Wolfgang Staudte Movies

The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the Adenauer era and...

A "mufti" version of Hamlet, with young Hardy Krüger trying to prove that his uncle has killed his father. Direct references to the Shakespeare...

The stories' setup: a bunch of passive weaklings being dominated by two strong and ambitious women who fight for the same man.

An oily careerist for whom becoming the highest earner is not enough: now he also wants a title of nobility.

An unemployed engineer working as a driver at an oil company hears about a lost Inca treasure and goes in search of it.

April 1945. Because he stole two bars of chocolate, the soldier Rudi is sentenced to death by the court-martial judge Dr. Schramm. Rudi manages to...

The dangerous violent criminal Willy Jensen flees from a prison in Hamburg and seeks shelter at his brother Heinz' apartment. Heinz, an honest...

In the crazy twenties, safecracker Orje is released from prison and, through the mediation of his friend Nelly, finds a job at the "Sparverein...

The Thorwald family is well-off and contented when a tragedy strikes: the father is killed in an accident. Miss Thorwald takes over the raising of...

A top-level meeting of the Eastern secret services is taking place in Prague. Martin, an agent who knows all the tricks of the trade, is tasked with...

During his trip to the city, a naïve man from the countryside falls victim to a thief who steals his wallet. Since all his personal documents...

A young woman from the Berlin slums gets her chance to move into a new suburban home with her boyfriend, when she wins a lottery.

Charlie, a very gifted, young acrobat, cannot find employment. A dancer and colleague, whom he trained, has gotten him a job as a stagehand at a...

A man's life breaks down in pursuit of material success.

After a burn-out Karl spends time in his home region, the Black Forest. His car gets lost and is picked up by penniless magician Amadori who enjoys...

The mechanic Behnke wants to join the Nazi party to secure a good living. However, after his Jewish neighbors have been taken away, he changes his...