Richard Angst

Un hombre extraño, una historia inusual.

Cetege consigue iniciar la guerra entre los ostrogodos y su reina, Amalasuntha, y el imperio bizantino, pero cuando el ejército de Bizancio invade Italia para reconquistar Roma, en poder de los godos, el romance se impone y amenaza con dar al traste con los planes de Cetege.

Cethegus (Laurence Harvey), líder de la nobleza romana, viaja a Bizancio para reunirse con el emperador Justiniano (Orson Welles) y reunir un ejército que pueda frenar el avance de los godos. Su propósito es aprovecharse de este enfrentamiento para adueñarse del poder.

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.

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.

Kurt Hoffmann's remake of his own 1953 movie based on the play by Curt Goetz.

The son of a British racehorse owner conspires with a bookie to ruin the odds of his father's thoroughbred winning an important event.

Mobsters conspire to loot another criminal's treasure secured in an enormous booby-trapped vault.

A masked killer is stalking and killing Londoners outside a nightclub.

Un loco científico está cometiendo unos brutales y macabros asesinatos en las calles de Londres, cuando se descubren a las víctimas decapitadas, y cuyas cabezas trata de conservar en vida.La policía de Scotland Yard se encuentra con un caso que se les va de las manos...

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.

Several employees on a nobleman's estate show up at a former abbey, reputed to be haunted, to search for a hidden treasure. Howver, a mysterious hooded figure begins killing off those who may have figured out where the treasure is hidden.

El robo de un collar de la época de los egipcios que había pertenecido a Cleopatra está llevando de cabeza a Scotland Yard. La infalible intuición de Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Lee) le lleva a pensar que su gran enemigo Moriarty (Hans Söhnker) está detrás de los extraños acontecimientos que se desarrollan en torno al collar. Con la ayuda de Watson (Thorley Walters), Sherlock Holmes intentará resolver este misterio y desenmascarar al malvado y embaucador Moriarty.

La historia del médico Axel Munthe. A los 18 años Munthe visitó Capri y desde entonces se propuso crear su hogar allí. Años más tarde construyó, tal y como deseaba, una villa a la que llamó "San Michele" en el punto más alto de la isla de Capri, en el lugar que ocupara anteriormente la villa del emperador romano Tiberio. Munthe pasó la mayor parte de su vida adulta en "San Michele" dónde, salvo breves períodos, residió 56 años.

Un asesino apuñala a sus víctimas cuando están a punto de emprender un viaje.

Margaret Reddle, empleada en el despacho del abogado Shaddle, es contratada como secretaria de la extraña condesa Eleonora Moron que reside en el castillo de Cornerfleet. La joven piensa que, con el nuevo empleo, quizá acaben las siniestras amenazas telefónicas que recibe desde hace un tiempo. El último trabajo que le encarga Shaddle consiste en hacer firmar unos documentos a una tal Mary Pinder, quien se encuentra en prisión desde hace20 años, acusada de envenenar a su marido. Margaret puede echar una ojeada a los documentos y descubre con sorpresa que se trata de su propia madre. A partir de ese momento empiezan a suceder misteriosos acontecimientos que indican la existencia de un complot.

Película formada por extractos de "El tigre de Esnapur" (1959) y "La tumba india" (1959), un montaje entre los dos largometrajes que conformaban lo que se consideraba la saga india épica de Lang.

Versión cinematográfica realizada en la Alemania de posguerra de la famosa novela del escritor checo J. Hašek, publicada en 1921 y 1922, que narra la historia de las aventuras de un veterano soldado checo llamado Josef Švejk, germanizado Schwejk, durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. La historia comienza con el asesinato del archiduque Francisco Fernando. Schwejk es detenido en la taberna por un agente de la policía secreta y acaba en un manicomio, aunque finalmente es puesto en libertad. Presume de haber sido declarado oficialmente idiota y manifiesta un patriótico entusiasmo por la guerra y la monarquía austro-húngara. Posteriormente es reclutado en el ejército. Su forma especial de atender a las órdenes de sus superiores y la forma de ejecutarlas, deja dudas en el espectador acerca de su posible estupidez o sabiduría...

Karin is now continuing her father's research and is also caught in the cross hairs of the mysterious opponents. Johanson himself retreats to a Cambodian monastery in order to escape the gangsters' shots and recover. Meanwhile, the international criminals manage to steal Johanson's energy formula. Karin then goes after the thieves, supported by Lundstrom. But he also has his own goals. The hunt takes them around the world. It soon turns out that a certain Madame Latour is behind the sinister machinations. Eventually old Johanson falls into her hands. In Southeast Asia, a showdown ensues between the kidnappers and Lundstrom and Karin.

Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough; a device that will create a huge magnetic pulse that knocks out all electricity over a continent-wide area. The military applications are already being thought of when Dr. Johansson is kidnapped by a group of profit-seeking mercenaries. Meanwhile, his daughter, Karin, finds herself having to consort with all manner of shady characters as she searches for her father.

Peter schießt den Vogel ab is a German film comedy first released in 1959.

Continuación de 'El tigre de Esnapur'. El arquitecto europeo Harald Berger y la bailarina Seetha son capturados por los hombres de Chandra. Mientras tanto, Ramigani planea arrebatarle el poder a su hermano, sirviéndose de sus aliados en palacio. Cuando Chandra se entera de la relación amorosa entre Seetha y Berger, hace llamar al doctor Rhode para encargarle la construcción de una enorme y lujosa tumba destinada a los dos enamorados.

Un arquitecto europeo llega a la India contratado por el Maharajah de Esnapur para diseñar y construir una nueva ciudad. En el camino salva la vida a una bella bailarina cuando es atacada por un tigre y se enamora de ella, pero la muchacha resulta ser la amada del Maharajah.

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.

Countess Franziska "is kidnapped" by a band of robbers. However, her father is not willing to pay the ransom so Franziska changes sides.

The young, religious Dr. Francoise Maurer comes from Alsace in "Good Hope" Sanatorium and plans after a short time to leave the sanatorium and go to Indochina to help out in a hospital for the poorest ones.

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.

Tras la muerte de su padre, dueño del hotel balneario Hovelman en Baviera, su hija Niddy dirige el establecimiento con la ayuda de Karl, un amigo del fallecido. Cuando su madre muere, el resto de la familia invade el hotel. Uno de sus primos finge enamorarse de ella para quedarse con la herencia. Niddy no puede negarse, pero ella sabe que ama a otro, su primer amor, Karl, su amigo de toda la vida.

A widowed father advertises for a new maid, but his children secretly seek a woman to be his new wife.

During World War II, David Simms pilots supplies between India and China over the Himalaya Mountains.

Directed by Harald Braun and told from the perspective of Bertha von Suttner, the first female to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, The Alfred Nobel Story - No Greater Love chronicles the life of scientist, inventor, and businessman Alfred Nobel. Nobel built a massive fortune throughout his life, and while much if it was amassed by his inventions--dynamite being perhaps the most notable--he was also revered for his discoveries within the fields of science and economics. Upon his death, Nobel decided that his fortune was simply too great to continue in the form of an inheritance or single charitable donation, opting instead to use the money as reward for the greatest contributors to physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and, of course, peace.

Two out of work musicians put on drag to get work in an all girl band. Inevitable comical romantic complications ensue.

A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer.

Already a famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn is commissioned to paint the Amsterdam Archers' Guild. But upon completion of the picture, the men of the guild feel duped, because they don't consider themselves flatteringly depicted in the painting. They therefore decline to pay for the work. During this dispute, the painter finds out his wife is close to death. He finds himself terribly lonely after her passing and suffers from depression until he decides once more to marry.

A Nazi propaganda movie from 1941 directed by Max W. Kimmich, covering a story of Irish heroism and martyrdom over two generations under the occupation of the British.

In the mountains of the Ötztal, the wealthy Fender (Eduard Köck) and Wally (Heath Hatheyer), his only daughter and heir, manage a small farm. He wants to marry the rich, but boring, Vincent (Leopold Esterle). Wally escapes to a mountain hut, where she lives alone and withdrawn. Her love belongs to the hunter, Joseph (Sepp Rist). When she unwisely takes a young vulture from its nest and is attacked by the mother, Joseph comes to her aid and from that point on, she fondly calls him her "Geierwally". He also feels attracted to her, but Wally can't escape the feeling, that the young Afra is his mistress. Mad with jealousy, Wally announces that she'll marry the one who kills Josef. Vincent wants to earn her hand and is determined to kill the Geierwally. Just in time, though, the actual relationship between Joseph and Afra is clarified.

This film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to create support for the coming winter olympics of 1940 in Japan which however were cancelled because of the Japanese-Chinese war. A Japanese production, it was nevertheless made with German involvement in the form of skiing champion Sepp Rist and celebrated cinematographer Richard Angst (who also contributed to the script). Both had regularly worked with the inventor of the mountain film genre, Dr. Arnold Fanck, who had helmed the German-Japanese co-production "Die Tochter des Samurai", also shot by Angst, the year before. Angst apparently stayed in Japan until mid-1939 when he returned to Germany, carrying this film with him. Angst submitted it to the German censors later that year, but for reasons unknown to me it took three more years before the film was finally shown in Germany under the name "Das heilige Ziel" (The Holy Aim). (Karargara)

A mountain film set around the popular ski pass in the 1930s.

At the invitation of the Japanese Ministry of Education, the former “mountain filmer” Fanck directed this “cultural feature film” with Japanese actors in Japan, making this the first, German-Japanese co-production. The young Japanese man Teruo gets caught up in a conflict between tradition and modernism, when he returns to Japan from Germany after having spent a number of years there studying. Now, he is supposed to marry Mitsuko, the daughter of his adoptive father, to whom Teruo has long been promised. But Teruo, who has gotten to know the freedoms of the western world, would rather marry the woman he loves and behaves brusquely to Mitsuko.

Movie about an expedition in search of a mythical demon in the Himalaya mountains.

One autumn, Edgar, a 12 year old boy, spends a holiday with his mother at a plush hotel in Switzerland. His father, a busy lawyer, remains at the family home in Vienna. When he sees a stylish motorcar pull up at the hotel, Edgar wastes no time befriending its owner, an amiable dandy. The latter pays more attention to the boy’s mother than to the boy himself, and decides to use Edgar to wheedle his way into her affections. When Edgar realises he has been used, he is far from happy...

Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him.

Critics of the time called "Milak, der Grönlandjäger" the German answer to Robert Flaherty’s "Nanook of the North" (1922). Filmed largely on location in Greenland and Norway’s Spitsbergen archipelago, the film combines impressive landscape footage with ethnographic observation.

A profile of the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.