Rudolf Biebrach

In 18th century Europe, King Friedrich II of Prussia leads his army through the seven-years-war with neighboring states, and after numerous near defeats, eventually brings a victorious army back to Berlin.

Germany under Napoleon. Johanna is travelling by stagecoach when one of its occupants, Major Korfes, is arrested by the French militia. Before capture, he gives Johanna a mysterious letter. To solve the mystery, she joins the German corps as the “Black Hunter”. A fantastic breeches role for the lesbian Marianne Hoppe, who two years later, married her gay film partner Gustav Gründgens to prevent persecution by the Nazis.

Propaganda film detailing the plight of ethnic Germans, known as "Volga Germans", in the Soviet province of Manchuria.

When a suspicious man bribes Emil with chocolate in return for a bundle of cash, the young lad thinks of a plan to catch him.

Film by Lupu Pick.

Hokuspokus is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Oskar Homolka. It was an adaptation of the play Hokuspokus by Curt Goetz.

Film by Biebrach and Rikli.

Film by Biebrach and Rikli.

A 1929 German film.

In 1927/8, the cameraman Paul Lieberenz accompanied the Swedish researcher Sven Hedin on an expedition through Inner Asia from Beijing to Urumqi. Lufthansa was planning to launch a direct flight from Berlin to Beijing; meteorological observations had to be made, weather stations had to be built and the land had to be investigated for places that would make appropriate airfields. But the film is less focused on the research carried out by the 27 academics in total than on the caravans, made up of no fewer than 300 camels and numerous helpers, as they make their way with "Faustian drive" (Siegfried Kracauer), through rocky and sandy deserts.

After eight years in exile Martin returns to Berlin. He was involved in the German Revolution of 1918/1919 and had to leave the country as a result. Impoverished and lonely, he struggles on alone until the market saleswoman Hanne offers him shelter, although she does not have much money either. They fall in love and Martin even finds work on the construction site for the subway through Tempelhofer Feld. One day, however, he collapses there, whereupon the pregnant Hanne tries to nurse him back to health.

"The Secret Power" - Hardly anyone who strays into the emigrant's restaurant "Strange Bird" would suspect that the porter once was a general, the waiter a prince and the cook an admiral, and that the lady at the bar is actually the princess Sinaide forced was leaving their home.

Mary and Eva are best friends, although they couldn't be more different. Armand, Mary's fiancee, falls in love with the seductive Eva, who is busy becoming a revue star. When Eva fails and loses her money, Armand tries to help her out.

A hunter is hired by a count to track down a poacher who has been killing deer on his estate.

It was not just the children who were treated badly by the wealthy Weimar republic. Robert Kramer is released from prison but struggles to adjust to civilian life. His father disowns him out, his wife has left him for another man. There is no work. He eventually arrives in a shelter for the homeless, and seeks salvation through Emma, a prostitute.

Испанский король Карл V свергнут собственным сыном Филиппом. Поддержавшая его Инквизиция получает карт-бланш в жестоком преследовании еретиков. Прошли годы. Уже взрослый сын Филиппа Карлос примкнул к сторонникам независимости Фландрии, страдающей под испанским владычеством. Но есть ещё более значимая причина конфликта отца и сына - Филипп решает жениться на Елизавете Валуа, в которую давно влюблён дон Карлос... Как указано в начальных титрах, фильм снят по мотивам исторических хроник, но угадываются и мотивы трагедии Шиллера "Дон Карлос" и одноимённой оперы Верди. Не случайно эта картина сродни опере вообще, в ней сочетаются величественность и внимание к эмоциональным проявлениям персонажей. Большое внимание уделено костюмам и крупномасштабным декорациям. Главная звезда фильма, Конрад Фейдт в противовес своим привычным демоническим персонажам, показан здесь романтической, слабой личностью, тем самым демонстрируя широкий диапазон актёрских возможностей.

The actor Edmund Kean, adored by his fans and critics, makes another brilliant performance. The young Anna Danby clings to his lips. But Kean has a liaison with a married woman.

The actor Edmund Kean, adored by his fans and critics, makes another brilliant performance. The young Anna Danby clings to his lips. But Kean has a liaison with a married woman.

Simplicia has a reputation for healing through prayer and laying on of hands. Knight Rochus sets out "to see how long it takes to turn a saint into a sinner!" He sneaks into the monastery and forces Simplicia under his will.

An adaptation of the Gerhart Hauptmann play of the same name. A young farmer's daughter is used and abused by the men in her life.

Her Sport is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg H. Schnell and Hermann Thimig. A man-hating young woman tries to break up her friend's new marriage, but while in the Alps she meets her own ideal man.

Her Sport is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg H. Schnell and Hermann Thimig. A man-hating young woman tries to break up her friend's new marriage, but while in the Alps she meets her own ideal man.

Based on a novel by Paul Lindau.

Based on a novel by Paul Lindau.

Henny Porten plays the dual role of a rather indecorous Countess and her kitchen maid Karoline Blum, an amateur actress.

Short film produced by Messter-Film for the Seventh War Bond drive.

Short film produced by Messter-Film for the Seventh War Bond drive.

Billionaire's daughter Ethel Vandergolt has rejected so many lovers that they set up a club to get revenge on her.

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

On 2 December 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte succeed in the glorious  "Three Emperors" at Austerlitz, the Austrian Empire to  defeat. Condition of the peace treaty is the surrender of the country Tyrol to the French...

Klara and her father have been alone since her mother died. Her close friend Hans leaves for the military, and on returning as a fine young man, rushes to see Klara. As their families work to keep them apart, their love grows stronger and stronger.

First feature film produced by the German pioneer Oskar Messter