Mario Adorf

Based on Peter Hoeg's bestseller, this film is set in snowy Copenhagen where a small boy is found dead after he fell off a roof. Smilla Jasperson, a close friend who lives in the same house begins to suspect murder because she knows that the boy was afraid of heights and would not have played on the roof. As she begins to investigate, she is pulled deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that could very well mean her death. (imdb)

Danzig in the 1920s/1930s. Oskar Matzerath, son of a local dealer, is a most unusual boy. Equipped with... (imdb)

A writer is stalked by a serial killer after witnessing a murder attempt on one woman's life. (imdb)

Katharina Blum is a young handsome German maid. She meets Ludwig, and they fall in love at once. They spend the night together... (imdb)

Ten years after the war, West Germany's market economy is booming. Into an unnamed city that's rife with corruption comes a new building commissioner, Herr von Bohm, committed to progress but also upright. He's smitten by Marie-Louise, a single mother who's his landlady's daughter. Von Bohm does not realize she is also Lola, a singer at a bordello and the mistress of Schuckert, a local builder whose profits depend on von Bohm's projects... (imdb)

Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture... (imdb)

A man is found one morning in the bushes of a city plaza in Prague. He is taken to a hospital where the doctors confirm that, although his eyes are wide open, he is dead. There is no heartbeat or sign of life, except, strangely enough, his body temperature is normal... (All Movie Guide)

A kind of fake documentation, containing some loose scenes where people on a horse-racing circuit talk about the way they prevent the horses of fanatics (IMDB Comments)

In the village of Momo the pace of time goes very slowly. Nobody is bothering about stress but everyone has time to chat and rest - until the day the grey men arrive. With a great selling strategy they offer the people an account to collect time... (imdb)

Up to a house high on a mountain top have been invited ten people who are strangers to each other. When they are all gathered, they hear from their host that each one of them has in someway caused the death of an innocent person and that justice had not be served in their cases. There are eight guests and two servants there for the weekend, but one by one, they are being knocked off... (imdb)

Jakob Windisch has written THE number one bestselling novel. Since he is very shy, no-one has seen him except Uhu Zigeuner who is the designated director of the film adaption. Zigeuner is on the hunt for the woman of his dreams, a woman who should also play the main role in the film... (imdb)

Police investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer. (imdb)

The whole town of Blackstone is afraid, because they lynched Bret Dixon's brother - and he is coming back for revenge! At least that's what they think. (IMDB Comments)

Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress out of retirement.

Francis the cat has just moved into the neighborhood with his owner, only to be greeted by a series of baffling and gruesome murders. Sifting through the clues left by the murderer, the crazed Claudandus sect, and his own horrific nightmares; Francis must solve the puzzle behind the killer - before it is too late. (youtube.com)

Sent to America by his parents to avoid a family scandal, Karl Rossmann (Christian Heinisch) - already a victim of the authority of his parents and their notions of social propriety - finds himself in this new land forced into a number of awkward, embarrassing and confusing situations that seem to increasingly extend beyond his control into nightmarish proportions. (dvdtimes.co.uk)

A Sort Of Modern German Version Of "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly" (imdb)

The US intelligence chief in Europe relates the stories of three different espionage operations that he was involved in. (imdb)

Expatriate Henry Miller indulges in a variety of sexual escapades while struggling to establish himself as a serious writer in Paris. (imdb)

In 1938 Austria shortly after the Nazi occupation, a prominent Viennese intellectual, Werner von Basil, is arrested for smuggling art treasures out of the country and imprisoned by the Gestapo in a hotel room without any mental sustenance of any kind to break him down to make him talk while a young ballerina, named Irene Adreny whom is the lover of the SS officer Berger playing mind games on von Basil, tries to intervene and help the poor intellectual keep his mind intact. (imdb)

As the leader of a 1928 Arctic airship expedition watches a television program about the disastrous undertaking, the ghosts of those involved in the voyage and subsequent rescue attempts gather to determine his guilt in the affair. Most of the film is a flash-back to the voyage and the international efforts to rescue the crew of the airship from an ice flow. (imdb)

In this early adaption of the tremendously successful Karl May novels which formed the backbone of the series, Ex Tarzan Lex Barker, blonde hair slicked back in vague echo of Kirk Douglas, plays Old Shatterhand. French actor Pierre Brice is Winnetou, good Apache, his Indian blood brother. (imdb User Comments)

Two tribes of dimwitted cavemen prepare for war against each other. (imdb)

The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty. He seeks the Pope's blessing, and he endures persecution at the hands of the family of Chiara Offreduccio (1194-1253), who becomes St. Clare. (imdb)

I Am Afraid tries to summarize some of the totally real links between secret services, criminality & politics. (imdb)

The son of a German General becomes part of a mysterious conspiracy to gain hidden Nazi funds. (imdb)

In the Second World War, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania. (imdb)

When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him, but the real thieves want to get rid of him before the New York killers get to him to eliminate any chance of them finding out he's the wrong man. When the pimp's wife and daughter are murdered in the course of the "manhunt", he swears revenge on everyone who had anything to do with it. (imdb)

The bandit Pratt, looking for Tim, who is responsible for the death of his two sons, attacks a caravan killing all the passengers. Harry, the vagabond, after having robbed the dead, casually meets Tim and they become friends. Running away together from the bandit Pratt, they reach Harry's farm but their hiding place is soon discovered. (spaghetti-western.net)

A spinster tired of loneliness advertises for a companion and finds an assistant from a bookshop, but they are really diametrically opposed in character. (bfi.org)

A serial killer terrorizes Hamburg, Germany, during World War II. When the local police can't seem to catch him, the SS is brought into the case. (imdb)

In this Italian crime drama, Bertone (Enrico Maria Salerno) is a moderately honest homicide cop. Unfortunately, the court system is so inept and corrupt that many more-or-less honest policemen have begun taking the law into their own hands. Between his efforts to thwart the growth of crime and to control his vengeful co-workers, homicide-chief Bertone has his hands full. (allmovie.com)

Based on the true story of Benjamin Prufer and Sreykeo Solvan. The unexpected and uncertain love story of Sreykeo, a 21 year old bar girl in Phnom Penh and Ben, a young German student traveling to Cambodia on a post graduation summer trip. When Ben returns home to Germany he discovers that Sreyko is sick and he takes on the responsibility to save her. On the way he discovers a world where not everyone is dealt the same cards and where motivations are not always pure. (imdb)

A german Western about the brutal bandit Pedro Ortiz and his gang.

West Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of many enterpreneurs who wants her piece of new fortune. She uses her charms to bring members of West German industrial elite to her bed. (imdb)

In this spy comedy, a jet-setting playboy takes time off from his daredevil endeavors to help a seductive FBI agent save a nuclear scientist from a nefarious megalomaniac with designs on controlling the world. The sexy agent and the playboy are also pursued by a ring of Chinese agents who also want the scientist. (allmovie.com)

In this comedy, two Yankee con artists pose as tourists visiting scenic Naples. There they intend to rob an old church. Before pulling the caper, the two enlist the aid of a local criminal. The theft succeeds, but afterwards the crooks begin double-crossing each other. Murder and mayhem ensues as one American murders the other and then heads for the airport dressed as a nun. "Her" loot is, in turn, captured by the Italian crook and his friend. (allmovie.com)

The story of the killing of socialist Giacomo Matteotti, ordered by Benito Mussolini, and its consequences on Italian politics during the fascist era.

Pasquale and Maria, husband and wife, live in a palace supposedly haunted by ghosts and pay no rent. When Pasquale finds some food in the cupboard he thinks the ghosts are at work. Actually it's Maria's lover, a very rich man, who showers her with presents. (imdb)

Young lovers ask, "What would you do if I died?" In this case, the young lovers are twins, Nina and Lucien, brother and sister. He answers, "I'll make you live again." Then, in an accident, Nina dies. She's been a rocker on the rise, taking Lucien out of a stable where he worked and bringing him into the music business. He seals her body in the case of a bass fiddle, straps it to the top of his car, and travels across France. (imdb)

Professor Forrester holds the formula of an ultimate weapon. For safety, he was ordered to keep the secret in his memory. Sudden, unpredictable emotional trauma makes the teacher amnesia. If this memory "stop frame" holds world peace for our sponsors, for others it is worth billions. Both sides snapped the teacher. Bloody fighting but in vain if the amnesia is revealed incurable. Against all ethics, the "Friends" Forrester chose to chemically destroy his brain, his memories, his secret. (Wikipedia)

Duca Lamberti is a former physician, removed from the order for practicing euthanasia and is called by the Eng. Auseri to try to get his son David to a nervous breakdown he grabbed for a year, during which he has only run drink and drive. In a small castle outside of Milan, Duca discovers that David feels responsible for the death of Alberta, he did not want help just one year ago. He still with him her purse closed. Once it opened, Duca finds a film that has not yet been developed. (imdb)

During archery in a wood, Fantaghiro is discovered by the hostile king's son Romualdo. He takes a short look at her before she escapes and falls in love with her. When he challenges her father for a duel to end the bloody war between their people Fantaghiro is send out to fight him due to a prophecy. Romualdo sees her dressed as a man so he tries to discover wether she is a man or a woman. She starts to fall in love with him, too, but her sense of duty is strong. Will love bring them together? (imdb)

Dramatic farce about four desperate prisoners trying to regain their social status. (bfi)

The story of an eighteenth century hero fighting for the people against the French in the kingdom of Naples. (bfi)

Loving Too Much is a Cardinale Sin... (imdb)

Around the year 1500, the Italian priest Don Filippo Neri helps street kids and orphans in his poor little chapel. He is no clergyman by the book, but a true believer in terms good and bad and he teaches this to his children. Neri is not very well-seen by the church and his only "friend" is the dry, humorless Ignatius De Loyola. But Neris real counterpart is the devil himself, working in endless incarnations in Neris direct neighborhood, trying to seduce his kids... (imdb)

Theme tying four distinct characters together is that adultery is indispensable for a happy, lasting marriage. (bfi)

The story of a group of schoolboys in the rapidly developing Budapest at the turn of the 20th century, who defend their playground, the "grund", from the "redshirts", a team of other boys who want to occupy it. (Wikipedia)

Horror story about witchcraft.

In a small town in Germany towards the end of the war: the story centers around two good-time girls who use some money found in an attic to make a trip to Vienna. (ftvdb.bfi.org.uk)

From the novel by Bulgakov. Following the grafting of a human hypophysis, the dog of an eminent scientist is turned into a man. The dog-man is the source of much trouble and the scientist has only one choice: that of reversing the miraculous process. (bfi)

There's something positively monolithic about the title Massacre at Marble City. The film's status as a western is, however, given away by its alternate title, Conquerors of Arkansas. And its country of origin is revealed by its original title, Die Goldsucher von Arkansas. Brad Harris and Horst Frank star in this German actioner, wherein all heroes and villains converge upon Marble City for a cathartic shoot-out. (spaghetti-western.net)

When an attractive young woman arrives at an isolated oil station in the Sahara Desert, she provokes a growing tension in the male employees.

The popular children's tale about a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster who are on their way to the slaughterhouse when they get a lucky break and escape.

An important day for the squad and fans of FC St. Pauli. For a long time, they've fought to return to the first division of the Bundesliga, and in 90 minutes, their dream might be a reality. But for Magnus, Kowalski and Arne, it's about more than the game. It's about their friendship... (de.wikipedia.org)

Taking place almost entirely during a murder trial, the film details in significant detail the deep roots sunk by organized crime in the business and political life of Sicily. (imdb)

Following a terrorist attack on a train, police arrested the police worker Stefano Baldini, a militant in a left-wing group, who, however, died during police interrogation under unclear circumstances. His sister suspected that it was not an accident and tries to find out the truth with journalist Cristina Visconti.

Chronicles the chain of events that lead to the hanging of German-journalist Richard Sorge, who was executed in 1944 after he was found supplying classified information to the Russians.

After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a tramp cargo, by Lawski, a stoker from Poland. Still, the two become friends within the motley crew of losers from all nations. Gale and his new companion soon are more than disillusioned: the "Yorikke" is far from seaworthy and more of a coffin than a ship, work is close to slavery, and treatment by the officers and their subalterns is harsh and cynical. One day they make an alarming discovery...

Having collaborated with her husband Edgar to assassinate her senator father for his riches, Alice becomes suspicious that he is planning to kill her for sole access to the fortune.

Alfred lives on the streets and sleeps under a bridge. One day he meets policeman Erwin in a bar; after they realise that Alfred is from the same village as Erwin's family, an unusual friendship develops. Erwin is disgusted with his life, particularly his thoughtless wife and overly rigorous colleagues, so tries to help Alfred.

Fantaghiro and Romualdo are preparing the King her father is captured, and they must rescue him.

The lives of a group of highly-gifted young physicists known as the Via Panisperna Boys, led by Enrico Fermi. One of them, Ettore Majorana, mysteriously disappeared in 1938. (imdb)

A group of young gangsters terrorise a town. One of the youths falls in love and tries to leave the gang. The gang leader tries to force him to take part in a robbery, but the boy calls the police. The leader suspects that the boy is the informant and tries to kill him. (Mubi)

This European "western" by Robert Hossein (screenwriter, director, and lead) is set in an unnamed Latin American country suffering under a dictator. A revolution is underway, or at least there is a strong guerrilla movement here. The leader of the guerrillas manages to capture the daughter of the dictator, and then, has to take her as a captive back to the revolutionary forces' base.

Pray for safe passage - when two brothers from the noble Albrizzi family fall in love with the same woman, they pledge war against one another to avenge her accidental death. (imdb)

Ugo Tognazzi (La grande bouffe) is an innocent playboy holiday rep in Greece who is picked up by two secret agents (Michel Piccoli, Le Mépris and Mario Adorf, The Italian Connection). Suspected of being part of an underground resistance, he is to be transported by the agents to Athens where he will be interrogated by superior officers. Their journey is the start of a cat-and-mouse game. (Radiance Film)