Writing

Walter Zerlett-Olfenius

Born April 7, 1897 · Wiesbaden, Germany

Died April 18, 1975 · aged 78

No biography available.

Known For

Water for CanitogaWater for Canitoga · 1939
Water for Canitoga
6.91939
MovieWesternAdventure
In the spring of 1905, the water conduit project in the Canadian city of Canitoga is set to be completed. For years, the completion had been marred by sabotage. Engineer Oliver Montstuart commands the last blasting operation. But again, the explosive charge is too large and thus, further construction is forestalled again. When Montstuart confronts foreman Westbrook, the foreman threatens him with a knife. In self-defence, Montstuart shoots him. Now, he has to flee.
TitanicTitanic · 1943
Titanic
6.11943
MovieDramaHistory
In 1912, the Titanic embarks on its inevitable collision course with history. In the wake of the over-spending required to build the largest luxury ship in the world, White Star Line executive Sir Bruce Ismay schemes to reverse the direction of his company's plummeting stock value. Onboard the Titanic, brave German 1st Officer Petersen struggles to convince his self-important British superiors not to overexert the ship's engines.
Alarm in PekingAlarm in Peking · 1937
Alarm in Peking
7.51937
MovieCrimeDrama
Set against the backdrop of the 1900 Boxer Rebellion...
Ein Mann auf AbwegenEin Mann auf Abwegen · 1940
Ein Mann auf Abwegen
7.31940
MovieComedy
Swedish industrial magnate Percival, known as Percy Patterson, has suddenly disappeared after a business meeting with his partner Sully.
Trenck, der PandurTrenck, der Pandur · 1940
Trenck, der Pandur
6.21940
MovieDramaHistory
Film about the fictitious adventures of Franz Freiherr von Trenck, who lived during the times of empress Maria Theresia of Austria garnished with espionage and twisted love affairs.
Narren im SchneeNarren im Schnee · 1938
Narren im Schnee
7.01938
MovieComedy
After MidnightAfter Midnight · 1938
After Midnight
8.01938
MovieDrama
Helene performs in a Paris nightclub run by White Russian exiles. When her husband, an engineer she believed had died in the Russian Civil War, reappears she tries to assist him. However, this opens her to blackmail by her dancing partner Fedor.
Carl PetersCarl Peters · 1941
Carl Peters
5.81941
MovieHistoryDrama
National-Socialist propaganda film that serves to memorialize one of the early representatives of colonialism: the German philologist Carl Peters. He is, at the end of the 1900′s, a noted advocate of the establishment of a German colony. Without support from Germany, he struggles on his own account against the English in East Africa. Later he is named Reichskommissar and promotes the expansion of a German colony. But Jewish and Social-Democrat opponents order him back to Germany and force him to resign.

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