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s in the wake of the

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.Shandley p.217

Selected filmography

* '' The Stars Shine'' (1938) * ''

The Murderers Are Among Us ''Die Mörder sind unter uns'', a German film known in English as ''Murderers Among Us'' in the United States or ''The Murderers Are Among Us'' in the United Kingdom was one of the first post-World War II German films and the first ''Trümmerfilm ...

'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Morituri'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

King for One Night ''King for One Night'' (german: König für eine Nacht) is a 1950 West German historical comedy film directed by Paul May and starring Anton Walbrook, Willy Fritsch and Annelies Reinhold.Bock & Bergfelder p.134 It was made at the Bavaria Studios ...

'' (1950) * ''

Cuba Cabana ''Cuba Cabana'' is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Zarah Leander, O.W. Fischer and Paul Hartmann. It was the second film of an early 1950s comeback for Leander, who had been a major star during the Nazi e ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Blue and White Lion ''The Blue and White Lion'' (german: Der weißblaue Löwe) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and Olf Fischer and starring Wastl Witt, Elise Aulinger and Lore Frisch. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film ...

'' (1952) * '' No Greater Love'' (1952) * '' Street Serenade'' (1953) * ''

A Woman of Today ''A Woman of Today'' (german: Eine Frau von heute) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Luise Ullrich, Curd Jürgens and Carsta Löck.Berghahn p. 177 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with location ...

'' (1954) * '' André and Ursula'' (1955) * '' San Salvatore'' (1956) * ''

A Piece of Heaven ''A Piece of Heaven'' (German: ''Ein Stück vom Himmel'') is a 1957 West German romance film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Ingrid Andree, Toni Sailer and Margit Saad.Bock & Bergfelder p.227 The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'' (1957) * '' Restless Night'' (1958) * ''

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino ''The Green Devils of Monte Cassino'' (german: Die grünen Teufel von Monte Cassino) is a 1958 French–German war film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Dieter Eppler, Joachim Fuchsberger, Antje Geerk and Ewald Balser.Bock & Bergfelder p. 3 ...

'' (1958) * ''

Conny and Peter Make Music ''Conny and Peter Make Music'' (german: Conny und Peter machen Musik) is a 1960 West German musical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Cornelia Froboess, Peter Kraus and Gustav Knuth. It is set in a hotel in Lake Lugano, which i ...

'' (1960) * ''

Agatha, Stop That Murdering! ''Agatha, Stop That Murdering!'' (German: ''Agatha, laß das Morden sein!'') is a 1960 West German comedy crime film directed by Dietrich Haugk and starring Johanna von Koczian, Klausjürgen Wussow and Elisabeth Flickenschildt. It is a parody ...

'' (1960) * '' The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' (1961) * ''

Don't Tell Me Any Stories ''Don't Tell Me Any Stories'' (german: Erzähl mir nichts, translation=''Tell Me Nothing'') is a 1964 West German comedy film directed by Dietrich Haugk and starring Heidelinde Weis, Karl Michael Vogler and Georg Thomalla.Bergfelder p.214 It wa ...

'' (1964) * ''

When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres ''When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres'' (German: ''Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht'') is a 1967 West German historical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs, starring Hansi Kraus as Ludwig Thoma, Heidelinde Weis and Rudolf Rhomberg. The script was pro ...

'' (1967)

References

Bibliography

* Shandley, Robert R. ''Rubble Films: German Cinema in the Shadow of the Third Reich''. Temple University Press, 2001.

External links

* Film people from Berlin 1900 births 1980 deaths German art directors {{Germany-film-bio-stub