Acting
Kristina Söderbaum
Born September 5, 1912 · Stockholm, Sweden
Died February 12, 2001 · aged 88
Beata Margareta Kristina Söderbaum was a Swedish actress best known for her German films. She appeared in 25 feature films. Most of them produced during the Nazi era. Kristina was married to the German director Veit Harlan 1939-1964.
Known For
Sången till henne · 1934Sången till henne
★ 10.01934
MovieComedy
The opera singer Carlo Martin comes to the Royal Opera for a guest performance and the girls in the ballet immediately gets a crush on him. Martin courts one of them, Märta Holm, who is torn between Martin and her own fiancée Arne.
Kolberg · 1945Kolberg
★ 6.11945
MovieWarHistory
During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces. The population of Kolberg refuses to capitulate and organizes the resistance against the French army, which immediately submits the city to massive bombardments.
Karl May · 1974Karl May
★ 10.01974
MovieHistoryDrama
This ethereal, three-hour biopic starring Helmut Käutner as the writer Karl May interprets «a German hero's life» and thereby paints a picture of an entire era.
Covered Tracks · 1938Covered Tracks
★ 6.41938
MovieDramaMystery
Séraphine and her mother arrive in Paris to visit the 1867 World Exhibition. In an overcrowded city they must be accommodated in separate hotels. During the night the mother, who wasn't feeling very well, gets suddenly worse. When next morning Séraphine goes to meet her every trace of her presence has disappeared and everybody denies having ever met her. The bewildered young woman must find someone who believes her. Previous version of So Long at the Fair (1950).
Die blonde Frau des Maharadscha · 1962Die blonde Frau des Maharadscha
★ 8.01962
MovieAdventureDrama
Maharaj Gowan is in love with the blonde circus rider Yrida. However, the son of the Maharaj also have strong feelings for her.
The Immortal Heart · 1939The Immortal Heart
★ 7.01939
MovieHistoryDrama
Nuremberg durting the time of Albrecht Durer and the famous geographer Martin Behaim: the locksmith Peter Henlein is looking for a way to make bullets more accurate by designing a new form. Just as he welds together two round balls into an elongated shape, he believes he's discovered that his assistant Konrad is trying to alienate his wife from him. There is a struggle, during which Henlein's new kind of bullet strikes him in the chest. The doctor, unaware that there are two bullets lodged in his body, because there was only one shot, only removes one.
Night Train to Venice · 1996Night Train to Venice
★ 2.31996
MovieThrillerMystery
The Orient Express, on its night trip from Munich to Venice, is full because of the beginning of the carnival in Venice. Between the passengers are a young writer, an actress, and her daughter, an elderly dancer, five neo-nazi punks, and a strange man that seems to have some kind of influence over them through their dreams.
Süss, the Jew · 1940Süss, the Jew
★ 4.41940
MovieDramaHistory
Nazi historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
Movies
Sången till henne · 1934Sången till henne
★ 10.01934
MovieComedy
The opera singer Carlo Martin comes to the Royal Opera for a guest performance and the girls in the ballet immediately gets a crush on him. Martin courts one of them, Märta Holm, who is torn between Martin and her own fiancée Arne.
Kolberg · 1945Kolberg
★ 6.11945
MovieWarHistory
During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces. The population of Kolberg refuses to capitulate and organizes the resistance against the French army, which immediately submits the city to massive bombardments.
Karl May · 1974Karl May
★ 10.01974
MovieHistoryDrama
This ethereal, three-hour biopic starring Helmut Käutner as the writer Karl May interprets «a German hero's life» and thereby paints a picture of an entire era.
Covered Tracks · 1938Covered Tracks
★ 6.41938
MovieDramaMystery
Séraphine and her mother arrive in Paris to visit the 1867 World Exhibition. In an overcrowded city they must be accommodated in separate hotels. During the night the mother, who wasn't feeling very well, gets suddenly worse. When next morning Séraphine goes to meet her every trace of her presence has disappeared and everybody denies having ever met her. The bewildered young woman must find someone who believes her. Previous version of So Long at the Fair (1950).
Die blonde Frau des Maharadscha · 1962Die blonde Frau des Maharadscha
★ 8.01962
MovieAdventureDrama
Maharaj Gowan is in love with the blonde circus rider Yrida. However, the son of the Maharaj also have strong feelings for her.
The Immortal Heart · 1939The Immortal Heart
★ 7.01939
MovieHistoryDrama
Nuremberg durting the time of Albrecht Durer and the famous geographer Martin Behaim: the locksmith Peter Henlein is looking for a way to make bullets more accurate by designing a new form. Just as he welds together two round balls into an elongated shape, he believes he's discovered that his assistant Konrad is trying to alienate his wife from him. There is a struggle, during which Henlein's new kind of bullet strikes him in the chest. The doctor, unaware that there are two bullets lodged in his body, because there was only one shot, only removes one.
Night Train to Venice · 1996Night Train to Venice
★ 2.31996
MovieThrillerMystery
The Orient Express, on its night trip from Munich to Venice, is full because of the beginning of the carnival in Venice. Between the passengers are a young writer, an actress, and her daughter, an elderly dancer, five neo-nazi punks, and a strange man that seems to have some kind of influence over them through their dreams.
Süss, the Jew · 1940Süss, the Jew
★ 4.41940
MovieDramaHistory
Nazi historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
The Great King · 1942The Great King
★ 7.01942
MovieHistoryDrama
King Frederick II (aka "Frederick the Great") of Prussia is engaged in a major battle against the Austrian army at Kunersdorf, and things aren't going well. The Austrians are inflicting major casualties, and his army is beginning to crumble. Defeat seems inevitable when a combination of events gives him hope that he may pull victory from the jaws of defeat after all.
The Golden City · 1942The Golden City
★ 5.81942
MovieDrama
Anna Jobst is the daughter of a rich, conservative farmer. Living on the bank of the Moldau, she wishes nothing more than follow the river to Prague, the "Golden City". After arriving, she quickly falls into a bad crowd.
The Great Sacrifice · 1944The Great Sacrifice
★ 6.51944
MovieDramaRomance
Äls, a young woman from Sweden living in Hamburg in the summer months, attracts a newly married explorer, Albrecht Froben, who has just returned to his native city. But although Äls seems to be 'life itself', she suffers from a tropical disease which is slowly killing her. Froben is torn between Äls and his wife Octavia, who he seen as a kind of 'heavenly' counterpart to the earthy and beguiling Äls.
I'll Carry You on My Hands · 1958I'll Carry You on My Hands
★ 5.21958
MovieDrama
The Journey to Tilsit · 1939The Journey to Tilsit
★ 6.41939
MovieDrama
A villager is tempted by a sophisticated city woman and almost kills his wife in a boating accident.
Stars Over Colombo · 1953Stars Over Colombo
★ 10.01953
MovieAdventure
Adventure film in an exotic setting based on the “Indian Tomb”: While visiting a circus in Germany, the Indian maharajah Gowan sees the rider Yrida, who comes from Swedish nobility. The maharajah falls in love with the circus rider and quickly sends the entire circus to Ceylon, where he courts Yrida. But Yrida loves someone else: the student Gowaran, who she does not know is the maharajah's son. In order to get Yrida completely under his control, the maharaja has her drugged and abducted to his castle in India.
Hanna Amon · 1951Hanna Amon
★ 6.11951
MovieDrama
Hanna Amon and her brother Thomas live on an estate they've inherited from their parents. Local veterinarian Brunner loves Hanna from afar, and Thomas is in love with the daughter of the local mayor. Love, however, doesn't always mean happiness, as both Hanna and Thomas are soon to find out.
Youth · 1938Youth
★ 6.21938
MovieDrama
Germany, 1890: Having just gotten his high-school diploma, Hans leaves for Heidelberg to begin his university studies. But first, he wants to visit his uncle, Pastor Hoppe, in the small village of Rosenau. It's here that he again meets his cousin and childhood friend Annie. Annie is the illegitimate child of Pastor Hoppe's sister, who's left the upbringing of her offspring to the man-of-the-cloth. Conservative chaplain Schigorski continually tries to convince Annie to join the nearby cloister and thus "atone" for the sins of her mother. And it's getting more difficult for the fun-loving girl to escape the chaplain's harrassment. When Hans arrives, old feelings of lust come back to the surface.
Immensee · 1943Immensee
★ 7.01943
MovieRomanceDrama
A man and a woman struggle to stifle their love for each other, even after he moves away to travel the world and she marries a suitor.
Circus Girl · 1954Circus Girl
★ 8.01954
MovieAdventure
Sequel to “Stars above Columbo”: Yrida, a circus rider who has been abducted to India, wakes up in the maharajah's palace, where the court physician convinces her that she has only dreamed all the terrible events. The maharaja tries to win her love. At the same time, assassins are planning to overthrow the maharaja. The maharaja's son, Gowaran, falls under suspicion. His innocence is only proven when the temple dancer and lover of the maharaja chooses suicide. The maharaja abdicates and appoints his son as his successor. Now Yrida gets the man she really loves.
Verrat an Deutschland · 1955Verrat an Deutschland
★ 9.01955
MovieDrama
The Blue Hour · 1953The Blue Hour
★ 10.01953
MovieComedy
A university professor is horrified to discover that he snores terribly, tormenting his wife every night. Secretly, he decides to undergo a not entirely risk-free operation and deceives his wife into believing he's going on a trip to Capri. An admirer seizes the opportunity to convince her that her husband is cheating on her. Furious, she sets off for Capri, only to find the admirer there, who tries to seduce her. Meanwhile, complications arise during the operation.
Let's go Crazy · 1988Let's go Crazy
★ 8.01988
MovieComedyCrime
Paul and his illustrious young troops try to take the casino world of Italy by means of a secret system. In doing so, they unexpectedly come to a elderly countess which the boys and girls takes care of to make a hatched bank director plenty of safe content, thanks to the pierced wall of a theater that is newly acquired. The big break is imminent.
TV Shows
Der Bergdoktor · 1992Der Bergdoktor
★ 5.31992
SeriesFamilyDrama
Der Bergdoktor is a German-Austrian medical drama television series, broadcast in 96 episodes between 1992 and 1997.
Karl May · 1977Karl May
1977
SeriesDrama
The last ten years in Karl May’s life. A man fighting for his work, which lets him become an iconic figure of his time.