Acting
Horst Buchholz
Born December 4, 1933 · Berlin, Germany
Died March 3, 2003 · aged 69
Horst Werner Buchholz (4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003) was a German actor, remembered for his part in The Magnificent Seven and Nine Hours to Rama. He appeared in over sixty films during his acting career from 1952–2002. He was married to French actress Myriam Bru from 1958 to his death, and one of their two children is the actor Christopher Buchholz. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
Life Is Beautiful · 1997Life Is Beautiful
★ 8.41997
MovieComedyDrama
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
The Magnificent Seven · 1960The Magnificent Seven
★ 7.51960
MovieWestern
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
Sahara · 1983Sahara
★ 5.71983
MovieActionAdventure
Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.
...But Johnny! · 1973...But Johnny!
★ 5.31973
MovieComedy
The charm of the beautiful Jonny is of a frightening effectiveness on the women. He uses it to create his company which offers his talents to lonely ladies. His business is going great and he is getting rich. But will Jonny be able to provide quality services for a long time?
One, Two, Three · 1961One, Two, Three
★ 7.51961
MovieComedy
In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Communist.
Raid on Entebbe · 1976Raid on Entebbe
★ 6.01976
MovieDramaThriller
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.
Last Stop Love · 1958Last Stop Love
★ 6.01958
MovieDrama
Young factory worker Mecky Berger doesn't believe in "true love." For him, his female acquaintances are just a pastime. In his eyes and those of his friends, romance is something a man should be ashamed of. But then he meets Christa, who is so different from the women he has had affairs with in the past. His feelings for her are also of a previously unknown, confusing intensity—Mecky has fallen in love. But he first has to learn how to deal with this feeling...
Iron Eagle III · 1992Iron Eagle III
★ 4.21992
MovieActionThriller
Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.
Movies
Life Is Beautiful · 1997Life Is Beautiful
★ 8.41997
MovieComedyDrama
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
The Magnificent Seven · 1960The Magnificent Seven
★ 7.51960
MovieWestern
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
Sahara · 1983Sahara
★ 5.71983
MovieActionAdventure
Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.
...But Johnny! · 1973...But Johnny!
★ 5.31973
MovieComedy
The charm of the beautiful Jonny is of a frightening effectiveness on the women. He uses it to create his company which offers his talents to lonely ladies. His business is going great and he is getting rich. But will Jonny be able to provide quality services for a long time?
One, Two, Three · 1961One, Two, Three
★ 7.51961
MovieComedy
In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Communist.
Raid on Entebbe · 1976Raid on Entebbe
★ 6.01976
MovieDramaThriller
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.
Last Stop Love · 1958Last Stop Love
★ 6.01958
MovieDrama
Young factory worker Mecky Berger doesn't believe in "true love." For him, his female acquaintances are just a pastime. In his eyes and those of his friends, romance is something a man should be ashamed of. But then he meets Christa, who is so different from the women he has had affairs with in the past. His feelings for her are also of a previously unknown, confusing intensity—Mecky has fallen in love. But he first has to learn how to deal with this feeling...
Iron Eagle III · 1992Iron Eagle III
★ 4.21992
MovieActionThriller
Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.
Touch and Die · 1991Touch and Die
★ 5.01991
MovieTV MovieThriller
Martin Sheen stars as an American newsman in Rome who begins to investigate the appearance of several corpses found throughout Europe with their hands cut off. He soon uncovers not only plots of plutonium theft, but also of nuclear arms deals and dark political schemes.
Women in Hospital · 1977Women in Hospital
★ 8.01977
MovieDramaCrime
Schuman and Oberhoff are successful hospital doctors who treat pregnant women. However, their personal lives are a mess. Schuman has to deal with his drug-addicted wife Claudia, while Oberhoff deals with his teenage daughter's pregnancy.
Confessions of Felix Krull · 1957Confessions of Felix Krull
★ 6.41957
MovieComedyCrime
Thomas Mann's witty and intimate story of a irresistible scoundrel.
How, When, and with Whom · 1969How, When, and with Whom
★ 8.01969
MovieRomance
Paola, wife of a wealthy Turinese industrialist, meets Alberto, a friend of her husband, who emigrated to Argentina and has returned for business reasons. After a few days, Alberto confesses his love to Paola, but she resists. However, during a vacation in Sardinia, having waited in vain for the arrival of her husband, she gives in to Alberto's wishes.
Faraway, So Close! · 1993Faraway, So Close!
★ 6.91993
MovieDramaFantasy
A group of angels look longingly upon the life of humans. Berlin now is a very different place: unified in name but overrun with crime, corruption, and—in what turns out to be a key theme here—Americans.
Voyage of Terror · 1998Voyage of Terror
★ 4.31998
MovieThrillerDrama
An infectious disease researcher is on a cruise with her daughter when an ebola-type virus attacks the ship's passengers and crew.
Tiger Bay · 1959Tiger Bay
★ 7.21959
MovieThrillerCrime
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
★ 7.22014
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
The Girl and the Legend · 1957The Girl and the Legend
★ 6.11957
MovieDrama
London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few shillings. They all dream of the wonderful island told by Daniel Defoe. The latter lives in a miserable room. He is disgraced and rejected by his son Tom, a scoundrel who blames his father for losing his position at the Court ...
Avalanche Express · 1979Avalanche Express
★ 4.81979
MovieActionThriller
CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey, they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.
King in Shadow · 1957King in Shadow
★ 6.91957
MovieDrama
The film portrays the interaction of Johann Friedrich Struensee, a doctor treating the mentally ill Christian VII of Denmark, and his English consort Caroline Matilda.
From Hell to Victory · 1979From Hell to Victory
★ 6.31979
MovieWar
In 1939, at a Paris café, six friends of various nationalities vow to meet again at the same spot after the end of WW2.
The Amazing Captain Nemo · 1978The Amazing Captain Nemo
★ 5.41978
MovieScience FictionFantasy
Captain Nemo is found in suspended animation under the sea and revived by modern-day Navy men in order to battle a fiendish mad scientist.
Code Name: Emerald · 1985Code Name: Emerald
★ 6.61985
MovieActionDrama
In preparation for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied territory, the 'overlords' were the few Allied agents who knew the details of the operation. When one them is captured by the Germans, a double agent must infiltrate occupied Paris, with the help of a high level German officer and the French Resistance.
Monpti · 1957Monpti
★ 5.91957
MovieRomanceComedy
A poor Hungarian artist falls in love with a wealthy mysterious Parisian girl.
That Man in Istanbul · 1965That Man in Istanbul
★ 5.71965
MovieActionAdventure
An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately becomes self on the search for the disappeared and gets a striving for world domination secret organization.
TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
★ 7.51962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Old Fox · 1977The Old Fox
★ 6.31977
SeriesCrimeDrama
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
Wetten, dass..? · 1981Wetten, dass..?
★ 5.41981
SeriesDrama
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
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.
Bambi · 1948Bambi
★ 9.01948
Series
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.
Charlie's Angels · 1976Charlie's Angels
★ 6.71976
Series
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.
The Merv Griffin Show · 1962The Merv Griffin Show
★ 6.61962
Series
What's My Line? · 1950What's My Line?
★ 7.01950
SeriesFamilyComedy
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Dalli Dalli · 1971Dalli Dalli
★ 9.31971
Series
Cinépanorama · 1956Cinépanorama
★ 8.71956
SeriesDocumentaryFamily
Die Montagsmaler · 1974Die Montagsmaler
★ 8.01974
Series
Boulevard Bio · 1991Boulevard Bio
★ 7.01991
Series
How the West Was Won · 1977How the West Was Won
★ 7.01977
SeriesWesternDrama
The Macahans, a family from Virginia headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.
The Cave of the Golden Rose · 1991The Cave of the Golden Rose
★ 7.01991
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The king desires nothing more than a male heir. But his wife gives birth to a girl Fantaghirò. When she refuses to marry years later, she is sent in the forest where she learns how to ride and fight like a man. She appears disguised in a duel with Prince Romualdo, the son of her father's adversary. Both fall in love, but their marriage brings no peace to the united kingdom. Evil forces are trying to seize power.
Stars in the Ring · 1959Stars in the Ring
★ 5.31959
Series
Every year there was a Gala of the Stars at the Zirkus Krone in Munich.
Abschnitt 40 · 2001Abschnitt 40
★ 6.52001
SeriesCrime
Abschnitt 40 was a German police television series broadcast between May 21 2001 and 2006. It was aired on RTL Television.
Logan's Run · 1977Logan's Run
★ 6.81977
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
In a futuristic society where reaching the age of 30 is a death sentence, a rebellious law enforcement agent goes on the run in search of Sanctuary.
Music & Guests · 1976Music & Guests
1976
Series
The French Atlantic Affair · 1979The French Atlantic Affair
★ 7.21979
SeriesCrimeDrama
When the SS Festivale sets sail from New York to France, its 3,000 passengers include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harold Columbine and 146 members of the Church of the Cosmic Path, led by Father Craig Dunleavy, their charismatic messiah. Seizing control of the ship, Dunleavy demands $70 million in gold, intending to kill everyone onboard once it's paid. Without knowing which passengers are cultists and warned that 12 will die for every hijacker harmed, Columbine and the captain search for a way to save 3,000 lives before Dunleavy makes good on his threat. Based on a novel by screenwriter Ernest Lehman, this mini-series was broadcast over three nights in November 1979.
Requiem for Granada · 1991Requiem for Granada
★ 9.71991
SeriesDrama
In the late 15th century, the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain after eight centuries of splendor, faces its final days. As the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella launch their campaign to conquer the Emirate, internal rivalries, palace intrigues, and power struggles within the Nasrid dynasty — particularly between Sultan Muley Hacén, his son Boabdil, and the rival factions of the Abencerrajes and Zegríes — accelerate the kingdom’s downfall.
Blending historical events with drama, romance, and epic battles, Réquiem por Granada recounts the tragic and glorious history of the fall of Granada from a perspective centered on its Muslim rulers and people, capturing the cultural richness, betrayals, and human cost of one of the defining moments in Spanish history.
Der Schatz im Niemandsland · 1987Der Schatz im Niemandsland
★ 8.01987
SeriesFamily
Der Schatz im Niemandsland is a German television series.
Crossings · 1986Crossings
★ 4.71986
SeriesDrama
Despite rumors of impending war, the majestic ship Normandie makes its transatlantic voyage from Washington D.C., to France. Aboard is beautiful, American-born Liane De Villiers, devoted to her much-older husband, the French ambassador to the United States, and her two daughters. She meets Nick Burnham, an American steel magnate, a kind man trapped in a loveless marriage. Their passion remains unacknowledged. But when the outbreak of World War II forces Liane to flee Paris, she and Nick meet again–and pledge a love that can no longer be denied.
Geisterjäger John Sinclair · 2000Geisterjäger John Sinclair
★ 3.32000
SeriesMystery
Der Clan der Anna Voss · 1995Der Clan der Anna Voss
★ 4.01995
SeriesFamily