Wolfgang Kohlhaase

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Wolfgang Kohlhaase

Born March 13, 1931 · Berlin, Germany

Died October 5, 2022 · aged 91

No biography available.

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Solo SunnySolo Sunny · 1980
Solo Sunny
★ 6.21980
MovieDramaMusic
Sunny is the singer of a band trying to establish itself in the East Berlin music scene. They play regular gigs in small towns, but Sunny feels out of touch with the audience and with her life as a whole. She begins a relationship with Ralph, an amateur saxophonist and philosophy student, who writes her a very personal song—but his obsession with death and unfaithful lifestyle are not for her. After getting into a quarrel with a band member who harasses her and telling off a show host, she is thrown out of the band. Abandoned, she struggles to regain control over her life.
BabyBaby · 2003
Baby
★ 4.42003
MovieDramaCrime
Frank and Paul are best friends forever and raised Frank's daughter Lilli after a tragic car accident. The two men scrape a living by working as barmen and bouncers in a strip club while Lilly has grown into a lively and self-confident teenager. The disaster unfolds when Lilli seduces Paul and gets pregnant.
The BreakThe Break · 1989
The Break
★ 4.61989
MovieCrimeComedy
A story about massive robbery from the safe of German railways set in 1946.
Summer in BerlinSummer in Berlin · 2005
Summer in Berlin
★ 6.32005
MovieComedyDrama
An intimate study of two women friends who come to each other because of troubles with everyday life and with men and thus try to enjoy a life based on their ideas.
I Was NineteenI Was Nineteen · 1968
I Was Nineteen
★ 7.51968
MovieDramaHistory
A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his homeland. As he meets Germans, he grapples with his ambivalence, realizing he is both a victor and one of the vanquished. His inquisitive nature leads him to confront the atrocities and lies he encounters along the way.
The Silent StarThe Silent Star · 1960
The Silent Star
★ 4.91960
MovieScience Fiction
A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the race that created it.
The Legend of RitaThe Legend of Rita · 2000
The Legend of Rita
★ 6.02000
MovieDrama
Radical West German terrorist Rita Vogt abandons the revolution and settles in East Germany with a new identity provided by the secret service. She lives in constant fear of having her cover blown.
As We Were DreamingAs We Were Dreaming · 2015
As We Were Dreaming
★ 6.02015
MovieDrama
Andreas Dresen's adaptation of Clemens Meyer's novel about a group of East German friends right after the fall of the Wall.

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Der Hauptmann von KöpenickDer Hauptmann von Köpenick · 1997
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
★ 5.81997
MovieDramaComedy
Each is dependent on the other. He breaks into the passport office to get a passport. He is surprised and ends up back in prison, where he is trained in military drill. After his release, he once again lodges with relatives, his sister and brother-in-law. Wearing a second-hand captain's uniform, he first takes over a guard unit and uses it to occupy Köpenick town hall, where all the employees of the town council submit to the supposed captain. The mayor is promoted to Berlin and Voigt presents himself to the authorities a few days later. At first, everyone present laughs at the prank, but then Voigt is made aware of the legal consequences. He is sent back to prison, but shortly afterwards he is pardoned by the Emperor.

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