The James Dean of German Cinema — Actor (29)
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The Firebird (1997) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Pták Ohnivák
director: Václav Vorlíček actor: Tina Ruland / Manou Lubowski …
other title: Der Feuervogel / Pták Ohnivák
The sick King Jorgen worries about the marriage of his daughter Elena. The fairytale-like, dramatic confusion triggers a shimmering golden fire bird with its wondrous song every full moon night - it makes the king heal and brings the "good" prince as husband of the "good" Princess Elena.
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The Catamount Killing (1975) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Pittsville - Ein Safe voll Blut
director: Krzysztof Zanussi actor: Horst Buchholz / Ann Wedgeworth …
other title: Pittsville - Ein Safe voll Blut / La amante del asesino …
A banker troubled by both business and personal problems is transferred to a small town. There he meets and seduces an older woman. Together, they decide to pull off a payroll holdup together.
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Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes (1967) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Cervantes
director: Vincent Sherman actor: Horst Buchholz / Gina Lollobrigida …
other title: Cervantes - Der Abenteurer des Königs / Les Aventures Extraordinaires de Cervantes …
This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and poet, during the 16th-century, when as a young man he goes to Italy to become a soldier for the Pope. Later he helps the Pope's emissary wage war against the Spanish Moors. His exploits win him great favor. He falls in love with a famous Italian courtesan and she with him. Unfortunately, the Pope splits them apart with his newest decree which demands that all prostitutes leave the city. Upset, Cervantes goes to fight in the famed sea battle of Lepanto and comes back a hero. Later he is captured by Barbary pirates and ransomed by Trinitarian friars.
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Nine Hours to Rama (1963) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Nine Hours to Rama
director: Mark Robson actor: Horst Buchholz / José Ferrer …
other title: Neun Stunden zur Ewigkeit / Nueve horas de terror …
José Ferrer and Horst Buchholz star in this fictionalised account of events leading up to the assassination of Indian spiritual leader and independence campaigner Mahatma Gandhi.
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The Girl and the Legend (1957) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Robinson soll nicht sterben
director: Josef von Báky actor: Romy Schneider / Horst Buchholz …
other title: Robinson soll nicht sterben / Un petit coin de paradis …
London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few shillings. They all dream of the wonderful island told by Daniel Defoe. The latter lives in a miserable room. He is disgraced and rejected by his son Tom, a scoundrel who blames his father for losing his position at the Court ...
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Sky Without Stars (1955) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Himmel ohne Sterne
director: Helmut Käutner actor: Eva Kotthaus / Erik Schumann …
other title: Himmel ohne Sterne / Ciel sans étoiles …
Anna is a factory worker in East Germany, but her five-year-old son Jochen lives with his grandparents in the West. Anna wants him to live with her, so she abducts him. Along the way she meets Carl, who helps her cross the border, and they fall in love.
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Crossings (1986) [TV] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Crossings
director: Danielle Steel actor: 切瑞·拉德 / Lee Horsley …
other title: Im Feuer der Gefühle / Vidas cruzadas
Despite rumors of impending war, the majestic ship Normandie makes its transatlantic voyage from Washington D.C., to France. Aboard is beautiful, American-born Liane De Villiers, devoted to her much-older husband, the French ambassador to the United States, and her two daughters. She meets Nick Burnham, an American steel magnate, a kind man trapped in a loveless marriage. Their passion remains unacknowledged. But when the outbreak of World War II forces Liane to flee Paris, she and Nick meet again–and pledge a love that can no longer be denied.
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Avalanche Express (1979) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Avalanche Express
director: 马克·罗布森 actor: 李·马文 / 罗伯特·阿奇博尔德·肖 …
other title: Lawinenexpress / El tren de los espias …
CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey, they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.
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The Cave of the Golden Rose 4 (1994) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Fantaghirò 4
director: 兰贝托·巴瓦 actor: 亚历桑德拉·马提尼斯 / Nicholas Rogers …
other title: Prinzessin Fantaghirò IV / L'Empereur du mal …
A black cloud travels across country, kills animals and plants and dries up the rivers. When the cloud reaches Fantaghiro's kingdom she meets Prince Parsel who follows the cloud to get his stolen castle back. After her castle vanishes, too, Fantaghiro joins Parsel on his journey to find her home, her people, her family and her love.
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And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988) [Movie] IMDb Douban
And the Violins Stopped Playing
director: 亚历山大·拉马蒂 actor: 霍斯特·布赫霍尔茨 / Didi Ramati …
other title: I skrzypce przestaly grac / Und die Geigen verstummen …
This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.
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How When and With Whom (1969) [Movie] IMDb Douban
Come, quando, perché
director: 安东尼奥·彼得兰杰利 actor: 菲利普·勒鲁瓦 / 霍斯特·布赫霍尔茨 …
other title: Come, quando, perché / 艳妇偷情 …
Paola, wife of a wealthy Turinese industrialist, meets Alberto, a friend of her husband, who emigrated to Argentina and has returned for business reasons. After a few days, Alberto confesses his love to Paola, but she resists. However, during a vacation in Sardinia, having waited in vain for the arrival of her husband, she gives in to Alberto's wishes.
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Code Name: Emerald (1985) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Code Name: Emerald
director: 乔纳森·桑格 actor: 艾德·哈里斯 / 马克斯·冯·叙多夫 …
other title: 诺曼底登陆之谍报行动 / 烽火岁月 …
In preparation for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied territory, the 'overlords' were the few Allied agents who knew the details of the operation. When one them is captured by the Germans, a double agent must infiltrate occupied Paris, with the help of a high level German officer and the French Resistance.
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Raid on Entebbe (1976) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Raid on Entebbe
director: 厄文·克什纳 actor: 彼得·芬奇 / 马丁·鲍尔萨姆 …
other title: 火狐一号出击 / 奇袭恩德培 …
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.