Direction: Josef von Báky

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Josef von Báky. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen

1943 · Movie · 105 min. · Germany

Direction Josef von Báky

Cast Hans Albers · Wilhelm Bendow · Brigitte Horney · Michael Bohnen

Plot The story follows the life of Baron Hieronymus von Münchhausen who was granted immortality by a sorcerer some 200 years previously. Here he recounts to a group of friends tales...

6.5

575 votes

6.5

575 votes

The Strange Countess

1961 · Movie · 95 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

5.4

40 votes

5.4

40 votes

Die Frau am Scheidewege

1938 · Movie · 95 min. · Germany

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The Last Illusion

1949 · Movie · 100 min. · Germany

Direction Josef von Báky

Cast Fritz Kortner · Johanna Hofer · Rosemary Murphy · Lina Carstens

Plot A jewish professor who emigrated from Nazi Germany to teach in Los Angeles comes back to Germany fifteen years later, intending to continue his career. He also needs to find...

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Tagebuch einer Verliebten

1953 · Movie · 93 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Direction Josef von Báky

Cast Maria Schell · O.W. Fischer · Margarete Haagen · Franco Andrei

Plot In South Tirol, shortly after ww-ii: Paul and Barbara Holzmann and their son Charlie own a small gasoline station. At their wedding anniversary, of all days, Barbara finds proof that...

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Via Mala

1945 · Movie · 108 min. · Germany

Direction Josef von Báky

Cast Karin Hardt · Carl Wery · Viktor Staal · Hilde Körber

Plot In a rural village, the tyrannical Jonas Lauretz intimidates his family, mistress and neighbours. After he disappears one night, it is widely believed that his eldest daughter, Silvelie, has murdered...

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The Ideal Woman

1959 · Movie · 104 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

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The Girl and the Legend

1957 · Movie · 99 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

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Dreaming Lips

1953 · Movie · 91 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

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Menschen vom Varieté

1939 · Movie · 86 min. · Germany

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Hotel Adlon

1955 · Movie · 100 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Direction Josef von Báky

Cast Sebastián Fischer · Nelly Borgeaud · René Deltgen · Werner Hinz

Plot The story of Germany's most famous hotel, located in central Berlin. It is shown in several plots and subplots showing famous and not so famous guests of the hotel and...

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And the Heaven Above us

1947 · Movie · 103 min. · Germany

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Stefanie

1958 · Movie · 95 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Direction Josef von Báky

Cast Carlos Thompson · Sabine Sinjen · Rainer Penkert · Peter Vogel

Plot War orphan Stephanie lives together with her two older brothers Johannes and Andreas in poverty-stricken conditions. But she suffers more under being treated like an immature kid and often reacts...

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Annelie

1941 · Movie · 92 min. · Germany

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Her Crime Was Love

1955 · Movie · 95 min. · Austria

Direction Josef von Báky

Cast Eva Bartok · Ivan Desny · Karlheinz Böhm · Walter Richter

Plot Beautiful Dunja is bored to death at the post office of her father, far in the depths of Russia. When the dubious officer Minski arrives, she's fascinated by his stories...

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Die Frühreifen

1957 · Movie · 91 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

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Du bist die Richtige

1955 · Movie · 93 min. · Austria

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The Man Who Sold Himself

1959 · Movie · 98 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

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The Strange Story of Brandner Kaspar

1949 · Movie · 98 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

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Die kleine und die große Liebe

1938 · Movie · 82 min. · Germany

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