Film Actor
Friedrich Kayßler
- Apr 07, 1874 - Apr 30, 1945 (age 71)
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1945
Personal∙April 1945
Friedrich Kayßler
Friedrich Kayßler passed away.
1942

Movie∙Jan 8, 1942
Wenn du noch eine Heimat hast
Wenn du noch eine Heimat hast released.
1940
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Movie∙Dec 6, 1940
Bismarck
A biographical film of Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister …
A biographical film of Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia, and how he and his policies - including aggressive war - helped to unite Germany.
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Movie∙Nov 13, 1940
Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Ge…
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Friedrich Schiller - The triumph of a genius.
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Movie∙Apr 24, 1940
The Fox of Glenarvon
An English peace judge in an Irish district is married to an …
An English peace judge in an Irish district is married to an Irishwoman. She is a caring patriot. He is heavily indebted by a life of luxury, and doesn't shy away from dark deeds to maintain his lifestyle.
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Movie∙Feb 23, 1940
Angelika
Angelika released.
1939

Movie∙Dec 28, 1939
Casa lontana
A tenor marries a ballerina but his impresario causes their …
A tenor marries a ballerina but his impresario causes their marriage to crumble.
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Movie∙Dec 22, 1939
The Singing Gate
The Singing Gate (German: Der singende Tor) is a 1939 …
The Singing Gate (German: Der singende Tor) is a 1939 German-Italian musical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Beniamino Gigli, Kirsten Heiberg and Hilde Körber. It was a co-production made at Cinecittà Studios in Rome with a German director and a cast of mixed nationalities. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Guelstorff. A separate Italian version Casa lontana was also made.
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1938
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Movie∙Aug 26, 1938
Covered Tracks
Séraphine and her mother arrive in Paris to visit the 1867 World …
Séraphine and her mother arrive in Paris to visit the 1867 World Exhibition. In an overcrowded city they must be accommodated in separate hotels. During the night the mother, who wasn't feeling very well, gets suddenly worse. When next morning Séraphine goes to meet her every trace of her presence has disappeared and everybody denies having ever met her. The bewildered young woman must find someone who believes her. Previous version of So Long at the Fair (1950).
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Movie∙Apr 28, 1938
Anna Favetti
Anna Favetti is a 1938 German romantic drama film directed …
Anna Favetti is a 1938 German romantic drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Brigitte Horney, Mathias Wieman and Irene Falckenberg. The screenplay was written by Walter von Hollander, adapted from his own novel Licht im dunklen Haus.
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Movie∙Mar 2, 1938
Between the Parents
Between the Parents (German: Zwischen den Eltern) is a …
Between the Parents (German: Zwischen den Eltern) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Hans Hinrich and starring Willy Fritsch, Jutta Freybe and Gusti Huber.
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1937
Movie∙Oct 19, 1937
The Broken Jug
The blank verse does not work all that well in subtitles, but the …
The blank verse does not work all that well in subtitles, but the film works even for those who don't understand German. The man who broke the jug, the judge, is trying a case who determine who broke the jug. Long before the evidence becomes conclusive against the suspects, it becomes apparent that the blustering and bullying - and naive - village judge is the guilty one.
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Movie∙Jan 12, 1937
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. …
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson look into reports that a huge, vicious hound has killed Lord Charles Baskerville and that Lord Henry Baskerville is the next to be killed.
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1936
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Movie∙Oct 26, 1936
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance …
A Woman of No Importance (German: Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Gustaf Gründgens, Käthe Dorsch and Friedrich Kayßler. It is based on Oscar Wilde's play A Woman of No Importance.
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1935
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Movie∙Dec 30, 1935
The Higher Command
The Higher Command (German: Der höhere Befehl) is a 1935 …
The Higher Command (German: Der höhere Befehl) is a 1935 German historical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lil Dagover, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Heli Finkenzeller. During the Napoleonic Wars, a Prussian army officer assists a British diplomat to construct an alliance to defeat Napoleon's France.
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Movie∙Nov 19, 1935
Frisions in Distress
The peaceful life of a village of Frisions by the river Volga is …
The peaceful life of a village of Frisions by the river Volga is troubled by the arrival of a troop of Red Guards led by the inhuman commissary Tschernoff.Not only content to mistreat the ...
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Movie∙Oct 30, 1935
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
The Girl from the Marsh Croft …
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (German: Das Mädchen vom Moorhof) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Hansi Knoteck, Ellen Frank and Eduard von Winterstein. It was adapted from the novel The Girl from the Marsh Croft by Selma Lagerlöf. It has been described as a "prototype Heimatfilm. It was remade in 1958.
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Movie∙Jan 29, 1935
The Making of a King
The story of the stormy relationship between King Friedrich …
The story of the stormy relationship between King Friedrich Wilhelm and his son, who later became known as King Frederick the Great of Prussia.
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1934
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Movie∙Dec 17, 1934
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a 1934 German drama film directed by Fritz …
Peer Gynt is a 1934 German drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Hans Albers, Lucie Höflich and Marieluise Claudius. It is based on the play Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen. It was one of the most expensive productions made by Bavaria Film and involved location shooting in Norway. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Vollbrecht and Hermann Warm.
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Movie∙Nov 20, 1934
Der ewige Traum
The Eternal Dream (German: Der ewige Traum) is a 1934 …
The Eternal Dream (German: Der ewige Traum) is a 1934 German historical film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Sepp Rist and Brigitte Horney. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Werner Schlichting.
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Movie∙Mar 29, 1934
Gold
After his colleague and a mentor, Prof. Achenbach dies in a set …
After his colleague and a mentor, Prof. Achenbach dies in a set-up accident, while trying to produce gold from the lead, Werner Holk seeks revenge. Meanwhile, a British millionaire suggests that Holk work on him on a similar project.
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Movie∙Jan 12, 1934
Der Polizeibericht meldet
Der Polizeibericht meldet released.
1932
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Movie∙Nov 23, 1932
Marshal Forwards
Marshal Forwards (German: Marschall Vorwärts) is a …
Marshal Forwards (German: Marschall Vorwärts) is a 1932 German historical war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Paul Wegener, Traute Carlsen and Hans Graf von Schwerin. It portrays the life of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, a German hero of the Napoleonic Wars who was present at the Battle of Leipzig and the Battle of Waterloo. It takes its name from Blücher's contemporary nickname, which came from his aggressive forward-thinking stance. It is part of the Prussian film genre, popular during the Weimair and Nazi eras.
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Movie∙Aug 20, 1932
The Eleven Schill Officers
The Eleven Schill Officers …
The Eleven Schill Officers (German: Die elf Schillschen Offiziere) is a 1932 German historical film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Friedrich Kayßler, Hertha Thiele and Heinz Klingenberg. It was a remake of a 1926 silent film of the same name which had also been directed by Meinert. The film depicts the failed 1809 uprising of Prussian soldiers led by Ferdinand von Schill against the occupying French. It focuses in particular on eleven of Schill's officers who were executed by the French at Wesel. The film was a Prussian film, part of a wider trend of German historical films made during the Weimar Era and set in the Napoleonic Era.
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1931
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Movie∙Dec 23, 1931
Yorck
The story of General Yorck von Wartenburg, a commander in …
The story of General Yorck von Wartenburg, a commander in the army of Prussian King Wilhelm, who defied the king's orders for the Prussian army to join Napoleon in his invason of Russia.
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Movie∙Dec 22, 1931
The Captain from Köpenick
A poor cobbler named …
A poor cobbler named Wilhelm Voigt purchased the second-hand uniform of a Prussian infantry captain. Wearing this, he traveled to the borough of Köpenick and ordered a troop of guardsmen to place themselves under his command. He then declared the town hall to be under military law, ordering the arrest of the mayor and treasurer and confiscating all the funds in the bank.
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Movie∙Dec 21, 1931
Cadets
Cadets released.
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Movie∙Dec 4, 1931
Louise, Queen of Prussia
Louise, Queen of Prussia …
Louise, Queen of Prussia (German: Luise, Königin von Preußen) is a 1931 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Gustaf Gründgens and Ekkehard Arendt. The film's art director was Franz Schroedter.
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Movie∙Oct 12, 1931
24 Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau
After the tragic death from …
After the tragic death from malaria of her beloved husband his rich widow Helga Vanroh travels restlessly around various Mediterranean countries. In the luxurious surroundings of a hotel in Monte Carlo Mrs. Vanroh keeps apart from society, until one evening she decides to visit the casino. There a young man attracts her curiosity and compassion. Sascha Lonay has again lost a fortune at the roulette-tables. In his desperation he ponders on taking his life, but Mrs. Vanroh is able to dissuade him by offering him a hotelroom, money to pay his debts - and her love. They spent the night together. The following day the couple travel to the mountains, where Sascha - overwhelmed by the beauty of life and her generosity - promises her to refrain from gambling and to take the next ship sailing from Marseille and look for an honest job. He begs her to accompany him to Marseille in the evening, but Mrs. Vanroh is too afraid of commitment. Alone again, she makes a final visit to the casino. Her efforts seem to have been useless: Like a madman Sascha has taken to the roulette-tables again.
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Movie∙Aug 14, 1931
In the Employ of the Secret Service
During WWI a German agent …
During WWI a German agent receives an order to find out when the Russian army will carry out its expected attack against the German lines.
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Movie∙Mar 12, 1931
Täter gesucht
Täter gesucht released.
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Movie∙Jan 23, 1931
Der Mann, der den Mord beging
The Marquis de Sévigné is …
The Marquis de Sévigné is put in a difficult position when he falls for the lovely Lady Falkland, a married woman whose husband, the strict Lord Falkland, subjects her to constant abuse.
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1930
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Movie∙Dec 25, 1930
Storm Over Mont Blanc
In the Mont Blanc …
In the Mont Blanc Observatory works Hannes. The only contact to the outside world is a pilot and Hella over the morse-code-radio. As Hella climbs the mountain with her father, the father dies. Also Hannes gets endangered as his fingers freeze. But Hella gets help.
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Movie∙Dec 22, 1930
Zwei Menschen
Two People (German: Zwei Menschen) is a 1930 …
Two People (German: Zwei Menschen) is a 1930 German historical drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Charlotte Susa, Gustav Fröhlich and Fritz Alberti. The film was distributed by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures. It is adapted from 1911 novel of the same title by Richard Voss. It has been filmed in Germany on two other occasions a 1924 silent Two People by Hanns Schwarz and a 1952 sound film Two People by Paul May.
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Movie∙Dec 19, 1930
The Flute Concert of Sans-Souci
The story of the rise to power …
The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka Frederick the Great) of Prussia and his military campaigns to make Prussia a major power in Europe.
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Movie∙Jul 28, 1930
Two Worlds
An old Jew is forced to hied the Austrian lieutenant who killed …
An old Jew is forced to hied the Austrian lieutenant who killed his son and loves his daughter.
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1929
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Movie∙Feb 16, 1929
The Burning Heart
The Burning Heart or Heart Aflame (German: Das brennende …
The Burning Heart or Heart Aflame (German: Das brennende Herz) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Mady Christians, Gustav Fröhlich and Friedrich Kayßler. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rudolf Bamberger.
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1927

Movie∙Aug 23, 1927
Assassination
"Assassination" - A far-right political organization called …
"Assassination" - A far-right political organization called "Fellowship Loyalty" seeks contact with an easily seducable man whom she finds in Joachim Burthe. The leader of this deeply democratizing group, the equally characterless and unscrupulous Gregor of Askanius, whispers to the fanatical student seeking guidance that it is finally time to put the death sentence on the corrupt system and its representatives.
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1926
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Movie∙Dec 22, 1926
A Modern Dubarry
Made in Germany, set in France and pitched to attract …
Made in Germany, set in France and pitched to attract international markets, this frothy drama features Korda's first wife María Corda, star of the Austrian silent screen, as Toinette, a shop-girl who rises to success in a fashionable dress salon.
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1925

Movie∙Oct 5, 1925
Destiny
Destiny (German: Schicksal) is a 1925 German silent drama …
Destiny (German: Schicksal) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Felix Basch and starring Lucy Doraine, Conrad Veidt and Lia Eibenschütz. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse.
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1924
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Movie∙Nov 7, 1924
Gräfin Donelli
Countess Donelli (German: Gräfin Donelli) is a 1924 German …
Countess Donelli (German: Gräfin Donelli) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst and starring Paul Hansen, Henny Porten and Ferdinand von Alten. The film is considered to be lost. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm.
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Movie∙Oct 22, 1924
Mother and Child
Mother and Child (German:Mutter und Kind) is a 1924 German …
Mother and Child (German:Mutter und Kind) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Friedrich Kayßler and Wilhelm Dieterle. It was remade in 1934 as a sound film of the same title also starring Porten.
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1923

Movie∙Mar 19, 1923
Fridericus Rex - 4. Teil: Schicksalswende
Part 4 of a four part series of …
Part 4 of a four part series of biographical films about the Friedrich II of Prussia shows the king as the man who leads the Prussian army to the ultimate victory in the seven-years-war.
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1922
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Movie∙Jan 31, 1922
Fridericus Rex - 1. Teil: Sturm und Drang
Part 1 of a four part series of …
Part 1 of a four part series of biographical films about king Friedrich II of Prussia focuses on his early life, his love of music and his father's displeasure with it.
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1905

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Helene Fehdmer
Helene Fehdmer was born on January 18, 1872 in …
Helene Fehdmer was born on January 18, 1872 in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Gilgi: One of Us (1932), Das erste Recht des Kindes (1932) and Die vom Niederrhein (1933). She was married to Friedrich Kayßler. She died on August 12, 1939 in Eibsee, Germany.
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1898
Child∙June 1898
Christian Kayßler
Christian Kayßler (14 June 1898 – 10 March 1944) was a …
Christian Kayßler (14 June 1898 – 10 March 1944) was a German stage and film actor. He was the son of the actor Friedrich Kayßler. He appeared in fourteen films before dying in an Allied bombing raid on Berlin in March 1944 during the Second World War. He played one of the major roles in the popular 1939 aviation film D III 88.
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1874
Birth∙April 1874
Friedrich Kayßler
Friedrich Kayßler was born.
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