In this notorious Nazi propaganda historical costume melodrama, a conniving, ambitious Jewish businessman, Suess Oppenheimer, snares a post as treasurer to the Duke of Wurttemburg by showering the corrupt duke with treasure and promises of even great...
Based on a Selma Lagerlöf 's short story ,"Das Mädchen..." belongs to Sierck's long series of melodramas ,a genre he was one of the indisputable masters. Probably influenced by Frank Borzage's characters, he made Helga a pure heroine who sacrifices h...
Ludwig II, the king of Bavaria, his famous castles and the mysterious circumstances of his death, have inspired a lot of filmmakers throudhout all times. Wilhelm Dieterles's Ludwig der Zweite describes how the king turned in becoming a madman - conse...
Für einen Hungerlohn arbeiten schlesische Weber in Heimarbeit für den Fabrikanten Dreißiger. Der droht Lohnsenkungen an und verweist auf die Konkurrenz durch die neuen mechanischen Webstühle. Moritz Jäger hat durch seinen Militärdienst Einblick in di...