Edgar G. Ulmer

Edgar G. Ulmer

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Edgar Georg Ulmer (September 17, 1904 – September 30, 1972) was an Austrian-American film director. He is best remembered for the movies The Black Cat (1934) and Detour (1945). These stylish and eccentric works have achieved cult status, whereas Ulmer's other films remain relatively unknown. The first feature he directed in North America, Damaged Lives (1933), was a low-budget exploitation film exposing the horrors of venereal disease. His next film, The Black Cat (1934), starring Béla Lugosi and Boris Karloff, was made for a major studio, Universal Pictures. Demonstrating the striking visual style that would be Ulmer's hallmark, the film was Universal's biggest hit of the season. Ulmer, however, had begun an affair with Shirley Beatrice Kassler, who had been married since 1933 to independent producer Max Alexander, nephew of Universal studio head Carl Laemmle. Kassler's divorce in 1936 and her marriage to Ulmer later the same year led to his being exiled from the major Hollywood studios. Ulmer was relegated to making B movies at Poverty Row production houses. His wife, now Shirley Ulmer, acted as script supervisor on nearly all of these films, and she wrote the screenplays for several. Their daughter, Arianne, appeared as an extra in several of his films. Consigned to the fringes of the U.S. motion picture industry, Ulmer specialized first in "ethnic films," notably in Ukrainian—Natalka Poltavka (1937), Cossacks in Exile (1939)—and Yiddish—The Light Ahead (1939), Americaner Shadchen (1940). The best-known of these ethnic films is the Yiddish Green Fields (1937), co-directed with Jacob Ben-Ami. Ulmer eventually found a niche making melodramas on tiny budgets and with often unpromising scripts and actors for Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), with Ulmer describing himself as "the Frank Capra of PRC". His PRC thriller Detour (1945) has won considerable acclaim as a prime example of low-budget film noir, and it was selected by the Library of Congress among the first group of 100 American films worthy of special preservation efforts. In 1947, Ulmer made Carnegie Hall with the help of conductor Fritz Reiner, godfather of the Ulmers' daughter, Arianné. The film features performances by many leading figures in classical music, including Reiner, Jascha Heifetz, Artur Rubinstein, Gregor Piatigorsky and Lily Pons. Ulmer did get a chance to direct two films with substantial budgets, The Strange Woman (1946) and Ruthless (1948). The former, featuring a strong performance by Hedy Lamarr, is regarded by critics as one of Ulmer's best. In 1951 he directed a low-budget science-fiction film with a noirish tone, The Man from Planet X. In 1964 he directed his last film, The Cavern, in Italy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edgar G. Ulmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Popolarità : 2.347
  • Conosciuto per : Directing
  • Compleanno : 1904-09-17
  • Luogo di nascita : Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]
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Edgar G. Ulmer Film

  • 1927
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    Metropolis

    Metropolis

    8.1 1927 HD

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  • 1930
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    Uomini di domenica

    Uomini di domenica

    7.24 1930 HD

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  • 1920
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    Il Golem - L'uomo d'argilla

    Il Golem - L'uomo d'argilla

    6.956 1920 HD

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  • 1961
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    Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta

    Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta

    2.4 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta

    Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta

    2.4 1961 HD

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  • 1945
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    Detour: deviazione per l'inferno

    Detour: deviazione per l'inferno

    7.217 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    Let My People Live

    Let My People Live

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Amazing Transparent Man

    The Amazing Transparent Man

    3.8 1960 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

    6.668 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

    6.668 1934 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tomorrow We Live

    Tomorrow We Live

    4.3 1942 HD

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  • 1946
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    Venere peccatrice

    Venere peccatrice

    6.3 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    Venere peccatrice

    Venere peccatrice

    6.3 1946 HD

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  • 1945
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    Sangue nel sogno

    Sangue nel sogno

    5.5 1945 HD

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  • 1955
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    Murder Is My Beat

    Murder Is My Beat

    5.8 1955 HD

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  • 1944
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    La follia di Barbablù

    La follia di Barbablù

    5.6 1944 HD

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  • 1960
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    Al di là della barriera del tempo

    Al di là della barriera del tempo

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1948
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    Il dominatore di Wall Street

    Il dominatore di Wall Street

    5.7 1948 HD

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  • 1951
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    L'uomo dal pianeta X

    L'uomo dal pianeta X

    5.7 1951 HD

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  • 1945
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    Club Havana

    Club Havana

    5.7 1945 HD

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  • 1933
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    Damaged Lives

    Damaged Lives

    4.1 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Damaged Lives

    Damaged Lives

    4.1 1933 HD

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  • 1947
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    Sinfonie eterne

    Sinfonie eterne

    5.2 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    Jive Junction

    Jive Junction

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1964
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    Sette contro la morte

    Sette contro la morte

    5.5 1964 HD

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  • 1955
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    Fratelli messicani

    Fratelli messicani

    6.1 1955 HD

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  • 1943
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    Girls in Chains

    Girls in Chains

    4.7 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Girls in Chains

    Girls in Chains

    4.7 1943 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Naked Venus

    The Naked Venus

    6.2 1959 HD

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  • 1946
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    Her Sister's Secret

    Her Sister's Secret

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1957
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    La figlia del dott. Jekyll

    La figlia del dott. Jekyll

    5.7 1957 HD

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  • 1943
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    Isle of Forgotten Sins

    Isle of Forgotten Sins

    4.6 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Isle of Forgotten Sins

    Isle of Forgotten Sins

    4.6 1943 HD

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  • 1937
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    Grine Felder

    Grine Felder

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1939
    imgFilm

    Moon Over Harlem

    Moon Over Harlem

    4.2 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Moon Over Harlem

    Moon Over Harlem

    4.2 1939 HD

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  • 1952
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    Babes in Bagdad

    Babes in Bagdad

    5 1952 HD

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  • 1943
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    My Son, The Hero

    My Son, The Hero

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1949
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    I pirati di Capri

    I pirati di Capri

    6.4 1949 HD

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  • 1959
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    Annibale

    Annibale

    5.459 1959 HD

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  • 1934
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    Thunder Over Texas

    Thunder Over Texas

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1939
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    Zaporozhets za Dunayem

    Zaporozhets za Dunayem

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Fishke der Krumer

    Fishke der Krumer

    5.7 1939 HD

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  • 1939
    imgFilm

    Fishke der Krumer

    Fishke der Krumer

    5.7 1939 HD

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  • 1951
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    St. Benny the Dip

    St. Benny the Dip

    5 1951 HD

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  • 1958
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    Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle

    Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle

    5.4 1958 HD

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  • 1940
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    Americaner Shadchen

    Americaner Shadchen

    4 1940 HD

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  • 1928
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    4 Devils

    4 Devils

    7 1928 HD

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  • 1940
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    Goodbye, Mr. Germ

    Goodbye, Mr. Germ

    3 1940 HD

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  • 1923
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    Donne viennesi

    Donne viennesi

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1956
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    Der Meineidbauer

    Der Meineidbauer

    5.667 1956 HD

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  • 1925
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    Il ventaglio di Lady Windermere

    Il ventaglio di Lady Windermere

    6.8 1925 HD

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  • 1929
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    Flucht in die Fremdenlegion

    Flucht in die Fremdenlegion

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1939
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    Way Down South

    Way Down South

    5.4 1939 HD

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  • 1928
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    La via del male

    La via del male

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1924
    imgFilm

    I nibelunghi: la vendetta di Crimilde

    I nibelunghi: la vendetta di Crimilde

    7.599 1924 HD

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  • 1956
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    Der Meineidbauer

    Der Meineidbauer

    5.667 1956 HD

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  • 1932
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    Afraid to Talk

    Afraid to Talk

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1924
    imgFilm

    I Nibelunghi: Sigfrido

    I Nibelunghi: Sigfrido

    7.7 1924 HD

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  • 1939
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    Fishke der Krumer

    Fishke der Krumer

    5.7 1939 HD

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  • 1933
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    Kleiner Mann – was nun?

    Kleiner Mann – was nun?

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    Spiel um den Mann

    Spiel um den Mann

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Border Sheriff

    The Border Sheriff

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1946
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    La contessa di Montecristo

    La contessa di Montecristo

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1939
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    Let My People Live

    Let My People Live

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    I Can't Escape

    I Can't Escape

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Cloud in the Sky

    Cloud in the Sky

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    They Do Come Back

    They Do Come Back

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1962
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    The World's Greatest Sinner

    The World's Greatest Sinner

    7.1 1962 HD

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  • 1940
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    Diagnostic Procedures in Tuberculosis

    Diagnostic Procedures in Tuberculosis

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1922
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    Sodom und Gomorrha

    Sodom und Gomorrha

    5.8 1922 HD

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  • 1927
    imgFilm

    Aurora

    Aurora

    7.848 1927 HD

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  • 1934
    imgFilm

    The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

    6.668 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

    6.668 1934 HD

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  • 1924
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    L'ultima risata

    L'ultima risata

    7.792 1924 HD

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  • 1931
    imgFilm

    Tabù

    Tabù

    7.102 1931 HD

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  • 1924
    imgFilm

    L'ultima risata

    L'ultima risata

    7.792 1924 HD

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  • 1952
    imgFilm

    Babes in Bagdad

    Babes in Bagdad

    5 1952 HD

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  • 1924
    imgFilm

    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    6.6 1924 HD

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  • 1924
    imgFilm

    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    6.6 1924 HD

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  • 1942
    imgFilm

    Prisoner of Japan

    Prisoner of Japan

    4.3 1942 HD

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  • 1946
    imgFilm

    La contessa di Montecristo

    La contessa di Montecristo

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    My Son, The Hero

    My Son, The Hero

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Danger! Women at Work

    Danger! Women at Work

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Corregidor

    Corregidor

    4.8 1943 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Corregidor

    Corregidor

    4.8 1943 HD

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  • 1931
    imgFilm

    Aloha

    Aloha

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1964
    imgFilm

    Sette contro la morte

    Sette contro la morte

    5.5 1964 HD

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  • 1924
    imgFilm

    La leggenda di Gosta Berlings

    La leggenda di Gosta Berlings

    6.6 1924 HD

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  • 1933
    imgFilm

    La regina Cristina

    La regina Cristina

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1928
    imgFilm

    L'inafferrabile

    L'inafferrabile

    7.392 1928 HD

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  • 1938
    imgFilm

    Yankl Der Schmid

    Yankl Der Schmid

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1937
    imgFilm

    Natalka Poltavka

    Natalka Poltavka

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1936
    imgFilm

    From Nine to Nine

    From Nine to Nine

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1929
    imgFilm

    Flucht in die Fremdenlegion

    Flucht in die Fremdenlegion

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1941
    imgFilm

    Another to Conquer

    Another to Conquer

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Il pazzo di Hitler

    Il pazzo di Hitler

    5.6 1943 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Il pazzo di Hitler

    Il pazzo di Hitler

    5.6 1943 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Goodbye, Mr. Germ

    Goodbye, Mr. Germ

    3 1940 HD

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  • 1936
    imgFilm

    From Nine to Nine

    From Nine to Nine

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Cloud in the Sky

    Cloud in the Sky

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Cloud in the Sky

    Cloud in the Sky

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1958
    imgFilm

    Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle

    Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle

    5.4 1958 HD

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  • 1958
    imgFilm

    Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle

    Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle

    5.4 1958 HD

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  • 1931
    imgFilm

    The Secret Six

    The Secret Six

    5.8 1931 HD

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  • 1954
    imgFilm

    L'amante di Paride

    L'amante di Paride

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Turbosupercharger: Flight Operation

    Turbosupercharger: Flight Operation

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    The Turbosupercharger - Master of the sky

    The Turbosupercharger - Master of the sky

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1930
    imgFilm

    Il nostro pane quotidiano

    Il nostro pane quotidiano

    7.4 1930 HD

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  • 1954
    imgFilm

    I cavalieri dell'illusione

    I cavalieri dell'illusione

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    Minstrel Man

    Minstrel Man

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    Minstrel Man

    Minstrel Man

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    Minstrel Man

    Minstrel Man

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1930
    imgFilm

    Uomini di domenica

    Uomini di domenica

    7.24 1930 HD

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  • 1931
    imgFilm

    Tabù

    Tabù

    7.102 1931 HD

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  • 1931
    imgFilm

    Tabù

    Tabù

    7.102 1931 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Americaner Shadchen

    Americaner Shadchen

    4 1940 HD

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  • 1925
    imgFilm

    La via senza gioia

    La via senza gioia

    6.8 1925 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Astrologer

    The Astrologer

    5.5 1976 HD

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