Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970.
Selected filmography
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The Dancer'' (1919)
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Destiny
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Fate
Although often ...
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Wandering Souls
''Wandering Souls'' (German: ''Irrende Seelen'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Asta Nielsen, Alfred Abel, and Walter Janssen. It was based on the 1869 novel ''The Idiot'' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The fil ...
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Island of the Dead'' (1921)
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Peter the Great
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What Belongs to Darkness
''What Belongs to Darkness'' (german: Die Finsternis und ihr Eigentum) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Martin Hartwig and starring Karl Etlinger, Erra Bognar, and Fritz Kortner
Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn; 12 May ...
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Lust for Life'' (1922)
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Carousel
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La Boheme
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The Love of a Queen'' (1923)
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Shadows of the Metropolis
''Shadows of the Metropolis'' (German:''Schatten der Weltstadt'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Alfred Gerasch and Walter Janssen.Grange p.209
The film's sets were designed by the art d ...
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Tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy ...
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The Great Duchess
''The Great Duchess'' (German: ''Die tolle Herzogin'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Adolf Klein and Evi Eva.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.860
The film's art direction ...
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Fräulein Mama
''Fräulein Mama'' is a 1926 German silent film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Grete Reinwald, Walter Janssen
Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more tha ...
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Only a Dancing Girl
''Only a Dancing Girl'' (german: Nur eine Tänzerin, sv, Bara en danserska) is a 1926 German-Swedish silent drama film directed by Olof Molander and starring Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen and Harry Halm.Schumann p. 180
The film's sets were desi ...
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Sword and Shield'' (1926)
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Women of Passion
''Women of Passion'' (german: Frauen der Leidenschaft) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Fern Andra, Ágnes Esterházy, and Henry Bender.
The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich
Robert A. Dietrich ( ...
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The House of Lies'' (1926)
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The Queen of Spades'' (1927)
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The Little Slave
''The Little Slave'' (German: ''Die kleine Sklavin'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Grete Mosheim, Fritz Richard and Trude Hesterberg.Krautz p.170
The film's art direction was by Er ...
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It's You I Have Loved
''It's You I Have Loved'' (german: Dich hab ich geliebt) is a 1929 German drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Mady Christians, Walter Jankuhn, and Hans Stüwe. It is considered the first full sound film to be made in Germa ...
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The Night Belongs to Us
''The Night Belongs to Us'' (german: Die Nacht gehört uns), released in English as ''The Night Is Ours'' or ''The Night Belongs to Us'', is a 1929 German sports romance film directed by Carl Froelich and Henry Roussel, and starring Hans Al ...
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Black Forest Girl'' (1929)
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The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (1929)
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The Flute Concert of Sanssouci
''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (german: Das Flötenkonzert von Sans-souci) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Otto Gebühr. It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films.Hoffmann p. 44 It was made at th ...
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The Singing City
''The Singing City'' (German: ''Die singende Stadt'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Brigitte Helm and Walter Janssen.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff.
An ...
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Two Hearts in Waltz Time
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The Woman Without Nerves'' (1930)
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The Great Longing
''The Great Longing'' (german: Die große Sehnsucht) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely in his directorial debut and starring Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, and Harry Frank. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's ...
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Yorck
''Yorck'' is a 1931 German war film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Werner Krauss, Grete Mosheim and Rudolf Forster.Noack p.59 It portrays the life of the Prussian General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, particularly his refusal to serve i ...
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The Emperor's Sweetheart
''The Emperor's Sweetheart'' (German: ''Kaiserliebchen'') is a 1931 German historical musical comedy film directed by Hans Tintner and starring Liane Haid, Walter Janssen and Wilhelm Bendow. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin.Klaus p. ...
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Everyone Asks for Erika'' (1931)
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The Concert'' (1931)
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Queen of the Night'' (1931)
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The Black Forest Girl'' (1933)
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Ways to a Good Marriage
''Ways to a Good Marriage'' (German: ''Wege zur guten Ehe'') is a 1933 German drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Olga Tschechowa, Alfred Abel and Hilde Hildebrand. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Halensee in Berlin. The film's se ...
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Laughing Heirs
''Laughing Heirs'' (german: Lachende Erben) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Lien Deyers and Friedrich Ettel.Kreimeier p. 218 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios, Babelsberg and Te ...
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The Hymn of Leuthen
''The Hymn of Leuthen'' (german: Der Choral von Leuthen) is a 1933 German film depicting Frederick the Great, directed by Carl Froelich starring Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa and Elga Brink. It was part of the cycle of nostalgic Prussian films ...
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Maskerade
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Master of the World'' (1934)
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Every Day Isn't Sunday'' (1935)
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The Old and the Young King
''The Old and the Young King'' (German: ''Der alte und der junge König'') is a 1935 German historical drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Hinz and Leopoldine Konstantin.
The film's sets were designed by th ...
'' (1935)
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Fräulein Veronika'' (1936)
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The Accusing Song'' (1936)
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Family Parade
''Family Parade'' (german: Familienparade) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Ernst Dumcke, Curd Jürgens and Amanda Lindner. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.68 The film's sets were desig ...
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Serenade'' (1937)
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Red Orchids
''Red Orchids'' (german: Rote Orchideen) is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma
Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 a ...
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Mistake of the Heart
''Mistake of the Heart'' (German: ''Irrtum des Herzens'') is a 1939 German romantic drama film directed by Bernd Hofmann and Alfred Stöger and starring Paul Hartmann, Leny Marenbach and Hans Söhnker. Klaus p.105 It was shot at the Bavaria Stud ...
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Passion'' (1940)
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The Comedians'' (1941)
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Attack on Baku
''Attack on Baku'' (german: Anschlag auf Baku) is a 1942 German thriller film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Willy Fritsch, René Deltgen, and Fritz Kampers. The film was intended as anti-British propaganda during the Second World ...
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Whom the Gods Love'' (1942)
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Beloved World
''Beloved World'' (german: Geliebte Welt) is a 1942 German romantic comedy film directed by Emil Burri and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Fritsch, and Paul Dahlke.Hake p. 195
It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich
Munich ( ; ...
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Diesel
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* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...
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Heaven, We Inherit a Castle
''Heaven, We Inherit a Castle'' (german: Himmel, wir erben ein Schloß) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Peter Paul Brauer and starring Anny Ondra, Hans Brausewetter, and Carla Rust. The film was shot in German-occupied Prague, Ondra's h ...
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The Big Number'' (1943)
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The War of the Oxen'' (1943)
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The Wedding Hotel
''The Wedding Hotel'' (german: Das Hochzeitshotel) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Karin Hardt, René Deltgen and Walter Janssen. Due to Allied bombing raids on German cities like Berlin, much of the film was shot ...
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Why Are You Lying, Elisabeth?
''Why Are You Lying, Elisabeth?'' (German: ''Warum lügst Du, Elisabeth?'') is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Carola Höhn, Paul Richter and Annie Rosar.Klaus p.119 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berli ...
'' (1944)
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Young Hearts'' (1944)
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The Time with You'' (1948)
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'' (1948)
* ''Trouble Backstairs (1949 film)">Trouble Backstairs'' (1949)
* ''The Appeal to Conscience'' (1949)
* ''The Blue Straw Hat'' (1949)
* ''Chased by the Devil'' (1950)
* '' Scandal at the Embassy'' (1950)
* '' Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950)
* ''The Cloister of Martins'' (1951)
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