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Erfolg (1991)
Character: Förtsch
For fans of history, this glimpse of Munich society in the 1920s will be a much-treasured event. The story revolves around an art-gallery manager who puts on a show featuring the scandalous works of a woman artist who committed suicide. He is unjustly accused of having committed adultery with her, and for some reason the authorities decide to make an example of him. He is imprisoned at about the same time that Hitler and the nascent Nazi party attempt the infamous Beer Hall Putsch, and the gallery manager's girlfriend and a Swiss writer valiantly (and unsuccessfully) attempt to get better justice for him. Nobody in authority, it seems, has the courage to take up the challenge of righting this particular injustice.
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Menschen (1970)
Character: Titow
In Spring of 1945, the Wehrmacht forces are weary from retreat, while the Allies are closing in. A single Austrian captain attempts to guide what is left of his platoon behind the Russian lines to surrender to the Americans. They take under their wing a young man with a severe disability. As the loyalty of his men is brought to the test, the captain grows closer to the boy who evokes a deep secret from his past in the Nazi Reich.
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Hiob (1978)
Character: Mendel Singer
In war-torn Galicia, devout Jew Mendel Singer’s family faces hardship: his eldest sons are conscripted - one flees to Austria, then America - while their frail newborn Menuchim is deemed unfit to emigrate. Torn between love and survival, Mendel must choose who goes to the New World.
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St. Petri Schnee (1991)
Character: N/A
In Morwede, a remote Westphalian village, the doctor meets Dr. Amberg in the 1930s.
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Kaddisch nach einem Lebenden (1969)
Character: Peri
The film tells the story of Peri, a concentration camp survivor who lives in Tel Aviv and sets out in search of his former fellow sufferer Bach.
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Bel Ami (1968)
Character: Laroche-Mathieu
Paris at the end of the 19th century: Former soldier Georges Duroy is practically penniless after leaving the army when his old comrade Charles Forestier helps him get a job as a reporter for the newspaper "La Vie Française." Duroy's career takes off, but he owes his success not only to his writing skills, but above all to his charm with the ladies. He unscrupulously exploits his numerous female acquaintances. Through strategic marriages, "Bel Ami" rises to the top of Parisian society.
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Der Meister des jüngsten Tages (1989)
Character: Gabriel Albachary
Leo Perutz' thriller deals with the persecution of a psychotic murderer in Vienna in 1909 who seems to lead his victims into a brilliantly hidden form of suicide.
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Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler (1974)
Character: Krummbach
Pitt and Felix, two friends from school, meet again by chance in hospital years later. Both are looking forward to fatherhood. In order to shorten the grueling wait until the baby is born, they exchange lively memories of their school days. Some embarrassments are also brought up.
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La vita in Briciole (1989)
Character: Farlini
Raoul Duval is a physiotherapist in Cannes, dissatisfied with his marriage to the wealthy and capricious Véronique. When a notary informs him that he has inherited a fortune from an unknown biological father, Raoul sees it as a chance to free himself from his wife. But his joy is short-lived: a serious car accident leads him to discover an unknown woman in the hospital, hovering between life and death. He decides to take care of her, but soon realizes that she is connected to Véronique and that both women are involved in a complex scheme to deprive him of the inheritance.
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Eine Tote soll ermordet werden (1972)
Character: Dr. Plummer
Retired detective inspector Keith Kendrick is to commit the perfect murder and collect 20,000 pounds for it! The shrewd old fox from Scotland Yard can hardly believe it...
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Das tapfere Schneiderlein (1991)
Character: König Rudolf
Tailor Simon from Romadia catches the attention of the dragon princess Helena when he repairs her court poet Kryšpín's torn trousers by cutting them. He becomes a hero when he kills seven flies with one swing. Armed with the reputation of a warrior, he sets out into the world to seek his fortune. In neighboring Drabia, he competes with a giant in stone crushing and high-jumping. He defeats the giant with his cleverness. In a nearby town, he mocks a tax collector and finally decides to win the princess that King Rudolf promised to the one who can dry her tears. And clever Simon does not hesitate.
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Tarabas (1981)
Character: Christian Poller
On the eve of WWI, Russian landowner’s son Nicholas Tarabas, a Catholic sympathizer turned assassin exiled to America, returns as a ruthless soldier dubbed “the Terrible.” Yet when anti-Jewish violence erupts, his conscience awakens for the first time.
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Der Fall Liebknecht-Luxemburg (1969)
Character: Kapitänleutnant Canaris
Reconstruction of the murder of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg and the following farcical military court procedures.
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Zerrissene Herzen (2000)
Character: Jonathan Pierce
After a painful divorce, fashion designer Christina Tolliver quits her job and moves to Dorset. Her new neighbor, the charming forest manager Stephen McDowell, helps Christina move in. Juliet jealously watches as the two grow closer. Stephen was briefly involved with Juliet, the wife of his critically ill employer, Jonathan Pierce. When he finds out about their affair, a momentous argument ensues.
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Der Stoff, aus dem die Träume sind (1972)
Character: Pastor Demel
Germany during the Cold War, a boy has fled Czechoslovakia. Star reporter Walter Roland investigates the background. In the process, he uncovers a plot: Western and Eastern agents are on the hunt for the Warsaw Pact's deployment plans against NATO, which a Czech officer has taken out of the country.
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Abschied von gestern (1967)
Character: Pichota
A young German woman searches for happiness, liberation, and independence in the illusive wake of a transformative national recovery.
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Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind (1974)
Character: Lothar Kessler
The yacht of millionaire Hellmann explodes in the Mediterranean Sea, with him and 8 men crew on board. Insurance agent Lucas investigates at the Cote D'Azur, because there's the suspicion that it could have been suicide. He finds out that Hellmann's villa was monitored, the tapes also contain information about the explosion. He uses them for blackmail.
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