Rolf Pinegger (25 March 1873 – 18 October 1957) was a German

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and

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who appeared in over forty films, generally in

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Selected filmography

* ''The Dying Salome'' (1919) * ''The Last Shot'' (1920) * ''

The Blame ''The Blame'' (german: Die Schuld) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Josef Berger.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p. 405 The film's art direction was by Karl Machus Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art dire ...

'' (1924) * '' Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) * '' The Foreign Legionnaire'' (1928) * ''

Andreas Hofer Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He was subse ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1936) * ''

Home Guardsman Bruggler ''Home Guardsman Bruggler'' (german: Standschütze Bruggler) is a 1936 German war film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Ludwig Kerscher, Franziska Kinz and Rolf Pinegger. It is set in the Tyrol during the First World War and depicts the ...

'' (1936) * ''

Frau Sixta ''Frau Sixta'' is a 1938 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Franziska Kinz and Ilse Werner. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by the Swiss writer Ernst Zahn. The film's sets were ...

'' (1938) * '' Storms in May'' (1938) * '' The Right to Love'' (1939) * ''

Wally of the Vultures ''The Vulture Wally'' (german: Die Geierwally) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Sepp Rist and Eduard Köck.Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter ...

'' (1940) * '' The War of the Oxen'' (1943) * '' The Disturbed Wedding Night'' (1950) * ''

The Violin Maker of Mittenwald ''The Violin Maker of Mittenwald'' (german: Der Geigenmacher von Mittenwald) is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Willy Rösner, Paul Richter and Franziska Kinz. It is a heimatfilm, based on Ludwig Ganghofe ...

'' (1950) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' (1950) * ''

The Cloister of Martins ''The Cloister of Martins'' (german: Die Martinsklause) is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and starring Willy Rösner, Gisela Fackeldey and Heinz Engelmann.Goble p.173 It is based on the novel of the same title by Ludwi ...

'' (1951) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1953)

Bibliography

* Richards, Jeffrey. ''Visions of Yesterday''. Routledge, 1973.

External links

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