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Eli (1970)
Character: N/A
German TV-movie that includes poems by Nelly Sachs.
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Dufte (2006)
Character: Pale Man
At the height of the cold war in the divided country of Germany, several individuals try to smuggle 'real' coffee from West Berlin into East Germnany via train, despite the erstwhile efforts of security guards trying to prevent them doing so.
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Die Mission (1967)
Character: N/A
Summer 1938: renowned Viennese surgeon Professor von Benda is summoned by Gauleiter Seyss-Inquart to attend the Evian Conference on Jewish refugees. Disguised as a loyal Nazi physician, von Benda’s “mission” is to propose that participating nations purchase German Jews for 250 Reichsmark each, ostensibly saving them from deportation. Over ten days in Evian-les-Bains, von Benda navigates tense negotiations with diplomats and relief workers, confronting the moral abyss behind his government’s plan. As alliances form and falter around him, he watches the fates of refugees - and of Europe itself - unfold without judgment, bearing witness to a tragedy that history cannot forget.
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Der Versager (1969)
Character: Kreimeier
A 45-year-old employee‘s future begins to falter. He rightly fears that he will fall victim to his new manager's rationalization measures. But he doesn't want to bow to his "fate" so easily: in the fight for his livelihood, he resorts to dirty means himself.
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Meine Tochter gehört mir (1992)
Character: N/A
A Greek father, estranged from his German wife, kidnaps his daughter from her busy career mother in Berlin, and brings her home to live with his family. An international custody battle follows.
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Union der festen Hand (1979)
Character: N/A
Erik Reger’s roman à clef examines the development of the Rhineland industrial region from 1918 to 1928, using the Risch-Zander steelworks as a case study: Strikes, the Emperor’s visit, revolution, workers’ and soldiers’ councils, the occupation of the Ruhr, the fighting following the Kapp Putsch, and inflation characterize the desperate situation of the industrial proletariat. The content cannot be retold: it is not about individuals, but at best about sociologically balanced specimens of a species. It is about the sociocultural complex of the Ruhr region, about heavy industry as its organizing center; it is about those involved, from the laborers to the managers; and finally, about the political parties, from the KPD to the NSDAP.
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Der Kunstfehler (1983)
Character: Bestattungsvertreter
"The Malpractice" - On a Sunday, Dr. Dorlach was called to the clinic. Unexpectedly, Frau Bahlke, a mother of three, is in a coma. Any help comes too late. Dr. Dorlach realizes that the patient is dying as a result of a diagnostic error.
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Geistertrio (1977)
Character: N/A
A man is waiting, reading a newspaper, looking out of the window, etc., seen first at distance, then again in close-up, and the close-up forces a very intense kind of intimacy. His face, gestures, little sounds. Tired of waiting he ends up getting into bed. The close-up enters into the bed. No words or very few. Perhaps just a few murmurs.
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Geheimagenten (1972)
Character: Erwin Kienruss
A frustrated Frankfurt innkeeper is recruited as an agent for the "Gehlen Organization" and after a short training period, during which he is familiarized with sophisticated espionage methods, he takes his first steps as a spy. When the really big assignment comes his way, he loses contact with his superiors.
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Der Führerschein (1979)
Character: Heinz Riehl
The Riehl family has recently owned a small house in a new development in the countryside. Mr. Riehl drives into town every morning, where he works in a furniture store. The two children still go to school. Ms. Riehl takes care of the household and has to cycle long distances to do some shopping. When an aunt gives her a considerable amount of money one day, she definitely wants to use it to get her driver's license.
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Der Urlaub (1980)
Character: Riehl
The Riehl family is preparing for their vacation in Italy together. But shortly before the start comes the bad news: a colleague of Mr. Riehl, who is now the managing director of a furniture store, has broken his leg.
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Nerze nachts am Straßenrand (1973)
Character: Erich Regler
Detective Heinz Ebelings car breaks down with a broken windshield and a defective fuel pump on the way to Frankfurt. On the way to the next village, Ebeling witnesses a murder and other crimes, which he tries to solve.
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Zettl (2012)
Character: Printer
A social satire in which a chauffeur accidentally becomes the editor of an online newspaper.
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Das Traumhaus (1980)
Character: Bestattungsunternehmer
Four young people dream of a simple life. In the middle of Berlin, they retreat to an idyllic villa with a garden, where they want to provide for themselves and lead an alternative lifestyle. But then an unscrupulous property developer wants to demolish the villa to build a modern residential complex.
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Bankgeheimnisse (1986)
Character: Herr Gutbrodt
Horst Valfelt, deputy manager of a medium-sized bank branch in West Berlin, is passed over for promotion. A woman is put in front of him as branch manager. A serious blow to Valfelt's career. One day, his former fellow student Thomas Berthold appears at the bank. He has achieved everything Valfelt dreams of: a degree, a highly remunerated and influential position and an attractive wife. Berthold wants to start his own business and asks for a loan. Valfelt cockily promises to get him a loan on particularly favorable terms.
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Aufs Ganze (1989)
Character: Schorsch
Pit and Susi - the couple from the "dream car" - struggle with the small and big problems at work and in their relationship. Pit is on the rise: in his mid-20s, he is already on the management floor of a large Munich advertising agency and always on duty. He lives with Susi in a spacious apartment. Among other status symbols, they can afford an expensive car, the trendy restaurants and clothes from the trendy stores - all well and good. But Susi is not really happy - she senses the dwindling sensitivity of their relationship, in which only superficial outward appearances take center stage. The consequence is inevitable: Susi breaks away and travels into the lonely, but as we know - not without danger - world of the mountains... And Pit? Now he seems to realize how important Susi is to him...
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Das Traumauto (1988)
Character: Schorsch
Pit is in his early 20s and meets the attractive singer Caro. He wants to impress her but lacks the resources. He comes up with the idea to saw off the roof of his car and turn it into a snappy convertible.
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