Screenplay: Carl Zuckmayer
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Carl Zuckmayer. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
The Blue Angel
1930 · Movie · 109 min. · Germany
Direction Josef von Sternberg
Cast Marlene Dietrich · Emil Jannings · Kurt Gerron · Eduard von Winterstein
Plot Based on Heinrich Mann's novel "Professor Unrat". Immanuel Rath (Emil Jannings) is a provincial prep school teacher who becomes incensed when he learns his boys have become infatuated with Lola...
7.8
5K votes
7.8
5K votes
Rembrandt
1936 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Korda
Cast Charles Laughton · Elsa Lanchester · Gertrude Lawrence · Edward Chapman
Plot A character study focusing on the later life (particularly at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s) of Rembrandt Van Rijn is depicted through a series of vignettes....
7.0
701 votes
7.0
701 votes
The Captain from Köpenick
1956 · Movie · 93 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Direction Helmut Käutner
Cast Heinz Rühmann · Martin Held · Hannelore Schroth · Willy A. Kleinau
Plot A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. He wants to have a pass to get a...
6.5
43 votes
6.5
43 votes
From Mayerling to Sarajevo
1940 · Movie · 95 min. · France
Direction Max Ophüls
Cast Edwige Feuillère · John Lodge · Aimé Clariond · Jean Worms
Plot The story of Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, and the events leading up to their assassination in Sarajevo in 1914.
6.5
177 votes
6.5
177 votes
The Devil's General
1955 · Movie · 117 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Direction Helmut Käutner
Cast Curd Jürgens · Marianne Koch · Viktor de Kowa · Karl John
Plot Harry Harras is a renowned general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. His expertise in turning out top-notch planes has made him a legend in Germany. However, he finds...
6.5
142 votes
6.5
142 votes
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (TV)
1997 · Movie · 100 min. · Germany
Direction Frank Beyer
Cast Harald Juhnke · Udo Samel · Elisabeth Trissenaar · Katharina Thalbach
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The Captain from Köpenick
1931 · Movie · 107 min. · Germany
Direction Richard Oswald
Cast Max Adalbert · Ernst Dernburg · Willi Schur · Paul Wagner
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The Girl from Flanders
1956 · Movie · 105 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Direction Helmut Käutner
Cast Nicole Berger · Maximilian Schell · Viktor de Kowa · Friedrich Domin
Plot A Belgian girl, accused of stealing weapons, looks for protection in a cabaret and is helped by a German soldier in this World War I drama.
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The Virgin on the Roof
1953 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Otto Preminger
Cast Johanna Matz · Johannes Heesters · Hardy Krüger · Tom Tully
Plot Actress Patty O'Neill meets playboy architect Donald Gresham on the observation deck of the Empire State Building and accepts his invitation to join him for drinks and dinner in his...
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Little Rascal
1939 · Movie · 94 min. · Netherlands
Direction Douglas Sirk
Cast Annie van Ees · Albert van Dalsum · Enny Snijders · Piet Bron
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The Blue Angel
1959 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Direction Edward Dmytryk
Cast Curd Jürgens · May Britt · Theodore Bikel · John Banner
Plot Professor Immanuel Rath (Curt Jurgens)is a martinet botany professor at a German high school who finds post cards bearing the likeness of Lola-Lola (May Britt), "The Blue Angel", in the...
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A Love Story
1954 · Movie · 97 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Direction Rudolf Jugert
Cast Hildegard Knef · O.W. Fischer · Viktor de Kowa · Karl Ludwig Diehl
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Trapeze
1931 · Movie · 95 min. · Germany
Direction Ewald André Dupont
Cast Anna Sten · Anton Walbrook · Reinhold Bernt · Otto Wallburg
Plot Robby and Jim are two friends working in a circus. When Marina, a new acrobat, enters the show, both men will compete for her love. She needs a partner for...
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Master Over Life and Death
1955 · Movie · 87 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Direction Victor Vicas
Cast Maria Schell · Ivan Desny · Ernst Wilhelm Borchert · Olga Limburg
Plot Barbara is married to Georg Bertram, a professor of medicine who once saved her father's life. Things go awry for the couple when she gives birth to a mentally defective...
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Frauensee
1958 · Movie · 93 min. · Austria
Direction Rudolf Jugert
Cast Barbara Rutting · Bernhard Wicki · Ivan Desny · Nina Sandt
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Duel in the Forest
1958 · Movie · 116 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Direction Helmut Käutner
Cast Curd Jürgens · Maria Schell · Christian Wolff · Fritz Tillmann
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The Prince of Rogues
1928 · Movie · 120 min. · Germany
Direction Curtis Bernhardt
Cast Hans Stüwe · Lissy Arna · Albert Steinrück · Bruno Ziener
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