Acting
Eva Pflug
Born June 12, 1929 · Leipzig, Germany
Died August 5, 2008 · aged 79
No biography available.
Known For
Girl from Hong Kong · 1961Girl from Hong Kong
★ 10.01961
MovieDrama
Unusual race relations melodrama from West Germany follows a German sailor who meets and weds a Chinese woman while on leave in Hong Kong, only to meet with disapproval from his family and friends when the couple returns to Europe.
Manöverball · 1956Manöverball
★ 6.01956
MovieDrama
Ein Todesfall wird vorbereitet · 1963Ein Todesfall wird vorbereitet
1963
MovieCrime
Ein Toter braucht kein Alibi · 1967Ein Toter braucht kein Alibi
1967
MovieDrama
Der Schinderhannes · 1958Der Schinderhannes
★ 7.31958
MovieHistoryRomance
1802: The adventurous life story of Hans Bückler, known as “Schinderhannes”, who fights against the French occupying forces and large landowners who exploit poor farmers in the Hunsrück region during the Napoleonic Wars.
Bleib bei mir · 2009Bleib bei mir
★ 4.02009
MovieComedyTV Movie
After the surprising death of his singing and life partner Charles, eccentric pop star Harry Hansen has lost all drive. Only his neighbor, the widowed surgeon Nicolaus Roeder, cares for him. To finally pull Harry out of his depression, he urges him to hire the unemployed cook Rosa as a housekeeper.
Lydia muss sterben · 1964Lydia muss sterben
★ 7.01964
MovieCrime
Rosamunde Pilcher: Morgen träumen wir gemeinsam · 2002Rosamunde Pilcher: Morgen träumen wir gemeinsam
★ 5.52002
MovieDrama
Movies
Girl from Hong Kong · 1961Girl from Hong Kong
★ 10.01961
MovieDrama
Unusual race relations melodrama from West Germany follows a German sailor who meets and weds a Chinese woman while on leave in Hong Kong, only to meet with disapproval from his family and friends when the couple returns to Europe.
Manöverball · 1956Manöverball
★ 6.01956
MovieDrama
Ein Todesfall wird vorbereitet · 1963Ein Todesfall wird vorbereitet
1963
MovieCrime
Ein Toter braucht kein Alibi · 1967Ein Toter braucht kein Alibi
1967
MovieDrama
Der Schinderhannes · 1958Der Schinderhannes
★ 7.31958
MovieHistoryRomance
1802: The adventurous life story of Hans Bückler, known as “Schinderhannes”, who fights against the French occupying forces and large landowners who exploit poor farmers in the Hunsrück region during the Napoleonic Wars.
Bleib bei mir · 2009Bleib bei mir
★ 4.02009
MovieComedyTV Movie
After the surprising death of his singing and life partner Charles, eccentric pop star Harry Hansen has lost all drive. Only his neighbor, the widowed surgeon Nicolaus Roeder, cares for him. To finally pull Harry out of his depression, he urges him to hire the unemployed cook Rosa as a housekeeper.
Lydia muss sterben · 1964Lydia muss sterben
★ 7.01964
MovieCrime
Rosamunde Pilcher: Morgen träumen wir gemeinsam · 2002Rosamunde Pilcher: Morgen träumen wir gemeinsam
★ 5.52002
MovieDrama
I Deal in Danger · 1966I Deal in Danger
★ 6.41966
MovieDramaWar
During World War II, an American who sympathizes with the Nazi cause defects to Germany, where he is greeted as a hero and given a job broadcasting propaganda to the West. What the Nazis don't know is that he is actually a double agent. Compilation of the show Blue Light.
Man on a String · 1960Man on a String
★ 6.61960
MovieCrimeDrama
U.S. spies catch a Moscow-born U.S. citizen helping spies, and they force him to counterspy.
Die sündige Kleinstadt · 1975Die sündige Kleinstadt
★ 4.31975
MovieComedy
Three pretty schoolgirls of marriageable age giggle and cackle while lying naked in bed as they read from the erotic notes of one of them, which are compiled in a notebook called "My intimate diary". One day, the author of these late-pubescent outpourings, Monika Hannemann, daughter of a town councillor, leaves her erotic fantasies in the classroom, whereupon these lines fall into the hands of the slippery teacher Miss Stubentreu. She reads them and learns from the lines that Monika must have become a village mattress and slept with half the men in Bumburg. Soon the erotic content is making the rounds, becoming the talk of the small town, and the conjectures and insinuations about who had or could have had what with whom in Bumburg run rampant. Even a reporter named Waltraut Henze, who has few scruples, arrives because she senses a sensational story behind the scribblings.
Fellowship of the Frog · 1959Fellowship of the Frog
★ 6.61959
MovieCrimeThriller
Both Scotland Yard and an amateur American sleuth are tracking a master criminal known as The Frog. This moniker refers to the bulging-eyed mask worn by the evildoer, and is reflected by the frog icons painfully tatooed onto the forearms of his henchmen. The trail leads to the country manor of an enigmatic, steely-eyed nabob, whose repressed son has eyes for the artistes at the Lolita cabaret, and whose lovely daughter captures the fancy of both the American playboy and the villain himself. Murder, kidnapping and seduction ensue.
Rose unter Dornen · 2006Rose unter Dornen
★ 7.52006
MovieDrama
Only the Wind Knows the Answer · 1974Only the Wind Knows the Answer
★ 5.71974
MovieCrimeDrama
The yacht of millionaire Hellmann explodes in the Mediterranean Sea, with him and 8 men crew on board. Insurance agent Lucas investigates at the Cote D'Azur, because there's the suspicion that it could have been suicide. He finds out that Hellmann's villa was monitored, the tapes also contain information about the explosion. He uses them for blackmail.
Dead Run · 1967Dead Run
★ 5.11967
MovieThrillerComedy
A thief gets hold of some top secret papers and is chased around Europe by the sinister Organisation.
When Love Was a Crime · 1968When Love Was a Crime
★ 10.01968
MovieDramaWar
A war drama showing the functioning of Hitler’s “racial purity” law, forbidding foreign workers from any contact with Germany. Foreigners on forced labor in Nazi Germany.
1:0 für das Glück · 20081:0 für das Glück
★ 6.02008
MovieComedy
Petra Winter, the notorious headmistress of Berlin's Fröbel-Gymnasium, is known for her strictness and harsh treatment of the school administration. Even the friendly janitor Christian Brenner has a hard time with the principal's uptight manner. To get one over on the hated Ms. Winter, her colleagues arrange for her to stand in for the PE teacher. Now the principal, who is feared by the pupils, has to look after the school's flagging soccer team. But what nobody knows is that Petra Winter is a passionate soccer fan. The janitor, who has his eye on the principal, helps her train the team for a crucial match. Over the course of this time, the headmistress softens more and more and realizes that friendship is more important than discipline.
Confess, Dr. Corda · 1958Confess, Dr. Corda
★ 8.01958
MovieDramaCrime
A doctor goes to meet a beautiful girl at a park bench near a wooded area. When he arrives, he finds her battered body lying next to a stream! He then finds himself to be the prime suspect. Who's the killer?
Coffin from Hong Kong · 1964Coffin from Hong Kong
★ 5.71964
MovieActionMystery
A private detective finds the limp body of a young Chinese beauty in his office, shot with his own gun.
Space Patrol · 2003Space Patrol
★ 5.62003
MovieScience Fiction
Orion commander Cliff Allister McLane, galactic war hero and unconventional daredevil in the service of the world government, is transferred with his crew to the space patrol. On top of that, Colonel Villa, head of the Galactic Security Service, provides him with the attractive agent Tamara Jagellovsk as a chaperone. From the very first patrol flight, the two Orion officers get into heated arguments. Tamara drives Cliff to despair with her Alpha Orders. When unknown beings from outer space, known as Frogs, attack Earth and the world government becomes bogged down in wrangling over jurisdiction, the fate of humanity lies in the hands of Cliff and Tamara. A supernova directed by exoterrists on Earth's course is destroyed at the last minute when Orion is abandoned. However, the next wave of attacks by the Frogs comes with the support of terrestrial revolutionaries.
Van der Valk and the Rich · 1973Van der Valk and the Rich
★ 8.01973
MovieCrimeTV Movie
Dutch police officer Van der Valk is pulled away for a private investigation for a friend of the chief of police to find the missing junior manager. When he gets to know his woman, he is fascinated by the thought of running away with her.
Council of the Gods · 1950Council of the Gods
★ 6.61950
MovieDrama
Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions.
The chemist Dr. Hans Scholz lives through a tortuous political transformation and maturation process. Eventually, he adopts political neutrality and closes his eyes to the fact that the poison being produced in his factory is being used in the extermination camps. Standing before the judges at the Nuremberg trials, he must face the fact that he is implicated in the deaths of millions in the gas chambers of the concentration camps.
Dich schickt der Himmel · 2001Dich schickt der Himmel
★ 7.02001
MovieComedy
The Ambassadress · 1960The Ambassadress
★ 10.01960
MovieDrama
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.
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police · 1996Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
★ 6.61996
SeriesDramaComedy
A long-running German television series about a two-man team of highway police, originally set in Berlin and later in North Rhine-Westphalia.
DAS! · 1991DAS!
★ 4.71991
Series
Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north.
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.
Der Fahnder · 1984Der Fahnder
★ 7.31984
SeriesCrime
Der Fahnder is a German television krimi series which was aired between 1984 and 2005.
In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985.
Dalli Dalli · 1971Dalli Dalli
★ 9.31971
Series
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP · 1997Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
★ 6.01997
SeriesDrama
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP was a German hospital drama television series which aired on Sat.1 between 1996 and 2005. The series covered the work of a team of doctors, nurses and caregivers in the fictional Hamburg Hansa Clinic, located in the Altona district.
Die Kommissarin · 1994Die Kommissarin
★ 8.01994
SeriesCrime
Die Kommissarin is a German police TV series which aired on Das Erste. Its 66 episodes ran from 1994 till 2006.
The series, which takes place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is notable as being the first, and as yet one of the few commercially successful, German detective series to have a female lead character.
The main character is Inspector Lea Sommer, played by Hannelore Elsner. Sommer is divorced with custody of her teenage son, Daniel. She is looking forward to a new relationship with her new boyfriend, Jonathan. Although Lea and Jonathan telephone each other frequently, he has never actually been seen or heard on screen.
Sommer was originally paired with Nick Siegel, but in a 1996 episode, Siegel was shot to death by an escaping criminal. His last words were "Lea, ich fühle mich so kalt". Sommer's current partner officer is Jan Orlop.
Die Kommissarin airs on the German Language channel German Kino Plus in the United States. In Finland it airs on YLE TV2 under the title Etsivä Lea Sommer.
Die Montagsmaler · 1974Die Montagsmaler
★ 8.01974
Series
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.
Polizeifunk ruft · 1966Polizeifunk ruft
★ 5.01966
SeriesCrimeDrama
Polizeifunk ruft is a German television series.
Dem Täter auf der Spur · 1967Dem Täter auf der Spur
★ 10.01967
SeriesCrime
Dem Täter auf der Spur is a German television series.
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.
Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger · 1978Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
★ 8.01978
SeriesCrime
Space Patrol · 1966Space Patrol
★ 8.01966
SeriesDrama
Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion, also known as Raumpatrouille Orion, and Space Patrol Orion in English, was the first German science fiction television series. Its seven episodes were broadcast by ARD beginning September 17, 1966 six years before Star Trek first aired in West Germany. Being a huge success with several reruns audience ratings went up to 56%. Over the years, the series acquired a distinct cult status in Germany.
Die fünfte Kolonne · 1963Die fünfte Kolonne
★ 8.01963
SeriesCrime
Die fünfte Kolonne is a German television series.
Blue Light · 1966Blue Light
★ 7.01966
SeriesDrama
A U.S. double agent in WWII Germany infiltrates Nazi councils while evading Allied intelligence (publicly, he was a foreign correspondent who had renounced his American citizenship). Three episodes of the series were stitched together into the 1966 theatrical movie 'I Deal in Danger.'
Alles Nichts Oder?! · 1988Alles Nichts Oder?!
★ 8.01988
SeriesComedy
A "children's birthday party" for adults. Each show featured a celebrity guest who had to take part in crazy, silly and often deliberately "moronic" games. Both presenters had to compete against the respective guest in various games.
Motiv Liebe · 1974Motiv Liebe
★ 1.01974
SeriesDrama
Motiv Liebe is a German television series.
The Necktie · 1962The Necktie
★ 8.11962
SeriesCrime
A Scotland Yard inspector investigates the murder of a young model strangled with a necktie, uncovering a complex jewel heist ring in the process.
Tim Frazer - Der Fall Salinger · 1964Tim Frazer - Der Fall Salinger
1964
SeriesCrime
Tim Frazer · 1963Tim Frazer
★ 7.01963
SeriesCrime
Engineer Tim Frazer is hired by the mysterious Mr. Ross to search for his missing business partner Harry Denston. Denston appears to be involved in a case of espionage.
Wie ein Blitz · 1970Wie ein Blitz
★ 7.01970
SeriesCrime
It all begins when the wealthy real estate shark Gordon Stuart is murdered in a lonely villa by his wife Diana and his closest collaborator Mark Paxton. When Mark wants to get rid of the corpse, it suddenly disappears. A nerve-wracking game of "cat and mouse" turns the perpetrators into victims. Inspector Clay investigates and soon stumbles across more corpses