Loriot

Loriot

The duck is not coming in!

1976 · 1 season · 6 eps · ★ 8.5 · Comedy

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Loriot is a classic German comedy television series produced by Radio Bremen from 1976 to 1978. Each of the six episodes (numbered with Roman numerals I–VI) featured sketches and cartoons by and with Loriot . Some of these achieved cult status. In the 1990s, the short films were re-edited into 14 programs of 25 minutes each, supplemented by works from other television programs featuring Loriot. In October 2007, the six episodes were released in largely their original order and length on the DVD box set Loriot – The Complete Television Edition .

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Another Opera

Another Opera · 1979

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In this hilarious opera parody, Loriot delivers a comedic take on the pretentiousness of the operatic world. The plot revolves around a fictional opera production that spirals into absurdity as egos clash, misunderstandings abound, and everything goes hilariously wrong. Through a series of farcical and exaggerated situations, Loriot brilliantly mocks the pomp and circumstance of opera while showcasing his signature dry humor and love for absurdity. Noch 'ne Oper is a sharp and witty satire of high culture’s often ridiculous nature.

Loriot's 80th Birthday

Loriot's 80th Birthday · 2003

Loriot's 80th Birthday

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TV special that aired in 2003 to celebrate Loriot’s 80th birthday. It features classic sketches, interviews, and tributes to his career.

Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?

Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor? · 1981

Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?

Patient No. 7, a man who has been wrongly committed to a psychiatric hospital for years, escapes and embarks on a chaotic journey through the outside world. Disguised as a painter, he causes uproar with his innocent yet eccentric behavior, disrupting the lives of strangers. Along the way, he befriends Marlene, a young woman fascinated by his unconventional charm, much to her jealous husband's frustration. As the line between sanity and madness blurs, the film humorously explores the absurdity of societal norms. Featuring a memorable cameo by Loriot, this quirky satire questions who’s truly "crazy."

Christmas at Hoppenstedts

Christmas at Hoppenstedts · 1997

Christmas at Hoppenstedts

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Year by year millions celebrate Christmas with the Hoppenstedts. Where else would you learn how to have comfortable holidays (like with the game "Wir bauen uns ein Atomkraftwerk") and how to put secretly dispose of wrapping paper in the hallway?

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius · 1940

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius

The young Schiller, whose heart and soul are writing and poetry, is forced into the military academy (the pride and joy of the Duke of Württemberg). Schiller is disgusted by the everyday routine of the military, always back and forth between breeding and drills. Conversation, conflict or even critique are discouraged – the oppression insufferable for the young rebel. Disgusted by the brutality, he writes his drama "The Bandit", which he would later publish anonymously. But following a frank conversation with the Duke, Schiller is dishonored and must leave the land.

Pappa ante Portas

Pappa ante Portas · 1991

Pappa ante Portas

Heinrich Lohse, a strict and highly efficient purchasing manager at a company bulk-orders 40 tons of mustard and enough typewriting paper for 40 years just to get discount. Heinrich's boss decides it’s time for him to retire early. Heinrich suddenly finds himself with nothing to do—except micromanage his household, much to the dismay of his wife Renate and their son Dieter

The Longest Day

The Longest Day · 1962

The Longest Day

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"

The Bridge

The Bridge · 1959

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A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister.

Evelyn and the Men

Evelyn and the Men · 1987

Evelyn and the Men

In this quirky romantic comedy, Evelyn, a charming yet independent woman, finds herself entangled in a series of absurd relationships with eccentric men. As she navigates the chaos of romantic misunderstandings and social expectations, Evelyn seeks a meaningful connection, learning that true love is not about pleasing others, but finding herself. Directed by Loriot, the film combines sharp social satire with his signature dry humor, offering a witty exploration of love, gender roles, and the absurdities of romance.

Ödipussi

Ödipussi · 1988

Paul Winkelmann is the CEO of a successful business in Hamburg that he took over after the death of his father eight years ago. But he is still strongly dominated by his 78 year old mother who cares for him as a child, and who cannot understand why he took an apartment on his own after all these years. The real "problem" starts when Paul gets to know psychologist Margarethe Tietze whose relationship to her parents is also not so easy after all.

Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue

Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue · 2023

Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue

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Loriot, whose real name was Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow, or Vicco von Bülow for short (1923-2011), is considered to have been the greatest and most versatile German comedian of the twentieth century. From 1976 to 1978, Radio Bremen commissioned his six-part television series “Loriot”, in which live action skits alternated with short animated sketches. The series is believed to be the highpoint of Loriot’s television work and was to establish his cult status; it has long been an integral part of German cultural heritage.

Sharks and Little Fish

Sharks and Little Fish · 1957

Sharks and Little Fish

Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive.

Otto – The Alien from East Frisia

Otto – The Alien from East Frisia · 1989

Otto – The Alien from East Frisia

Otto is the only one who is able to save his Frisian fatherland; but he needs the help of his brother, who is abroad. But his brother does not want to fulfill what he has sworn as a child. So it takes Otto a while to convince him while time is running low for his plans to save East-Frisia.

The Miracle of Father Malachia

The Miracle of Father Malachia · 1961

The Miracle of Father Malachia

The ardent prayer of a monk brings about a true miracle in a West German industrial town, which, however, is not understood by the people but only exploited as a lucrative sensation.

Der Freischütz

Der Freischütz · 1988

Der Freischütz

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A troubled marksman, desperate to secure love and status, turns to forbidden magic in a rural community ruled by superstition and ritual. This stark television adaptation strips Weber’s Romantic opera of spectacle, recasting it as a bleak folk-horror parable about fear, failure, and the cost of choosing certainty over conscience.

Loriot's 60th Birthday

Loriot's 60th Birthday · 1983

Loriot's 60th Birthday

It's Loriot's birthday. Reason enough to show him as he really is. Evelyn Hamann interviews him in the TV studio where he always records his show. A lot of guests are invited, mostly people who played in Loriot's show, and a big surprise is announced for the end. - This fake celebration shows Loriot as a bitter old man, his guests as humorless bourgeois and Evelyn Hamann as an overtaxed presenter who can't save the show.

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