Cast: Fritz Rasp

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Gustav Fröhlich · Brigitte Helm · Alfred Abel · Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Synopsis Metropolis (1927) presents a starkly divided society, where the affluent elite enjoy opulence and control, while the laborers endure harsh working conditions and live in squalor. The narrative unfolds when Freder, the privileged son of the city's ruler, Joh Fredersen,...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Rudolf Klein-Rogge · Gerda Maurus · Willy Fritsch · Lupu Pick

Synopsis Spies (1928) follows the cunning mastermind of a far-reaching espionage network who uncovers a perilous romantic entanglement. The plot thickens as a Russian woman, working under his command, becomes involved with a charismatic agent from the government's covert operations. This...

Direction Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Cast Louise Brooks · André Roanne · Josef Rovenský · Fritz Rasp

Synopsis Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) follows the journey of naive young Thymiane Henning (Brooks), who receives a lockable diary on her confirmation day. Her world is turned upside down when her housekeeper Elisabeth mysteriously departs and is later found...

Direction Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Cast Édith Jéhanne · Uno Henning · Fritz Rasp · Brigitte Helm

Synopsis The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927) unfolds against the backdrop of post-revolutionary turmoil in the Crimea, where Jeanne's world is shattered when she learns that the man she loves is a Bolshevik, having fatally confronted her father. Left destitute, Jeanne...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Gerda Maurus · Willy Fritsch · Fritz Rasp · Gustav von Wangenheim

Synopsis Woman in the Moon (1929) follows the story of a visionary scientist, Prof. Manfeldt, who, three decades prior, proposed the existence of gold on the lunar surface, only to be met with ridicule. Fast forward to the present, where ambitious...

Direction Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Cast Rudolf Forster · Carola Neher · Reinhold Schünzel · Fritz Rasp

Synopsis The Threepenny Opera (The 3 Penny Opera) (1931) is set in the grimy underbelly of early 20th-century London, where the notorious criminal Mack the Knife ties the knot with Polly, unbeknownst to her father, Peachum, a powerful figure known as...

Direction Gerhard Lamprecht

Cast Käthe Haack · Rolf Wenkhaus · Fritz Rasp · Rudolf Biebrach

Direction Arthur Robison

Cast Alexander Granach · Max Gülstorff · Lilli Herder · Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Synopsis Warning Shadows (1923) unfolds during an elegant dinner hosted by a prosperous baron and his wife in a 19th-century German estate. The gathering includes four of the baron's wife's admirers. A mysterious shadow-player intervenes, presenting the guests with a chilling...

Direction Harald Reinl

Cast Joachim Fuchsberger · Eva Pflug · Fritz Rasp · Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Direction Ernst Lubitsch

Cast Ernst Lubitsch · Else Kenter · Guido Herzfeld · Hanns Kräly

Direction Jürgen Roland

Cast Renate Ewert · Klausjürgen Wussow · Karl-Georg Saebisch · Thomas Alder

Synopsis The Crimson Circle (1960) follows a chilling tale of a ruthless gang known as the "Crimson Circle" that terrorizes London's elite with blackmail and murder. When Superintendent Parr (Karl George Saebisch) struggles to make headway, the renowned detective Derrick Yale...

Direction Harald Reinl

Cast Joachim Fuchsberger · Karin Dor · Fritz Rasp · Dieter Eppler

Direction Josef von Báky

Cast Joachim Fuchsberger · Brigitte Grothum · Lil Dagover · Marianne Hoppe

Direction Helmut Ashley

Cast Christopher Lee · Adrian Hoven · Marisa Mell · Klaus Kinski

Synopsis The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (The Secret of the Red Orchid) (1962) follows a tense narrative where two competing American criminal syndicates infiltrate London, preying on affluent Englishmen through extortion. This influx of organized crime sparks one of the...

Direction William Dieterle

Cast Yvonne De Carlo · Carlos Thompson · Rita Gam · Valentina Cortese

Synopsis Magic Fire (1955) delves into the compelling narrative of the renowned German composer Richard Wagner, offering a comprehensive look at his personal journey and professional achievements. The film meticulously explores Wagner's creative process, his groundbreaking contributions to the world of...

Direction Carl Froelich

Cast Aribert Wäscher · Hans Stüwe · Marika Rökk · Leo Slezak

Direction Kurt Hoffmann

Cast Curt Goetz · Valerie von Martens · Hans Nielsen · Ernst Waldow

Synopsis Hocuspocus (1953) follows Peer Bille, a versatile individual who serves as the legal representative for a widow named Agda, who is accused of killing her spouse, the artist Hjilmar Kjerulf. Despite widespread belief in Agda's guilt, Bille presents a compelling...

Direction Léo Lasko

Cast Fritz Kampers · Elisabeth Pinajeff · Ernst Pröckl · Fritz Rasp

Direction William Dieterle

Cast Alexander Granach · Emilia Unda · William Dieterle · Heinrich George

Direction Hans-Michael Bock · Rudolf Körösi

Cast Fritz Rasp