Kurt Hoffmann

Kurt Hoffmann

Birth : 1910-11-12, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Death : 2001-06-25

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Kurt Hoffmann

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Face to Face: The Schappell Twins
Supervisor of Production Resources
Two bodies and one mind, this is the extraordinary story of one pair of conjoined twins in today's world.
Humor ist eine ernste Sache - Der Filmregisseur Kurt Hoffmann
Self
Sonntagsgeschichten
Director
Bali Agung oder die andere Zeit
Producer
German musicians Eberhard Schoner and Pete York explore the traditional music of Bali
Der Kapitän
Director
Captain Ebbs is an older, experienced seaman who has, however, only sailed on freighters. While his current old barge, the Martin Luther, has to go into the shipyard for an overhaul, the shipping company gives him command of the elegant cruise ship Julia to temporarily replace a colleague who has fallen ill. The rough Ebbs finds his way into his new job only with difficulty and initially puts his foot in his social mouth.
Ein Tag ist schöner als der andere
Director
In the Morning at Seven the World Is Still in Order
Director
A quirky family lives their simple but joyful life which centers around the youngest family member, a little boy.
Rheinsberg
Producer
Kurt Hoffmann's film adaptation of Tucholsky's eponymous novella is situated in 1910s Berlin: The aspiring editor Wolf runs into Claire by chance. Both are attracted to one another, yet they are not entirely certain about their feelings. They embark on a trip to Rheinsberg to assure themselves about their sentiments. And indeed, the time spent in the romantic provincial town brings clarity to their situation.
Rheinsberg
Director
Kurt Hoffmann's film adaptation of Tucholsky's eponymous novella is situated in 1910s Berlin: The aspiring editor Wolf runs into Claire by chance. Both are attracted to one another, yet they are not entirely certain about their feelings. They embark on a trip to Rheinsberg to assure themselves about their sentiments. And indeed, the time spent in the romantic provincial town brings clarity to their situation.
Glorious Times in the Spessart
Producer
The countess is married, and the ghosts are still in the Spessart. Her husband becomes an astronaut and the story involved time travelling and space travelling starts.
Glorious Times in the Spessart
Director
The countess is married, and the ghosts are still in the Spessart. Her husband becomes an astronaut and the story involved time travelling and space travelling starts.
Liselotte von der Pfalz
Director
Hocuspocus
Director
Kurt Hoffmann's remake of his own 1953 movie based on the play by Curt Goetz.
The House in Karp Lane
Director
Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius
Director
Gripsholm Castle
Editor
Young lovers Kurt and Lydia spend their first vacation together in Sweden at the picturesque Gripsholm Castle. They enjoy their happy days outdoors and in the nature far away from all everyday troubles and have fun with Kurt′s old friend Karl who comes to visit them in their holiday home. But when Lydia′s beautiful friend Billie also joins them shortly after, Lydia senses that Kurt seems to be falling in love with Billie.
Gripsholm Castle
Producer
Young lovers Kurt and Lydia spend their first vacation together in Sweden at the picturesque Gripsholm Castle. They enjoy their happy days outdoors and in the nature far away from all everyday troubles and have fun with Kurt′s old friend Karl who comes to visit them in their holiday home. But when Lydia′s beautiful friend Billie also joins them shortly after, Lydia senses that Kurt seems to be falling in love with Billie.
Gripsholm Castle
Director
Young lovers Kurt and Lydia spend their first vacation together in Sweden at the picturesque Gripsholm Castle. They enjoy their happy days outdoors and in the nature far away from all everyday troubles and have fun with Kurt′s old friend Karl who comes to visit them in their holiday home. But when Lydia′s beautiful friend Billie also joins them shortly after, Lydia senses that Kurt seems to be falling in love with Billie.
Liebe will gelernt sein
Director
Snow White and the Seven Jugglers
Director
Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi
Director
The Haunted Castle
Director
The ghosts of thieves help a beautiful young countess save her inherited castle from modern developers in this comic horror/musical.
Lampenfieber
Director
Beautiful Adventure
Director
The teacher Dorothee Durand, young and single, travels from England to the picturesque south of France to find the remaining remnants of her family. Her search takes her to Nimes, where she meets the likewise single Marius, a hotelier, who immediately falls in love with the beautiful woman. And so it turns out that after traveling through half of France, Dorothy not only finds her relatives, but also ...
Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte
Director
A comedy directed by Kurt Hoffmann.
Aren't We Wonderful
Director
Kurt Hoffmann′s satire concerning Germany′s development during the first half of the 20th century tells the story of two schoolmates - Hans and Bruno. They could not be more different. While Hans is ambitious and must always work hard for his career, it seems that the happy go lucky Bruno is carefree.
Romeo und Jeanette
Der Vater
The Spessart Inn
Adaptation
Countess Franziska "is kidnapped" by a band of robbers. However, her father is not willing to pay the ransom so Franziska changes sides.
The Spessart Inn
Director
Countess Franziska "is kidnapped" by a band of robbers. However, her father is not willing to pay the ransom so Franziska changes sides.
Confessions of Felix Krull
Director
Thomas Mann's witty and intimate story of a irresistible scoundrel.
Salzburg Stories
Writer
A wealthy citizen of Salzburg wants to write a play about ordinary people.
Salzburg Stories
Director
A wealthy citizen of Salzburg wants to write a play about ordinary people.
Heute heiratet mein Mann
Director
I Often Think of Piroschka
Director
Andreas, a young German student comes to Hungary on an exchange programme. In the Hungarian village he falls in love with the stationmaster's daughter Piroschka and spends much of his time with her. They have an enchanting summer until Andreas gets an invitation to join another young woman at a nearby resort. Piroschka is jealous and follows him there, causing trouble. It takes a long time for Andreas and Piroschka to even talk to each other again. When Andreas has to leave Hungary at the end of his holiday, he is determined to return some day.
Three Men in the Snow
Director
Fireworks
Director
The quiet life of an extended family is shaken up when a circus comes into town.
The Flying Classroom
Director
The third form of a boarding school and the students of a neighboring school do not get along. Each side dreams up the craziest pranks to defeat the other. And when one day the high school students go as far as stealing the Gymnasium students’ essays and even burning them, daily school life really gets out of hand.
Theft of the Sabines
Director
Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer
Director
Thomas offers Dorette a trip to Moselle that she rejects saying it's short notice, but when Thomas shows at her apartment the next day he finds she's not slept on her bed. He leaves for Dorette alone, and there he meets Angela.
Hokuspokus
Director
Musik bei Nacht
Director
Liebe im Finanzamt
Director
Klettermaxe
Director
Königin einer Nacht
Director
Fanfares of Love
Director
Two out of work musicians put on drag to get work in an all girl band. Inevitable comical romantic complications ensue.
Taxi-Kitty
Director
The Rabanser Case
Director
City in the Fog
Director
Heimliches Rendezvous
Director
Das verlorene Gesicht
Director
Ich werde dich auf Händen tragen
Director
Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an
Director
Kohlhiesels Töchter
Director
Quax, der Bruchpilot
Director
Hurra, ich bin Papa
Director
Paradies der Junggesellen
Director
Yvette. Die Tochter einer Kurtisane
Assistant Director
Yvette is the daughter of a courtesan who serves men of wealth and status. She is unaware of how her mother makes money and why they are always in the presence of princes, dukes and barons. Only when Yvette goes away on a holiday she realizes that the Banker Saval is engaging her mother in such activities, she suddenly feels dirty.
Versprich mir nichts!
Assistant Director
Maler Pratt, an artist, refuses to sell his paintings as he thinks that they still need improvement before being publicly exhibited, but his wife Monika thinks differently and sells them because she thinks they are good...and they need the money. As he only signs an "M" on his work, Monika has no difficulty in claiming she is "M", but problems arrive when she is commissioned to do a large mural and Maler refuses to help her out. However, his creative spirit gets the best of him and he does the mural which is widely acclaimed to be a great work of art. Felder , an art dealer, is not overly pleased with this turn of events as he has been pleading with Monika to divorce her shiftless husband and marry him.
Land der Liebe
Assistant Director
The story is one of the classic operetta stories with a young princess destined to marry a king whom her mother tries to enforce while the young woman tries to escape her fate.
Donogoo Tonka
Assistant Director
The Girl Irene
Assistant Director
A woman (Lil Dagover) who has lost her husband falls in love again, but is bitterly opposed by her daughters especially the title figure who can't stand the thought of seeing her mother going into a relationship with another man. Those who want to see if Schünzel can pull of drama as easily as he does comedy should give it a try.
Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds
Assistant Director
Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene's husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divorce. Jupiter's wife Juno now also comes to earth and clears things up.
Die englische Heirat
Assistant Director
Georg Alexander plays Douglas Mavis, the son of a rich English family who falls in love with a Berlin girl (Renate Müller) and marries her. However, he doesn't tell his family, and for a reason: the resolute head of the family (played by the inimitable Adele Sandrock) has other designs for her grandson. Further complications arise when the family lawyer (Adolf Wohlbrück) gets to know the Berlin lady without knowing who she is. And meanwhile, Mavis meets an alluring lady from a cabaret (Hilde Hildebrand).
Die Töchter ihrer Exzellenz
Assistant Director
Victor and Victoria
Assistant Director
Aspiring singer Susanne takes over one night for her sick colleague, the slap-stick actor Viktor, at a small cabaret in Berlin where he works as a female impersonator. By chance, Susanne is then "discovered" by an agent, who thinks she′s really a man. She becomes famous and goes on tour to London. But when the local womanizer Robert catches on to her game, Viktor then has to jump in for Susanne as "Viktoria".
Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen
Assistant Director
The Beautiful Adventure
Assistant Director
Helene has agreed to marry a man that she isn't in love with. On the day of her wedding her cousin arrives just in time to rescue her and they run away together. They stay with her aged grandmother who assumes the young man (whom she doesn't know) to be the new husband and has prepared a bridal bed for them.
The Congress Dances
Assistant Camera
Vienna glove-sales-lady Christel falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander. Austrian Prince Metternich tries to use this and other pleasant diversions to keep him out of the negotiation conferences of the 1815 Vienna Congress.