Pierre-Louis Le Bris, known as Pierre Brice, was a French actor, best known as portraying fictional Apache-chief Winnetou in German films based on Karl May novels.
Renatus Heinrich Deltgen was a Luxembourgish stage and film actor, who spent most of his career in Germany.
Circus Renz is a 1943 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Paul Klinger and Angelika Hauff. It is a circus film, made as a deliberately escapist release at a time when the Second World War was starting to turn against Germany and its allies. The film takes its title from the real Circus Renz and is loosely based on the career of its founder Ernst Renz. It premiered at Berlin's UFA-Palast am Zoo in September 1943. It was a major commercial success.
Tromba is a 1949 thriller film co-written and directed by Helmut Weiss and starring René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff and Gustav Knuth. It is a circus film with elements of film noir. It was one of the most popular West German films of the year, suggesting audiences appreciated a shift away from rubble films. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by art director Ernst H. Albrecht. The film was released in the United States in 1952 as Tromba: the Tiger Man by Lippert Pictures.
Stars Over Colombo is a 1953 West German adventure film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Willy Birgel and Adrian Hoven. It was made in two parts, with a sequel The Prisoner of the Maharaja released in early 1954.
The Prisoner of the Maharaja is a 1954 West German adventure film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Willy Birgel, and Adrian Hoven. It is a sequel to the 1953 film Stars Over Colombo.
Savoy Hotel 217 is a 1936 German mystery drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. The costumes were by Herbert Ploberger. It premiered at Berlin's UFA-Palast am Zoo.
One Too Many on Board is a 1935 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lída Baarová, Albrecht Schoenhals and René Deltgen. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Some scenes were shot on location in Hamburg. A separate French-language version was also released.
Keepers of the Night is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Luise Ullrich, Hans Nielsen and René Deltgen. It was made as a partnership between a Göttingen-based company and one located in Munich. Much of the shooting took place at the Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag.
No Way Back is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring Ivan Desny, Ruth Niehaus and René Deltgen. It was made at the height of the Cold War.
When the Young Wine Blossoms is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Henny Porten, Otto Gebühr and René Deltgen. It was based on a play by the Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson which had previously been adapted into a 1927 German silent film of the same title.
Slap in the Face is a 1970 West German comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Curd Jürgens, Gila von Weitershausen, and Alexandra Stewart.
The Valley of Death or Winnetou and Shatterhand in the Valley of Death is a 1968 western film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Lex Barker, Pierre Brice and Rik Battaglia. It was the last in a series of films based on Karl May novels. These had previously enjoyed major commercial success, although this film's box office returns were disappointing. It was effectively a remake of an earlier film in the series Treasure of the Silver Lake.
Torreani is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Gustav Fröhlich and starring Fröhlich, René Deltgen and Inge Landgut.
Spring Song is a 1954 German-Italian drama film directed by Hans Albin, and starring Anne-Marie Blanc, René Deltgen, and Albert Lieven.
The Phantom of the Big Tent is a 1954 West German thriller film directed by Paul May and starring René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff and Ilse Steppat. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin, with location filming taking place at a circus in Spandau. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski.
The Man of My Life is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Marianne Hoppe, René Deltgen and Otto Gebühr. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios and on location in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Maurischat.
Blondes for Export is a 1950 West German crime thriller film directed by Eugen York and starring Lotte Koch, Catja Görna and René Deltgen. Norbert Jacques wrote the screenplay, adapting his own novel. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios and on location around Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter.
The Silent Guest is a 1945 German crime film directed by Harald Braun and starring René Deltgen, Gisela Uhlen and Rudolf Fernau. It was one of the final films released during the Nazi era. It received its Austrian premiere in Vienna in 1950.
Congo Express is a 1939 German adventure film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Marianne Hoppe, Willy Birgel. and René Deltgen.
