel zwischen den Stühlen
1970
MovieDrama
The Violin Case MurdersThe Violin Case Murders · 1965
The Violin Case Murders
★ 7.01965
MovieCrime
The first film adaptation of Jerry Cotton. FBI agents Jerry Cotton and Phil Decker are tracing a group of six murderers. Disguised as a vagabond Jerry Cotton infiltrates the gang. Kitty, the leader's girlfriend, soon becomes Jerry's most important helper. With her help, he's able to prevent a bomb's explosion in a school. The deadly attack on a rich collector he can not prevent. The gangsters flee with the loot and a hunt to the death begins ...
Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der TrenckDie merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck · 1973
Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck
★ 7.71973
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Arsène LupinArsène Lupin · 1971
Arsène Lupin
★ 7.81971
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Arsène Lupin is a French TV show which was co-produced with German, Canadian, Belgian, Dutch, Swiss, Italian and Austrian TV stations. It was only loosely based on Maurice Leblancs novels. Georges Descrières' portrayal of Arsène Lupin showed more similarity to Graf Yoster than to Maurice Leblanc's original. He behaved in the first place as a perfect gentleman who never got angry. He was always relaxed, because whatever could possibly had bothered him in daily life was taken care of by his butler. It wasn't questioned how he had come to his financial independence although the series sometimes discreetly implied that he was a professional criminal. Besides rescuing damsels in distress Lupin took on criminals, competing with their wit and intelligence. Either he stole paintings from rich people who had to be considered white-collar criminals or he acted as a detective who derailed criminal schemes. However, when he was attacked, he could defend himself effortlessly by using elegant jujutsu methods. Among the guest stars were German actors such as Günter Strack and Sky du Mont. Jean-Paul Salomé said in his commentary on the DVD version of his film Arsène Lupin he had like this series as a child. German TV, one the investors, would broadcast the show eventually between 18:00-20:00 o'clock because it was only allowed to show commercials within that very timeslot. For them to get a financial return on investment the show had to be appropriate for families and also for children who would watch it alone. Subsequently it was nearby to ask to defuse and flatten some of Leblanc's plots in order to avoid possible complaints that could force the station to broadcast the show beyond the "Vorabendprogramm".

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