Horst Werner Buchholz was a German actor who appeared in more than 60 feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth, he was sometimes called "the German James Dean". He is perhaps best known in English-speaking countries for his role as Chico in The Magnificent Seven (1960), as a communist in Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three (1961), and as Dr. Lessing in Life Is Beautiful (1997).
Court Martial is a 1959 West German war drama film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Karlheinz Böhm, Christian Wolff and Hans Nielsen. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht.
Myriam Bru is a French retired actress and the wife of German actor Horst Buchholz, to whom she was married from 1958 until his death in 2003. She appeared in 16 films between 1952 and her marriage in 1958, when she retired from acting to raise her two children, one of whom is German actor Christopher Buchholz.
Game on Board is a 1936 German comedy crime film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Viktor de Kowa, Susi Lanner and Alfred Abel. Location shooting took place in Bremerhaven and New York and on the Atlantic crossing of the ocean liner SS Bremen. Interior scenes were shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Czerwonski.
World in My Pocket is a 1961 European crime-drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff. The film was a co-production between West Germany, France and Italy.
Their Last Love Affair is a 1927 German silent film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Vera Schmiterlöw and Carmen Boni. In the United Kingdom it was released under the alternative title of Always Tell Auntie.
Debit and Credit is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Hans Brausewetter, Mady Christians, and Theodor Loos. It is based on the 1855 novel Debit and Credit.
The Hero of My Dreams is a 1960 West German romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Carlos Thompson, Heidi Brühl and Peter Vogel.
Turtledove General Delivery is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Gerhard T. Buchholz and starring Horst Niendorf, Barbara Rütting and Heinz Schacht. The title is a reference to the Poste restante mail service, which is used as a contract point by the film's characters. The film portrays a number of residents of East Germany who decide to escape to the West.
The Mill in the Black Forest is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Edith Mill, Helmuth Schneider and Albert Hehn. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Seefelder. Location shooting took place at Furtwangen in the Black Forest and Bingen on the Rhine.
My Aunt, Your Aunt is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Johannes Heesters, and Olly Holzmann. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Boese later directed a 1956 film of the same title.
Our House in Cameroon is a 1961 West German adventure film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Johanna von Koczian, Götz George and Hans Söhnker.
Johnny Banco is a 1967 comedy crime film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Horst Buchholz, Sylva Koscina and Michel de Ré. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.
Confessions of Felix Krull is a 1957 West German comedy and drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Horst Buchholz, Liselotte Pulver, and Ingrid Andree. It is based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Thomas Mann. The story was later made into a 1982 television series The Confessions of Felix Krull. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in Lisbon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. Mann's novel was made into a movie again in 2021.
The Beautiful Adventure is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Robert Graf and Bruni Löbel.
Regine is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Johanna Matz, Erik Schumann and Horst Buchholz. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Robert Herlth.
Sky Without Stars is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Erik Schumann, Eva Kotthaus and Horst Buchholz. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Berthel and Robert Stratil.
The Stolen Trousers is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Susanne Cramer, Ruth Stephan and Peter Weck. Emerging comedy star Heinz Erhardt appeared in a supporting role. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Schomer.
My Ninety Nine Brides is a 1958 West German romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Claus Wilcke, Horst Frank and Wera Frydtberg. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Weber.
Boomerang is a 1960 West German crime thriller film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Hardy Krüger, Martin Held and Mario Adorf. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wolf Englert and Ernst Richter.
